A thread · 5 notes · Retro Tech
The retro workbench.
Old TVs, old Macs and an arcade cabinet: projects that make old hardware useful again.
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Building a FieldStation42 Cable Box
A build log for a Raspberry Pi cable box that runs FieldStation42 on a CRT, with a keypad, an LED channel display, a guide channel and a WeatherStar weather channel.
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WeatherStar 4000: The '90s Weather Channel on a Raspberry Pi
My open-source Python and pygame recreation of the WeatherStar 4000, built for Raspberry Pi and CRT TVs, with live weather data and 26-plus display modes.
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An Arcade Cabinet With a 4:3 Monitor, and Why I Went With CoinOPS on a PC
Notes from an arcade cabinet build in progress, on why the monitor is 4:3, and why a PC running CoinOPS won out over a plug-and-play Pandora-style board.
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Organizing Vintage Mac Software: How I Name and File a Classic Mac Archive
The folder layout and naming rules I use for a pile of old Mac software, and the small PowerShell script that does the renaming without losing the original names.
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Making a Mac OS Extended (HFS+) USB Drive on Windows with TransMac
How I format and load HFS+ USB drives for old Macs from a Windows PC, plus the retro-specific catches that trip you up on the Mac side.