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so far i've replaced the colour subcarrier crystal and lifted the PAL-M circuitry off. i've also traced where i can tap for power, audio and video signals. now i built a simple 2N3904 composite amp to plug in

this is the neatest perfboard work i've ever done. i hate perfboard

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RT @forestillusion@twitter.com

Ever wanted a point of view look at what a Nintendo developer in the 90s would see? Here's some Sony NEWS workstation applications titled "CAD-TOOL" and "3DCAD". These were created by SRD and found within the Gigaleak. Below are some files that were designed within these programs

🐦🔗: twitter.com/forestillusion/sta

thanks to datassette.org i found a schematic that might not be the exact Dactar model i have but close enough to follow where the PAL-M-responsible components are that need to be bypassed

and it's just neat to look at vintage electronics schematics

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rather fittingly at age not-a-lot i already patched the end of this RF cable with a yellow RCA cable to fix it, since an RCA plug fits in the switchbox that came with it. since i doubt i'll ever use RF again, i might as well honour my past self reusing this cable for composite

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Milmar Dactar Brazilian 2600 clone circa 1983

goal: transcode from PAL-M to NTSC (crystal swap) and add simple composite out amp

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Hey y'all I'm gonna open up another slot for these CGA portrait commissions. Bring your faces, or your characters, or your pets. USD 30 a pop, first come first serve under my discretion for refusal. DM me.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/dyke_du_jour/statu

RT @dyke_du_jour@twitter.com

Hey y'all I'm gonna open up another slot for these CGA portrait commissions. Bring your faces, or your characters, or your pets. USD 30 a pop, first come first serve under my discretion for refusal. DM me.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/dyke_du_jour/statu

RT @dyke_du_jour@twitter.com

Hey y'all I'm gonna open up another slot for these CGA portrait commissions. Bring your faces, or your characters, or your pets. USD 30 a pop, first come first serve under my discretion for refusal. DM me.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/dyke_du_jour/statu

the world of brazilian dropshipping is confusing enough such that Multilaser, a office/computer supplies company founded in 1987 selling laser printer supplies, now includes in its portfolio, of all things, toasters

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