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29.05.2024 · 10:08:37 ···
01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ···
30.07.2023 · 23:29:49 ··· 5 ··· ··· 31 ···

1:: IBM 5150 PC, with CGA running 8088mph demo

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 26.10.2023 · 17:16:08 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· This demo shows the regular cga monitor output on the left, and the composite video output on the right. This is an excellent demo making the hardware do things it was never intended! (now i realise the 5150 motherboard xtal needed tweaking to adjust the colours on the composite video output - oh well!)

2:: 3x3 CRT videowall using 9x Sony PVM monitors

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 10.08.2023 · 16:41:23 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Here’s a demo of my CRT videowall that uses 8x Sony Trinitrons, plus one Panasonic. This is running with Saturday morning cartoons, with a custom controller and some other hardware to split the content and move it around. No audio! Models are : PVM-2030, PVM-1943MD, PVM-1953MD, PVM-1910

3:: Atari Highway (1975) coin-operated video arcade gameplay video

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 09.08.2023 · 19:44:51 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Recently repaired my Pcb for this rare Atari game, using some nifty video tricks all implemented in TTL.

4:: Canon 5501 slim low profile 1.2mb floppy disk drive 5.25”

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 23.06.2023 · 19:33:36 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· These 1/3 height floppy drives were used on things like Compaq portables and some deskpros, but using a different bezel (more rounded). This one was from a Hyundai Super 286E and has a pleasing shape and insert and eject action that does not seem intuitive, but that’s how it works!

5:: Mitsubishi Diamond Scan Multisync monitor AUM-1381A demonstration

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 09.02.2023 · 18:44:49 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Testing out most of the video modes that this multisync monitor is capable of displaying and switching between them on my testbench. This monitor is capable of displaying 15.6khz to 36khz Horizontal and 45 to 90hz vertical analogue or digital video signals. This means it can display MDA, CGA, EGA, VGA (up to 800x600) and composite video signals all in one nice compact monitor, perfect for your test bench!

6:: 15x CRT video display wall

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 13.05.2022 · 02:06:32 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Recent project of mine to use up the various CRT monitors I have been accumulating. This uses 11 video inputs from vhs, laserdisc, dvd, mpeg, camera etc. I have programmed some patterns to demo the work-in-progress wall. I need to expand the number of inputs with more sources, fix up some more displays, and program even more tricksy patterns. I may even add some scalers and get more fancy, and if I get more displays I might expand capabilities even further!

7:: Atari Race Drivin’ AAR0656

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 30.03.2022 · 19:53:57 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Bench testing completed repair

8:: 1987 Zenith EaZy PC running Windows v1.01 and MS-DOS 3.2 playing games!

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 10.02.2022 · 20:38:18 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Ever wondered what Windows v1.01 was like on an vintage PC? I load up and run Windows 1.01 as well as some old games on this vintage 512k Zenith PC !

9:: Midway Space Encounters PCB bench testing with lamp and strobe

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 20.12.2021 · 23:49:56 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· AAR00637 - demonstration of Space Encounters running with all pcbs connected including the lamp/strobe flasher unit, everything repaired.

10:: AAR00642 Atari Smokey Joe

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 11.10.2021 · 21:36:21 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Sound repairs complete

11:: AAR00622 Exidy Star Fire

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 08.10.2021 · 19:55:13 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Repaired and play tested Star Fire 11-rom early version

12:: AAR00617 Cinematronics Star Castle

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 22.09.2021 · 23:06:22 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Cinematronics pcb Fixed and playing on my bench.

13:: AAR00619 Cinematronics Star Castle

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 20.09.2021 · 21:42:40 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Cinematronics Star Castle board test after repair

14:: AAR00618 Cinematronics Solar Quest

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 17.09.2021 · 21:46:32 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Play test of Solar Quest on my bench after repair

15:: Solar Quest sound board exerciser

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 17.09.2021 · 21:46:13 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· My PIC based gadget for exercising video arcade game sound boards configured for Cinematronics Solar Quest

16:: 3M Cantata 700 Modified Rock cartridge and player mechanism

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 04.12.2020 · 14:50:13 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Here's a short video of my opened up player running with the rare modified rock cartridge. I'm actuating the track change mechanism by hand to flip between tracks on this background music player.

17:: Moon Cresta graphical anomolies for emulation exploration :)

01.01.1970 · 01:00:00 ··· 08.05.2020 · 00:19:50 ··· ···
··· ··· ··· ··· Moon Cresta has a few video artifacts that are unique to this hardware, and some of it seems somewhat intentional. Here is a video to capture them and document them for aiding potential emulation.