Recent content by eR1c

what your describing sounds like what happened to me once, -I installed the incorrect capacitor ..it popped and I smelled that distinct fishy smell.  I replaced w/ the correct capacitor and all was well again.  I was able to find the blown capacitor but it wasn't that obvious ...the end cap was...

i say re-cap as a pre-emptive measure.  Furthermore if your doing it yourself (like I did w/ my machines), -recap several at a time, like 4 or 5, then turn on machine and verify all is well. Repeat until all the caps have been replaced.  It would be a headache to recap everythign at once to find...

I purchased my Classic II new, stored it away and 25 years later took it out of storage.  It would not turn on at all, nada, zero, nothing.  Opened it up to discover that the battery leaked all over the place.  After spending 4 months working on it every week night I was able to get it operate...

is it because he needs to write to a 400k disk that he can not use some conversion software such as "MacDisk"? I use an external usb floppy drive ($13 from Fry's) connected to my Windows 10 machine.  Using MacDisk I can easily write to a 3.5" disk, then install on my mac's.  Took a little trial...

Classic II's are nice, ...please restore it or give it to someone who will.   I cringe at all the aquarium conversions, cut-up to become a gaming device or cleaned out to fit an LCD and Pi Macs out there. I started my Classic II up for a friend the other day, he was blown away by how cool it...

$50 for that Mac, ...WOW -nice!!!! Congrats.  

..I recommend checking all the connections from the CRT to the AB, ...my SE had really bad solder joint cracks that were visible under a magnifying glass (my eyes aren't so good) ...re-soldered and that fixed a lot of my display problems. 

:) Yeah, I spent about 15mins playing it yesterday ...I vaguely remember playing this one years ago, but I think it was borrowed from a friend (I remember swapping GB cartridges w/ friends).  

..an anchor. :( are you frustrated w/ your Mac today?!  ...i've been there!

Okay, a tad off topic, but since it was brought up I wanted to share this photo. I finally got Metroid II for my GB.  It was a good deal $4 including shipping ...if/when I see the original Metroid for a good deal I'll snap it up too. :)

Compgeke that is a nice SE, ...AND I am happy to see that your only a few miles north of me.  I always have this feeling that I am the only one w/in hundreds of miles still using my vintage computers.  Nice to know I am not alone in N. California. :)

The 3Ds and DS lite are too new for my tastes ;) Although both are nice handhelds for sure.  I have a Sony PSP but I don't consider it vintage ...it is fun though.

as for my fav' Device: the Game Boy Advance SP 101 -I feel this was the best GB device created for many reasons including function and form factor. Game: tough, but probably the Final Fantasy saga.  Zelda is good too.  So many of the GB games were ground breaking.  Mario bro's was also...

I currently have: 1-Game boy original (DMG -001) -this was my original GB from 1989era. 2-Game boy colors (one was my original, the other purchased for next to nothing and I refurbished to like new) 1-Game boy pocket (ebay special) 2-Game boy advances SP (one 001 and one 101)  The 001 was...

...you mentioned keeping a data catalog of your music.  I am working on a catalog of my vintage game boy games.   :)