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Sep 24 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
I decided to make my USB media transfer unit a permanent addition to my workshop PC, I've added the middle drive, that has card readers. The floppy drive is a Greaseweazle, 1600k (Acorn) compatible drive.
- DVD and CD-RW
- 3.5" Floppy
- CF/SD/SM/Duo Reader
- Ext 12v & 5v Molex

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All working! 👍 Image
I've got ISO's to create! Image
The Doom CDs I'm archiving: Image

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I have a new retro computer to check out; I'm happy to report that the packaging was VERY good and has sustained no damage at all.
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Next is an Atari adventure, just my kind of Friday night - I'm seeing if I can work out why my Atari 2600 is DoA!
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I got another cheapo Gotek from Ali, let's Flash and Mod it! Image
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Apr 4
My Sun SPARCstation LX NVRAM / Timekeeper chip is dead, not surprising as they have a life of 11 years and this thing is 32 years old. Let's do something about it!
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Been out of the house all day since the early hours, got back to something special! Image
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