RetroNerd

25/08/2025

Just picked up a bargain

25/08/2025

After repairing my PET 8096 I'm tackling this beast. A 8250 dual drive with a whopping 1Mb per disk capacity. Sadly it is dead as a dead thing.

21/08/2025

Vic 20 Keyboard works great on the newly repaired Pet8096. SD2Pet work also so will try to get the 8250 drives working. Defender anyone?

Never thought I would see this on a Commodore PET but its really playable.

20/08/2025

Finally after a few replacement ram and video chips the PET 8096-sk is working. Just need to make a new custom Edit rom to use the C64 keyboard. Today is a good day.

Commodore Pet 8096-SK Dead Repair.

24/07/2025

Made an autofire for the DIY Joystick. Removes the loud button smashing but almost feels like cheating on Minestorm :)

Knocked an autofire circuit for the Vectrex joystick. Details available on retronerd.co.uk

21/07/2025

case restored and cartridge updated with a new menu. Thanks to Brett from vectrex fans unite for help with the update

18/07/2025

Made a cart today for the . Allows connection to a pc via usb for transfer of carts or even homebrew development. Also has some very twinkly led's

17/07/2025

Calibrated the screen by adjusting the magnetic coils on the tube neck. The screen is on its side and the camera didn't quite catch a fully drawn screen but the grid looks pretty square and full size..

15/07/2025

Not sure whether to buzz fix the Vectrex or keep it as is. It's part of its charm so think I'll stick with it for now

15/07/2025

Scramble anyone?

15/07/2025

Joystick complete. The Sky router box worked out quite well.

14/07/2025

Vectrex Very Dead Repair post finally has a good ending and the write up is available here.

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