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Reply 33540 of 52354, by appiah4

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Well, neither of these are 'retro' hardware but they are for retro computers.

First is an HDMI Upscaler for my Amiga 500; this is a limited run project we collaborated on with the Turkish Commodore/Amiga scene, and the end result is simply fantastic. I will post photos and videos of it in action soon. It uses an Altera FPGA card and a custom built PCB and Firmware.

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The second is a 3D printing of the 3.5" floppy drive mounting cage that was missing in my IBM PS/1. Many many thanks go to Deksor on this forum for generously providing me with photos and measurements of his own cage so that this could be possible. I will make the STL available once I test mount it..

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Reply 33542 of 52354, by Bondi

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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-04-23, 01:57:

IBM Thinkpad 755cse with Selecta Dock.
Locks nice but I noticed the screen is locked. Is this because the Selecta Dock key is locked ?

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Reply 33544 of 52354, by brostenen

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-04-24, 07:48:
Well, neither of these are 'retro' hardware but they are for retro computers. […]
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Well, neither of these are 'retro' hardware but they are for retro computers.

First is an HDMI Upscaler for my Amiga 500; this is a limited run project we collaborated on with the Turkish Commodore/Amiga scene, and the end result is simply fantastic. I will post photos and videos of it in action soon. It uses an Altera FPGA card and a custom built PCB and Firmware.

HDMI-520-01.jpg HDMI-520-02.jpg

HDMI-520-03.jpg HDMI-520-04.jpg

HDMI-520-05.jpg HDMI-520-06.jpg

HDMI-520-07.jpg HDMI-520-08.jpg

HDMI-520-09.jpg HDMI-520-10.jpg

HDMI-520-11.jpg HDMI-520-12.jpg

The second is a 3D printing of the 3.5" floppy drive mounting cage that was missing in my IBM PS/1. Many many thanks go to Deksor on this forum for generously providing me with photos and measurements of his own cage so that this could be possible. I will make the STL available once I test mount it..

IBM-PS1-Floppy-Cage-01.jpg IBM-PS1-Floppy-Cage-02.jpg

IBM-PS1-Floppy-Cage-03.jpg IBM-PS1-Floppy-Cage-04.jpg

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That upscaler sir.... That is fantastic. Is Retrocengo perhaps involved in some way?
I am really looking forward to hearing more about it. How well does it perform and what might the end price be, if it goes on sale somewere?

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Reply 33546 of 52354, by Deksor

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Whoa there are actually overdrives that make even less sense than my DX2 overdrive ?!

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Reply 33548 of 52354, by appiah4

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brostenen wrote on 2020-04-24, 09:14:

That upscaler sir.... That is fantastic. Is Retrocengo perhaps involved in some way?
I am really looking forward to hearing more about it. How well does it perform and what might the end price be, if it goes on sale somewere?

No, there was no Retrocengo contribution it is 100% local made here in Turkey.

I haven't had time to make a video but here is the main designer/developer's own Youtube playlist of the design, production and test processes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx2-8C8H6DU&l … p2Mr_0LTEZYQENn

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Reply 33550 of 52354, by brostenen

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-04-24, 10:02:
brostenen wrote on 2020-04-24, 09:14:

That upscaler sir.... That is fantastic. Is Retrocengo perhaps involved in some way?
I am really looking forward to hearing more about it. How well does it perform and what might the end price be, if it goes on sale somewere?

No, there was no Retrocengo contribution it is 100% local made here in Turkey.

I haven't had time to make a video but here is the main designer/developer's own Youtube playlist of the design, production and test processes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx2-8C8H6DU&l … p2Mr_0LTEZYQENn

Ahhh.... I just know he has some ties to the community in Turkey in some way.
That is amazing footage. Crisp, clear and smooth scrolling. Love it.
I would love to have one. Such a great device.

Don't eat stuff off a 15 year old never cleaned cpu cooler.
Those cakes make you sick....

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Reply 33551 of 52354, by derSammler

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-04-24, 10:02:

No, there was no Retrocengo contribution it is 100% local made here in Turkey.

Even the name suggests this is a clone of Thorsten Schubert's "D520 HDMI Converter".

Reply 33552 of 52354, by imi

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derSammler wrote on 2020-04-24, 11:42:
appiah4 wrote on 2020-04-24, 10:02:

No, there was no Retrocengo contribution it is 100% local made here in Turkey.

Even the name suggests this is a clone of Thorsten Schubert's "D520 HDMI Converter".

I don't have any amigas (yet :p), but wasn't "520" the original name for the genuine commodore amiga-TV adapter?

Reply 33554 of 52354, by wiretap

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Luckily all from US/Canada sellers, so shipping will be fast..

Commodore tank mouse for my Amiga 500. Appears to be in great shape, so it will pair well with the Amiga 500 and 1084S-D2 I have that are also minimally yellowed. Yay no retr0briting.
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Reply 33555 of 52354, by appiah4

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derSammler wrote on 2020-04-24, 11:42:
appiah4 wrote on 2020-04-24, 10:02:

No, there was no Retrocengo contribution it is 100% local made here in Turkey.

Even the name suggests this is a clone of Thorsten Schubert's "D520 HDMI Converter".

No, the name is derived fromt he A520 RF modulator. It's very different. Watch the videos for good measure.

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Reply 33556 of 52354, by brostenen

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This came in the mail today. Clips onto the metal shield around the Vic-II in a Commodore64.

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Reply 33557 of 52354, by appiah4

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-04-22, 08:57:

I also happen to have one of these cards (Zoltrix Audio Plus 6400 3D PnP V.5 AV310 - quite a mouthful indeed), but I never thought much of it because its OPL3 Synth is considered to be particularly subpar. I should certainly try it out sometime!

I take that back, the CMI FM Synth is PRETTY cloes to OPL3!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjz9or5VqDQ

Quite amazing to be honest.

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Reply 33558 of 52354, by brostenen

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Sold a couple of VIC-II's (8565-R2) and bought a complete set of rounded sockets for my SixtyClone 250466 project.

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Reply 33559 of 52354, by Predator99

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Predator99 wrote on 2020-04-17, 18:05:
Next scrap pile :-D Made the seller an offer which he declined. At the end I got it cheaper than that.... […]
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Next scrap pile 😁 Made the seller an offer which he declined. At the end I got it cheaper than that....

Really difficult to spot the usable parts in it....most important task will be to get rid of all the remaining junk again when I get it 😉

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Arrived...not that bad:

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