Videos
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My Journey to Build a Fully Functional Amiga 500 Plus in a Mini-ITX Case (and Survive the Battery Damage, Fake STM32s, and 2000 Angry Sockets)
There are two kinds of retro builds: the ones where everything just clicks into place, and the ones where you spend hours soldering your way into a functional Amiga… only to discover you put a SIM socket in backwards. Ask me how I know. In this post, I’m taking you along my hands-on journey to build a fully functional Amiga 500 Plus using a dense Denise board in a mini-ITX case—including the keyboard/PS2 “modern comfort” upgrades, the FlashFloppy GOTEK stack, the joystick/drive mods, and the hilarious-but-educational detours caused by mistakes, tight tolerances, and a small army of sockets. Watch the video on YouTube Starting Point: “This Isn’t a Raspberry Pi”…
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JuiceBox: From Purple PCB to an Upgraded Power Supply (Amiga USB-C Power, Revision 2)
There’s a special kind of nostalgia that kicks in when you’re powering an old computer with modern bits. It’s half engineering, half archaeology—like digging up a treasure chest but realizing it’s full of capacitors and optimism. In my JuiceBox series, I set out to make a compact, USB-C-powered supply for an Amiga—starting with a purple PCB in an orange case, then pushing it through real-world use, teardown nerves, and finally an upgrade to make everything tidier (and calmer) in revision 2. watch it here Chapter 1: The Orange Case Dream (and the Purple PCB that Made It Happen) Before the JuiceBox had a name and a case, I’d already been…
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Alicia Build: Resurrecting an Amiga 1200 into a Mini-ITX “Mac Pro”-Style New Home
I didn’t set out to build “another retro computer.” I set out to resurrect an Amiga 1200 in a different form factor—only to discover, as always, that the past has a way of handing you extra homework. That’s the ethos behind my “Alicia” series: journeying forward into the future while journeying back to remember the past and learn from its lessons. In other words: yes, we’re making something tiny and powerful… but we’re also documenting the dents, the detours, and the surprisingly educational moments along the way. watch the Alicia build complete—Part 1 here Chapter 1: Resurrecting the Amiga… into an Alicia When I started this Alicia project, it really…
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How I Built a 2025-Ready ZX Spectrum Keyboard Case Without a 3D Printer (PCBWay to the Rescue)
There’s a special kind of retro tragedy that happens when you’re ready to print, paint, and perfect your next ZX project… and then your 3D printer doesn’t survive the move. I hit that exact wall recently—right before retro stuff became the plan—so I had to ask myself: can I still build a brand-new Spectrum-style case in 2025 without doing the “3D printer hobbyist” thing? Turns out, yes… and it involved a sponsor, a material choice, and a level of paperwork I didn’t know existed. Also: I may have invented a packing-foam soldering jig. Let’s rewind and walk through exactly what I did. Watch the video on YouTube Why I Didn’t…
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I Upgraded My Amiga’s Power Connector with a Magnetic USB‑C Style Hack (and a Few Soldering Gremlins)
This started as a simple “what if?” after I noticed my MacBook Pro’s magnetic power connector. You know the feeling: no fumbling, no wiggling, just click—and the power’s connected. Naturally, I thought, “Could an Amiga get the same quality-of-life glow-up?” And because retro projects are basically 50% engineering and 50% accidental slapstick, I also decided it would be fun to find out whether it was even possible. Watch the video on YouTube The Juice Box: the power supply I didn’t expect to love this much Before I touch the magnetic connector itself, I need to set the stage: my “Juice Box” power supply has been a bigger success than I…
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Breathing New Life into My Atari ST with a 3D Printed Case
For years, I’ve watched aftermarket case projects flourish for the Amiga 500 and 1200 — sleek, modern, injection-molded shells that let aging systems shine again. But the Atari ST? It’s been sadly left behind. If you’ve ever owned one, you’ll know the ST’s case plastics are incredibly brittle, and time hasn’t been kind. So I asked myself: why not 3D print a new one? Thanks to the good folks at PCBWay, who kindly sponsored this build, I got to put that idea to the test. The Case for a New Case When the box from PCBWay arrived, I couldn’t wait to tear it open. Inside was something I’d never seen…
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BlueSCSI Setup for Adaptec EZ-SCSI 4 in DOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k1i_IFYy0U Building a Retro PC with BlueSCSI: My Journey Hi everyone! I wanted to share my recent adventure in building a retro PC setup, complete with a BlueSCSI for storage emulation. What started as a simple idea turned into a learning experience filled with challenges, unexpected twists, and ultimately, a lot of satisfaction The Vision I’ve always had a soft spot for old-school PCs. After scratching my nostalgia itch with an IBM 5170, I set my sights on building a DOS gaming machine—something to relive the magic of Doom and Quake. For this build, I used a Baby AT motherboard. While most had transitioned to ATX by the time my…
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Flashing PCIe X1900GT for G5 Mac
I did this to install MorphOS on a PCIe G5 PowerMac Required Hardware Flashing Steps MS-DOS Boot Disk Download I have a pre made disk image here Dos6.22 ATI.img at the prompt type cd ATI then to check the contents type dir You should see ‘X1900GT.ROM’ and ‘ATIFLASH.EXE’ listed. We need to know the adaptor number, type atiflash -i note the adapter number of the installed X1900 GT, which is identifiable by the ‘R580+’ tag in the middle column. Usually, the adapter number to the far left of the ‘R580+’ will read ‘0’, provided the card was installed to the PC’s first (or only) PCIe x16 slot. Note In the…
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The Purple OLED Project
If you’ve been following my journey, you might recall a video I did a while back where I converted an old Amiga external floppy drive into something cool and retro-inspired. If you missed that one, no worries—I’ve linked it below. We’re taking things a step further. I’m about to transform this incredibly grubby, stained Cumana drive into something truly special, and I’m super excited to share the process with you. Retro GOTEK The Vision: A Purple OLED Dream Ever since I started this project, I’ve had one thing in mind: creating a purple OLED screen. I know it sounds a bit ambitious, but that’s exactly what I’m aiming for. Imagine…
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Building a Frankenstein Amiga: A Journey of Restoration and Customisation
Today, I’m diving into another exciting project: creating a Frankenstein Amiga from various parts I have lying around. Most of these parts come from a job lot of leftover spares I found on eBay. You might be wondering why I’m doing this. Well, I’m challenging myself and also building an Amiga for a charity auction organized by a friendly man named Lee from the YouTube channel More Fun Making It. The Challenge Begins There’s something a little strange going on with this Amiga 500 Revision 5. It seems that not all the RAM chips are managing to output TTL logic levels. Based on what I’m seeing on the scope diagram,…
