“RetroNAS is a suite of tools designed to turn a low cost Raspberry Pi, old computer or Virtual Machine into a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device for retro PCs, microcomputers and consoles.” This network attached storage feature works great for Retro PC’s running DOS and early versions of Windows. It can solve issues when managing […]
This PCMIDI team is at it again with their latest ISA soundcard, the MK1869 XTREME. That is a soundcard based off the previous iteration of their MK1869, however this cards extreme feature is the addition of the AMD Interwave Audio chip. This chip was the backbone and base of the later model revisions of the […]
Ian Scott, the developer of the PicoGUS, has added another new feature to the device. That is the ability to emulate a Panasonic CDROM drive, therefore acting as an ODE. With PicoGUS you can now plug in a USB drive with CDROM images onto the USB port of the PicoGUS. Supported image formats are ISO […]
USBODE is an WIP open source project that turns an Raspberry Pi Zero W into an optical disk emulator. When connecting the raspberry Pi to a computer, it will appear as a CD-ROM drive. Then you can mount CDROM images stored on an SD Card to mount on the computer. It can work with a […]
The YouTube Channel Scrap Computing has recently released details and part 2 video on their new project, the “Throttle Blaster”. The Throttle Blaster is a hardware solution using a Raspberry Pi Pico to functionally act as what a “Turbo Button” did for older IBM Compatible machines from the mid 80s to mid 90s DOS Era. […]
A new project from the retro soundcard makers Keropi and Marmes has been unveiled. Named the Orpheus II, this retro based soundcard is a massive upgrade over the original Orpheus. Sporting the same base options as the original model, with its genuine Yamaha YMF 289 ‘OPL3’ and PCMIDI capabilities. The new Orpheus II however adds […]
ArsTechnica reports that the Strong National Museum of Play have obtained a floppy disk containing id Software’s original Super Mario Bros 3 PC demo. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/07/museum-obtains-rare-demo-of-id-softwares-super-mario-bros-3-pc-port/ Andrew Borman, the museum’s Digital Games Curator, mentioned that the disk was a part of a larger donation set given to the museum by an unnamed software developer. The developer […]
The Orpheus sound card has entered production. It aims to be the ultimate ISA sound card for classic DOS computers, produced by the same group that makes the PCMIDI (Roland MPU-401 alternative) that we covered recently. Orpheus is feature packed and focused on perfect classic gaming PC compatibility. The card is based around the Crystal […]
Mega Man X is a beloved title that is often on many of gamer’s all time favorites list. The game series as a whole is loved for its action, great platforming, and most of all killer music. The original version released on the Super Nintendo / Super Famicom was an instant hit, and the power […]
