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Network Booting with dnsmasq and friends - Using dnsmasq for DHCP, TFTP and PXE booting on various clients
- NetBSD - Configuring dnsmasq to netboot NetBSD (x86, m68k)
- Linux - Netbooting x86 Linux (Ubuntu, Mint) using dnsmasq
- Solaris - Supporting network installation of Solaris on Sparc using rarpd/tftp/nfs
- MS-DOS - Booting to a MSDOS/Win98 boot floppy image, for BIOS updates etc

Building a retro gaming system with Ubuntu/Mint and EmulationStation
- Installation & Configuration

Software I've written:

Cross Platform

IBM/PC/DOS Game Launcher - Information & downloads - A game browser/database/launcher for native MS-DOS systems
PC-98 Game Launcher - Information & downloads - A game browser/database/launcher for NEC PC-98 systems
X68000 Game Launcher - Information & downloads - A game browser/database/launcher for Sharp X68000 systems
OlderScrolls - A D&D style RPG game engine using a hybrid text-adventure/JRPG interface for multiple 8/16/32bit computers

Console Systems

Embedded Devices

Generic stuff
- Retro - Adding Modern Keyboards & Mice to Retro Computers
- Retro - Adding Modern Storage to Retro Computers
- Retro - Z80 N8VEM Mark IV computer, building, upgrading, addons...
- Hydra scart switcher and OSSC Scaler - Findings, problems and solutions
- GSCART scart switcher and OSSC Scaler - Testing
- GSCART scart switch mounting - Wall mounting
- Scart cable interference - Tracking down and fixing Scart cable interference
- Flash memory benchmarks - Benchmarking CF and SD cards for use as solid state drives in retro computers

Video Captures & Reviews
- Video Game Captures & Reviews - main list
- Audio/MIDI Captures - main list

Acorn / BBC computers
- Acorn Risc PC 700 - Refurbishing and battery leak fix
- BBC B / Master - Installing Lithium battery pack and resetting system settings
- BBC B / Master - Setting up and using the GoMMC flash drive
- BBC B / Master - Setting up and using the TurboMMC flash drive

MSX
- MSX - Setting up and using the MegaFlashROM SCC+ flash card
- MSX - Keyboard, using an external PS/2 keyboard on the Padial keyboard interface

NEC PC-9801/9821 Japanese PC's
- Hardware
  - PC-98 - Using 1.44MB 3.5" HD floppy disks as 1.2MB floppies & writing them under Linux
  - PC-98 - Replacement IDE BIOS
  - PC-9821An - PSU fan replacement
  - PC-9821An - Motherboard capacitor check
  - PC-98 ClassicPC Club PS2 keyboard adapter - Keycodes, Manual
- Software
  - PC-98 - Installing DOS 6.20
  - PC-98 - Games, Interesting or cool looking PC-9801/PC9821 games, installers and links to translation patches
  - PC-98 - Development tools
  - PC-98 - C Code Examples
  - PC-98 - Writing a game launcher: pc98launcher
    - PC-98 Game Launcher - Information and downloads

NEC PC-Engine video game systems
- PC-Engine - Cyber Knight English translation
- PC-Engine - Using the Super SD System 3
- PC-Engine - Setting up, upgrading and using the Turbo Everdrive flash card

Nintendo video game systems
- SNES - Setting up, upgrading and using the SNES PowerPak flash card

SEGA video game systems
- Dreamcast - Setting up and using the GDEMU optical drive replacement
- Master System - Using the Master Everdrive v1
- Master System - Installing an RGB booster to fix image noise
- Master System - Installing an FM audio board
- Master System - Installing a 50/60Hz switch
- Mega Drive - Setting up a Neo Myth 3-in-1 flash card
- Mega Drive - Installing a 50/60Hz switch
- Saturn - Setting up the Rhea optical drive replacement
- Saturn - Setting up the menu for the PSeudo Saturn / RMenu Kai cartridge / RMENU system

Sharp X68000 Japanese home computer
- Hardware
- Software
  - X68000 - Backing up folders
  - X68000 - Ray-Gun English translation
  - X68000 - Development tools
  - X68000 - C code examples
  - X68000 - Writing a game launcher: x68launcher
    - X68000 Game Launcher - Information & downloads
- You should also look at:
  - NFG Games Forum
  - Gamesx wiki
  - Tokugawa Corporate Forum - a Japanese computer forum
  - Tokyo Refuge - a X68000 games list site (like Mobygames, but has more obscure titles)

Silicon Graphics / SGI
- Indigo 2 workstation - Specification, upgrades & current setup
- Octane 2 workstation

Sinclair
- QL
  - Development tools - Using C compilers and other tools
  - Graphics Programming - Displaying bitmaps and text
  - Keyboard Repair - Repairing the non-functioning keyboard
  - Microdrive Repair - Repairing the built-in tape Microdrives
  - ROM Upgrade - Upgrading the standard ROM OS to Minerva
  - Super Gold Card - Fitting a Super Gold Card accelerator
  - Super Gold Card Floppy - Using PC floppy drive with the Super Gold Card
- ZX Spectrum
  - Upgrading GAL chips and firmware selector for DivIDE+ storage
  - Diagnosing and fixing Spectrum 128k +2 fault

Sony consoles
- Playstation 1 - PSIO optical drive emulator fitting
- Playstation 1 - Using the PSIO
- Playstation 2 - Free McBoot & Installing/Updating Open PS2 Loader
- Playstation 2 - Transferring game images

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