… or did I start fixing by breaking? Intro It’s time for some bad apples 😀 In 2023 I covered my work on two Apple IIc, however, there was one more machine to be sorted out IIc Plus along with two 5.25 floppy drives and this is what will be covered in today’s post. The […] The post Apple IIc Plus + floppy drives appeared first on retrohax.net.| retrohax.net
… or did I spend ages trying to fix it? Intro Like the Apple Color Slyle Writer 2200 that I had on my bench 🙂 It seemed to work but outputted blank sheets, however, before I got there, I needed a PSU to get there as the unit came in without it. Disassembly, cleaning, and […] The post Apple Color Style Writer 2200 appeared first on retrohax.net.| retrohax.net
… or drill baby drill :> Intro In the 90s a lot of computers used Dallas modules as an RTC solution. These modules have an internal battery cell which in 2025 is simply a dead cell. This results in a “CMOS battery failed” error thrown at us during the boot process and renders clock setting […] The post #shorts – CMOS battery failed – Dallas RTC module hax appeared first on retrohax.net.| retrohax.net
… or always get the right tool for the job Intro I have a Macintosh Powerbook G3 waiting in a queue for quite a while. It is the “Bronze” keyboard unit and a 3rd generation of Powerbook G3 – Lombard. The machine was in excellent shape, although its battery cell died, so I figured I […] The post #marchintosh – Macintosh PowerBook G3 battery remake appeared first on retrohax.net.| retrohax.net
… or it wasn’t that extreme after all Intro Today I came up with another #short, slightly extreme. It wasn’t as extreme as previous examples, but it was still quite fun to fix. If you are a long-time reader of my blog then you probably know about my previous posts covering extreme repairs. I made […] The post #shorts Fixing a Sony PlayStation 1 – SCPH-1002 appeared first on retrohax.net.| retrohax.net