Susan writes – “Marie O’Connell writes a guest-article on Richard Hess’s blog about audio tape restoration. O’Connell’s piece is mind-blowing for its ingenuity. She solved the problem of Sticky Shed Syndrome with an IV bag, tubing, piano felt, windshield wipers, and a tape deck… oh, and of course, isopropyl alcohol.” – Link.
Xexter in the Maxconsole forums figured out how to run a NES emulator on an Xbox 360 using a Media Center, no sound – but the games run at full speed, nice! – “Found a way to add a menu for the roms list so you will have to edit the nes.htm and change to […]
“Real” Pong! – “Pongmechanik is an absolutely physical game. The game is realized electromechanically, and essentially consists of four elements: A relay computer, the mechanical movement with collision detection, the display and the acoustic components.” [via] – Link.
Pat writes – “Here’s another one for the archives, from “Industry on Parade”, the weekly show the NAM hosted in the 50’s. These are just so retro, they’re hysterical. The narrator, the music, the whole bit. This one shows hearing aids being made at the Solitone (sp?) Company in Elmsburg, New York. You see what […]
Retro gear in Japan is safe for now – “Responding to an outcry from dealers in used goods and musicians, the government said Friday it will relax regulations on trade in noncertified used electrical items that were set to take effect April 1. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry backed off from its earlier […]
Amazing gallery of old TVs, back when they were furniture and you fixed them yourself – [via] – Link.
Ben Heck is a golden god – here is his latest Atari 2600 portable – [via] – Link.
