Latest Projects From ctrl.alt.rees

Cefucom-21 Information and Downloads - Manual Scans, EPROM Dumps and More

Some information about the Japanese Cefucom-21 computer, a clone of the Sanyo SHC-25 from Hino Electronics Co. Ltd. used for English language learning.

HOWTO Delete Entire History Of Tweets / Likes / Follows On Twitter / X For FREE

I recently decided to quit Twitter / X (hereon referred to as "Twitter") for good. But I wanted to go about this in a particular way - you see, I had quite a large following on there and I know that spammers / scammers would probably jump on my handle if I just deleted my account. So the goal was the strip it to a bare placeholder with links to my other socials and then log out for good.

Apple 2006 Intel Mac Mini 32-Bit EFI Modern Operating System Options - Windows vs. MacOS vs. Linux

Considering the best operating system options for the 32-bit EFI Macs such as the first generation Mac Mini, MacBook, iMac, and Mac Pro.

Intel GMA 950 / 945gm Express GPU Acceleration In Linux With i915 Modesetting Driver - No More LLVMPipe!

Fixing a performance bottleneck on Intel 945gm Machines Running Linux.

The Atari Timeline

An abridged timeline of important historical moments throughout the history of Atari.

Atari 2800 / Sears Video Arcade II Ultimate Atari video (UAV) Mod HOWTO

How to install The Brewing Academy's Ultimate Atari Video or UAV mod to add crisp, clean composite and s-video output to the rare Japanese Atari 2800 (and Sears Video Arcade II)

EPROM Device ID List

Here's a list of EPROM device IDs, as used in EPROM programming software such as XGPro. This is the most complete list I've come across and I struggled to find one, so it's presented here for reference just in case it's of any use to anyone.

The Panther - Atari's Cancelled Console

Atari's Panther was a cancelled 16-bit console designed to compete with the Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was designed around a Motorola 68000 CPU clocked at 16MHz and had 32K of RAM, a powerful custom 2D graphics chip, and sophisticated Ensoniq OTISR2 sound. It was officially cancelled in 1991 in favour of the Atari Jaguar.

MAKE_1MB (AKA MAKE1MEG) - An AUTO Utility Allowing Older Games To Run On A 4MB Atari ST By Faking The Available RAM

Having trouble getting some older games to run on an Atari ST upgraded to 4MB of RAM? You need this autobooting TSR utility.

Duke Nukem 3D & Shadow Warrior Preview Images From The Rise Of The Triad CD

Early beta preview screenshots of Duke Nukem 3D (6 months before release) and Shadow Warrior (1 year before release) taken from the PREVIEW folder of the Rise of the Triad retail CD.

Download Media Rack - Willow Pond's Legendary Classic Media Player For Windows 3.1 / 9x

Download the last ever release of Media Rack for Windows 3.1 / 9x. This is version 2.20.0.23 from May 22, 1997 and supports Windows 3.1 and 95. Just unzip and run SETUP.EXE.

My MMX 233 Windows 95 OSR2.5 Machine autoexec.bat and config.sys Files

Here are the config files from my MMX 233 system running Windows 95 OSR2.5 (or Windows 95C). This setup has proven to be highly compatible with DOS games and gives CD-ROM, SoundBlaster compatible sound and mouse support in DOS mode while leaving Windows 95 to do its thing.

Moto Racer PC Extra Track Downloads, Patches and Cheats

Downloads for Moto Racer, Delphine Software's 1997 Motorcycle Racing Game For PC.

Which DOS Version Is The Least Memory Hungry?

I boot every single version of DOS and check the free memory so you don't have to.

S3 ViRGE S3D Officially Supported Games And S3D Patch Downloads

Information on officially supported games on the S3D ViRGE graphics cards and downloads for official and unofficial patches.

The Pixelmusic 3000 Atari Video Music Clone

A small collection of info on the Pixelmusic 3000 by Uncommon Projects

Download PowerScanner Disk Image For Atari ST Matador Hand Scanners

Download the PowerScanner software for the Atari ST Matador 105 hand scanner.

RetroHQ Atari Jaguar GameDrive Flashcart - Getting Hold Of The Complete 100% Compatible ROMSet

The JaguarGD or Game Drive is a new flash cart for the Atari Jaguar developed by RetroHQ. In this post I'll show you how to find the correct set of unmodified ROMs to run on it, as well as the marquee files.

Mr. Driller Japanese Arcade Marquee Scans

Scans of the original Japanese arcade marquees from Mr. Driller.

Overclocking The IBM 5150's 8088 CPU With PC-SPRINT

Documenting PC-SPRINT, a plugin module for the IBM 5150 released as "open hardware" by Doug Severson in 1985

Atari ST 4K Wallpaper Downloads

Collection of wallpapers I have created from Atari ST screenshots, all available in glorious 4K resolution. All wallpapers are released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

All About The Roland SoundCanvas (SC-55 / SC-88 And More!)

A brief introduction to the Roland SoundCanvas MIDI devices, particuarly the SC-55 and SC-88 much loved by the retro gaming community.

$List Of Software That Utilizes The Intel 8087 Math Co-Processor / FPU - Cover Photo$

List Of Software That Utilizes The Intel 8087 Math Co-Processor / FPU

Trying to compile a definitive list of software that utilizes the Intel 8087 coprocessor. Note that this will be periodically updated as I come across more software.