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by clabland
Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:09 pm
Forum: 1980's Gaming
Topic: nesPod (56k beware)
Replies: 27
Views: 13879

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Alright men (and some women), this is a sad update indeed. It seems while messing with the desoldered dock connector I knocked off a couple of pins (3 to be exact) which will render the whole dock connector useless. I'm looking for an alternate means of connection while keeping the project as ...
by clabland
Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:17 am
Forum: 1980's Gaming
Topic: Shift register question EDIT: A failure!! Need help! :D
Replies: 16
Views: 18669

Re: Shift register question EDIT: A failure!! Need help! :D

Oh and it looks like those alligator clips are touching in the picture, but they aren't :)
by clabland
Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: 1980's Gaming
Topic: Shift register question EDIT: A failure!! Need help! :D
Replies: 16
Views: 18669

Well I would do that, except I want to have the "sleekness," so to speak, of plugging in an original controller directly to an nes-style port on my computer.
by clabland
Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:06 pm
Forum: 1980's Gaming
Topic: Shift register question EDIT: A failure!! Need help! :D
Replies: 16
Views: 18669

ah, well that is true. and i sure hope you're having some bomberman action over there lol.
by clabland
Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:54 pm
Forum: 1980's Gaming
Topic: Shift register question EDIT: A failure!! Need help! :D
Replies: 16
Views: 18669

gannon - well its good to know it'll work, i'll give it a try. A PIC would be ideal, but i'll save that for another day.. for some reason I really want to try this specific plan out lol. Thanks!

grossaffe - Yeah I have a parallel cable I rigged up to an old Four Score a few years ago, but that was ...
by clabland
Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:33 am
Forum: 1980's Gaming
Topic: Shift register question EDIT: A failure!! Need help! :D
Replies: 16
Views: 18669

Shift register question EDIT: A failure!! Need help! :D

Not really a portable NES question, but I figured this was the best place to ask this. I would like to be able to use my NES controllers to play roms on my PC, but I don't want to alter the controllers in any way. My plan is to dremel some holes in one of the blank CD-ROM drive bays of my PC, and ...