Nathaniel Lockhart
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Nathaniel Lockhart
@nathaniellockhart.bsky.social
Lover of old stuff, primarily ancient tech and old movies. Things like the Commodore 64, reel to reel tape players, and silent film. I talk about all that stuff on my podcast, the Memory Machine. He/him
www.memorymachinepod.com
I suppose I could - I also do these mods as part of my small business I recently started. But because I'm starting a small business and I have two young kids, it isn't guaranteed I'll get around to writing a proper tutorial anytime soon 😅
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It anchors to the console through the hole for the TV/GAME switch, and the cable for the mod board runs through the hole for the channel switch. (I also used double sided tape to secure it further) Those switches do need to be removed, but what it means is that the mod is completely reversible.
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This helps to rectify an annoying problem with modding a Famicom for composite video, being that there's so little empty space to use. What I did was run the video amp circuit outside of the Famicom and house it in this compact enclosure along with the RCA plugs.
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This feels like owning a gun with openings at both ends
October 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Not too bad! It has a rough finish, even after some polishing, but the effect works - no more rust!
October 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Oh cool! Thanks for listening! It was blast to get to do that, @atariarchive.org basically just let me rip
October 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If you're not giving time and attention to terrible games, are you even doing preservation?
October 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So glad it's working out so well!
October 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
All clean!
October 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This one seems to be ok so far - it seems most or the corrosion is surface level. But we shall see...
October 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
And this one is especially gnarly 🤢
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I miss you everyday
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
There's something so satisfying about removing a stinky old Game Gear cap and cleaning up those solder pads. Like when you pull up a weed and get it perfectly by the roots
September 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Aw yeah! The VIC-20 is a really fun computer to mess around with
September 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'd argue it's much more significant than that
September 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Dear God, this is like finding a lost film
September 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM