Dear Patrons of a certain tier,
I hope you don't find this un(a)peeling (!) but there won't be a full-sized main course video this week, due in part to my tidying up various projects & loose ends (not to mention repairing storm damage, and a memorial)...
However I never want to leave you with an empty plate ...
Dear Patrons of a certain tier!
Here's a little live(ish) raw video shot moments ago, attempting to install the new eject button on that Amiga 600 from the recent video, kindly printed for me by my local library.
I hope you enjoy this Patreon exc...
2019-02-10 00:24:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons
I've got a long-form humdinger of an episode for you today that's been in the works for a while, and is jammed full of useful info and fun moments. I hope you love it as much as I loved make it for you guys.
As always don't hesitate to let me know any corrections or suggestions.
Now let...
So this guy called Purplefractal or something has an Instagram now? And will be updating it with pretty looking retro posts? ยฏ\_(ใ)_/ยฏ
http://instagram.com/perifractic
http://link...
I don't want to wear these words out, but thank you all so much for your part in making this happen. I'm usually good at puns and quips and quick responses but it's hard to find the words for how grateful I am of this retro reality. So I'll simply say, cheers to you ๐ป
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Hi again friends,
Check out page 22 of MagPi magazine for a little interview with your friend in retro! It's in shops like Barnes and Noble here in the USA (not sure if it's worldwide) but you can download it for free here!
...
Dear early bird patrons,
They called Seinfeld an entertaining show about nothing. This is a video that is almost about nothing, yet is hopefully entertaining. Once you've seen it, feel free to suggest a catchier title than this!:
Amiga 600 SD Mount: Re-Upcycling a Recycled PCB
Th...
Talk about vintage; our little #Retrogaming channel is 1 year old! ๐ฏ๏ธ With 29.8k subscribers it would be so retrocool to get to 30k๐
If you have friends who love retrocomputing content, puppies & bad puns, feel free to share this little linky โก๏ธ 2019-01-28 22:21:32 +0000 UTC
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Video updated with very special new surprise ending! Watch from 14 mins!
Dear Patrons
Due to popular demand I'm trying something a little different this week based on our little channel's "most watched" video - the Atari 800XL Extreme Refurb (which has over 130,000 views now).
<...
Dear Patrons
Off the back of the Macintosh keyboard video, I would like to add for you dear folks that the reason I chose that keyboard is the happy years I spent using that exact one at my friend's house. 
I never ow...
Video updated (again) with trackpad vinyl wrap imagery near the end.
Dear Patrons,
Do you ever miss the beautiful tactile clickety clack of vintage keyboards and wonder how you could use them today with a modern computer? Me too! Turns out anything is possible...
I hope you enj...
Dear Patrons
Usually I change my ะฏR theme tune quarterly as I did all last year but the current one has gone down so well it's sticking around! SID for the win!
And remember, all my themes and ringtones are yours as valued Patrons, to 2019-01-15 03:27:12 +0000 UTC
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Update: Better diagram explanation of what tri-state means
Hello again lovely Patrons,
Here is your next early access video, exploring exactly why piggybacking faulty RAM works to fix faults using nothing but your fingers and a new chip!
Let me know what you think, and thanks for your ongoing sup...
Dear Patrons
Due to a kind donation from one of the Team 17 "Worms" developers, Cris Blyth, I spent today acquiring their development Amiga 4000s, among other things (Amiga 1000 anyone?) 
I'll be exploring the HDs (af...
Dear Patrons
I'll be back with my own video for you later this week, entitled something like "Diagnose & Fix a Commodore 64 in 60 Seconds With Just Your Fingers โ๏ธ", but in the meantime here's a cool speed build someone just posted, of their own full Brixty Four build!
It's strange to see someone else's ...
Dearest Patrons
Sincere and most special thanks to each & every one of you for your friendship & patron support this year. ๐
As your early-bird reward, uploading to YT now - and slightly ahead of the public release - is a special narrated 'solution' walkthrough of the brand new text adventure "H...
2019-01-01 05:14:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons
If you grabbed #TheBrixtyFour case & haven't built it yet, I've updated the instruction PDFs available at http://perifractic.com/brixtyfour with many bugs squashed! ๐
(Image: SX-BrixtyFour style)
Oh & if you ...
Dear Patrons
Thank you so much for your support this year. It truly is a gift. Speaking of which, I wanted to do something a little different for Christmas Day, which is when this one goes out to mere mortals.
Feel free to save this video till then, but as part of your early bird rewards, it's here if you want ...
Video updated with close-ups of the paintwork at the end, a quick rub test, 'before' Star Wars footage, & other enhancements throughout.
Dear Patrons,
Now the Lego project is done (for now), here's the long awaited conclusion to the Atari 400 upgrade and refurb... But it's not plain sailing.
You can ...
Edit: Looks like I'm all sorted but thank you! Tasty recipe incoming...
Retro friends, Romans, Patreons, lend me your stuff... ๐
Might anyone have either of these Commodore 64 products my channel might borrow for a fun upcoming video, with much gratitude and a special credit?:
๐น๏ธ Ul...
Dear Patrons, want some Brixty More? Just in case you missed it, here's a fun and slightly different 7 minute time-lapsy montage of the recent 3-part 1-hour project, including some unseen footage. This will go public at the weekend but for now it's all yours.
Meanwhile, I'm (hopefully) fixing an Atari 400 retrobriting disaster...
2018-12-06 18:57:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patreons
In between working on some upcoming vids including part 2 of the Atari 400 refurb & upgrade, I just pushed through a major update to the Brixty Four website:
Dear Patrons
Thanks for your patience whilst I finished up the Brixty Four project. As you'll see, a lot went into this video!
Note: As before, some of the links and content I mention may not be live when you watch this but will be going up before Sunday's premiere.
And join me for the live chat as we watch (...
2018-12-01 02:52:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: Case Top instructions now live here. I hope you agree it's so much fun watching it come together in nostalgic LEGO guide form :)
Dear Patrons
For those of you not i...
2018-11-21 02:28:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Thanks for your comments so far on #TheBrixtyFour Part 2! What better now (apart from part 3) than your own Brixty Four T-shirt or canvas from https://teespring.com/the-brixty-four!
2018-11-20 04:43:34 +0000 UTC
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Dear Patreons of a certain level
I'm sharing the contest just with you lovely people ahead of the video premiere coming up shortly. Enter now and good luck! ๐ค
Your friend in retro,
Perifractic
Dear Patrons of a certain level,
With great pleasure I hereby launch the Perifractic's Retro Recipes Takeout Store, where you can order your Brixty Four case components right now.
I'm also making the top and bottom case master file available to you if you prefer to order the parts yourself. It's quite an adventure ...
2018-11-18 06:48:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: Although this has been with you since Friday, the video will premiere publicly shortly - join the live chat!
Dear Patreons
I wanted to have this with you by the end of the week, and as I type this it's 11:59pm on Friday here in California, so I did it...?!
2018-11-17 08:19:13 +0000 UTC
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Dear Patrons
I've been hard at work on the Brixty Four project and expect to have part 2 done by the end of the week. There's a surprising amount to do essentially releasing a new product to the public, particularly making sure the case design is as stable and solid as can be (a lot of tweaks were needed to the model). Here's ...
2018-11-12 03:40:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
It begins.
Definitely some tweaks needed, but IT'S ALIVE.
Big adjustment needed to Joystick Port 1! ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Vote for Lego to release it!: 2018-11-05 02:26:30 +0000 UTC
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