An Apple IIgs mouse getting a peroxide/oxiclean bath in the sun. It was a kinda cloudy day, so I used the pan to help capture a little more light. And to keep from spilling on the deck. See the bubbles?
A before and after comparison of my Apple IIgs mice- yellow plastic on the left, treated plastic on the right. It's even more pronounced in person.
This picture was used to explain something to people who don't read forum posts, but just hit reply and say whatever they want.
IT BURNS!! (flash at point blank + light tent= ow.)
Nintendo SNROM board. PRG chip removed, NEC MMC1 chip swapped for Sharp variant.
My weapon of choice. Old and worn, but trusty and true.
Munchausen prototype board in my old NROM plastic case.
This is the state of my desk at time of completion of first Munchausen proto board.
SNROM-05, now including 29F040B flash chip!
jumpers
This one is fuctional. Yes, that is a bucket of coins (and a 2 dollar bill!) holding the cart PCB down.
The whole mess, to show the PC hooked up to transfer the ROM over.
And it runs Zelda. Perfect!
This is the original Munchausen prototype PCB, after four major revisions and many many smaller ones. As you can see, the board is now a mess, but it is fully functional.
This is the front of the Munchausen rev 4 proto PCB. This PCB has a Sharp brand MMC1, and thus needs the extra bits you see attached to the chip in the top-middle.
This is the new NEC brand MMC1 Munchausen proto board. This is a fresh build, and as such is very clean.
As you can see, the NEC brand MMC1 does not require extra bits attached like the Sharp one does. Also, you can see the cool gold plated socket!
This is what I take pictures of my PCBs with. It's a simple light tent made from a chopped up Sprite 24 pack and some plain paper.
The projector bulb decided to give out at the worst time possible, so here it all is hooked up to my PSOne screen. Complete with RC battery, because I couldn't find the AC adapter.
Lightwall, served up by the Munchausen cart.
The workspace of my partner in the Munchausen project, Blargg.
This is Blargg's NES running Munchausen through a video capture card.
Um yeah, random.
NES cartridge label preview for Munchausen Flash Cartrdidge
Famicom label preview for Munchausen Flash Cartridge
White shell. Made with Krylon for plastic. You will notice some blemishes due to some amateur mistakes.
cart back, with gold foil label preserved
This is a gigantic pile of commodore 64 stuff, 2 game gears, 6 gameboys, and a dreamcast a friend just gave to me as he was cleaning out his closet. Score!
Beta run cart prep area, set up in the workshop. You can see cart shells, PCBs, the chemical dip tray, chemicals, etc. And sawdust. :)
closer view of the operating table. Yes, that is an old hard drive to hold screws in.
A clean shell, ready for paint.
"Goo Gone" AKA orange scented napthalene.
The backside of each shell just has the original label protected with blue masking tape (which stays on for painting), and is then cleaned with alcohol.
Many much cables!
Beta labels.
This is that messed up test shell, with a label placed on top (not adhered) to see how the colors match up.
Beta cart no.1 with custom label by Pixls. This is the first official, non prototype Munchausen cartridge to be produced. Complete with not-quite-aligned label.
This is the first Famicom version of the Munchausen cartridge hardware. Shown here inside of a Famicom to NES adapter for playing inside of an NES. I pillaged the adapter from a Gyromite cartridge.
Backside of the Famicom prototype.
This is the backside of Beta #1's PCB.
And the front side of Beta #1's pcb. Actually, other than the AMD chip (and a few very hard to see trace cuts) it looks exactly like any other SNROM board.
the deliverer of foam slug death.
My desk. 4th iteration for this location. To the left of the desk is a pair of stacking drawer units with a wide plank on top. On this is stacked two Commodore 1084S monitors and my Famicom, NES, and Dreamcast.
Most certainly NOT to scale. Also included: wishful thinking concerning my skills with woodworking.
The main work area. From left to right: C64 monitor, IIgs, new PC (Acer 20" monitor) and boneyard. You can also see the wooden stick holding the center of the table up.
The side-table. Contains more parts, the NES and Famicom, and one C64 monitor for testing hardware.
I'm the guy in the white chef coat, the other guy is my uncle. In this picture we are making polish sausage and cabbage rolls for a volunteer dinner. (Do candid photos always make people look stupid?)
All the various revisions lined up in a row.
The boneyard in the middle, and on the right, mostly buried, is the machine that hooks up to the EPROM burner. (below table)
