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Necroware

@necroware.bsky.social

I love to tinker with a hardware, which used to be dead for many years. If you are interested, take a look at my YT channel. https://www.youtube.com/@necro_ware

242 Followers  |  3 Following  |  34 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.8807

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For Necroware, by Model povedenia 3 track album

The music in my videos are tracks explicitly made for my channel by Sasha. Now I'm happy to announce that he makes them publicly available. If you enjoy his work, feel free to sponsor him a coffee buying the tracks you like. More tracks will follow under:

modelp.bandcamp.com/album/for-ne...

17.10.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HP Vectra 386/33N | Necroware Get more from Necroware on Patreon

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03.10.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Returning MjΓΆlnir to Thor
YouTube video by Necroware Returning MjΓΆlnir to Thor

youtu.be/rvoaJ2qwf9k

02.08.2025 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ozzy Osbourne didn't give us "only" music.
YouTube video by Necroware Ozzy Osbourne didn't give us "only" music.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz7I...

23.07.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RIP Ozzy πŸ˜’πŸ€˜πŸ¦‡

22.07.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Why is this Lenovo notebook not charging? Let's fix it!
YouTube video by Necroware Why is this Lenovo notebook not charging? Let's fix it!

I usually like Lenovo notebooks, but in this case I was massively disappointed to be honest:

youtu.be/TzpOLO0vVoM

18.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16 with SoftMPU and Roland MT-32 emulation.
YouTube video by Necroware Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16 with SoftMPU and Roland MT-32 emulation.

Hey guys, sorry for the long pause. I have a lot of work, so the hobby has to step back a little bit. Nonetheless I found some time to tinker and was able to repair some nice sound cards. I also found why the SoftMPU didn't work on the Sound Galaxy Basic 16 from my last video.
youtu.be/9e_s4Ju_hLk

12.07.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This sound card is worth a repair!
YouTube video by Necroware This sound card is worth a repair!

In case you missed my last video, this is a great soundcard for a dos gaming pc.

youtu.be/rvMebP550XI

31.05.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unfortunately the collection of weapons is also huge, which shows once again, that we invest much more effort into killing each other than into anything else :(

30.05.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oxford has a great museum of natural history. And also the attached Pitt Rivers museum with a great collection of cultural items is mind blowing. You need multiple days to see everything properly.

30.05.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You can find there nearly everything a retro heart can dream of. Amazing place, amazing people, amazing collection. And everything can be really used, it's not only to look at. Beautiful.

25.05.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally been there. Big thank you to @retrocollective.co.uk for the great job making it possible to enjoy an absolutely amazing collection. Special thanks to Holly for the nice chat and her hospitality.

24.05.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The right one is the very same looking case as the first PC which I got. Unfortunately the case rotted away long ago, but I still have the content sitting right next to me under a glass dome.

23.05.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
287 Booster
YouTube video by Necroware 287 Booster

youtu.be/LVNkYi_cC8g

16.05.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yay! :)

12.05.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
How to solder an SMD socket. Got a nice surprise and tested 286 vs 386SX.
YouTube video by Necroware How to solder an SMD socket. Got a nice surprise and tested 286 vs 386SX.

Decided to share some SMD soldering experience adding a CPU socket. And of course I didn't stop there ;)
youtu.be/aw7Ljz0b9Yc

09.05.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I watched it, thank you for your work. Unfortunately it looks like the interest in this topic decreases. I also see dropping numbers and I think this is due to the (geo-) political situation. Many feel insecure and in such situations, the first thing which has to step back is the hobby.

05.05.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Let's upgrade an early Socket 7 board beyond the limit (Part 5): Showdown!
YouTube video by Necroware Let's upgrade an early Socket 7 board beyond the limit (Part 5): Showdown!

Oh, probably worth mentioning is that this was a comment to one of my S7-VRM project videos. Regulating 3V at 13A with resistors? It has to be a joke.

youtu.be/_w-_W6mnMzU

29.04.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes I'm confused by such comments. Is it a joke? Am I just too stupid to understand sarcasm?

29.04.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Not quite, it's about the retro web and its ancestor which was also used to generate TH99. Many people think, that the retro web was based on TH99, but that wasn't the case.

27.04.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same here, I change a cap if I have a clear suspicion, that this cap is bad.

26.04.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Secret Origins of a Legendary PC Hardware Database
YouTube video by The Serial Port The Secret Origins of a Legendary PC Hardware Database

youtu.be/sBxGtKmzOHA

26.04.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

youtu.be/J4djhBXUQ1I

11.04.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Let's repair some ISA sound cards
YouTube video by Necroware Let's repair some ISA sound cards

youtu.be/GkA1bxK-bTk

05.04.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As a volunteer in the last three years I saw what a war means with my own eyes. I already was on the edge of depression all the time and now this. The world is seriously sick. My small retro hobby is the only thing which helps me to stay somewhat sane. So it is a good idea to go into the basement.

05.04.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

By the way, there is a rev.2 which has a solder jumper for Motorola/Intel selection. But the same can be made with a solder bridge between pin 1 and 20 on older revisions too.

01.04.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad it came useful.

01.04.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Let's repair Yamaha MF-719 ISA sound card
YouTube video by Necroware Let's repair Yamaha MF-719 ISA sound card

youtu.be/djzKYeofQ08

28.03.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Christmas gift from Greece: 386DX with a hidden boost.
YouTube video by Necroware Christmas gift from Greece: 386DX with a hidden boost.

youtu.be/bXcPXD6liXQ

21.02.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Searching for solder
YouTube video by Necroware Searching for solder

I searched for solder and decided to share my opinion. The most valuable in this video are the comments. Everyone who needs leaded solder will find there a good suggestion from all over the world. Thanks to everybody!

youtu.be/MEW4yMoGss0

16.02.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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