Project Polk v2 – Updating the Sub, Center and Surround Speakers in the Living Room
I reconfigured my home office recently, so I could bring in a 50in 4k TV. The office TV and sound system do not need to be 5.1 or better, since I will be using...
Category: GeekProjects
Walk-throughs and How-To’s for some of the fun projects we’ve been working on.
Replacing and Upgrading the WiFi Antennas in the Atari VCS 800
Atari, unfortunately, chose to include very short WiFi antennas in the VCS 800. And their placement, affixed to the top of the case, makes opening the case and working inside the system a challenge....
Project: Home Arcade v3 – Retro Gaming with the Atari VCS 800
Over the years, I’ve written a few articles on different solutions to bring retro gaming into my living room. Starting with an mini-PC, and then transitioning to Raspberry Pi’s for the job, I have...
Installing Linux Mint and Batocera on your Upgraded Atari VCS 800
Now that the hardware in the Atari VCS 800 has been upgraded, and the system and controllers patched and updated, it is time to put all of that extra storage space and RAM to...
Upgrading the RAM and Adding an SSD to the Atari VCS 800
Upgrading the RAM and adding an SSD to your Atari VCS 800 will greatly improve the performance of the entire system, no matter what you plan on doing with it. Even more so if...
Project: Home Arcade v2 – A Living Room RetroPie System for Retro MAME & Console Gaming
UPDATE – January 2, 2025 – Project Home Arcade continues to evolve. With v3, I’ve upgraded an Atari VCS 800 system and am using it in place of the Raspberry Pi. A few years...
Project: Home Arcade – 8 Months Later
UPDATE – January 2, 2025 – Project Home Arcade continues to evolve. This time, I’ve upgraded an Atari VCS 800 system and am using it. UPDATE – Oct 29, 2017: I’ve swapped out the...
Project: Home Arcade – A Living Room PC for Classic MAME & Console Gaming
UPDATE – January 2, 2025 – Project Home Arcade continues to evolve. This time, I’ve upgraded an Atari VCS 800 system and am using it. UPDATE – Oct 29, 2017 – I’ve swapped out the...
