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My YouTube Channel has a bunch of videos on repairing computer hardware plus gaming-related content. More on the way!

I can also be found over on Twitter, engaging with a great community of enthusiasts into all sorts of things including the latest hardware news, classic and current gaming, hardware tear-downs, and clever projects.

**NEW** Doom Multiplayer on a Laptop in DOS Using TCP Over Wi-Fi
A deep dive into the history of the Accelerated Graphics Port and how it came to be.
PC HARDWARE: THE ADVANCED GRAPHICS PORT THE (ALMOST) DEFINITIVE PENTIUM III TUALATIN ARTICLE RECOVERING DATA FROM A MAC PARTITION
A deep dive into the history of the Accelerated Graphics Port and how it came to be. This article picks apart what makes the Pentium III Tualatin CPU so special. Some options on getting data back for free on current MacOS versions.

EVERY MOBILE PHONE I EVER OWNED (WELL, ALMOST) ALIEN BREED (DOS) LEVEL MAPS KICK-ASS FOR 2009: AM3 SYSTEM BUILD [PART ONE]
Mobile phones used to be interesting. Here's a brief look at each phone I've owned and why I liked them (or not). I couldn't find proper level maps for the DOS version of Alien Breed, so I'm reconstructing the maps. Building the perfect 2009 PC, with the legendary Phenom II X4 955BE at its heart and only £140 to build.

 
CREATIVE LABS VS AD LIB: THE SOUND BLASTER FAIRYTALE THE WEB AS IT WAS PART ONE: BEFORE 1999  
Creative Labs founder Sim Wong Hoo, likes to talk about what happened between them and Ad Lib, but here's what actually happened in the sound card wars. Browsing the web in 1999 was a very different experience, mostly because the vast majority of people were still browsing at dial-up speeds. Here's a look at what it was like.  

Game Galleries

Here's a selection of photo galleries showcasing games that I've enjoyed played during my time as a PC enthusiast, dating from my first 386. So far we've got up to the Pentium III era, with links to each game's details on mobygames.com.