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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Can't see the forest for the trees..

More like can't see the trees from the forest.

With the Fume-0 distraction nearly complete, last night I started reacquanting myself with the portablization by sifting through the piles of posts, "Favorites" links, and my original "Portablize" folder.  What a mess. 

Jumping from post to link to file to link to file to post to link, I remembered how daunting the task will be to achieve my goal.  When I was too tired to read anymore, I stumbled up the stairs and went to bed with an uneasy and discouraged feeling.  This is not going to be easy.


Simply put, or not, in no particular order I just have to strip down a Nintendo64 by relocating a cartridge slot, solder it's RAM expansion directly onto the mobo, remove the current power input, remove the controller ports, remove the A/V stuff, and cut off any excess from the mobo I can.  Then I have to do the same thing to a SuperNES mini, adding the relocation of several capacitors but subtracting the RAM expansion work.  Now we take both of these former game consoles and get them to share an on/off switch that doesn't exist, an LCD screen modified from cold-cathode to LED backlighting, controls I've yet to fully understand, and enclosure I don't know how to build. 

Then let's get it to work off batteries!!

The details of each of the tasks further add to the apprehension.  Am I in over my head?  If not yet, soon..  I start up again tonight..  note to self, "breathe"..

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