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  • Acorn Atom: Restoration Part 2

    Acorn Atom: Restoration Part 2

    In the previous part of this series, I got the Acorn Atom working. But I don’t just want it working, I want it in a good, usable condition. So, there is a little more work to do. Here is where I am at. Read more

  • Tigard and the Xilinx XC9500XL CPLD

    Tigard and the Xilinx XC9500XL CPLD

    This is a blog post mostly for my reference, as I forget how to do this every time I need to. Tigard is a great little device which exposes an FTDI and gives lots of ports and power options to connect it. I occasionally need to use it for programming Xilinx XC9572XL and similar ICs.… Read more

  • Acorn Atom: Restoration Part 1

    Acorn Atom: Restoration Part 1

    In my previous post, I discussed the massive haul of Acorn related equipment I received, and one important piece in the collection was an Acorn Atom. Today I got to test if it worked! Read more

  • Large Acorn Haul

    Large Acorn Haul

    Today I received a large haul of Acorn related machines and parts. With it comes a story and a quite rare machine. Read more

  • Amiga CD32 Restoration: Part 3

    Amiga CD32 Restoration: Part 3

    At the end of my previous blog post, I had things mostly working. But I need to make the temporary repair more permanent and rebuild the machine. Here goes! Read more

  • Amiga CD32 Restoration: Part 2

    Amiga CD32 Restoration: Part 2

    At the end of the first part, I had the CD32 in a state where it shows the boot logo, but the red video signal was missing. Let’s continue the repair. Read more