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Amiga 3000: Restoration Part 2
Now that I have converted the Amiga 3000 from a US to European machine, it is time to fix the minor issues with it. Read more
Amiga 3000: Restoration Part 1
There has been a long running joke with my friend Paulee that I would buy their Amiga 3000 from them. Then, a week ago, they connected me to someone in Canada who was looking to sell their Amiga 3000 at a reasonable price. I purchased it and a couple of days later, it arrived. It… Read more
Acorn Archimedes A5000: Restoration Part 3
Last time we were at a point where things were mostly working, but there was more work to do on the motherboard. It turns out there was even more damage to repair! Read more
Acorn Archimedes A5000: Restoration Part 2
In my previous post I managed to get the A5000 to reliably boot. But due to battery damage it cannot use any drives. The restoration continues… Read more
Acorn Archimedes A5000: Restoration Part 1
I recently acquired a new Archimedes for my collection, the A5000. It was bought mostly working, but needs a little work to get it running again. Here is my journey. Read more
Magneto-Optical Drives
Magneto-Optical is not a fight between mutants from X-Men, but a very reliable drive technology which you may have even used, even if you haven’t heard of it. Read more
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