Acorn

BBC Micros: Pre-restoration discovery

In 2024 I'm going to be setting up a small class to teach local children how to program the same…

11 months ago

Valiant Turtle: Retro Restoration Part 2

In my previous post about the restoration of the Valiant Turtle, I managed to get it powered up, but the…

12 months ago

Valiant Turtle: Retro Restoration Part 1

Back in the 1980s, many schools in the UK had BBC Micro computers as part of the BBC's computer literacy…

12 months ago

Fake chips, I got stung

Unfortunately, in the tech sector, just like many other sectors, there are scammers around. When you are dealing with electronics…

12 months ago

Acorn Atom: Virtual Tapes

Now that the Acorn Atom is working, I wanted to be able to load software on it. One solution many…

1 year ago

Acorn Atom: Restoration Part 3

Pretty much everything was working in my previous post. But I was struggling with the tape interface and there are…

1 year ago

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,…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

Large Acorn Haul

Today I received a large haul of Acorn related machines and parts. With it comes a story and a quite…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago