Retro Computing

Retro computer diagnostic tools

In the past, I've discussed the soldering gear and general tools I've used, but I haven't really summarized the diagnostic…

1 year ago

Atari 800XL: Restoration Part 2

I previously left my Atari 800XL with a faulty GTIA chip which completely broke the video output from the Atari.…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

Archiving a copy protected disk

I recently received a rare floppy disk for the Acorn Archimedes, one I cannot find archived anywhere. My concern is…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years ago

Atari 800XL: Restoration Part 1

When I was a teenager, one of the last 8bit machines I acquired was an Atari XEGS. This was a…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years ago