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Restoring an Amiga 500 Plus, part 3
We left part 2 of this series with several problems still to solve. Progress has been made so here is another report! Read more
Restoring an Amiga 500 Plus, part 2
In part 1 I took a quick dive into what I had to work with. Now I’m working on the actual restoration. Read more
Restoring a BBC Master 128, part 2
In part 1 of this series we had the machine mostly working but it needed a bit of a cleanup and some of the keyboard wasn’t functioning. With this post things have moved on a bit. Read more
Restoring an Amiga 500 Plus, part 1
This evening I managed to score an Amiga 500 Plus with so much software and accessories that I struggled to carry it to the car. It is going to need a lot of cleaning and restoring but that is all part of the fun! Read more
Restoring a BBC Master 128, part 1
The BBC Microcomputer holds a very special place in my heart. I was lucky enough to have access to a BBC model B at home as a child. Thanks to magazines and books at the time I learnt to program BBC BASIC (and a little ASM) and that eventually led to a career in software… Read more
Restoring an Amiga 500, part 2
At the end of part 1 I had a lot of cleaning to do and a failed PSU. So I’ve been working on those things over the past few days, here is my progress. Read more
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