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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 project. One of the major strengths of the BBC at the time was its expandability, it had many different expansion ports. The expansion possibilities meant that many addons were made for it, particularly for educational… Read more
2023-12-05
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 this is typically in the form of chips that have had their markings changed, usually to make them appear as if they are a more expensive chip. This has happened to me, so I’ll talk… Read more
2023-12-01
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 This was a pretty cool machine, even if it was way out of date when I got it. I decided I needed an Atari of similar era for my collection, and along came an Atari 800XL. Read more
2023-11-24
Acorn Atom: Virtual Tapes
Now that the Acorn Atom is working, I wanted to be able to load software on it. One solution many Atom owners go for is AtoMMC, which is a way of loading software from SD card. There is also an entire software archive for this. But I wanted something with a bit more of a… Read more
2023-11-21
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 a few changes I wanted to make. Here is where I am at. Read more
2023-11-02
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
2023-11-01

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