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Teletext on a BBC computer in 2024
Before the Internet, if we wanted to read up-to-the-minute news or weather, we had Teletext. It is a low-bandwidth text standard that used to be sent via the hidden black border on TV signals. BBC Micro and Master computers had a Teletext character generator chip and mode, which they actually booted into by default. Therefore,… Read more
2024-01-25
Valiant Turtle: Retro Restoration Part 3
I thought part 2 was the end of my restoration journey for Tobias the Valiant Turtle. But there is more that has happened since. So, let’s get to it. Read more
2024-01-20
BBC Master 128 #2: Retro Restoration
I was recently chatting to a local friend about the course I’m setting up to teach local kids BBC BASIC and Logo. He mentioned that he had his brother’s boxed BBC computer in the loft and that he would donate it to me so that I had the final machine needed for the course. I’m… Read more
2024-01-11
BBC Micro: Restoration part 1
In a previous post, I showed the two BBC Micro computers I had acquired. I decided to work on the black one first, this is the start of the restoration. Read more
2024-01-02
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 tools I recommend. I have been asked about some recently, so I figured it is time to blog about it. Read more
2023-12-30
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. Now the restoration continues. Read more
2023-12-26

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