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Acorn Archimedes A3010: Restoration Part 1
Back in May of 2021 I managed to acquire a faulty Acorn Archimedes A3010 complete with a mouse, monitor, printer and a box of floppy disks for just £120. I have been wanting to repair it for a long time, finally in September 2022 I actually made a start on it. Read more
Australian Commodore 64: A Final Look
With my Australian Commodore 64 now working, it is time to clean it up a bit and put it back together. Read more
Australian Commodore 64: Keyboard Repair
In my previous post about the repair of my Australian C64 I got as far as diagnosing that I needed a new CIA chip. The CIA chip has arrived so I thought I would try it out and see how far I get. Read more
Australian Commodore 64: Motherboard Diagnostics
At the end of my last post I showed that my Australian C64 unfortunately was not in the best of health. After a bit of work there has been some progress so here is the update. Read more
The Australian Commodore 64
I have repaired a few Commodore 64 computers recently for other people and finally decided to acquire one of my own. I figured it should be something somewhat unique if possible and this led me to this Australian Commodore 64 that I purchased from someone in the UK. Read more
Amiga 1000 Restoration: Covering Holes
It has been a couple of months since I’ve worked on my Amiga 1000. In that time I had an interesting conversation with Darren Gurney on Discord who generously offered to 3D print the missing covers for my Amiga 1000. This week they arrived! Read more
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