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  • Amiga 1000 Restoration: Feet and Eyes

    Amiga 1000 Restoration: Feet and Eyes

    My Amiga 1000 is working great now after the final repair on the audio. But there are missing rubber feet, so I decided to address this. Read more

  • Amiga Repairs: Put Down That Screwdriver!

    Amiga Repairs: Put Down That Screwdriver!

    The 16bit era Commodore Amiga computers have many of their ICs socketed, which means they can be removed easily when repairing or upgrading the machines. I’ve seen many use screwdrivers to remove the chips, and whilst this can work in a pinch, there is a high risk of damaging the chip or socket. Today I’m… Read more

  • Amiga 1000 Restoration: Audio Repair

    Amiga 1000 Restoration: Audio Repair

    After I finally got everything up and running from my last post, I figured I would try out a game of Lemmings. It loaded up great but the sound was completely awful. So, time to take it all apart again… Read more

  • Amiga 1000 Restoration: The Keyboard

    Amiga 1000 Restoration: The Keyboard

    In the previous instalment I found that the keyboard on the Amiga 1000 was not fully working, and it needed a clean anyway. So, I went ahead and started working on it. Read more

  • Amiga 1000 Restoration: Recap, Cleaning and Testing

    Amiga 1000 Restoration: Recap, Cleaning and Testing

    Following on from my first restoration post the next step is recapping the PSU and cleaning the case. As with the first post, not everything went to plan… Read more

  • Amiga 1000 Restoration: Floppy Drive and WCS Failure?

    Amiga 1000 Restoration: Floppy Drive and WCS Failure?

    As part of restoring my Amiga 1000 into the beautiful machine it once was, I wanted to be able to use the floppy drive without having to use a USB stick in the hole to eject it. And here my adventure starts… Read more