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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
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
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
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
BBC Micros: Pre-restoration discovery
In 2024 I’m going to be setting up a small class to teach local children how to program the same way I was taught back in the 80s, all on BBC computers. For this I need BBC computers to teach with. I already have my Master 128 and a couple of years ago I acquired… Read more
Archiving a copy protected disk
I recently received a rare floppy disk for the Acorn Archimedes, one I cannot find archived anywhere. My concern is that a nearly 40 year old disk may not have many years left in it, so I wanted to archive it. This proved more difficult than I thought. I figured I would document why and… Read more
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