Retro

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…

12 months ago

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.…

12 months ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

Acorn Atom: Virtual Tapes

Now that the Acorn Atom is working, I wanted to be able to load software on it. One solution many…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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,…

1 year ago

Acorn Atom: Restoration Part 1

In my previous post, I discussed the massive haul of Acorn related equipment I received, and one important piece in…

1 year ago

Large Acorn Haul

Today I received a large haul of Acorn related machines and parts. With it comes a story and a quite…

1 year ago

Amiga CD32 Restoration: Part 3

At the end of my previous blog post, I had things mostly working. But I need to make the temporary…

1 year ago