Spurred on by the success of my cassette motor fix, I wanted to enhance my Vic20 further. I wanted to fit ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) […]
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Amiga 1200 FPU Card
In part 2 of our ICPUG Amiga 1200 restoration, I’m going to swap out the non-functional mechanical hard drive with a modern Compact Flash based […]
Continue readingVIC-20 Tape Motor Signal Fix
I’m checking out my new (to me) Commodore VIC-20. This computer was sold to me condition unknown, and the case is filthy with some obvious […]
Continue readingPIEEE-488 PART2: The PCB
In the first update to my PIEEE-488 PET dual drive project I take the breadboard design from part 1 and convert it into a PCB. […]
Continue readingAmiga 1200 Restoration
Thanks to a very generous gift from John, I’ve been given an Amiga 1200. Even before switching it on, I’m going to take it apart, […]
Continue readingPIEEE-488
The PIEEE-488 is a Raspberry PI hat designed to emulate the old style dual floppy drives for the Commodore PET. At least that’s the idea. […]
Continue readingAmiga 600 Drive Repair (attempt)
In this video I’m continuing to restore my Amiga 600. I have two objectives: 1, repair the floppy drive, and 2, retrobright the case. The […]
Continue readingAmiga 600 Recap
Yes, I’ve been at the eBays again! This time I got hold of an “untested” Amiga 600. It looks to be in reasonable cosmetic condition. […]
Continue readingBuilding a Pi 1541 for the Commodore 64
The PI 1541 is a modern cycle-exact emulator for the venerable Commodore 1541 disk drive. It emulates everything: the 6502 CPU, the two 6522 VIAs… […]
Continue readingAmiga 500+ Repair… take 2
I’ve already had one crack at it, so it’s time to take another. This Amiga 500 Plus has suffered some battery damage. On the face […]
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