Recently I bought a CBM 8050 dual floppy drive from eBay. It came at a good price, but it was listed as “untested. for spares […]
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Agon Light: A Z80 based SBC
The Agon Light is a SBC (Single Board Computer), much like a Raspberry Pi or similar, except that it is based around a Z80 (or […]
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Playing with Panels (LED)
Everyone likes LEDs. Blinkenlights, flashing red green or blue beacons that may be simple indicators, or massive animated displays. We all like those pretty pixels. […]
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I Killed my VIC20!
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 […]
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VIC-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 […]
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LC 630 Restoration – #MARCHintosh 2023
The Macintosh LC 630 listing on eBay seemed like a good deal. And a great introduction to vintage Macs. And a good excuse to take […]
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PIEEE-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. […]
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Amiga 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, […]
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PIEEE-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. […]
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