I like to have a display attached to my workbench to test the retro computers and consoles that I am[…]
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Maker and tinkerer in retro-computers, electronics, micro controllers and software
Projects related to 80’s / 90’s retro computers
I like to have a display attached to my workbench to test the retro computers and consoles that I am[…]
Read moreI already own a few Atari 2600’s but was keeping my eye out for others in the range, then this[…]
Read moreThe latest addition to my collection is a very nice C64. I bought it off eBay from a charity (which[…]
Read moreFollowing a couple of successful Atari 2600 junior repairs, and given how much I enjoyed playing Atari games, I wanted[…]
Read moreI have a couple of ZX81’s both of which have been modded to output composite video. With the first one[…]
Read moreIf you have followed the previous three posts then you will know that I have been cleaning and fixing an[…]
Read moreWith the basic console working – I guessed the colour fix was likely to be the variable resistor that fine-tunes[…]
Read moreIn part 1, I mostly ignored the Atari console as I honestly believed that it was not worth the trouble.[…]
Read moreRetro gamers will know that all joysticks are not the same; different consoles use different pin-outs – despite having the[…]
Read moreIn part 1 I cleaned and repaired my Atari 2600 Jnr; the result looked really good but it still needed[…]
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