ZX Spectrum (Issue 3)
I started both my computing journeys with the ZX Spectrum – I started coding at the age of 12, and[…]
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Category: Retro Computers
Projects related to 80’s / 90’s retro computers
Atari 1010 tape deck (pt 2)
The first job was to give the tape deck a thorough clean and change the drive bands. Nothing really to[…]
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Atari 1010 tape deck (pt 1)
With a working Atari 800 XL I wanted a matching tape deck (not that I would probably use it very[…]
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Atari 800XL (pt2)
The Atari 800XL has two main custom chips, the GTIA and the ANTIC, both of which are getting harder to[…]
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Atari 800XL (pt1)
I have a real love of all things Atari, don’t know why, I never owned one as a kid. I[…]
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ZX Spectrum +2 (Video fix & Recap)
From the factory, the Spectrum +2 has several issues with the video output that are well documented in this Byte[…]
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Atari 2600 : Vader Edition
Continuing to add to my collection of Atari 2600 consoles, I couldn’t resist this one when I saw it on[…]
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ZX Spectrum +2 (RAM & keyboard)
Fixing an ZX Spectrum +2 (grey) with a RAM and keyboard fault.
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BBC Micro #4 (cleaning)
With the BBC up and running the final task was a thorough cleaning. Nothing unusual to report here just the[…]
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BBC Micro #3 (Caps, sound and colour)
Mainboard capacitors After completely recapping the power supply I decided to change the electrolytic caps on the main board, there[…]
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