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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Category: Retro Computers
Projects related to 80’s / 90’s retro computers
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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BBC micro #2 (SD game loader)
With the Beeb working I couldn’t help but want to play some games (even before the big clean). There are[…]
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BBC micro #1 (Power supply recapping)
I have fond memories of the BBC micro. I started programming on the ZX spectrum, but it was the BBC[…]
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Laptop panel recycled as Retro computer display
I like to have a display attached to my workbench to test the retro computers and consoles that I am[…]
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Atari 7800 composite mod
I already own a few Atari 2600s but was keeping my eye out for others in the range, then this[…]
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C64C Refurbishment
The latest addition to my collection is a very nice C64. I bought it off eBay from a charity (which[…]
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Atari 2600 woody “Light sixer”
Following a couple of successful Atari 2600 junior repairs, and given how much I enjoyed playing Atari games, I wanted[…]
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ZX81 Composite PCB
I have a couple of ZX81’s both of which have been modded to output composite video. With the first one,[…]
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Atari 2600 Jnr #2 (pt4 – key membrane)
If you have followed the previous three posts then you will know that I have been cleaning and fixing an[…]
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