ZX81 Composite PCB
I have a couple of ZX81’s both of which have been modded to output composite[…]
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Tag: Retro computer
Atari 2600 Jnr #2 (pt4 – key membrane)
If you have followed the previous three posts then you will know that I have[…]
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Atari 2600 Jnr #2 (pt2 – wash and composite mod)
In part 1, I mostly ignored this console as I honestly believed that it was[…]
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Atari 2600 Jnr #2 (pt1 – Testing & joysticks)
Retro gamers will know that all joysticks are not the same; different consoles use different[…]
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Atari 2600 Jnr #1 (Pt 2 – composite mod)
In part 1 I cleaned and repaired my Atari 2600 Jnr; the result looked really[…]
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C64 with Flickering Video
Having been a Spectrum owner back in the day I never experienced the C64, but[…]
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C64 Diagnostics Cards
Diagnostics cards are an essential weapon in the retro fixers toolkit. I have quite a[…]
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Z80 Processor tester
The Z80 processor is a classic microprocessor. Originally designed in the 1970’s variants are still[…]
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My First Electron (1983)
In my younger days, I was lucky enough to own a BBC B Microcomputer (to[…]
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ZX Spectrum+ (1984)
After the well-known ‘rubber keyed’ Spectrum came the ZX Spectrum+. I never encountered one during[…]
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