In March 2022 I made a dash from London, to Worcester in the British midlands, to collect, or maybe even “rescue” an Amiga 4000. I last owned an A4000 for a brief few months in the early 1990s, so getting an Amiga 4000 was something of a grail machine for me. The machine was just a small part of a bundle of items, that had been used in the 90s at a commercial TV station in that area. I was told the A4000 did not work, just a black screen… Was the usual battery damage that so many 4000s fall foul of at play here. Watch on and enjoy the journey of the Amiga 4000 rescue.
Author: Retronaut
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Fujitsu Ergo Pro x453 PC – CH01: Inspection & Breakdown
In 1993-94 I worked at the British computer manufacturer ICL in Reading, England. ICL made their own range of higher end PC’s and I was a fan of their industrial design.
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The Retro Time Capsule Unboxing
In 1993 all of my childhood belongings, including AD&D sets and many retro computing items, were thrown away. At least… I thought that until a few months ago. Join me as I dig into a box of my belongings, which are rich with items from 1982 to 93. Its a fun ride, with a few surprises in there!
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Amiga1000 CH04: Keyboard Logo Fix
As a result of the Keyboards successful retobriting, the iconic Amiga tick logo got severely foobar’d. So, how do we fix it? Maybe we paint in a new one, by hand. Lets see how successful hand painting this logo in is…
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Amiga1000 CH03: Keyboard Retrobrite
The Amiga 1000’s keyboard was the worst item, it was VERY badly yellowed. I have seen Amiga 500’s cases deemed lost causes with similar orange looking plastics. This would certainly be a challenge for the UVNator. Would it rise to the challenge, or badly face palm?
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Amiga1000 CH02: Case & PSU Repairs
The Amiga 1000 had some serious issues with it’s case. A major crack was found on one corner, which had a badly bodged repair. The case was also stained with an odd rust residue. Inside the rust theme continued, with the power supply displaying water damage. Lets see what I can do to get the main machine back in a fit state.
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Amiga1000 CH01: Unboxing & Test
I finally found an Amiga 1000 on Ebay that was within my budget, and yet was not a total basket case! Join me on this short series where I take this machine from a worn down, slightly sad specimen, to a shining example of its kind. We kick off with the un-boxing and test to see if it survived a weeks long journey from Canada.
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Tools’n’Tips: Retrobriting with The UVNator!
In this Tools’n’Tips episode, we take at my an in depth look at my next level retro brighting box and UV light setup, UVNator.
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My Tech History CH10: 1994 – The IBM PC & Onwards
In this last chapter of My Tech History I move to a new job, where I have to dive deep into learning and producing professional level 3D Animations for a leading video game developer. And we also take a look at what happened in my tech from that point onward to today.
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My Tech History CH09: 1993 – The Amiga 4000 Micro
In 1993 I was working at ICL, the UK’s IBM, in Reading, England. Because of this new job, soon I had enough resources to get the ultimate Amiga of its day, the Amiga 4000. But things were starting to look greener over the fence on the IBM PC…