Join me as I renovate my vintage IBM Model F Keyboard, the king of keyboards. This classic IBM design is renown for wonderful tactile clickety keys and its battle tank industrial design. But it has an achilles heel, a foam and latex insert that can turn to dusty sludge over 40+ years. What will I find inside my keyboard? Watch on to find out.
Category: Video
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Sidekick64: The Journey from PCB to Ultimate C64 Cartridge!
In my previous video, I showed you how a Sidekick64 cartridge for the Commodore 64 could transform your vintage C64. Now, the full journey of bringing this project to life! Starting with the assembled PCBs from PCBWay, adding custom LED lighting and through the creation of a custom-designed case that makes this cartridge look as good as it performs.
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Sidekick 64: Why every C64 owner needs one of these Cartidges!
Today, I’m show-casing the Sidekick64, a Commodore 64 cartridge that’s a time machine and a synthesizer rolled into one. If you’ve ever wanted to give your Commodore 64 superpowers, this is the hardware upgrade you’ve been waiting for.
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Revealing the 📺 1084sx retro monitor project at the Kickstart Amiga Event!
The first Kickstart event of 2026 showcased a NEW retro 📺 Monitor project. What is it? Well, If you’re rocking an OG Commodore 64, 128, or Amiga, you’ll like this, a LOT. You almost certainly WANT your own 1084sx (flat screen) Monitor to complete that retro picture. Join me and Leigh Malpas, as we discuss this exciting new project.
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A 33 year journey: Finally getting my Amiga Piccolo SD64 setup perfectly!
After a 33 year itch, FINALLY my Amiga 2000 has my dream graphics card, a Piccolo SD64, giving it high resolution 24bit graphics! But that itch is not fully scratched, because it’s passthrough is not working yet, making it quite frustrating to use. In this video I fall down a rabbit hole. Can I use my stock 15Khz video with the passthrough, can I make a suitable VGA passthrough cable, will my new Flicker Fixer card work. Lets dive in with, me and see what I find out!
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I Waited 33 Years for This Dream Amiga Upgrade… Will It Work?
33 years ago I had a dream: a 24-bit graphics card for my Amiga 1500, the key to taking my 3D graphics to the next level! There was just one tiny problem… a £3,000 price tag. Fast-forward 33 years and against all odds, a Piccolo SD64 has fallen into my hands — but there’s a catch. It’s untested, it’s ancient, and it may already be dead. Will it power⚡up? Will it let me live that long-denied Amiga dream? Or will this be the moment when nostalgia goes up in a puff of magic smoke?
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Restoring a Motherload of OG IBM PCs: First steps, the IBM 5150
In this video, I kick off renovating three early IBM PCs: One IBM 5150, two IBM 5160 (PC/XT) and a classic IBM 5153 CGA monitor. We’ll take an initial look inside, assess their condition, and talk about the known risks—those infamous tantalum capacitors that love to fail explosively. You can expect dust, ageing electronics, and a little (possibly explosive) peril as we start the process of preparing the 5150 for safe power-up and restoration.
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Fixing a Badly Wobbling Retro GPU with a 3D Printed Bracket
My XP era vintage Dell Dimension E520 upgrades, left it’s Zotac GT 730 with no PC slot bracket. Could my new Bambu Lab H2D and Autodesk Fusion have come to the rescue!? I’m going to model a precision replacement bracket in Fusion and print a high quality solution that will get that Zotac card securely locked into its slot.
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First 3D Printer, A Bambu Labs H2D. Does It Fly or Flop?
I’ve been waiting to get into 3D printing for A DECADE. So I am very privileged that (literally) my first hands on experience with a 3D printer, is with my new Bambu Lab H2D. Why do I need a 3D printer? Well I explore retro tech, and old plastics break, adapters and brackets are needed and who knows I may make entire new projects with this new wonder tool. Join me as I unbox the beast and put it through its first test print. Will out pop out a perfect benchy, or a tangled web of filament?
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ProDOS: Why This Changed Everything for Apple II Users
Join me in this ultimate guide to the Apple II’s ProDOS. Why did it take Apple so long to replace AppleDOS, a DOS only suited to the simpler DiskII system. What did ProDOS finally bring to the legendary Apple II and why did it become indispensable to all Apple users within just a few months of its launch? I’ll answer these questions and show you how to quickly become proficient with ProDOS on your Apple II.