The Apple IIe Card, the last great product of the Wozniak/Jobs era? By 1991 Apple wanted everyone to use Macs, this card allowed schools to get LCs with Apple IIe’s within. The card is a grail device for many But, does it work? Lets find out!
Category: Video
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Commodore 1541 Disk Drive: Dual Kernal ROM Adapter
Want to MASSIVELY speed up your 1541 Disk Drive? Yes, so lets make a Dual-ROM adapter, allowing us to install two ROMs in the drive. This will allow us to have BOTH JiffyDOS, speeding up the drive, as well as the Commodore Kernal ROM, as a fallback.
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Commodore 1541 Disk Drive: Make a ROM adapter and Install JiffyDOS ROM
Let’s make an adapter to install JiffyDOS in my recently repaired 1541. I’ll also show you how to burn the EPROM and of course assemble the adapter. The Commodore 1541 was notoriously slow. But it can certainly be faster! Installing JiffyDOS in a 1541 is an upgrade everyone can do, as JiffyDOS also gives you improved DOS commands, allowing for MUCH easier interactions with you drive.
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MARCHintosh: The LC475 or… is it a Quadra 605?
In 1993, Apple got seriously creative with branding, releasing the exact same machine under three different names! We’re diving into the legendary “pizza box”, the Macintosh LC 475 / Quadra 605. Was this machine a true “Low Cost” LC, or did it live up to the powerful “Quadra” badge? It’s a fascinating look at a time when Apple was fighting hard against the PC dominance.
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MARCHintosh: Exploring Two 2006 Mac Pro’s
Ready to dive into the world of high-end retro Macintosh workstations? Join me as I explore the iconic Quadra/Power/Pro line’s, featuring the legendary 2006 Mac Pro – a model that has a cult following. So, why do I have TWO of these bad boys? Let me tell you…
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Badly battery damaged Amiga 3000: Can it be repaired?
I received an Amiga 3000, what many consider the pinnacle of the legendary Amiga range of computers. It has pretty bad battery damage. But just how bad is it?Just how much work will be required to get this machine back on its little rubber pads.
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Retro Magazines Ep:03 – Computer & Video Games – February 1982
The frenzy of Christmas 1981 has passed, but there is still plenty going on in the budding UK micro computing scene. This month sees the debut of arcade classics such as Scramble and Galaga. A reader gets inside an Atari BattleZone machine, and gives us the low-down on its cutting edge hardware. And of course… Basic listing are a major draw and readers would spend hours, even days typing in “the next blockbuster game” into their shiny new micros.
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Repairing my sadly ailing Commodore 1541 Disk Drive
I got this Commodore 1541 disk drive at ZZap! Live 2024, but it’s got a common failure: it spins constantly when powered on! That’s a sure sign the logic board is borked. Join me on the workbench as I dive into this vintage hardware! Using my oscilloscope to diagnose chips, tracing signals, and hunting down the exact component failure. Will I save this drive? Find out in Chapter 3 of my epic quest to finally play Wasteland on my C64/128!
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C64 Longevity: Switch & Heatsink Install (A Must-Do Upgrade!)
My mission continues! To get closer to playing Wasteland on my beloved Commodore 64, it’s time for some serious upgrades! In this chapter, I’m installing a new power switch and strategically placing heatsinks to boost the C64’s longevity and reliability. It’s essential maintenance for my vintage 80s treasure! But the retro gods had other plans… a small, unexpected lightning bolt struck! What went wrong? Watch on to find out what interrupted my upgrade!
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Testing & Renovating & my Atari ST Mega 4
In this chapter we start the renovation of my new Atari ST Mega 4 by breaking it down and washing its case and floppy drive fascia. Then we move on to testing its power supply and then the moment of truth… Will it boot and will the new monitors I bought specifically for it, actually work with its unusual 15khz colour VGA signal?