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…
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My Tech History CH08: 1992 – The Apple Quadra 700 Server
In 1992 I was in college, learning Graphic Design and I discovered Photoshop on my colleges Quadra 700. This was the first 24-bit colour machine I used, and it was a 68040 machine. It ran like a greased whippet. Heady tech times!
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My Tech History CH07: 1991 – The Amiga 1500 Micro
Continuing my personal computing/console history :- In this chapter we look at an unexpected event in 1991 that lead to me getting my hands on a big box Amiga 1500, and over the next two years or so I had a blast, expanding it with, learning more about 3D, dabbling in Multimedia and adding a card to emulate an Apple Macintosh. These were peak retro tech fun times!
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My Tech History CH06: 1987 – The Amiga 500 Micro
The Amiga was my first ‘serious” computer, where I dabbled with 3D for the first time. But, it was also a gaming powerhouse, and a wonderful machine to own back in the day. Here we take a look at why I had to skip the Amiga 1000 and only join the party with the release of the Amiga 500 in October 1987.
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My Tech History CH05: 1983 – The Commodore 64 Micro
In 1983 the mighty Commodore 64 finally made it to the UK, I was still having a lot of fun on my Dragon 32. So what was it that gave me the push to move to the machine, that went on to define the decade.
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My Tech History CH04: 1982 – The Dragon 32 Micro
In this chapter we look at my first ever micro computer, the dragon 32. This machine has a personal connection to me, as it was built in my home town. Its a cousin of the Tandy Color Computer, meaning it had a fantastic range of arcade ports straight at launch.