
Welcome to my website.
My name is Adam Wilson. I’m an embedded electronics engineer by trade, and for the past few years I’ve been collecting, repairing, and restoring vintage computers in my spare time.
I’ve finally got around to creating my own website, in order to document all of my repairs and restorations in an accessible fashion for anyone who may be interested.
Latest from the Blog

1974 Sinclair Scientific Calculator Repair & Restoration
I recently acquired a Sinclair Scientific calculator from 1974, alongside a large bundle of vintage computers – this was an unexpected (but very welcome) surprise and is in fact my first vintage calculator, though it is basically a pocket computer, so it is certainly in keeping with the rest of my collection. The calculator wasContinue reading “1974 Sinclair Scientific Calculator Repair & Restoration”

Serial & Parallel Port Loopback Adaptors for the Commodore Amiga
I like to test all of the machines that I restore as thoroughly as possible, because thorough testing is necessary to verify correct operation – electronic devices are complex systems with lots of functionality and components, so just because something looks like it works (i.e. it boots), that doesn’t necessarily mean that it works properly.Continue reading “Serial & Parallel Port Loopback Adaptors for the Commodore Amiga”

Microsoft Xbox (Original) Repair & Restoration
I recently picked up an original Xbox, boxed with accessories, and in good condition. I never actually owned one of these myself back in the day, but a lot of my friends did, so it brings back a lot of memories for me, and I was looking forward to trying it out. The Xbox wasContinue reading “Microsoft Xbox (Original) Repair & Restoration”
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