Welcome to Adam’s Vintage Computer Restorations.
My name is Adam Wilson. I’m an electronics engineer, and for the past few years I’ve been collecting, repairing, and restoring vintage computers and other electronics in my spare time.
I’ve created this website to document my repairs and restorations in an accessible manner for anyone who may be interested.
Latest from the Blog
1990 Apple Macintosh SE/30 Repair & Restoration
Way back in 2023, I bought my first Apple Macintosh SE/30, to go alongside my 1986 Mac Plus, 1991 Mac Classic I, and 1993 Mac Classic II. This was in unknown condition and bought sold-as-seen on eBay, requiring at least service and probably repair – it came with its matching MO116 ADB keyboard and G5431…
1984 Seiko Talking Watch A965-4000 Repair & Restoration
For Christmas 2025, my wife bought me a lovely 1984 Seiko A965-4000 “talking watch”, which had been sold-as-seen on eBay as non-working for spares/repairs. She likes getting me non-working stuff for presents because you can get a lot more for your money and the repairs keep me entertained. When it arrived, sure enough it didn’t…
1999 Gateway GP7-500 PC & EV700 CRT Display Repair & Restoration
Early last year, I bought a very nice 1999 Gateway GP7-500 PC and matching EV700 17″ VGA CRT display from someone fairly local who got in touch with me via my website. This had been plugged in on a desk in his loft since he got it back in 1999 along with the rest of…
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