My lovely wife kindly bought me six vintage games consoles for Christmas 2023, all in unknown or non-working condition, including my first SEGA Master System II. The SEGA Master System II is as a cost-reduced version of the original Master System, with several components removed to reduce cost: the Sega Card slot (used for flatContinue reading “1992 SEGA Master System II Restoration & Modification”
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1992 SEGA Game Gear Repair, Restoration, & Modification
My lovely wife kindly bought me six vintage games consoles for Christmas 2023, all in unknown or non-working condition, including my first SEGA Game Gear. The SEGA Game Gear is an 8-bit fourth-generation handheld game console, which primarily competed with Nintendo’s Game Boy, the Atari Lynx, and NEC’s TurboExpress. It shares much of its hardwareContinue reading “1992 SEGA Game Gear Repair, Restoration, & Modification”
Farewell to 2023!
As the year 2023 draws to a close, I wanted to thank all of you – viewers, subscribers, supporters, and those who have bought anything from me, had anything repaired/serviced by me, or donated/sold anything to me – for making 2023 a great year. I’m sending all of my best wishes to you and yourContinue reading “Farewell to 2023!”
1958 Ever Ready “Sky Countess” Vacuum Tube Radio Repair & Restoration
A couple of months ago, I bought a vintage 1958 Ever Ready “Sky Countess” vacuum tube AM radio set in an antique shop in Norton, Bailey’s Vintage Supplies. The “Sky Countess” is a portable battery-powered four-tube superheterodyne radio receiver, with a channel switch (AM medium-wave and AM long-wave) and internal AM antenna. Battery-powered tube radiosContinue reading “1958 Ever Ready “Sky Countess” Vacuum Tube Radio Repair & Restoration”
Festival of Thrift Repair Café (23-09-2023)
On Saturday 23rd September 2023, I volunteered at a repair café in Billingham Library, which was hosted by Newcastle “Fix it Café” as part of the 2023 “Festival of Thrift“. I volunteered as support alongside several other members of Climate Action Stokesley & Villages (CASaV), a group who aim to help communities in Stokesley andContinue reading “Festival of Thrift Repair Café (23-09-2023)”
Stokesley & Villages Repair Café (12-08-2023)
On Saturday 12th August, I volunteered at a repair café in Stokesley Globe Community Library, which was hosted by Climate Action Stokesley & Villages (CASaV), a group who aim to help communities in Stokesley and the surrounding villages to take action on climate change by supporting and developing local initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and/orContinue reading “Stokesley & Villages Repair Café (12-08-2023)”
1993 Apple Macintosh Classic II Repair & Restoration
I recently got my hands my first compact Apple Macintoshes, a bundle comprising one 1991 Macintosh Classic I and two 1993 Macintosh Classic IIs, all of which were in unknown non-working condition and required repair. The Macintosh Classic II (also sold as the Performa 200) is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. Like the Macintosh SE/30, theContinue reading “1993 Apple Macintosh Classic II Repair & Restoration”
1991 Apple Macintosh Classic I Repair & Restoration
I recently got my hands my first compact Apple Macintoshes, a bundle comprising one 1991 Macintosh Classic I and two 1993 Macintosh Classic IIs, all of which were in unknown non-working condition and required repair. The Macintosh Classic was a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. It was the first Macintosh to sell for less than $1,000. ProductionContinue reading “1991 Apple Macintosh Classic I Repair & Restoration”
1980s Pioneer SPR-30 Solar-Powered AM Radio Repair
A couple of weeks ago, I spent the bank holiday at two car boots sales – one at Stokesley Showground and one at Thirsk – and ended up buying quite a few nice pieces of kit. Amongst my purchases was a quirky AM radio, a Pioneer SPR-30 – I struggled to find anything about thisContinue reading “1980s Pioneer SPR-30 Solar-Powered AM Radio Repair”
1992 Amstrad NC100 Notepad Computer Repair
A couple of weeks ago, I spent the bank holiday at two car boots sales – one at Stokesley Showground and one at Thirsk – and ended up buying quite a few nice pieces of kit. Amongst my purchases was a 1992 Amstrad NC100 notepad computer and its original carry case. This was in reasonableContinue reading “1992 Amstrad NC100 Notepad Computer Repair”