Earlier in 2024, I bought a large lot of very interesting vintage electronics – including test gear, computers, and audio equipment – which belonged to a local electronics engineer, who had sadly passed away quite recently, and whose family wanted it to go to a good home. Among this was a very nice Acorn ArchimedesContinue reading “1992 Acorn Archimedes 3010 Repair & Restoration”
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1992 Acorn A4 Laptop Repair, Restoration, & Modifications
A friend of mine who I’ve done several repairs for in the past recently trusted me with a rather rare, and very poorly, Acorn A4 laptop. The A4 was an early laptop and the only one that Acorn ever made – it was effectively an Archimedes 5000 squashed into a portable case, including an 1800mAhContinue reading “1992 Acorn A4 Laptop Repair, Restoration, & Modifications”
1995 SEGA Saturn Repair & Restoration
My lovely wife kindly bought me six vintage games consoles for Christmas 2023, all in unknown or non-working condition, including my first SEGA Saturn. The Saturn is a fifth-generation home video game console developed by SEGA, the successor to the Mega Drive. The Saturn has a dual-CPU architecture and eight processors. Its games are inContinue reading “1995 SEGA Saturn Repair & Restoration”
Acorn Archimedes 3000 Repair & Restoration
I recently acquired my first Acorn Archimedes 3000, yet another vintage computer to add to my collection. The machine was in very good condition and came with several accessories and its original box, as well as a matching Acorn AKF-17 CRT display, however it was bought sold-as-seen. The Acorn Archimedes 3000, or A3000, was released in May 1989Continue reading “Acorn Archimedes 3000 Repair & Restoration”
Amiga 1200 Restoration & Upgrades
I’ve been slowly but surely branching out into Amigas from Commodore’s 8-bit range of computers, and as such I recently got my hands on my first Commodore Amiga 1200. The A1200 is a 32-bit computer from the 1990s, and is effectively a more capable version of the A600, featuring a 14MHz 68020 CPU (as opposedContinue reading “Amiga 1200 Restoration & Upgrades”