Earlier in 2025, I bought my first IBM PC, a 1983 5160 (XT) with matching monochrome IBM 5151 CRT display and IBM Model F keyboard. I’ve been wanting to get hold of an IBM PC for a while now, as it’s an interesting piece of history, and I’ve enjoyed several videos from Adrian’s Digital BasementContinue reading “1983 IBM 5151 Personal Computer Display Restoration & Modifications”
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1983 IBM PC 5160 (XT) Power Supply Rebuild & Modifications
A few weeks ago, I bought my first IBM PC, a 1983 5160 (XT) with matching monochrome IBM 5151 CRT display and IBM Model F keyboard. I’ve been wanting to get hold of an IBM PC for a while now, as it’s an interesting piece of history, and I’ve enjoyed several videos from Adrian’s DigitalContinue reading “1983 IBM PC 5160 (XT) Power Supply Rebuild & Modifications”
Farewell to 2024!
As the year 2024 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 2024 a great year. I’m sending all of my best wishes to you and yourContinue reading “Farewell to 2024!”
1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Restoration & Modifications
I recently bought my first Super Nintendo Entertainment System from a vintage toys and games market in Houghton-Le-Spring, as I’d been after one for a while. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The console introduced advanced graphics and soundContinue reading “1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Restoration & Modifications”
1958 Marconi T69DA Vacuum Tube Radio Restoration
A couple of months ago, I bought a vintage 1958 Marconi T69DA tube AM/FM radio set in an antique shop in Marske-by-the-Sea, Vintage by the Sea. The T69DA was in good physical shape, however it was in unknown operating condition. The T69DA is a reasonably simple mains-powered six-tube superheterodyne radio receiver, with a channel switchContinue reading “1958 Marconi T69DA Vacuum Tube Radio Restoration”
1974 Texas Instruments TI-2500 Datamath Calculator Repair & Lithium Battery Upgrade
A few months ago, I bought a bundle of a few very nice vintage calculators on eBay, including a 1974 Texas Instruments TI-2500 “Datamath” – this was in good physical condition but was untested and sold-as-seen. The Texas Instruments TI-2500 Datamath was a professional pocket calculator from 1972 with an early LED display and aContinue reading “1974 Texas Instruments TI-2500 Datamath Calculator Repair & Lithium Battery Upgrade”
2003 Microsoft Xbox (Original) Upgrades – OpenXenium, 1TB SSD, 128MB RAM, and XboxHD+
I bought a non-working 2003 Microsoft Xbox a couple of years ago, which I fixed at the time (as discussed in another blog post). After a while of using it stock, I wanted to do some modifications to bring it a bit further into the 21st century, including: I also wanted to perform some preventativeContinue reading “2003 Microsoft Xbox (Original) Upgrades – OpenXenium, 1TB SSD, 128MB RAM, and XboxHD+”
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”
1992 SEGA Master System II 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 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”
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”