EDIT: See the new final paragraph for some updates. When I got the Amiga 2000, the initial fault reported was “Dead Power Supply”, but as it had been in storage for a long time, I suspected a secondary fault of “Battery damage” may have joined the original fault. The Amiga 2000 has an onboard rechargeableContinue reading “Fixing the Amiga 2000 (Part 1)”
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Another Amiga
Yes, you read that right. I just got another computer. Yes I know what I said about peripherals. The TF1260 counts as a peripheral and I hope to be ordering more in the next few days. Meanwhile, I got offered this so how could I say no? Thanks to Stewart Greenhill for his prized Amiga!Continue reading “Another Amiga”
Shaving Amiga Yaks
So last night there was a Perth Amiga Users Group catchup I attended, which was awesome fun. I, er, may have gone a little insane in all the excitement. See, I bought something. Something terrifying and powerful and… No, not the one ring! It’s called a TerribleFire TF1260 and it’s a VERY fast, VERY powerfulContinue reading “Shaving Amiga Yaks”
The Collection (As of 27/04/2021)
A quick document of what equipment I have, and what status it’s in, as of today. Monitors 2 x SVideo capable flatscreen monitos. Both support Composite, VGA, Component and SVideo. I use these for a lot of my older 8 Bit systems. They’re generic off brand. ACER-V226HQL. These are capable of syncing right down toContinue reading “The Collection (As of 27/04/2021)”
Plotting out the upgrades
As 2021 is “the year of the peripheral” for me, I thought I’d put down my Month by Month plan for upgrades. January RAMIIgs (Apple IIgs, already fitted) February Z80 Card for Apple II (Apple IIe, second hand, on it’s way) March DDI 5 (Amstrad CPC 464. Sorry Greg!) April Nothing. I’ll be at SwanConContinue reading “Plotting out the upgrades”
I declare 2021 the “Year of the Peripheral”
With a CPC 464 wending it’s way to me, and (hopefully) in the new year, my BBC Master and Atari 800xl arriving, I find myself in the strange position of having “enough” retro computers for now. No, I don’t have a TRS/80, a CoCo or a Ti 99/4a. I can live without for now. IContinue reading “I declare 2021 the “Year of the Peripheral””
The Collection (As of 08/10/2020)
A quick document of what equipment I have, and what status it’s in, as of today. Computers 8 Bit Commodore Vic 20, with a smattering of cartridges. Commodore 64c x 3. 2 working, one needs work. JiffyDOS, Floppy disks, Cartridge emulator, FDD emulator, Printers. Commodore SX64, DEAD. Needs the PSU rebuilt. Commodore 128D, Internal FDDContinue reading “The Collection (As of 08/10/2020)”
The current Wish List
Here’s a list of all the things I “want”.This does not include my two systems stuck overseas. Thanks Covid. The Immediate Future These are the things I’m actively searching for to buy as they become available. I’m not going to go silly on them. (I’m looking at you, $1,000 Microbee!) Amstrad CPC 6128 or 464:Continue reading “The current Wish List”
Retrocomputing News (Repost)
(Originally posted on LinkedIn Feb. 6th, 2020) Well, I continue to collect old computers and consoles. It’s a fun hobby and exercises skills I don’t get to use at work as much any more. The pleasure of starting with a beat up old system and getting it working properly is a real buzz, and letsContinue reading “Retrocomputing News (Repost)”
More retro goodness (Repost)
(Originally posted on Dreamwidth Dec. 7th, 2018) Well, let’s see. I’m a LOT better at all this stuff. I have the A1200 booting, and more! It has: A proper LCD monitor that supports the wonky frequencies the Amiga uses (15KHz vertical refresh). An SD to HDD adapter, with an 8GB SD card in there pretendingContinue reading “More retro goodness (Repost)”
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