Retro Computing
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Retro computing is a big hobby of mine, I like to fix, alter, program and above all restore. On this page you will find links to projects and pages which relate to computing in the 80s and 90s.
General
| Restoring an Acorn A3000 computer | This article covers the restoration of an Acorn A3000 computer complete with detailed pictures and descriptions of the techniques I use to get old machines working like new. |
| A gallery of my old computer collection | Here you can see pictures and descriptions of all the retro computers I have (actually I have more but haven't taken pictures of them yet). |
| A potted history of me and my computers | A brief personal history of my computers and I |
| Information about the Valiant Turtle | A floor-roving robot made in the 1980s aimed at teaching school kids about the LOGO programming language |
| Commodore SID 6581 Datasheet | The Commodore SID 6581 Datasheet (in text and graphics with mediawiki indexing) |
Projects involving retro computers
For my projects involving retro computers please see the Projects section.
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