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Scratch Built Amiga 2000 Stacks up the Mods
Scratch Built Amiga 2000 Stacks up the Mods
HW & SW Retrocomputing 

Scratch Built Amiga 2000 Stacks up the Mods

March 8, 2023 Tom Nardi 21 Views3D printed parts, amiga 2000, Drygol, recreation 3 min read

Around these parts, we most often associate [Drygol] with his incredible ability to bring damaged or even destroyed vintage computers back to life with a seemingly endless bag of repair

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TRS-80 Model 100 Inspires Cool Cyberdeck Build, 40 Years Down the Line
TRS-80 Model 100 Inspires Cool Cyberdeck Build, 40 Years Down the Line
Cyberdecks HW & SW Retrocomputing 

TRS-80 Model 100 Inspires Cool Cyberdeck Build, 40 Years Down the Line

March 4, 2023 Dan Maloney 27 Viewscyberdeck, laptop, model 100, radxa, trs-80 1 min read

The TRS-80 Model 100 was a strange beast. When it debuted in 1983, it resembled nothing that was available at the time, and filled a gap between desktop computers and

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MCM/70 Replica Embodies Proud Canadian Heritage
MCM/70 Replica Embodies Proud Canadian Heritage
HW & SW Retrocomputing 

MCM/70 Replica Embodies Proud Canadian Heritage

February 4, 2023 Chris Wilkinson 62 ViewsMCM/70, retrocomputing, vintage computer 2 min read

When a vintage computer is all but unobtanium, software emulation is often all that remains. Unless you are [Michael Gardi], who saw an opportunity to reproduce Canada’s home-grown MCM/70 microcomputer

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From a 6502 Breadboard Computer to Lode Runner and Beyond
From a 6502 Breadboard Computer to Lode Runner and Beyond
HW & SW Retrocomputing 

From a 6502 Breadboard Computer to Lode Runner and Beyond

January 17, 2023 Dan Maloney 62 Views6502, 6551, emulator, Lode Runner, Raspberry Pi Pico, vga, video 1 min read

As disruptive and generally unpleasant as the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 were, they often ended up being a catalyst for significant personal growth. That was often literal growth, thanks to

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Building a Sinclair ZX81 in 2022 With All New Parts
Building a Sinclair ZX81 in 2022 With All New Parts
HW & SW Retrocomputing 

Building a Sinclair ZX81 in 2022 With All New Parts

November 10, 2022 Jenny List 111 Viewssinclair, sinclair zx81, zx81 1 min read

As the supply of genuine retrocomputers dwindles and their prices skyrocket, enthusiasts are turning their eyes in other directions to satisfy their need for 8-bit pixelated goodness. Some take the

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Z80 Single-Board Computer Looks Like It Could Have Been a Killer Product
Z80 Single-Board Computer Looks Like It Could Have Been a Killer Product
HW & SW Retrocomputing 

Z80 Single-Board Computer Looks Like It Could Have Been a Killer Product

August 20, 2022 Dan Maloney 166 Viewscpld, retrocomputing, vga, z80, zilog 1 min read

Most retrocomputer builds seem to focus on either restoring old machines or rebuilding them from scratch. Either way, the goal is to get as close as possible to the original

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The GameTank is the Latest and Greatest 8-bit Game Console
The GameTank is the Latest and Greatest 8-bit Game Console
Games HW & SW Retrocomputing 

The GameTank is the Latest and Greatest 8-bit Game Console

August 2, 2022 Robin Kearey 162 Views6502, emulator, game console 2 min read

The NES, Atari 2600, the Apple II, the Commodore 64 and the TurboGrafx-16 are just some of the many game consoles and home computers built around the 6502 CPU. And

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Striping a Disk Drive the 1970 Way
Striping a Disk Drive the 1970 Way
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Striping a Disk Drive the 1970 Way

May 16, 2022 Al Williams 173 Viewsibm, mainframe, retrocomputing 4 min read

These days, mass storage for computers is pretty simple. It either uses a rotating disk or else it is solid state. There are a few holdouts using tape, too, but

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Introducing The Universal Atari Keyboard Case
Introducing The Universal Atari Keyboard Case
HW & SW Retrocomputing 

Introducing The Universal Atari Keyboard Case

March 10, 2022 Lewin Day 179 Viewsatari, atari st, keyboard 1 min read

[10p6] wondered what it would be like if Atari had used a standardized keyboard across its 16-bit and 32-bit computer lines in 1985. Imagination is fun, but building things is

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Don’t Miss the VCF Indoor Swap Meet This Weekend
Don’t Miss the VCF Indoor Swap Meet This Weekend
HW & SW Retrocomputing 

Don’t Miss the VCF Indoor Swap Meet This Weekend

February 24, 2022 Tom Nardi 184 Viewsswap meet, VCF, VCF East 2 min read

We don’t need to tell you that these last couple of years have been a real drag for in-person events. But at long last, after a bit of a false

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