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January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

What is a TypeStore? Well… if you would have done a Google search before this blog initially got posted and got picked up by search engines, you’d be very hard-pressed …

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TRS-80 / Vintage Computers

Workshop Weekend

January 10, 2022January 11, 2022 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

I was attending a repair workshop this weekend along with other vintage computer aficionados. These (paid) workshops are typically to provide working space for those who need an area to …

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Workbench 3.0
Amiga / Vintage Computers

Installing a Large SSD Drive in a Stock Amiga 1200

February 28, 2021March 4, 2021 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

This project started as a need to come up with a solution for my Amiga 1200 that recently suffered floppy disk failure. Although I am able to attach an external …

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Greaseweazle setup
Vintage Computers

Archiving Flux

August 20, 2020December 4, 2020 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

For quite some time, I was buying devices to allow me to archive the over 1000 floppy disks I have acquired over the decades when collecting vintage computer systems. I …

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MOBIDIC Operator
Nostalgia / Other / Retrochallenges

Retrochallenge R̶C̶2̶0̶1̶8̶/̶0̶9̶ R̶C̶2̶0̶1̶9̶/̶1̶0̶ RC2020/04

April 30, 2020December 4, 2020 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

Update (again) – 30 APR 2020: I’m, again, back at it. Something mysteriously fell through with the operation of the RC2019/10 Retrochallenge. The entire contest just went stale with no …

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Heathkit GC-1107 kit
Games / Nostalgia / Radios / Vintage Computers / Vintage Electronics

Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 16 – 20

December 16, 2019December 21, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

We’re past the halfway point on this Wishlist series. I know it’s bringing back a flood of memories for me. How about you? Do you now suddenly feel the urge …

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Coleco Head-to-Head Football
Calculators / LED / Nostalgia / Old Calculators / TRS-80 / Vintage Electronics / Watches

Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 11 – 15

December 11, 2019December 21, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

Ten days in this series so far. Did any of the things I have posted ever show up on your former wishlists, or even better, show up as a gift …

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Kaypro 10 after blowing a RIFA cap
Hobby Electronics / Vintage Computers

Workshop Weekend

November 11, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

As a member of the Vintage Computer Federation (VCF), Mid-Atlantic Chapter, I regularly attend their scheduled Workshop Weekends, where members go to work on broken electronics (mainly, but not limited …

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Commodore / Vintage Computers

Data Transfer Between Two Commodore 64s

July 24, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

In a previous article, I introduced a hardware and software technique that allows for active data transfer from one Commodore 64 to another via a custom User Port cable connecting …

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C64 Transfer Cable
Commodore / Vintage Computers

Behind the Scenes – C64 Cross Assembling

June 20, 2019 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

I promised, both on this website and at VCFEast XII that I would release the details of the hardware and software involved in the “cross compiling” of Assembly language software …

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