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Spectrum+ with bad RAM and M1 line

The Spectrum+ is my preferred model (until I get a toast-rack), it’s keyboard is still bad, but not as bad[…]

The Atari STFM I have been working on has TOS 1.02 installed on two ROMS and I wanted to upgrade[…]

I recently purchased an Atari 1029 printer to add to my growing collection of Atari computers and peripherals. The eBay[…]

After upgrading the memory in my previous blog the final step was to install a gotek floppy emulator. I’ll write[…]

For many, the world of retro computers holds a special allure. The vintage computer technology, with its classic design and[…]

With 2 new working Atari ST 520 FMs, see previous blog, I decided to upgrade the RAM to 1024K from[…]

Growing up with the Spectrum I didn’t know anyone with an Atari St or Amiga. I was aware of them,[…]

I started coding with ZX Spectrum at the age of 12, so it wasn’t difficult to choose what I would[…]

The first job was to give the tape deck a thorough clean and change the drive bands. Nothing really to[…]

With a working Atari 800 XL I wanted a matching tape deck (not that I would probably use it very[…]