Retro Computers – Page 2

Atari 800XL (pt2)

The Atari 800XL has two main custom chips, the GTIA and the ANTIC, both of which are getting harder to[…]

I have a real love of all things Atari, don’t know why, I never owned one as a kid. I[…]

From the factory, the Spectrum +2 has several issues with the video output that are well documented in this Byte[…]

Continuing to add to my collection of Atari 2600 consoles, I couldn’t resist this one when I saw it on[…]

Fixing an ZX Spectrum +2 (grey) with a RAM and keyboard fault.

With the BBC up and running the final task was a thorough cleaning. Nothing unusual to report here just the[…]

Mainboard capacitors After completely recapping the power supply I decided to change the electrolytic caps on the main board, there[…]

With the Beeb working I couldn’t help but want to play some games (even before the big clean). There are[…]

I have fond memories of the BBC micro. I started programming on the ZX spectrum, but it was the BBC[…]

I like to have a display attached to my workbench to test the retro computers and consoles that I am[…]