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The old SCSI Quantum needed a little physical help to get spinning. But even after spinning up the drive is not detected. So I guess this SE/30 is getting a BlueSCSI going forward. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh #bluescsi

Evidence of broken solder points on the Analog board. So a pass across all them is a good idea to get this SE/30 restored. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh

The SE/30 board is re-capped. Time to move on to cleaning and re-assembly. Definitely this Mac was well used. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh

Most of these caps just popped off the board. All pads look good and tested to their respective vias. So time to re-cap this SE/30 board. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh

Looks like I scored with the board in the SE/30. It is a survivor with no battery leakage and no battery damage. And other then a little fuzziness around the caps it looks good. Time to clean it up and change those caps. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh

Got a new toy in the mail today! #retrocomputing #c64 #c64u #c64ultimate #commodore

Just in time for #MARCHintosh I picked up a system I’ve been looking for a while – a Macintosh SE/30. Fingers crossed the motherboard is a survivor and not eaten away by leaking battery and caps. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac

Manufacturers of laptops back in the day really didn’t give them much of a chance with minimal plastic reinforcements to hold the screen. The pegs were completely cracked past the reinforcements. These plastic blocks should hold the screen a lot better. #retrocomputing #pc5700

Grabbing a backup of this Sharp PC-5700 while the HDD is still working in case there is any original software on it. This hard drive has a had a tough past. #retrocomputing #pc5700

Another hole in one of my classic computer keyboards filled. My Commodore CBM now has a proper Shift Lock key. #retrocomputing #commodore #commodorepet #commodoreCBM

Gotek assembled and installed. CPC6128 buttoned up and cleaned up. And I got a proper SCART cable and converter. Time to explore this machine. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

SUCCESS!! One dead memory chip and a dodgy socket for the PAL replaced and this CPC 6128 looks to be all fixed. All tests good and program loads from tape still work. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

IT’S ALIVE! I used the jumper trick to bypass the PAL and hardcode only the first 64k and the machine works. I was even able to read some programs from tape. So this basically means I have a failure in the upper memory or the PAL. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

I figured since the CPC 6128 output is RGB the easiest way to get video out for now is a VGA cable. So wired one up. Unfortunately first power on and I get a grey screen. So the system is outputting something. Let the diagnostics fun begin. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

Exterior inspection of this Schneider CPC 6128 looks good. Very clean and no signs of wear. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

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Wow! Surprising local pickup – a Schneider branded CPC 6128. I know very little about these computers. Looks like I’m learning some German for this one. Now to figure out how to power it and get video out. Time to watch some Youtube videos. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

My Apple III is complete! I wasn’t sure I was ever going to find a 9 key for it. But the gaping hole is now plugged. Combined with a proper Monitor III it’s looking good. #retrocomputing #apple #appleiii #apple3

Series of pictures took on Sunday during #VCF #Montreal

BBS'ing on a Hyperion like it's 1983 at VCF Montreal #retrocomputing #vcfmontreal #hyperion

Setup for VCF Montreal #retrocomputing #vcfmontreal

NABUs are prepped and ready to join Leo’s NABUs at VCF Montreal for some networked retro gaming. # retrocomputing #VCFMTL #VCF #vcfmontreal

Unpacking a NABU computer like it’s 1983. Check to see all is good for VCF Montreal. #retrocomputing #nabu #nabupc #nabuca #nabunetwork #vcfmontreal

Never been so nervous re-assembling a keyboard then this Amiga 4000 keyboard with these little rubber cups. What a crazy design. #retrocomputing #amiga #amiga4000 #commodore

UGH! The power supply on the STM5500 decided to die. Clicking of protection. Was fine a month ago. And just before VCF Montreal. The joys of old retro computers. #retrocomputing #stm5500

Cleaning another keyboard – this time the one for the Amiga 4000. These are tough keys to pull. #retrocomputing #amiga #amiga4000 #commodore

A little re-cap work on the Amiga 4000 CPU card. Careful scrubbing of the pads and they came clean and accepted some new solder for the new caps. And I figured the 4000 could use a boost with the addition of a 68882. #retrocomputing #amiga #amiga4000 #commodore

Just before the buzzer #retrocomputng #C64Ultimate #Commodore

Inspection continues on the 4000. The caps on the board look good but on the CPU card – Oh Boy! And something fishy happened on one corner of the CPU. #retrocomputing #amiga #amiga4000 #commodore

Oh Boy! Looks like this was a just in time rescue. The battery corrosion is creeping but not too bad. A little vinegar and it’s looking like it’ll clean up. Fingers crossed. #retrocomputing #amiga #amiga4000

Good news the Amiga 4000 is not an empty box. But it is dirty – YUCK! Smoker. #retrocomputing #amiga #amiga4000

WOW! Early Christmas for me. A pickup from the dream list - an Amiga 4000! I never thought I’d have one of these in the collection or at a price within my budget. I’m floored this is now mine. Hopefully no nasty surprises inside. #retrocomputing #amiga #amiga4000

Well this Mackintosh U-2200 is all fixed up and restored. This rare piece of Canadian history is ready for VCF Montreal. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron #vcfmontreal

Unfortunately missing from this U-2200 is the original 80 col card (U-2063-2). But the ROMs are online and I was able to burn them and use them on this clone card. The system has an auto-switch function. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

Quiet evening repopulating a freshly cleaned keyboard. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

Key soup #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

You’d think this is an XT keyboard – but it’s not. The speaker, extra direction and Reset keys are a giveaway. This is the optional KB-2200 (U-2235) for the U-2200 computer. If you’re going to use the computer mainly for CPM I guess this layout makes more sense. #retrocomputing #mackintosh

Next is the mess with the epoxied in keyboard port repair. Ouf! This is rough. But oddly the person decided to put electrical tape under the epoxy. Maybe they were planning to eventually pull it off. It came out pretty clean. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

Time to tackle that mess of a keyboard repair on the U-2200. Thankfully the damage is not too severe. A couple of burnt pads but all looks good both side. I’m also happy I managed to track down a port which matches the original almost exactly. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

There’s the little daughterboard that turns this from an innocent Z80 CPN machine, which just happens to have Apple II compatible drive controller, slots, and video, to an illegal Apple II clone. Sealed the faith of Mackintosh Computers. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

Looks like we have a Unitron U2200-4 board with both the 6502 and Z80 processors. Weird did they have another board in mind or another case? The slots don’t line up with the back slots. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

Ouf! What is this repair. Seems the keyboard port was repaired and epoxied to the front of the case – YUCK! And we have some sort of joystick port wired to a RJ45 port on the front. That’s a new one. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

This time around the second Apple II clone Mackintosh sold. The re-badged Unitron U-2200. Advertised as a Z80 CPM machine that just so happened to also have a 6502, Apple Drive controller, Slots, & video. Pretty basic case. No screws #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

More Mackintosh shenanigans on the bench. #retrocomputing #mackintosh #appleii #unitron

Next clone looked like XT/286 system – but looks like someone crammed in a K6-2. What is this? Someone’s sleeper PC from back in the day. All this and not a new case? #retrocomputing #pcclone

This Pentium 166 clone is all fixed up. Nothing too special found in this pickup. Not sure I need another Pentium clone so the case might go towards another project. #retrocomputing #pcclones #pentium

A little surgery on the Dallas chip and the message is gone and BIOS settings can now be saved again. #retrocomputing #pcclones #pentium

Re-assembled and first power on this old Pentium clone and it’s alive. Oddly set to 100Mhz but couple of dips later and we’re at 166. No surprise the Dallas is dead. It still has a funky Windows 98 install. #retrocomputing #pcclones #pentium