Collaborate Disseminate
Although technology keeps advancing every year, safety-critical systems in factories and power plants typically stay with the technology that was available when they were built, in the spirit of “don’t …read more Continue reading Ancient Nuclear Plant Computer Finds New Home In Bletchley Museum
We think of digital displays as something you see on relatively modern gear. But some old gear had things like nixies or numitrons to get cool-looking retro digital displays. The …read more Continue reading Frequency Counter Restoration Impeded by Kittens
When Datamedia announced their new DT80 terminal as a VT100 killer back in 1979, they were so confident of its reliability, they threw in a full one-year warranty. Now, decades …read more Continue reading Re-reclaimed From Nature: Resurrecting a DT80 Terminal
Restoring vintage electronics is a difficult hobby to tackle. Even the most practical builds often have to use some form of modern technology to work properly, or many different versions …read more Continue reading Tiny Arcade Uses Tiny CRT
[D. Scott Williamson] paid $5 for a Roland JV-30 synthesizer at a garage sale. Score! There was only one catch: it didn’t work and didn’t include the power supply. Luckily, …read more Continue reading Restoring $5 Busted Synthesizer Made Easy, Thanks to Thermal
When fully-3D video games started arriving in the early 90s, some companies were more prepared for the change than others. Indeed, it would take nearly a decade of experimentation before …read more Continue reading Reverse-Engineering Forgotten Konami Arcade Hardware
It’s true that this TRS-80 Model 4P “luggable” was in better shape than many of the vintage machines that pass through the hands of [Drygol], but that doesn’t make the …read more Continue reading TRS-80 Luggable Gets Fresh Face, New Gear
[Stephen] writes to us about an LCD repair tool he has created. We’ve all seen old devices with monochrome LCDs connected by thin film, where connections between the PCB and …read more Continue reading World’s Smallest Hair Straightener For Fixing Old LCD Ribbons
About a month ago, [Unexpected Maker] finished their TinyS3, an ESP32-S3 development board. Since the chip supports both true USB and Bluetooth, [deʃhipu] wondered how well it would work in …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Really Tall Keycaps
Over on Retro Recipe’s YouTube channel, [Perifractic] has been busy restoring an old promotional video of how Commodore computers were made back in 1984 (video below the break). He cleaned up …read more Continue reading Commodore Promotional Film from 1984 Enhanced