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Tag Archives: Repair

Fixing a Poorly Commodore 64 (Intro)

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A few months ago at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, after a chance conversation online, a friend from church offered me a Commodore 64 that he’d owned from new. It was untested, and he was happy to donate it for me to play with. I snapped his hand off right away, and a few days later was the proud owner of a Commodore 64. It was the earlier ‘bread-bin’ style, a contemporary design that …

BBC Master 128 Restoration

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I’ve been donated a couple of BBC Micros from a friend who is in the process of clearing out his late uncle’s house. The first, a BBC Model B, is in need of significant repair – I tested it after recapping the power supply and got the dreaded beep of death and no video. The second, a BBC Master 128, is in much better condition. Cosmetics The machine had been used in a special needs …

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