Restorations of vintage personal computers from the 1980s and early 1990s, including Commodore 64s, IBM PCjrs, and other home and office machines. Each article covers the hardware, repairs, and the software that made these systems useful.
Personal Computers
Restorations of vintage personal computers including Commodore, IBM, and NCR systems
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Commodore 64
A 1983 breadbin, a roll of solder braid, a dead-test cartridge, and the restoration that started everything
Macintosh SE/30
The Macintosh SE/30 odyssey: two machines, one jig, a dead logic board, a fresh set of caps, and a brand-new power supply
Apple IIe Platinum
The final revision of Apple's legendary 8-bit computer
Macintosh Color Classic
Apple's first color compact Macintosh
NCR PC4
An award-winning 1985 all-in-one PC compatible whose keyboard fault, after an exploded motherboard cap, traced back to a single bad shift register
IBM PCjr
IBM's failed 1984 home machine, made actually usable by the jr-IDE sidecar that adds 1 MB SRAM, an RTC, and IDE storage