Articles tagged "Hardware"
Sun SPARCstation 1
The original pizza box workstation that started it all
Osborne 1
Restoration of the first commercially successful portable computer
Sun SPARCstation 2
The workhorse of early 1990s Unix workstations
Kaypro II
Restoration of the rugged aluminum CP/M portable from 1982
Sun SPARCstation 5
The affordable powerhouse that brought SPARC to the masses
Commodore SX-64
Restoration of the first full-color portable computer
Sun SPARCstation 10
Sun's first multiprocessor desktop workstation
Compaq Portable I
Restoration of the first IBM PC compatible from 1983
Sun SPARCstation 20
The ultimate pizza box workstation
Compaq Portable II
Restoration of Compaq's 80286-based portable from 1986
Sun Ultra 1
Sun's first 64-bit desktop workstation
Sun Ultra 5
Sun's affordable entry into 64-bit desktop computing
Compaq Portable III
Restoration of Compaq's plasma display portable from 1987
IBM 5155 Portable
Restoration of IBM's portable personal computer from 1984
NeXT Color Y-Cable to VGA
Wiring diagram for building a NeXTstation Color Y-cable that splits 13W3 video to VGA and DB19 keyboard/mouse to the SoundBox
NeXT Workstation Resources
Curated reference links for restoring and modifying NeXT workstations — pinouts, keyboard protocol, parts, and vendor sources
The IBM Buckling Spring Keyboard
How the famous IBM Model F and Model M keyboards produce their iconic click-clack sound, and a look at the rare Space Saving Keyboard variant
Bi-Color LED Daughter Card for ZuluSCSI
A small daughter card that repurposes the front-panel power LED on Sun workstations to also indicate drive access, using an RGB LED and an XOR gate driven by the ZuluSCSI accessory output
ZuluSCSI Overview
ZuluSCSI is a solid-state direct replacement for a physical SCSI drive, well suited to retro computers. Performance, SD card convenience, multiple SCSI targets per board, and mounting tips
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
Macintosh SE/30 Reimagined
A Raspberry Pi and LCD panel reborn inside an original Macintosh SE/30 case, running Mini vMac for a fast, color, and lightweight classic Mac experience
Locked Out: Clearing the Firmware Password on Vintage Sun Workstations
How to bypass and clear a firmware password on Sun SPARCstations and Ultras when the timekeeper chip has lost its memory
Burning a New SPARCstation 1 PROM
How to upgrade the OpenBoot PROM on a SPARCstation 1 using a MiniPRO TL866II Plus programmer
Fixing a Corrupted TOD Clock on SunOS 4.1.4
How to recover a SunOS 4.1.4 system that won't boot after setting a modern date corrupted the time-of-day chip
Compile Time Comparisons Across Vintage and Modern Hardware
Benchmarking C++ compile times across Sun workstations, SGI machines, Raspberry Pis, and modern desktops
Replacing a Sun IPX Power Supply with a Mini ATX
How to replace a failed Sun SPARCstation IPX power supply with an inexpensive TF400 Mini ATX supply
M48T02 Timekeeper External Battery Mod
How to add an external coin cell battery to M48T02 timekeeper chips
ZuluSCSI Disk Images
Getting started with ZuluSCSI disk images for vintage workstations
Apple IIe Platinum
The final revision of Apple's legendary 8-bit computer
Macintosh Color Classic
Apple's first color compact Macintosh
The Rise and Fall of SPARCstation Clones
When Sun had competition from its own architecture
Commodore 64 Hardware Reference
Ray Carlsen's authoritative Commodore 64 technical resource
Commodore SX-64 Schematics
Complete schematic diagrams for the Commodore SX-64 portable computer
Silicon Graphics Parts Sources
Where to find parts for SGI workstation restoration
Sun Hardware Reference Guide
Technical reference for Sun workstation hardware
NCR PC4
Restoration of a 1985 IBM PC compatible
IBM PCjr
Restoration of IBM's first home computer from 1984
Retrobright: Science and Philosophy
Understanding the chemistry of yellowed plastic and the case for restoration