Retro

Amiga 500 Restauration, Part 2
My Amiga 500 restauration progresses. It got new capacitors, HDMI output, a new PSU, and a new disk drive already.
Amiga 4000 Restauration, Part 1
It's time for restauring my Amiga 4000. Once my pride and joy, it decayed to a sad state over the years. A badly yellowed case, leaked battery lye, there's a lot to do.
Amiga 500 Restauration, Part 1
I'm going to restore my old Amiga 500. First let's check the current state, after 30 years in a storage box.
Reading Amiga Harddisks with Linux
How to salvage your data from old Amiga harddisks with Linux
Multiplication on a Z80 processor
8-bit processors like the Z80 could only add and subtract numbers. So how were numbers multiplied?
Restauring an old iRiver iHP-120, Part 2
In the first part, we have replaced the old Li-Po battery by a new one. In this part, we will replace the …
Restauring an old iRiver iHP-120, Part 1
In a time before smartphones, people used so called “digital music players” for portable music. One …
R Tape loading error, Part 2
Find out what's stored on #ZXSpectrum tapes, in this second part.
R Tape loading error
Have you ever wondered how 1980's computers like #ZXSpectrum stored data on tape? Read here how...
Z80 Disassembler
How to write a Z80 disassembler in one afternoon...
Reviving a Sony CDP-991, Part 5
The player is playing again. Time for some final cleanings.
Reviving a Sony CDP-991, Part 4
The CD player finally plays music again, but still has trouble with the higher tracks.