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Vintage Computing: Saving data to an audio device

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021

6 mins read

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="664"] Early storage medium. Good for one or two programs per side.[/caption] Back when the early days of personal computing, you did your work on your computer…

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Aloha to a Hawaiian TRS-80 Model 100

May 7, 2021June 20, 2021

1 min read

Well, finally got a chunk of free time to get back to my 'Model 100 school'. My goal is to learn about these m100s through hands-on learning. A new friend…

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NEC PC-8201a Adventures – Part Three: Getting Rid of the Dirty

April 5, 2021June 20, 2021

6 mins read

Welcome back to part three of my restoration and adventures with an NEC PC-8201a vintage computer circa. 1983. Let's get to it! Stripping Down It's actually not that grungy to…

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NEC PC-8201a Adventures — Part One: It’s here, now what?

February 5, 2021June 20, 2021

3 mins read

Back in the early-to-mid '80s, personal computing was finding it's way. Desktop computers were becoming more visible in smaller businesses, but the work of computing still had to be done…

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Instructable: Arduino Keyboard Joystick Extender Box and Sound Controller Thing Using Deej

January 23, 2021June 20, 2021