The Data I/O 29 series is a vintage line of high end EPROM programmers, which had various programming pack options including the UniPak 2B with ZIF sockets for some specific device types and a swappable pinout cartridge – it...
I grew up at a time where the BBC Computer Literacy Project was in full swing. It was a joint effort between the UK government and the BBC who worked with Acorn to develop a machine aimed at educational...
My first computer was a ZX81, even at the time it was rather outdated and only one other person at school had one, but it’s what we could afford and I loved it. Very much a hobby / enthusiast...
The X-Rate system very similar to the High Rate system, but the IDE control / video playback board is replaced with a board which controls a DVD player via IR pulses, similar to the much older VHS and Laserdisc...
Well it’s back, but I had to update loads of components and replace the theme, everything is “kind of there” but I need to fix all the video links by hand one article at a time and check all...
The Iskra 122 is a 1970s-80s Russian industrial & scientific calculator which uses nixie tube displays. I’ve repaired and restored a couple, but one PCB I’ve been struggling to fix. Since the board live in a densely packed cage...
There are plenty of mice with macro functionality on the market, some very precise or with full step sequences, but none that I can find allow you to add variance and if you ask the companies or on support...
The Toshiba SD-B100 DVD player is the model used by Seibu CATS video mahjong systems (and some Konami bemani games), it’s a broadcast quality unit actually designed by Sanko supporting serial control. There’s an IR receiver present but as...
I found some scans I hadn’t actually processed and uploaded from before the scanner failed – just added them!
If you have an Irem Madonna cabinet you’ll find that there’s a credit board clipped to the left side of the coin box casing – M79. It’s got the same problem as the game boards, two were bad on...