On retro-computing: Commodore 64
France is a strange country. We tend to argue about anything. Nonsensical – yet tenacious – “troll wars” have been raging for years, for the naming of delicious viennoiseries or …
On retro-computing: null modem communication
In a previous post, I presented the restoration of an Apple IIc that I acquired a couple of months ago. Since it was my first steps with an Apple II …
On retro-computing: Apple IIc
It’s been over 5 months since my last vintage computer acquisition. In the meantime, I had a lot of fun with RecalBox 9, emulating tons of oldies. But now, we …
On retro-computing: 15 vintage computers and their OS on RecalBox 9
It’s been a couple of months since my last vintage computer acquisition. I have been hunting for a DDI-1 external disk drive and a Vortex internal expansion RAM card for …
On retro-computing: MARCHintosh 2023
Last year, right on time for MARCHintosh 2022, I acquired my very first classic Macintosh, that I have been enjoying ever since. But the vintage-computing fever troubled my mind, pushing …
On retro-computing: Oric Atmos
At the end on the previous post (on the Matra-Hachette Alice 90) I was left with an open question: which vintage computer shall I work on next ? I had …
On retro-computing: Matra-Hachette Alice 90
After the short LEGO break from last post, let’s go back to vintage computers. I had explored a few 16-bit computers (Atari ST and Mac Plus), so I decided to …
On retro-computing: Atari 1040STF
After months of hard work restoring a Macintosh Plus, this time, I sailed towards more familiar shores: the Atari 1040STF. I owned an Atari 1040STF back in the late 80’s …