Retro Computing!

A big part of my early life was working on 8-bit and 16-bit computers in the late 70s and 80s, and as I got older I ended up working on more and more plain vanilla x86 type computers.  Even though I have to work on newer computers sometimes, I keep history alive with my collection of retro computers, most of which work even today.  (Note:  I am creating and editing this article on my retro-fitted TRS-80 Model 4 right now!)

This section of the site is dedicated to those with a similar interest in historically significant computers of the past.   I hope you find something of interest and share your comments and thoughts, would love to see and hear about other retro enthusiasts collections, interests and past computers.

Recent Retro Technology Activity

TRS-80 PC: Disassembly!

Time to disassemble this TRS-80 Model 4 and figure out all of the problems I have to solve.  I already figured out: the CRT bezel is cracked the keyboard is missing a couple of keys the remaining keys have a connection problem and don’t work the case is very dirty and grungy So the first […]

Building my Retro TRS-80 PC

80s Retro I am am a kid of the 80s.  I grew up on music from Blondie, Rush and The Police.  The 80s were a great time to be a teen, especially a nerd teen.  MTV was born (as a music channel, not reality TV), Dungeons and Dragons swept the nation and home computers started to […]

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