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Greeting all. I have a need to do some RS232 DB9 and DB25 port testing on one of my Motorola 68xxx systems. So I have a few easy choices using more modern hardware. However during my recent cleaning up as part of my planned downsizing I got out this Phoenix Microsystem Model 1500A COMIT...

Again do I keep or part with them to some with a machine that uses them

note the 2 scratches on the 'top'edge'' in following photo

As part of my tidying up and downsizing I was in my 40ft semtrailer a few days back and took the following photos They are of one of the 3 PDP8e (for now I will call one in photo here number 2) that I dragged out of the Dump Skip in Center of Melbourne. The broken front panel photos shown in...

Ongoing in my tidying up and emptying my 40ft storage semi-trailer I came across this DEC PDP 8/e front panel, so I will share the history on it. About 14 years back I was in the center our States Capital City Melbourne, Victoria Australia and noticed a Huge Dumpmaster Skip outside a...

Well as some of you know we here in Melbourne Australia are still in yet another Covid-19 lockdown; so I am trying to tidy up and down size my collection. Also I am Powering up anything that has not been powered for over 6 months, plus I got out my battery log and am checking all gear that has...

Well with #CovidTime on my hands, have just turned 70 in June (2021), I decided to start a clean up and at least make a decision as to what to keep and what to part with; either by selling or giving away verses putting to eWaste/Tip. This downsizing will cover all of my collection, not just...

Well further to my general post on getting these 10 pcb along with a lot of other computer related bits this last weekend I am going to do this post on these 10 boards. To start there are TYPE 1 these are the 4 on right side of above pic. 2 boards marked VMEIOBus COMP/MATHS LS086111 with...

Latest get a box of 10 VME boards, a big box of IC's etc, a 286 & an analog plotter I waited a year to collect the 286 pc and an analog A4 X/Y plotter (both not in photo but still in boot of car up the hill) due to Covid-19 lockdown and travel restrictions. I am not keeping 286, as its promised...

greetings again background on how Spookly I just acquired this MEK6802D5 pcb can be found in my recent post called "Modern Computers Speak, Old Computers talk but Vintage Computers SCREAM !!!!" (( Please can the Moderator move that post from this "OTHER SECTION" to the "Collection/Community"...

Rabble Forth Kernel & RSC Forth Development ROM on R6511Q populated PCB Circa 1988 these are pics of the Rabble Forth Kernel ROM & RSC Forth Development ROM on R6511Q populated PCB Circa 1988 These were on one of the 4 old PCB's I got recently I know nothing about the history of...

From recent years experience modern computers speak, old computers talk BUT Vintage computers SCREAM ! What makes me say this? Well recently I was driving to a Railway station to get train, and as I approached one of the towns on the way there, I had this VERY strong sound in my mind saying...

Hi all .. this is a quick post before sleep overtakes me. FYI to those that don't know, I live in a small country town about an hour east of Melbourne Australia, been here 20+ years when not travelling Nationally or Globally Right now we have our yearly put out your hard rubbish on the nature...

Help identifying this "Lotseite" MM1702AQ Eprom pcb please don't know what it's from or where I got. It has name (Lotseite) with 2 dots above the o. Anyone any ideas? looking at the labels the 16 chips seem spread into 8 low and 8 high as per the following table address 002 being 0-R and...

Chips show dates around mid late 1985. Interesting the black squares have a Maximum Altitude that they can work at. I have my idea what it is from but not totally sure. Picked it up with a lot of other PCB many years back. Definitely some form of Data acquisition/Control pcb Interesting the...

Hi again all, (EDITED to add "Maybe this thread can be for all to add info on any version of the Programmer") well as some of you know I was asked to copy ROMS out of my INFORMER 207/102-V22.. so I have gone and dragged out my what I would call modern hobby marker Programmer. Its a Willem...

After 3 weeks of searching & reading online, I finally came to the Conclusion JBC Soldering Tools are the very best Brand Worldwide dollar for functionality and had the best leading-edge Micro & Nano Soldering irons. So bought a CD-2SQE station that arrived 21st July Already in only a few days...

Hi all, heads up on this Amstrad CPC6128 for sale on Gumtree in Melbourne Australia. Disclaimer: It's not mine and I don't know the seller. Also, no comment in ad if it works. Seems to be only the keyboard section and nothing else. https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-view-details.html?adId=1251131482

Hi all, yes, I have been Very quiet posting of late, and my reason a few of you may know, but its water under the bridge. Anyways last Tuesday 30th June (2020) I traveled to pick up a Radio Shack TRS-80 that I bought off Gumtree. Mind you I don't really need it, but bought it as a birthday...

This U-Tube Video is a must watch for any Vintage Computing Enthusiast Quote from the Videos Description. '"A simplified version of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine no. 2 has been constructed by Piers Plummer as part of a project with the Computer Science Department at Royal Holloway...