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RetroGinger: A blog of retro hardware, software and junk

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023Classic Macintosh, Vintage Computers

PC to Dos to Mac software transfer

Is there an easier way to transfer files between a PC in the modern world to an old Mac without painful serial […]

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023Vintage Computers

Wyse Terminal – An amber raspberry

Amber terminal with a Pi? The best combination of retro and modern

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023Classic Macintosh, Vintage Computers

Mac Classic – Fixed display!

Another crack at the dodgy display of the Mac Plus…

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023Vintage Computers

CGA In the modern world

Connecting a CGA monitor to something flat, modern and does not generate ozone… hmmm…

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022Vintage Computers

eBay HP Computer Circuit Board scavenge

More junk from eBay, or perhaps buried treasure?

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022Sound and Video, Vintage Computers

B/W Portal TV to Monitor conversion

A small black and white monitor… Left for dead in a dusty garage? Is there a new life possible?

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022Vintage Computers

BBC Micro – Repair-o-thon Part 1

An increasing number of BBCs that need to be repaired!

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022Test equipment, Vintage Computers

HP 4952A Protocol Analyzer – Repair

Rapairing the old HP unit… Will it do anything or is it a brick?

March 13, 2022March 14, 2022Test equipment, Vintage Computers

HP 4952A Protocol Analyzer – Trash to Treasure?

HP Protocol Analyzer. It is too cute to die or have the shed bugs got the better of it?

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022Vintage Computers

Data switch box up-cycling

Up-cycling an old KVM as a serial switch box. Yeah, I could buy a new one but got it in a draw […]