Online RC2014 emulator runs RomWBW, Small Computer Monitor, BASIC, or NostOS right from your web browser on emulated Z80 hardware.
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Teleram 4000 / T-4000 Vintage Computer with Magnetic Bubble Memory
The Teleram 4000 or t-4000 is a vintage computer that is portable and uses magnetic bubble memory. It runs the CP/M operating system.
Read MoreSpeech Plus Prose 2000 Speech Synthesizer — original model used by Stephen Hawking?
The Speech Plus Prose 2000 is a speech synthesizer from 1982 based on the same algorithm as the DECtalk. This is the same brand/model of speech synthesizer originally used by the physicist Stephan Hawking. The Prose 2000 is a multibus card, but can be operated as a standalone speech synthesizer as well.
Read MoreRestoring a GRiD Compass and Building the World’s First GPIB Speech Synthesizer
I restored a GRiD Compass computer and created a GPIB-based speech synthesizer for it. The GRiD is unique due to its use of Magnetic Bubble Memory, and the Speech Synthesizer uses the vintage SP0256A-AL2, Votrax SC-01A, and SSI-263 ICs.
Read MoreNostOS: The Nostalgia Operating System, for RC2014
NostOS, the Nostalgia Operating System, is a new operating system for Z80/8080 computers such as the RC2014. It features a plethora of devices, run-time loadable extensions, and is designed to be inherently rommable.
Read MoreSharp PC-5000, Vintage Laptop with Bubble Memory Cartridge System
Restoring a Sharp PC-5000, a unique vintage comptuer laptop with built in bubble memory cartridge drive. I talk about repairing the power supply, the keyboard, and the LCD screen.
Read MoreMonitor Cataract Repair on my Burroughs B21 Vintage Computer CRT
Repairing cataracts on the CRT tube of a vintage computer monitor.
Read MoreBurroughs B21 / Convergent AWS Vintage Computer Restoration
The Burroughs B21 Vintage Computer is a rebranded version of the Convergent Technologies AWS. In this post I obtained a B21 from eBay and work through the various steps needed to restore it and get it to work again.
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