BASF 6188 and WD1006-MM1 MFM cotroller
Had BASF6188 hard drive and WD1006-MM1 controller lying around for a while, but never had time to fiddle with them until recently. First BASF6188 After […]
Creating simple Node.js and Vue.js development environment using Docker
I wanted to do so experiments with node.js and vue.js, but I do not want to install development tools on my new laptop, so I […]
Robotron 1715 monitor repair
The next step, is repairing Robotron 1715 K7222 monitor. Initially, I tried to plug in the monitor to the computer and see what happens ( […]
Fixing Robotron 1715
I have a couple of Robotron 1715 in my collection and both are dead (1715 and 1715M). For 1715 I managed to fix PSU (http://asknotes.com/2021/09/01/fixing-robotron-1715-psu/), […]
IBM 5150 with Adlib sound card replica
This is a test of my homemade Adlib sound card replica with my IBM 5150 PC. Playing tunes from Planet X3.
IBM 5150 MFM drive and XT-CF-Lite
I had a really hard time trying to figure out how to make XT-CF-Lite work on this 5150 with MFM drive. With the MFM controller […]
IBM 5150 XT keyboard adapter
After I repaired my IBM 5150 PSU and fixed RAM problems, to proceed I needed a keyboard, and the keyboards I had all were PS/2 […]
IBM 5150 RAM repair
After repairing the PSU of IBM 5150 I was left with a couple of errors one of which was related to RAM. The main error […]
IBM 5150 PSU repair
Got me a nice IBM 5150 PC. This is the first PC of its class and I will make a separate post about it when […]
Fixing Robotron 1715 PSU
I consider myself not bad in fixing electronics considering it is just my hobby. But for a long time I was hesitant to touch switched […]