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RetroComputing

My putterings with old computers

TRS-80 Model I RS-232 Interface Re-Creation

TRS-80 Model I RS-232 Interface Re-Creation

I am releasing my first hardware product, a recreation of the Radio Shack 26-1145 RS-232 interface board for the TRS-80 Model I microcomputer.

The TRS-80 Revival, Part II - Floppy Time

The TRS-80 Revival, Part II - Floppy Time

I attempt to preserve some floppy diskettes and the drives that read them.

Time Flies!

I have seriously neglected the site, but plan to remedy that shortly! I also dipped my toe into hardware design recently.

Vintage Computer Festival Midwest

Vintage Computer Festival Midwest

In early September, I will be attending the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest, held near Chicago every year! I can't wait! I'll be doing a demonstration of amateur Packet Radio, a low speed 1200 bps digital radio mode that was extremely popular during the 1980s, and is

The TRS-80 Revival, Part I - From the Dead

The TRS-80 Revival, Part I - From the Dead

In part one, I bring a TRS-80 Model III back from the dead. Things explode.