Hi,
I've been collecting old computers of various types for quite a few years now. I'm in the category of collector that wants to play with the computers that I knew about but couldn't afford "back in the day."
I still have my original Atari 400 with cassette that helped kickstart my career as an engineer but I'm brand agnostic and collect Commodores as well. I don't acquire as many computers these days, partly due to having a few of machines that interested me, but more because prices have become prohibitive. I've changed career into teaching, so I now collect at the generosity of family and friends. Now I'm turning my energies to restoring/repairing (and maintaining) the machines that I've already acquired.
I joined AmiBaY to get some parts to revive some of my old machines.
I'd be interested to know where people source their electrolytic capacitors to re-cap their machines, as I have a few pieces of hardware that I believe have only stopped working due to failed caps. One is an Amiga 2000HD power supply that also has a failed hard drive. I'm trying to source a SCSI adaptor/replacement to get it (and some older Mac laptops) working again. Availability of reasonably priced SCSI alternatives has been a big problem, specially in a size that fits in a powerbook. You can pay as much (or more) than a whole machine...if you can source them
When programming for my old machines, I like to tinker with CC65, but have yet to produce anything more than some test programs. 'C' was the language I used most as a software engineer, but because I don't program as a career anymore, I'm very out of practise.
I don't find the time to frequent forums as much as I used to but can occasionally be found on Denial or Atari Age.
Cheers,
Mike
I've been collecting old computers of various types for quite a few years now. I'm in the category of collector that wants to play with the computers that I knew about but couldn't afford "back in the day."
I still have my original Atari 400 with cassette that helped kickstart my career as an engineer but I'm brand agnostic and collect Commodores as well. I don't acquire as many computers these days, partly due to having a few of machines that interested me, but more because prices have become prohibitive. I've changed career into teaching, so I now collect at the generosity of family and friends. Now I'm turning my energies to restoring/repairing (and maintaining) the machines that I've already acquired.
I joined AmiBaY to get some parts to revive some of my old machines.
I'd be interested to know where people source their electrolytic capacitors to re-cap their machines, as I have a few pieces of hardware that I believe have only stopped working due to failed caps. One is an Amiga 2000HD power supply that also has a failed hard drive. I'm trying to source a SCSI adaptor/replacement to get it (and some older Mac laptops) working again. Availability of reasonably priced SCSI alternatives has been a big problem, specially in a size that fits in a powerbook. You can pay as much (or more) than a whole machine...if you can source them
When programming for my old machines, I like to tinker with CC65, but have yet to produce anything more than some test programs. 'C' was the language I used most as a software engineer, but because I don't program as a career anymore, I'm very out of practise.
I don't find the time to frequent forums as much as I used to but can occasionally be found on Denial or Atari Age.
Cheers,
Mike
