RetroTheory 

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Playing with old computers, breaking them, maybe fixing them.

Location: Ireland

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Another #MARCHintosh project, a serial digital multimeter logger program , in this case a UT61E. Its very work in progress and tough work for the 68000 of the Macintosh Plus.
Amber CRT always looks good. #MARCHintosh Running my BigMaclock application, available here https://github.com/retrotheory/BigMaclock

Instead of turning a clock into a vintage Mac, I turned a vintage Mac into a clock!, I though it would be fun given its #MARCHintosh The program can be downloaded here: https://github.com/retrotheory/BigMaclock

It supports US/EU month day order AM/PM, Invert display, 'grey' background and alarm function, it also has dynamic sizing so it will look correct on bigger screens

In internet space no one can hear you eep
Happy 40th Anniversary Apple #Macintosh
A DIWhy hotplate, some PCBs made from @tubetime GVP 64pin SIMMs (thank you) https://github.com/schlae/gvpsimm gives my Amiga 2000 some extra fast RAM on it GVP accelerator
GitHub - schlae/gvpsimm: GVP-Compatible 64-pin 4MB SIMM

GVP-Compatible 64-pin 4MB SIMM. Contribute to schlae/gvpsimm development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
The cause , a shorted diode on the mains rectification circuit .
Went to power on my #Macintosh Plus this morning , and was greeted with sparks and pops.
Once upon a time, in a far away land called Compaq Portable III, there were 3 tantalum capacitors that thought they were resistors. This did not bode well for the silly caps,and two lost their heads. Once replaced , the land of Compaq Portable III was happy ever after. THE END
And it only totally works.