Recent content by br44

I'll second the motion for the 1541 II drive, save for a big fat * next to it. When I got my 1541 II drive, I had to rebuild the power supply because it was dead. I don't know anyone who makes aftermarket replacements for the power supply. But then again, I don't know of anyone who makes...

How about Robin from 8 Bit Show and Tell? He's been doing an insane amount of work educating people on programming the C64 and 128

I have one of these cards that was pre installed in a 5150 that someone gave me. Would it be of any help if I backed up specific breakthru 286 files on my hard drive?

Similar idea, but chips challenge is more complicated.

I too was born in the (early) 90s. The oldest game I can recall from a very young age is Sokoban, on the Ibm pc with CGA graphics. I think it was one of the very first pc games I ever played, alongside Jeopardy for Ibm pc or Wheel of Fortune for Ibm pc.

Here's the system requirements from their site... System requirements: Commodore 64 or 128 Easyflash cartridge (or equivalent hardware like 1541 Ultimate 2+) 1351 mouse on Port II is highly recommended (or compatible mouse/adapter) 1541/1571 disk drive is recommended for multiple game saves...

Command and Conquer as well as Fallout are both my jam. I love those games to death.

Yeah like all the stuff that yellowed on the side facing a nearby window, but not the opposite side. Or all the stuff that yellowed except where something shadowed it, like the keys on a keyboard or the monitor sitting on a case (like my 86b). Or of course the ones that are yellowed on the...

So I pulled the HP 86b apart to clean the plastics under some warm running water, and I discovered several hand written date codes and other markings inside. If I were to guess, it's either from when the computer was manufactured, or when it was serviced sometime in it's life. I don't want to...

Or here's an even crazier idea. I wonder if car wax with UV protection would help? It's not "permanent" so to say, so maybe someone would try it? It might be good for a display computer. Not sure how well it would work for a computer being actively used. Worst case scenario, I suppose it would...

I went back to the same thrift store today, and managed to score a Hewlett Packard 97 calculator. Complete with case, power adapter, program strips, and documentation. I wouldn't be surprised if it came from the same fella who donated the HP 86b. I paid 4 dollars.

Curious Marc was doing videos on the HP85, which is a different computer. Similar family, but different computer. Mine sold for 2 dollars at the local thrift store. I found it laying on the ground outside in one of them rubbermaid plastic tubs.

I found a Hewlett Packard 86b, complete with matching 12 inch monitor, Polaroid "contrast enhancement filter", rom tray, ram expansion card, and another card I think is used for connecting peripherals. There's a couple of the 86 version on ebay, but only one 86b. From what little information...

Yeah I find that it really depends on the item in question whether it will re-yellow or not. I suspect it has to do with how yellow it was in the first place. For example, I have retrobrighted a C64 that wasn't terrible to begin with. It's fine, no new signs of yellowing. Then there was a SNES...

Do you suppose it detracts anything from the value or collectibility of the machine? I've retrobrighted machines I keep for myself, so I am also very experienced with it.