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Hello, I made the Super Famicom RGB mod explained here, everything is set properly but the screen is B&W only. I have other regular Super Famicom consoles and they work fine with both this cable and the monitor (I'm using OSSC). I think it's unlikely, but I'm wondering if this may be caused by...

Hi, the keyboard cable of my 5155 portable computer keeps exudating some oily substance. I wonder if there's any cure for it, if it's a known issue, and if I should start looking for (or building) a replacement. As far as now it works properly, but there's no way I can touch the cable and...

Hi there, I got this computer a few months ago and today I finally got the chance to take a look at it. I was told the computer was booting but due to a keyboard issue, the boot sequence would stop at a certain point. Unfortunately, this is not the case at the moment. After powering it up, the...

I used to operate my Needham EMP 20 eprom programmer with an old desktop computer with CRT monitor, but that computer has been stored away from me a few years ago. Now I need to program a few eprom, and I'm wondering if there's any way to connect the programmer to a modern laptop PC that has...

Hi, I got this TRS-80 a few days ago, it worked briefly then suddenly it would not turn on anymore. When it was working, I noticed chars on screen started to shake a few minutes after power up, but I thought it was a monitor issue. Now I believe it was the first sign of something going bad on...

Hi, I recently bought an Osborne portable computer, which seems to be working fine except for the monitor: at powerup the boot screen image scrolls vertically fast, so I am assuming there is something wrong in the vsync circuit. I have very basic electronics skills, but I have access to a DMM...

Hi, I recently bought a Commodore CBM-8032 which was sold as defective. After the usual cleaning and checks, I confirmed that at powerup it was not working: 5V current was missing. The issue was in the transformer, I was getting to much voltage out of it. Eventually I started the computer...

Hi all, a few days ago at work a colleague suggested reading this article, which I don't find much convincing: https://qz.com/911737/silicon-valleys-gender-gap-is-the-result-of-computer-game-marketing-20-years-ago/ Anyway, my focus shifted quickly to the US console market crash. I googled...