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Sharp Pocket Computer PC-1360 (Boxed) + Color Dot Printer CE-140P

April 26th, 2015 No comments
Sharp Pocket Computer PC-1360 (Boxed) + Colour Dot Printer

For this donation i thank: Andrea C. from Trieste.

The Sharp PC-1360 is a small pocket computer manufactured by Sharp. it can also be considered as an electronic calculator.

The PC-1360 was introduced in 1987 and was used by engineers, and favored by programmers for its decent programming and graphical capabilities. It was the top model of the (very small, only two models) 13XX series. It has a LCD display with four lines, also the SC61860 CPU, two RAM extension slot which work with the cynox RAM cards, a 15 pin serial interface and also a powerful BASIC. This is the best models for graphic applications.

Gallery:

source: computinghistory.org.uk

Irradio Videosport TVG-888 & Cartridge SuperSport L8610

April 26th, 2015 No comments
Irradio Videosport TVG-888 & Cartridge SuperSport L8610

For this donation i thank: Paolo Cognetti from Roma.

This is a 3rd generation pong color system. It uses the usual 10 games cartridge: Tennis, Hockey, Squash, Practice, Soccer, Basketball, Basketball Practice, Gridball, Traget 1 & 2.

You can find this system everywhere in Europe though it´s origin once was Hongkong. This is a color variant sold by Irradio in Italy.

Gallery:

source: pong-picture-page.de

(Italian) Jurassic News numero #53

April 20th, 2015 No comments

Sorry, this entry is only available in Italian.

Categories: Magazine, News & Rumors, Today

C64 Game: Commando Arcade SE / Knuckle Busters +29D …

April 9th, 2015 No comments

Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.

Titles:

  • P0 Snake +4FD 100% [pal/ntsc]
  • Space Ambush +1EJHD
  • Carrera F1
  • On the Farm +34D [crazy hack]
  • Shoot or Die [seuck]
  • Space Trip +24D [crazy hack]
  • Carrera F1 +5H
  • Sex trainer ++ [german]
  • Rabbit Pie HS
  • Commando Arcade SE
  • Bruce Lee II +
  • Ultima IV Remastered
  • Break64 Preview +
  • Break64 Preview [pal/ntsc]
  • Paperboy [cartridge]
  • Trance Sector Ultimate
  • Trance Sector Ultimate +10HD
  • Zyflex Preview +4HF [pal/ntsc]
  • Bimz Preview +2
  • Abyssonaut [seuck]
  • Return of Heracles ++MD+Map
  • Abyssonaut +2D [seuck]
  • Return of Heracles +M V0.9.1
  • Return of Heracles +15
  • Return of Heracles +MD
  • Bruce Lee II v1.9
  • Bruce Lee II v1.9 +
  • Ultima IV Remastered V2.1
  • Knuckle Busters +29D [crazy hack]

Download: All Games in One Archive (3860)

source: csdb.dk

Revision 2015 – C64 Party results

April 8th, 2015 No comments

This is the official demo party results from Revision 2015 (Top 3 Entries only). See also the CSDB Revision 2015 section for more informations.

C64 4K Intro:

  • 3 – Aura by Fairlight.
  • 4 – The Empress Awakens by Lft.

Mixed Graphics:

  • 4 – Battle of Ilona by Made.
  • 6 – This world is so fucked, let’s end it tonight by Panda Design.
  • 7 – Dude – Got Your Dosage? by Elko, Tristar & Red Sector Incorporated.

Mixed Music:

  • 4 – Space Cheddar by Genesis Project.
  • 5 – New Sids on the Block by Panda Design.
  • 7 – Loose Teeth – Crisp Bacon by Darklite.

Mixed Demo:

  • 3 – GoatLight by Fairlight, Noice, Offence.
  • 5 – $777 by Razor 1911.
  • 9 – Timeline by Scandinavian Allstars.

Download: Revision 2015 Party stuff (1616)

source: 2015.revision-party.net

Cleaning Commodore Amiga 2000 Power Supply

April 6th, 2015 No comments

Photo of cleaning (before and after):

To clean the power supply i have used compressed air and a media bristle brush.

Commodore Amiga 2000 Black Screen Repair

April 6th, 2015 No comments

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I have repaired the Commodore Amiga 2000 with a Black Screen for a dear friend.

Commodore Amiga 2000 Black Screen Repair

Defect:

  • Black Screen.

Diagnosis:

  • The Battery Acid has corroded some pcb tracks (not visible to the naked eye) connected to the pin of the resistor packs RP900.

Repair:

  • I have made three small bridges between the points on the solder side of the pcb and the problem was fixed in a short time.

Sharp Twin Famicom AN-500R Repair

April 6th, 2015 1 comment
Sharp Twin Famicom AN-500R

I have repaired the Sharp Twin Famicom AN-500R for a dear friend.

Sharp Twin Famicom AN-500R Repair.

Defects:

  • Black screen.
  • Distorted sound.

Fix:

  • Cold solder joints.
  • Cleaning the volume slider on the second Joypad.

The microphone is mixed into the output signal, if the contacts of the volume slider are dirty you hear a background noise which disturbs the in game audio.

Gallery:

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Repair Apple II Europlus

March 23rd, 2015 1 comment
Repair Apple II EuroPlus

Repair Apple II EuroPlus.

This computer has taken a lot of moisture and temperature changes, it can be seen because the connectors (Apple BUS) have dried up and the plastic tends to break. In addition, some pins of the ICs are rusty, fortunately few.

The main problem of this computer, as well the removal of the usual filter capacitor inside the power supply, was that don’t accepts some basic commands (see photo)

The problem was caused by the malfunction of the PROM 341-0014. (E8)

The owner will have to decide whether to purchase the original PROM (current price €13,90 + Shipping) or use a horrible adapter to insert an EPROM 27C16 (2716) in place of a PROM.

This adapter in addition to changing the aesthetics of the original motherboard brings with it some problems.

  • 16k language card don’t work.
  • Long cards which extend to the part of the circuit board cannot be used.

Gallery of the repair:

source: willegal.net classic-computers.org.nz

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