An occasional series of musing and activities by Terry Stewart as he pursues his vintage computer hobby http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/index.htm 23rd August, 2008. When the jewel in the crown of your computing collection breaks down, you just have to fix it! http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-8-23-repairing an IBM monitor.htm 23rd August, 2008. 2MB with OS 7.1 just won't cut the mustard. Time to upgrade! http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-8-23-upgrading ram in mac se-30.htm 24th August, 2008. This second Colour Genie came with some interesting extras http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-8-24-a new colour genie.htm 29th August, 2008. Capturing colour genie programs on the hard drive for preservation http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-8-29-capturing colour genie programs from tape.htm 4th September, 2008. Landfill fodder or historical collectables just in need of a little TLC? Check out the latest haul. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-9-04-a-load-of-old-apples.htm 4th September, 2008. A nasty surprise can await those who store computers with batteries fitted. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-9-04-a-load-of-old-apples.htm 19th September, 2008. Back from the dead. The first restoration job from a shipload of apple gear. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-9-21-Restoring and repairing 4 apple IIs.htm 20th September, 2008. Now the computers had been done, it was time to work my way through the rest of the delivered material... http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-9-21-working through the rest of the apple haul.htm 26th September, 2008. It was time to assemble that CP/M machine I've always wanted. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-9-25-Equiping%20an%20Apple%20clone%20with%20CPM.htm 7th October, 2008. Finally, I've reclaimed my destroyed collection back onto real disks thanks to the SVD. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-10-05-transferring-disk-images-to-real-disks-for-the-system-80.htm 18th October, 2008. I've written up this repair episode before I forget it. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-10-18-Restoring-a-Commodore-Executive-SX-64.htm 19th October, 2008. Some repairs are easy and with some models, should be expected. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-10-18-replacing-a-sinclair-ql-membrane-keyboard.htm 26th October, 2008. One more Apple computer emerges from the Apple donation of a few months ago. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-10-26-repairing-and-restoring-an-appleIIplus.htm 27th October, 2008. The last donated Apple is processed. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-10-27-repairing-an-appleIIe-platinum.htm 6th December, 2008. A retrospective entry detailing a couple of repairs to an Osborne 1a. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-12-6-osborne-repair-1.htm 30th December, 2008. A retrospective entry detailing a recipe to remove the yellow from old computer cases. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-12-30-de-yellowing-old-cases.htm 1st January, 2009. More computer cases get the de-yellowing treatment - with mixed results this time. http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2009-01-01-de-yellowing-old-cases-2.htm