Atari 130XE
The Atari 130XE is an 8-bit home computer produced by Atari, an American company, starting in 1985. It is the successor to the Atari 800XL, with more RAM. It was put on the market the same year as the ST series, more performing, at [...]
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Amiga 1200
The Commodore Amiga 1200 is a 32-bit home computer, based on the Motorola MC68EC020 processor. It was produced by Commodore International from 1992 to 1994. After the bankruptcy of Commodore, which occurred in 1994, the Amiga 1200 was produced by Amiga [...]
Amiga 1200 test with AmigaTestKit
Good morning and welcome back to the blog and the ValorosoIT channel. If you like retrocomputers and vintage electronics, you've come to the right place! Today we do the test of the Commodore Amiga 1200, which I just got from eBay, through the AmigaTestKit utility. It was [...]
Boot the Commodore Amiga from the external drive
Is it possible to boot the Commodore Amiga from the external drive, instead of from the internal floppy disk to the computer? Sure! It is also possible to start it from USB pendrive! Let's see how to do this with the various models of Commodore Amiga. What is the [...]
X-Copy Pro for Amiga
Several times I was asked how to copy a game or program, from USB pendrive to diskette, directly to the Amiga. Here is the answer! We use X-Copy Pro! This procedure is fine on all Commodore Amiga, although, in this article, [...]
Amstrad CPC 464
The vintage Amstrad CPC 464 computer is the first 8-bit home computer produced by Amstrad, an English company. It was in production from 1984 to 1990. It is equipped with Zilog Z80 processor and supports CP/M operating system. The [...]
SeaWolf
Here is another video game found in a lot that I had purchased and I had ... Forgot! It is the video game SeaWolf, released for the first time in 1976 and converted into a cartridge for C64 in 1982. The player must hit and destroy [...]
Ghosts 'n Goblins
I'll unlock a memory: when you loaded the cassette of the video game Ghosts'n Goblins with the datassette Commodore 1531 C2N! 🙂
Commodore 64G
The Commodore 64G (also C64G, C=64G, C 64 G) is an 8-bit home computer produced by Commodore Business Machines since 1987. It is a particular version of the Commodore 64, intended for the German market. It should not be confused with [...]
Commodore 64 (breadbin)
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer produced by Commodore Business Machines since 1982. It is also known as C64, C = 64 and CBM64 and almost 20 million units were sold, in different versions, up to [...]
Like Fun
Today short video... on the road! Como Fun, at LarioFiere, Erba (CO). I visited Como Fun, a new and immense fair of comics, games and pop culture in Lariofiere, between the provinces of Como and Lecco, less than an hour [...]
ASMR Computer Vintage Keyboards Sound
Do you know what ASMR videos are? They are those videos in which you record only the sound of some objects, rather than the sound of people while eating... So here is an ASMR video on the sound of all the keyboards of the back [...]
Atari 600XL
The Atari 600XL is an 8-bit home computer manufactured by Atari, along with its older brother the Atari 800XL, between 1982 and 1985. Unlike the Atari 800XL, the 600XL is smaller and has 16KB of RAM instead of [...]
Atari 800XL
The Atari 800XL is an 8-bit home computer manufactured by Atari, a US company, between 1982 and 1985. The computer was competing with the Commodore 64, but failed to beat the dreaded opponent. To expand the [...]
ZX Spectrum+
The ZX Spectrum+ (ZX Spectrum Plus) is a low-cost home computer, manufactured in 1984 by Sinclair Research Ltd in the United Kingdom. It is a restyle of the ZX Spectrum with 48 KB of RAM: it has a larger case and [...]
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is a low-cost home computer, produced from 1982 until 1984 by Sinclair Research Ltd in the United Kingdom.In the 80s, the ZX Spectrum was a competitor to the Commodore 64, thanks to a cheaper price [...]
Sinclair ZX81
The Sinclair ZX81 was a low-cost home computer manufactured in the United Kingdom by Sinclair Research. Introduced in 1981 as a successor to the Sinclair ZX80, the Sinclair ZX81 was produced until 1984. The computer was sold by mail order, [...]
Complete list of Commodore PET Basic V4.0 commands
In this article, I list the complete list of commands, functions and variables reserved for the Commodore PET Basic V4.0. The computers that use Basic V4.0 are the CBM and PET series 2001, 3000, 4000 and 8000. [...]
Commodore PET, CBM 8032
Of this retro computer, the Commodore PET, CBM 8032, I have already made a couple of videos: when I bought it and when I tried it. The computer came from the United States, so it is powered by 110V alternating current. Of this [...]
TI-99/4A
The Texas Instruments TI-99/4A is a home computer manufactured between 1981 and 1983. The interesting aspect of the TI99/4A retro computer is the CPU: it already works at 16 bits. The standard home computers produced at that time, such as the Commodore [...]
Commodore 710
Commodore 710 “Porsche Design” with Commodore 8250LP, dual floppy disk drive, displayed in my office. Although this retro computer is often referred to as the Commodore 710 “Porsche Design”, in reality it seems that it was never designed by Porsche Design […]
IBM 5155
This yes that was a good purchase! An IBM 5155 laptop. Spectacular! This time I went to pick it up personally, to avoid transport problems. Here is a short video that I made, related to the proof of this magnificent retro [...]
Commodore Plus/4
I've wanted a Commodore Plus/4 for a long time. I really like its design. Furthermore, it comes with Basic V3.5, with many more commands than the Commodore 64. Unfortunately it arrived to me... not working. On the blog you will find videos relating to unboxing, […]
Atari 2600 jr long rainbow
I recently purchased this Atari 2600 jr long rainbow, with MS. PAC-MAN cartridge and joystick, as not working. Fortunately, it only took a little deoxidizer on the various connectors, including the multipolar one where the game is housed. Now it works [...]
Polistil Pong Console
It adds, to my collection of retro computers and vintage electronics, a Pong Polistil console. It is a videogame (a retrogame, since time has passed since its release) of 1978. It was kindly given to me by close friends [...]
Commodore 128
The Commodore 128 is an 8-bit home computer manufactured by Commodore Business Machines between 1985 and 1989. It is also known as C128 and CBM128 and is compatible with the Commodore 64. It is a very versatile computer [...]
PCBWay, PCB design contest
PCBWay is an online manufacturer of custom printed circuit boards. In addition to the creation of custom PCBs, anyone can publish their own project, available to other users of the PCBWay website. When a customer buys the printed circuit board, it is recognized [...]
Commodore Plus/4 repair: TED, CPU and PLA
Today we talk about the repair of the Commodore Plus/4, which I had ordered on eBay. Do you remember? I had arrived with an inadequate packaging and, above all, not working ... Repair of the Commodore Plus/4, diagnosis of the fault In this first article of the repair of the Commodore [...]
Damaged Commodore SX-64
Even today… sad video! I ordered a Commodore SX-64 on eBay, the Commodore 64 executive: the "portable" version, so to speak. The eBay listing showed a perfect, working computer. The only flaw, declared by the seller, is the absence of the keyboard, which I should find […]
I won the dispute on eBay! Commodore Plus/4
Many of you have asked me how the controversy on eBay ended, relating to the Commodore Plus/4, arrived defective, which I showed you in the last video. The situation went very well and, in this article, I will explain to everyone [...]