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Commodore C386SX-16

Resources Wiki Documents Internals Motherboard DTK PPM 1660C The above motherboard has the manufacturer logo painted black. On another one it is visible it is DTK. BIOS Commodore 80386SX BIOS Rev. 1.03. BIOS entry key is: Control-Alt-S Power Supply Unit DTK PTP-153 Upper Board Lower Board Front Panel 3.5 Floppy Disk Drive Chinon FB-357 5.25 Floppy

Олимпик С (Olympic S)

Resources Wiki (in Russian)Soviet Digital Electronics Museum Documents Internal Motherboard Keyboard Cable Art Power Supply Unit PSU Internals Transformer PSU Board Reassembly

Байт (Byte)

Resources Wiki (in Russian)zxbyte.ru My machine unfortunately does not work. I am not going to even attempt repairing it, as I have a very bad experience working with these old Soviet computers the chips, PCB and assembly are of a very poor quality and have proprietary designations incompatible with anything else. Documents Internals Motherboard

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh

Resources WikiTeardown (read the comments for missing steps)Disassembly GuideUmbilical Cord PinoutBose Buzz Fix Documents Main Unit Internals Motherboard Memory DIsplay Interface Board Rear I/O Board TV Tuner Video Decoder Cabling Loom HD Adapter CD-ROM Matsushita CR-504-D Floppy Drive Mitsubishi MF355H-498MA Hard Drive 2GB IBM DCRA-22160 Hard Drive Harness and Fan Buttons Panel Boards CD-ROM

Hitachi MB-6885 Basic Master Jr.

Resources Wiki (Japanese)retrobug.org Documents Internals Motherboard Power Supply Unit AC Input Board Transformer Keyboard Reassembly

Криста (Krista) 2

Resources WikiThe first Soviet computers to take awaypc-history.com This machine is broken. It can boot to something that resembles monitor, but it does not boot normally. There is little hope it can be fixed. Documents Internals Motherboard Keyboard For more information on keys please see Krista 1. Power Supply Unit For information on PSU please

Криста (Krista) 1

Resources WikiThe first Soviet computers to take awaypc-history.com This machine is broken and there is little hope it can be fixed. Documents Internals Motherboard Somebody tried to fix this board replacing the ICs and putting sockets in. The soldering destroyed the tracks and looks pretty ugly. The machine does not work and it is not

NEC PC-8001

Resources Wikitheoldcomputer.comEmulator1980s Vintage Computers (pinouts)PC-8001 CD Cardsedoc archivevoidstar.blog Documents Internals Motherboard Power Supply Unit Speaker Keyboard Reassembly

Ассистент-86/128 (Assistant)

Resources Wiki (in Russian)leningrad.suDiscussion forum My Assistent is unfortunately incomplete, it is missing the PSU and has some cables cut off. Nevertheless, it is an interesting piece of history. Documents Internals Motherboard 1 Motherboard 2 Combined motherboards ROM Board Keyboard Reassembly

Atari Lynx I

Resources WikiList of gamesconsole5 See the successor console Atari Lynx II. Documents Internals Motherboard LCD Display Battery Cradle Reassembly

Atari Lynx II

Resources WikiList of gamesconsole5 See the predecessor console – Atari Lynx I. Documents Internals Motherboard LCD Display Backlight Keyboard Panel Reassembly

Casio Mini CM-603 Calculator

Resources calculator.orgcasio-calculator.com Documents No documents available Internals Main Board Power Supply Board Cover

Sinclair QL

Resources MCWikitheregister.comsinclairql.netDilwyn Jones Sinclair QL Pages Documents Internals Motherboard List of capacitors Microdrives Microdrive Cassette Keyboard Power Supply Unit User Manual Speaker Reassembly

Schneider MM12 Monitor

Resources WikiCPC Wiki Check out Schneider Euro AT pictured with this monitor above. Documents Internals Main Board CRT Board CRT GoldStart 310KLMA Reassembly

Schneider Euro AT

Resources WikiThe Retro Web Check out Schneider MM12 Monitor depicted with this machine above. Documents Internals Motherboard For the replacement of RTC chip/battery please see Schneider Euro XT. Card Interposer Front Panel LEDs Floppy Disk Drive Sony MP-F17W-58S Hard Disk Drive 45MB IDE Seagate ST-157A Power Supply SCD-SNT 60 Keyboard Reassembly

Olivetti M15

M15 Bag Resources WikiSpecsvaloroso.it Documents Internals Motherboard With a separate memory module With an integrated memory module Memory Module Display Epson ECM-A0080, LD-F8804A-10 Display Connector Board Floppy Disk Drive Matsushita JU-363 Keyboard Keyboard Controller Board Power Adapter Battery Board Power Connector Board Power Supply Unit Battery Reassembly

Atari Stacy 2

Resources WikiDisassembly and LCD replacementICD Pro on SD cards Documents Internals Motherboard RAM/ROM Board HDD Controller Board Power Adapter Board Display Epson ECM-A0443 P300031800 Screen Control Board Trackball Floppy Disk Drive Epson SMD-380 Hard Disk Drive 20MB SCSI Conner CP-3020 This drive is prone to have the head stepper motor stuck due to rubber limiting

Macintosh SE FDHD

Resources Wikilowendmac.com (OS downloads)Gamba (many useful links, including OS compatibility matrix)freaknet.org (schematics) Apple Macintosh SE FDHD is identical to the regular Macintosh SE, the FDHD mark was added to note the inclusion of a hard drive, missing in the base SE. Resources Internals Motherboard Memory Modules Analog Board Power Supply Unit CRT CRT Board Floppy Disk Drive Sony…

Commodore PET 8296

Resources WikiPET FAQoldcomputr.comCommodore PET History Documents Internals Motherboard This motherboard had a number of faults: a few broken TTL chips, one RAM chip and UE6 PLA chip. Identification of broken RAM and ROM is very easy using Tynemouth PET RAM/ROM board, which I strongly recommend. Broken UA5 and UA6 PLA chips can be replaced with

Atari LDW Super 2000 FDD

Resources Wiki (in Polish)Wiki (Indus-GT) LDW Super 2000 is a clone of Indus-GT floppy disk drive. It was sold in Poland around 1987. The name LDW (Logical Design Works, Inc.) comes from the initials of Lucjan Daniel Wencel, founder of the company. The drive has a special capability of running user programs on the built-in

Commodore 1570 FDD

Resources WikiCommodore InfoComputing History Internals Motherboard Power Supply Unit Board Drive Mechanism ALPS FDM2111-B2 Drive Mechanism s Analog Board Reassembly

Электроника МС-6105.05

Seals used to prevent unauthorised access during the warranty period. Resources Wiki (emuverse) Documents Internals Motherboard Power Supply This power supply requires 42V AC to run. Please see PSU section on Электроника БК-0011 page for constructing an adapter. PSU Boards Accessory CRT Reassembly

Электроника БК-0011

An exceptional packaging of Elektronika BK-0011, characteristic to the Soviet times in cardboard boxes, deprived of any signs of colourful marketing known from the West. Resources Wikihabr.comBK-0010 Nostalgia pagebk0010.narod.ruBK emulatorwecmuseum.org Documents Internals Motherboard ROM Board Keyboard Power Supply STS-15/3 this power supply was manufactured by a Polish company ImCon. Cover…

Elwro 523

Resources Wiki Elwro 523 is an unusual machine that came in a form of a full-sized iron work desk, which housed a rather obsolete 8-bit computer based on Intel 8080 CPUs. It was equipped with two 8 Floppy Disk Drives, from a Hungarian factory MOM Budapest. The computer was modular and consisted of several boards

Commodore SX-64

Resources WikiC64 Wiki The Commodore SX-64 was an all-in-one version of the popular C64 computer. Released in 1984, it featured a color display, built-in floppy disk drive, and detachable keyboard. Unfortunately the keyboard of my Commodore SX-64 has been lost. The rest of the machine works perfectly and looks amazing. Documentation Internals Computer Boards CPU