Gammitin (Ben) 💾

Cheeky new shiny badge!

I've decided on putting an Iomega ZIP drive in this and I also found a Ginormous IDE cable 😂

So, I really want to get a Magneto Optical drive in here too, so the Zip drive won't be staying at the top, but doesn't look too bad!

Drives in.... Not gonna lie, that looks badass 😊

Left my Slot A Athlon tower in 2003 vs Right my new one. Not too far off, two bays to fill now.

Not it's final form, needs a new badge, and extra 5.25" (not decided yet), maybe a MO drive in that extra 3.5" slot at the top. But it's ready to test 🤞

All working beautifully!

I've also deep cleaned and refurbished the cooler:

The cables will all be tidied later, but first let's see if it posts and boots.

I just had a thought 🤔 "I/O Shield" Can you believe that the old one left in this case is a perfect match!? Very Nice! 👍

German battery maker Varta files insolvency applications. https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24/

Getting there......

Maxed out to 4GB DDR2. Reuse, Repurpose & Recycle 😊

I wanted to test out the digital TV tuner, but I've no portable aerial. So I made one out of an aluminium roast chicken tray and some croc clips. You may laugh, but it's actually frickin' awesome!

I'd absolutely love the challenge of refurbishing this Commodore PET, but there's no way I'm paying £363 for it! 😮 https://ebay.io/m/MOTqsu

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Amstrad PPC640 [1987] CPU: NEC V30 8 Mhz CPU MEM: 640k RAM ('all you'll ever need') STORAGE: Dual 720kb DD Floppy Drives

Looking nicer already, after just having a good wash:

It's looking promising after just 2 hours!

Big Badda Boom 💥

Spot welder all charged up ⚡

Leaving it out to dry.....

I bought it a present, just got to wait for it to arrive 😊

Retro-bright initiated

Rub-a-dub-dub the VIC-20's in the tub!

A few moments later.....

All back together.

Back in it goes, all sorted!

Yassssss. She lives 😍😍😍

A quick test, seems ok.

Let's try BeOS 5, my go-to......

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Tabs off, ready for this new battery.

Very nice 👍

I've used an ATX breakout board, followed the service manual and buzzed out each to the ISA slots to verify the voltages. I've Jerry Rigged the powergood signal to 5v and the PSUON to GND. Let's see if it blows up 💥

Grubby!

Back:

Now I need to get two matching Pentium III CPUs and test the SCSI port.

And so it begins.......

I've taken everything removable off the board, now the White Vinegar treatment 🫧

The ISA backplane finally arrived! 😍

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Tiny Core Linux works great too.