Microbee-MSPP Photo Gallery

Photos of Microbee and other vintage Australian microcomputers

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Initial Screen Issue208 viewsDistortion of the screen on startup can be fixed staring and stopping a program like transfer.com, then it returns to normal.Jun 09, 2016
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My 8-bit Setup153 viewsMy working 8-bit CF setup. Jun 09, 2016
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The power connector140 viewsSomething has obviously gone wrong here in the past too. Could this damage be related to the blown tantalum capacitor in the power supply? This Main board connector is not polarised so perhaps this is what happens when it's plugged in the wrong way around? The red wire contact is almost completely missing inside.May 24, 2016
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Cleanup completed163 viewsThe board is now finally cleared of all components with significant corrosion damage and the area thoroughly cleaned remove any remaining nasties. The silkscreen in this area was no longer really attached and simply washed away during the cleanup. I also removed the remaining IC sockets for good measure.

Fear not - we can rebuild him!
May 24, 2016
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Cleanup WIP167 viewsPart way through removing corroded components and cleaning up the board. The battery has done a good job of detaching the silkscreen component overlay as well.May 24, 2016
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Battery removed160 viewsLooks even worse with the battery removed. Bringing this machine back to life won't be easy or quick.May 24, 2016
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Leaky battery169 viewsZooming in on the battery, it has clearly leaked at some point in the past leaving a surrounding zone of green coloured corrosion and faded or absent IC labels. Oh dear :-(May 24, 2016
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Power supply before restoration254 viewsThe power supply, as received. The yellow tantalum capacitor on the left is half missing and somewhat charred inside.May 24, 2016
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Main board before restoration174 viewsThe main internals, as received. I suspect the duct tape EPROM covers might not be original.May 24, 2016
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The best game of all - Kingtut211 viewsI had to try this classic out in the list of images in the arsenal.May 10, 2016
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Gotek install closeup264 viewsThe Gotek drive fits very snuggly into the 3.5" drive slot, allowing removal of the A: which had no faceplate and replaced with something much nicer.May 10, 2016
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Hoardes of the Deep Realm185 viewsI had to try this disk out, worked well - was the v1.1May 10, 2016
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