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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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A closeup of the Gotek391 viewsOct 31, 2015
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Booting from the new Gotek floppy emulator317 viewsOct 31, 2015
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Closeup of monochrome CGA mod251 viewsAn extra IC is installed to provide the CGA output. This is a 74LS08 quad 2 input AND gate, configured to buffer 5 video signals (R,G,B, Vsync, Hsync). These signals are wired to a 9 pin D connector with pinouts as per the Premium CGA connectorJan 26, 2015
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Motherboard view262 viewsA standard motherboard with a custom mod added by the previous owner to provide a monochrome CGA output. You can just see the 9 pin CGA connector emerging from a spare case hole at the top rightJan 26, 2015
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Coreboard view238 viewsA standard dynamic RAM coreboard with 64K RAM installedJan 26, 2015
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Microbee 64K CIAB271 viewsSpruced up and looking good! Jan 26, 2015
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MegaBee Mk2 installed252 viewsInstalled into the Beeboard case. The SD card has now been moved to a separate module that's installed at the top of the case and projects through to the front for easy card swaps. The MegaBee itself is mounted below that and connected to the SD module via a short 6-way ribbon cable. A USB socket is also mounted next to the SD card for MegaBee programmingMar 02, 2014
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2013 Refurb - Completed Beeboard installed in case148 viewsCompleted and back in the original case. The MegaBee daughter card is also installed at the right, with cabling running externally to the MegaBee unit for now. Currently waiting on parts so that the MegaBee can be permanently installed in here tooFeb 15, 2014
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