Collection of all the articles published on this site:
–Computer;
– Electronics;
– Computer science;
– Linux and Windows systems.
– Retro Technology;
– RetroComputer;
– Audio systems;
– Vintage Electronics and other Devices;
– Repairs and experiments carried out by me.
By Amedeo Valoroso.
Finally, here is a step by step tutorial to build an audio/video cable for MSX Philips VG 8000, VG 8010 and VG 8020! By connecting your vintage computer to the TV via the composite audio/video cable, rather than through antenna, image and audio [...]
Ecco il video dell'unboxing e della prova di 6 cartucce per Commodore Vic20. Finalmente, il mio Commodore Vic-20 avrà altre cartucce con giochi e un'espansione RAM. Attenzione alle truffe! Nel video, facciamo anche un approfondimento sulle possibili truffe alle quali […]
E' tornato il Commodore SX-64! Quello che, come vi avevo mostrato in questo articolo, era arrivato danneggiato, distrutto durante il trasporto. La storia del mio Commodore SX-64 Quando avevo ricevuto il Commodore SX-64 danneggiato, devo ammetterlo, ci ero rimasto parecchio […]
Ho trovato su eBay l'inserzione di questo computer: è un Philips VG 8010 MSX, che mi mancava in collezione. Aveva un prezzo, tutto sommato, abbastanza interessante, perché altre offerte che avevo trovato sullo stesso computer, in realtà, erano più costose. […]
The Commodore Amiga 2000 is a 16 -bit personal computer, based on the Mc68000 Motorola processor. It was produced by Commodore International from 1987 to 1993. Other names with which the Amiga 2000 is known are: Commodore A2000, CBM A2000. AND' […]
The Philips VG-8020 MSX is an 8-bit home computer produced by Philips, a Dutch company, in 1984. The Philips VG8020 was also marketed with the Phonola brand: Phonola VG-8020. It is the successor of the Philips VG-8000 and Philips VG-8010. Msx […]
The Prodest PC128 Olivetti is an 8 -bit home computer that was distributed, in Italy, from 1986 to 1989, by the Olivetti company. The computer was produced by the French company Thomson (MO6 model) and was distributed in Italy, with some changes to the keyboard [...]
ATARI ST is a series of personal computer produced by Atari Corporation since 1985. It is based on the Motorola 68000 at 16 -bit processor, the same microprocessor of the Commodore Amiga series. In particular, the ATARI 1040STF model that I have [...]
The Commodore 16 is an 8 -bit home computer, produced by Commodore International from 1984 to 1985. It is the subsequent generation of the Commodore Vic20, as well as a lower cost alternative than the Commodore 64. It is part of the Commodore series [...]
The Commodore Vic20 (Vic-20 or Vic 20) is an 8-bit home computer produced by Commodore Business Machines from 1980 until 1985. In other states it was marketed under other names: in Japan it was called Commodore VIC-1001, [...]
I received a gift! Thanks Filippo! Filippo gave me an Olivetti Peripherals DM 282 dot matrix printer, to combine with the Olivetti PCs I have in my collection:
The Prodest PC1 Olivetti is a personal computer with NEC V40 processor (compatible with the Intel 80188). It was produced, in 1987-1988, by the Italian company Olivetti. It is a computer with a little scarce performance, even compared to the production era, in fact it was intended for [...]
The Commodore Amiga 600 is a 16 -bit home computer, based on the Mc68000 Motorola processor. It was produced by Commodore International from 1992 to 1993. Other names with which the Amiga 600 is known are: Commodore A600, CBM A600. In the […]
The Commodore 128D is an 8 -bit personal computer produced by the Commodore Business Machines between 1985 and 1989. It is also known as C128D and CBM 128D. Presents the same characteristics as the Commodore 128, but has a case [...]
The M15 Olivetti is an 80C88 processor personal computer. In 1987, it was produced by the Italian Olivetti company. It is a laptop equipped with monochromatic LCD display and internal NICD battery. The operating system is MSDOS. Relating to the supports of […]
Vi presento il mio "nuovo" Commodore 128D 100% NON testato, che ho acquistato su eBay. Lo proviamo? Secondo voi, funzionerà? Acquisto del Commodore 128D 100% NON testato Mi capita, di tanto in tanto, di acquistare qualche computer vintage per la […]
The Atari 130XE is an 8 -bit home computer produced by Atari, a US company, starting from 1985 It was put on the market the same year as the ST series, more performing, to […]
The Commodore Amiga 1200 is a 32 -bit home computer, based on the Mc68eC020 Motorola processor. It was produced by Commodore International from 1992 to 1994. After the failure of the Commodore, which took place in 1994, Amiga 1200 was produced by Amiga [...]
Buongiorno e bentornati sul blog e sul canale ValorosoIT. Se vi piacciono i retrocomputer e l’elettronica vintage, siete nel posto giusto! Oggi facciamo il test del Commodore Amiga 1200, che mi è appena arrivato da eBay, tramite l'utility AmigaTestKit. Era […]
E' possibile avviare il Commodore Amiga dal drive esterno, al posto che dal dischetto interno al computer? Certo! E' anche possibile farlo partire da pendrive USB! Vediamo come effettuare questa operazione con i vari modelli di Commodore Amiga. Cos'è il […]
Più volte mi è stato chiesto come copiare un gioco o un programma, da pendrive USB a dischetto, direttamente sull'Amiga. Ecco la risposta! Usiamo X-Copy Pro! Questa procedura va bene su tutti i Commodore Amiga, anche se, in questo articolo, […]
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 ZIOLO ZIOLO ZOLOGE and supports the CP/m operating system. The […]
Here is another video game found in a lot that I had bought and I had ... forgot! It is the SeaWolf videogame, released for the first time in 1976 and converted into cartridge for C64 in 1982. The player must hit and destroy [...]
Vi sblocco un ricordo: quando caricavate la cassetta del videogame Ghosts'n Goblins con il datassette Commodore 1531 C2N! 🙂
The Commodore 64G (also C64G, C = 64G, C 64 g) is an 8 -bit home computer produced by the Commodore Business Machines since 1987. It is a particular version of the Commodore 64, intended for the German market. Should not be confused with […]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
L'Atari 800XL è un home computer a 8 bit prodotto da Atari, società statunitense, tra il 1982 e il 1985. Il computer era in competizione con il Commodore 64, ma non riuscì a battere il temuto avversario. Per ampliare la […]
L'Atari 600XL è un home computer a 8 bit prodotto da Atari, insieme al fratello maggiore Atari 800XL, tra il 1982 e il 1985. A differenza dell'Atari 800XL, il 600XL è più piccolo ed ha 16KB di RAM al posto […]