Vintage computer shelves
Finally I finished assembling the vintage computer shelves I bought on Amazon! 🙂 I mounted them in the office. I'm filling them with the back computers I have in the collection, but also with devices and cards [...]
Category Archives: Retro Computer, Retro Technology and Vintage Electronics
Retro Computer, Retro Technology and Vintage Electronics
Welcome to the world of ValorosoIT, dedicated to Retro Computers, Retro Technology, and Vintage Electronics.
Embark on an exciting journey as we explore a collection of objects, attempt repairs, restorations, and experiments that celebrate the nostalgia and charm of the past. In the enchanting universe of Retro Technology, old devices become precious relics.
Let's rediscover the magic of Retro Computers! We will relive the golden days of computing and electronics, bringing back to life old computers such as Commodore 64, Amiga, IBM, Olivetti, Amstrad, MSX, Atari, and many more...…
And let's not forget to immerse ourselves in the warm and captivating analog sound of vintage audio systems, transporting us back to the golden age of Hi-Fi.
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Here's my collection of computers and vintage electronics.
Join us to celebrate the eternal fascination of Retro Technology, Retro Computers and Vintage Electronics!
By Amedeo Valoroso.
Philips NMS 8280, unboxing and testing
Today we talk about this Philips NMS 8280: a vintage computer that I bought back in 2021, when I went away to buy a huge batch of computers! The Philips NMS 8280 computer The Philips NMS8280 is a computer of the [...]
HistoryBit visit
I had the pleasure of hosting Davide Fornasiero and Alberto Fornasiero, from the HistoryBit Museum in Cerro Maggiore (MI), at my collection of vintage computers. It was a pleasure to meet two retro computer enthusiasts and share our passion. [...]
IBM 300GL, unboxing and testing
Is this IBM 300GL comnputer vintage enough? Intel Pentium II processor at 400 MHz, 512 MB of RAM and 2 GB of hard drive!
Test of the Philips VG-5000
Let's test the Philips VG-5000 I bought on eBay? The seller stated that it is functional.
Impulse buying: Commodore Plus4 and Sinclair ZX81
Introducing my new Commodore Plus4 and Sinclair ZX81! Sometimes it happens to make completely irrational purchases!
Vintage LCD Sharp LC20 repair
I recently purchased a Sharp LC20 LCD TV. The intention is to have an LCD television, in 4:3 format, to which to connect my vintage computers. It is an interesting TV and the picture quality is good. You can connect the [...]
BASIC course episode 9: MSX BASIC
In this episode of the video course on the BASIC language of retro computers, we introduce MSX BASIC. It is a very powerful language, with many commands. In the same video, we see how to save and load the program in BASIC on tape. You don't have a computer [...]
The history of the Commodore 64 written by ChatGPT
Is OpenAI's ChatGPT AI able to write an entire article, describing the history of the Commodore 64? I asked ChatGPT, OpenAI's artificial intelligence, to write the history of the Commodore 64. Let's read it together! The photos were [...]
BASIC program written by artificial intelligence
Can OpenAI's ChatGPT AI write a program in BASIC for the Commodore 64? Try! In this short video, I recorded the first attempts. I requested two programs in BASIC for the Commodore 64: a cycle [...]
How to build an audio/video cable for MSX Philips VG 8000 VG 8010 VG 8020
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 via antenna, the image and audio [...]
6 cartridges for my Commodore Vic20
Here is the video of the unboxing and testing of 6 cartridges for Commodore Vic20. Finally, my Commodore Vic-20 will have more cartridges with games and a RAM expansion. Beware of scams! In the video, we also do an in-depth analysis of the possible scams to which [...]
The return of the Commodore SX-64
The Commodore SX-64 is back! The one that, as I showed you in this article, had arrived damaged, destroyed during transport. The story of my Commodore SX-64 When I received the damaged Commodore SX-64, I must admit, I had stayed there a lot [...]
Philips VG 8010 MSX, unboxing and test
I found on eBay the listing of this computer: it is a Philips VG 8010 MSX, which I missed in the collection. It was priced, all in all, quite interesting, because other offers that I had found on the same computer, in fact, were more expensive. [...]
Commodore 128D 100% NOT tested, does it work?
I present to you my “new” 100% NOT tested Commodore 128D, which I purchased on eBay. Shall we try it? In your opinion, will it work? Purchase of the Commodore 128D 100% NOT tested I happen, from time to time, to buy some vintage computers for […]
Amiga 1200 test with AmigaTestKit
Good morning and welcome back to the blog and the ValorosoIT channel. If you like retrocomputers and vintage electronics, you've come to the right place! Today we do the test of the Commodore Amiga 1200, which I just got from eBay, through the AmigaTestKit utility. It was [...]
Boot the Commodore Amiga from the external drive
Is it possible to boot the Commodore Amiga from the external drive, instead of from the internal floppy disk to the computer? Sure! It is also possible to start it from USB pendrive! Let's see how to do this with the various models of Commodore Amiga. What is the [...]
X-Copy Pro for Amiga
Several times I was asked how to copy a game or program, from USB pendrive to diskette, directly to the Amiga. Here is the answer! We use X-Copy Pro! This procedure is fine on all Commodore Amiga, although, in this article, [...]
Like Fun
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 [...]
ASMR Computer Vintage Keyboards Sound
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 [...]
Complete list of Commodore PET Basic V4.0 commands
In this article, I list the complete list of commands, functions and variables reserved for the Commodore PET Basic V4.0. The computers that use Basic V4.0 are the CBM and PET series 2001, 3000, 4000 and 8000. [...]
Commodore Plus/4 repair: TED, CPU and PLA
Today we talk about the repair of the Commodore Plus/4, which I had ordered on eBay. Do you remember? I had arrived with an inadequate packaging and, above all, not working ... Repair of the Commodore Plus/4, diagnosis of the fault In this first article of the repair of the Commodore [...]
Damaged Commodore SX-64
Even today… sad video! I ordered a Commodore SX-64 on eBay, the Commodore 64 executive: the "portable" version, so to speak. The eBay listing showed a perfect, working computer. The only flaw, declared by the seller, is the absence of the keyboard, which I should find […]
I won the dispute on eBay! Commodore Plus/4
Many of you have asked me how the controversy on eBay ended, relating to the Commodore Plus/4, arrived defective, which I showed you in the last video. The situation went very well and, in this article, I will explain to everyone [...]
Commodore Plus/4, unboxing and disappointment
I wasn't sure I wanted to publish this video, also because, in the end, I felt enormous DISAPPOINTMENT! Towards the middle of the video I start to feel less cheerful! Here is the unboxing of a Commodore Plus/4 that I bought on eBay… with… disappointment! Some […]
Complete list of Commodore 16, 116 and Plus/4 Basic V3.5 commands
Here is the complete list of commands, functions and variables reserved for the Basic V3.5 of the Commodore 16, C-116 and Commodore Plus/4. This is a simple compendium to remember all the commands, instructions and functions, when you already [...]
Commodore 128 Basic V7 Command List
Here is the list of commands of the Basic V7 of the Commodore 128, with a simple explanation. This is a simple compendium to remember all the commands, instructions and functions, when you already know how to use them! The BASIC V7 of the [...]
History of the Computer, documentary #1
On the occasion of my visit to the HistoryBit retro computer collection, I had the pleasure of meeting Davide Fornasiero, together with his brother Alberto Fornasiero. Davide has always been passionate about vintage technology. He made this documentary, which describes the evolution [...]
Gotek, Membrana, Mouse, AmigaTestKit – A500 #4
Here is the fourth installment of the repair of my first Amiga 500, which I bought a couple of years ago! We use AmigaTestKit to control the whole computer. Was it better to buy a computer already tested and working? I would say yes! Let's proceed with [...]
Commodore PET, CBM 8032, test
Here, finally, the proof of the Commodore PET CBM 8032 that I had purchased on eBay in the United States and that I had told you about in this video. I found a way to power it at 110V! I hope you can take some cues, if [...]