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RGB – SCART Video Adapter for Commodore Amiga

If you are among vintage computer enthusiasts, you certainly know the Commodore Amiga: real masterpieces in the history of computers. This machines, launched in the late 1980s and in the 90s, conquered the heart of numerous [...]

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Ctrl+Alt Museum

Good morning friends! Today I conduct you in a short but exciting journey in the Ctrl+Alt Museum museum in Pavia. Together with Davide and Alberto Fornasiero of the Historybit Museum, we ventured into an unforgettable experience. From the moment I crossed the [...]

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Sound and network cards for IBM 300GL

Do you remember the IBM 300GL that I purchased some time ago? I had talked about it in this article. Now, I decided to update the computer a little and enhance it with some tabs: a sound card and a network card. I also have [...]

Vintage computer shelves. Displays in the office, shelves.

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 [...]

Philips NMS 8280, MSX 2, retro vintage computer, unboxing and test, cover, ValorosoIT

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 [...]

BASIC language programming course, episode 9: MSX BASIC, Philips, cover

BASIC course episode 9: MSX BASIC

In this episode of the video course on the basic language of the back computer, we introduce the MSX Basic. It is a very powerful language, with many commands. In the same video, let's see how to save and upload the basic program to tape. You don't have a computer […]

Philips VG 8010, retro computer vintage

Philips VG 8010 MSX, unboxing and test

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. […]

Power on and Test Commodore 128D, German keyboard

Commodore 128D 100% NOT tested, does it work?

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 […]

Test Commodore Amiga 1200, AmigaTestKit 1.20, GitHub, WorkBench

Amiga 1200 test with AmigaTestKit

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 […]

ASMR Retro Computer Vintage Keyboards Sound, IBM Commodore Atari Olivetti MSX Philips Amstrad

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 [...]

Commodore SX-64 SX64 Crushed Damaged Destroyed eBay Transport, Cover, ValorosoIT

Damaged Commodore SX-64

Anche oggi... video triste! Ho ordinato su eBay un Commodore SX-64, il Commdore 64 executive: la versione "portatile", per intenderci. L'inserzione eBay mostrava un computer perfetto e funzionante. L'unico difetto, dichiarato dal venditore, è l'assenza della tastiera, che dovrei trovare […]

Commodore Plus4 Plus 4 controversy diputa eBay reclamo restituzione ValorosoIT, William Shakespeare

I won the dispute on eBay! Commodore Plus/4

In tanti mi avete chiesto com'è andata a finire la controversia su eBay, relativa al Commodore Plus/4, arrivato difettoso, che vi ho mostrato nello scorso video. La situazione è andata molto bene e, in questo articolo, vi spiegherò a tutti […]

Commodore Plus4 Plus 4 does not work disappointment ValorosoIT

Commodore Plus/4, unboxing and disappointment

Non ero sicuro di voler pubblicare questo video, anche perché, alla fine, ho provato un’enorme DELUSIONE! Verso la metà del video inizio ad essere meno allegro! Ecco l'unboxing di un Commodore Plus/4 che ho comprato su eBay... con... delusione! Qualche […]

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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 [...]

Ignition Test Test Commodore PET, CBM 8032, retro computer, vintage collection, ValorosoIT

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 [...]

Commodore PET, CBM 8032, retro computer, vintage collection, ValorosoIT

Commodore PET, CBM 8032

Era da un po’ di tempo che seguivo qualche asta, su eBay, per acquistare un Commodore PET, CBM 8032 (o un altro modello simile) e finalmente si è presentata l'occasione di un computer che non costava tantissimo. Nonostante il prezzo […]

Commodore 1350 Mouse for Commodore 64 The Final Cartridge III internal cleaning

Commodore 1350 Mouse for Commodore 64

Esiste un mouse per il Commodore 64? Ecco qui il mouse Commodore 1350! Vediamo dove l'ho acquistato, lo proviamo con The Final Cartridge III+ e lo apriamo per pulirlo. Provando l’interfaccia The Final Cartridge III+, un’interfaccia che si collega alla […]

Replacement membrane keyboard Amiga 500 and DiagROM, repair repair fix

DiagROM e membrana della tastiera dell’Amiga 500

Today we talk about DiagROM and start replacing the keyboard membrane of the Amiga 500. We are at the third installment of the endless story of this Amiga 500 that I bought last year! Can a repair last so long? Unfortunately the answer [...]

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TapeCart SD for Commodore 64

Here is the review of the TapeCart SD, which was given to me by Vincenzo Santoro of www.winmar.it. The SD TapeCart that was given to me is a special version! It is an interface that connects to the datassette port of the Commodore 64 [...]

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A friend gave me an Atari 1040 ST!

Every now and then a good luck also happens. Look at what a friend gave me? It is an Atari 1040 ST F, with SM124 monitor. Along with the computer and monitor, there are also accessories. There is a box of diskettes, a [...]

The Final Cartridge III Plus Commodore 64 expansion card

The Final Cartridge III+, replica assembling tutorial

In this video article we talk about how to build a replica of The Final Cartridge III+. Let's see how to get the printed circuit board of the interface on PCBWay, how to solder all the electronic components and how to program the EPROM through the cheap programmer TL866II Plus. [...]

Amiga 500 repair and test, the neverending story 2

Repair and Test of the Amiga 500: the never ending story! # 2

Ricostruiamo le piste corrose del circuito stampato e saldiamo lo zoccolo del chip audio Paula CSG 8364R7: ecco la seconda puntata della storia infinita della Riparazione e Prova dell'Amiga 500 che ho acquistato l'anno scorso. Nel video precedente, vi ho […]

Commodore Amiga 500 A500 purchase and repair of accessories

Purchase and Repair of the Amiga 500: the never-ending story! #1

Oggi inizio a raccontarvi la storia infinita della riparazione dell'Amiga 500 che ho acquistato l’anno scorso e che speravo di poter utilizzare velocemente! Acquisto dell'Amiga 500 Su Facebook Marketplace ho trovato un’inserzione interessante. A detta del venditore, il computer era […]

Vintage Atari 800XL computer, unboxing test and repair

Atari 800XL and Atari 1050 with shorted power supply!

Ho recentemente acquistato un Atari 800XL, completo di floppy disk drive Atari 1050. Ecco l'unboxing ed il primo avvio... con corto circuito! Prima di accendere un computer fermo da anni, ricordatevi di seguire i passaggi indivati in questo video-articolo. Consigli […]