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Repairing a 1960s mainframe: Fixing the IBM 1401's core memory and power supply
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A few weeks ago, I wanted to use one of the vintage IBM 1401 mainframe computers at the Computer History Museum, but the computer wasn't...
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Inside the vintage Xerox Alto's display, a tiny lightbulb keeps it working
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In this Alto restoration episode, we repaired a second CRT display, exercising our TV repair skills and discovering a tiny mysterious lightb...
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Lacking safety features, cheap MacBook chargers create big sparks
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You might wonder if it's worth spending $79 for a genuine MacBook charger when you can get a charger on eBay for under $15. You should...
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Restoring Y Combinator's Xerox Alto, day 1: Power supplies and disk interface
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A few days ago, I wrote about how I'm helping restore a Xerox Alto for Y Combinator. This new post describes the first day of restora...
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Fixing the core memory in a vintage IBM 1401 mainframe
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I recently had the chance to help fix one of the vintage IBM 1401 computer systems at the Computer History Museum when its core memory sta...
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