Month: April 2021

Bluetooth Roberts Rambler

Here’s an old Roberts Rambler which was too far gone to restore to original condition (water damage, battery leak). The damaged speaker has been replaced with one from a car, and a bluetooth module added to make a cool bluetooth set for summer. The bluetooth module is wired to...

My Compaq Presario 433

Check out my “new” MS-DOS workhorse – the Presario 433. I picked it up alongside an old Acorn machine (yet to be fixed). It’s been scrubbed with a toothbrush, and matching speakers added. Looks sharp. Probably most importantly – I’ve found a replacement floppy drive which fits the unit...

Olivetti D33 1991 386 Retro PC Laptop Tour and Repair

I fixed up a 30 year old Olivetti D33 Laptop AKA the Triumph Adler Walkstation. The best bits are all on video, or scroll down for a gallery and links to other resources for this (barely) laptop. The most important bit was the pinout for the PSU DB-9 connector....