a site about old obsolete cars and computers.
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Cobalt RaQ2 webserver
In the realm of vintage technology, sometimes a hidden gem appears when you least expect it. Scrolling through the local marketplace, my eyes caught a glimpse of a retro webserver that stirred the flames of nostalgia within me. Unable to resist, I took the plunge and acquired not just one but two Cobalt RAQ2 servers.…
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Gas-testers…
This hobby is escalating since i bought my Opel Tech80 machine… Recently i claimed the domain https://sun-electric.nl/ which is SUN’s oldest domain and restored a bit of thier old website on it. But i’m also working on making everything around those machines open to the public… For today i made an extra shelft that could…
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Broken Opel Kapitan P2 gearbox
For my uncle i tried an attempt to repair his Kapitan P2 gearbox. His car leaked the oil out of it and ruined the bearings. Before i started on this gearbox i disassembled a spare Rekord P2 gearbox because these gearboxes are almost the same. I did this because i presume we are going to…
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IBM XT 5160 “overclocked” PC Sprint from 1985
I printed some PCB’s for the PC Sprint. It’s from Doug Severson out of 1985, but Rees from the UK blew some new life into that PCB design. I spotted the project on his github page: https://github.com/reeshub/pc-sprint So i went out to print them and also ordered the parts. And i made my IBM 5160…
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Macintosh Classic repairs
This time i bought 2 Macintosh Classics and a SE FDHD. The SE and one of the Classics worked perfect but they need a better recap. The previous owner did recap them but not very well. All the values are little off. For example 50v caps replaced with 63v or even 100v caps. Thats not…
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Insulate the attic
Originally this attic had no insulation at all as you can see on these early pictures when i started this project. So i started with metalstuds, never tried them before but them seem to be easier than with wood (and sadly cheaper). After i figured out howto mount this, i started to add the Rockwool.…