Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

7 years today! Modestly, but we are getting there. We started with a simple idea and two “Pravetz 8D” computers, and now we have over 630 pieces in the collection, 94% of which are restored and ready to be exhibited. From what we can tell, something big is coming in the near future. Happy Birthday, 8BitClub!

REPAIR GUIDE: Commodore 64 with a common problem
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REPAIR GUIDE: Commodore 64 with a common problem

Recently a friend of the museum sent us his breadbin Commodore 64 that he acquired online with complains that there is garbage on the screen and there is no cursor. As much as we like restoring vintage computers and dealing with newer problems that enrich our knowledge base, we have never actually repaired a breadbin…

QUICK REPAIR: “Analitik” VMC001 monocrome monitor (Аналитик ВМЧ001)
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QUICK REPAIR: “Analitik” VMC001 monocrome monitor (Аналитик ВМЧ001)

One of the many tasks in the museum is to have the appropriate era-correct monitor for our Pravetz 82. We managed to acquire one or two throughout the years, but they had missing transformers and CRT yokes that were stolen from scrapers for their expensive copper. Well, a recent donation to the museum was another…

A “COMPANION” in our collection
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A “COMPANION” in our collection

During soviet times many computer clones were created, most of them were manufactured in Bulgaria and then exported to the USSR. But many other computers were made inside the USSR, mainly ZX Spectrum clones. In our example, the computer is manufactured from the beginning of the end of the USSR  to until 1995. “Компаньо́н 2”…