Fixing a HP OmniBook 430

Every year or so, I try to run all the machines in my collection. As can be expected, the failure rate is going up every year, and there is not always an obvious "recap" fix. Sometimes, however... The HP OmniBook 430 is a nice little machine featuring some nice additions such as MS-DOS on a ROM and a tiny integrated  […]

Spectrum +3 dead on arrival

Finally got a Spectrum +3 that was not outrageously expensive. Of course, in such case, it is safe to assume it won't work properly. I was not disappointed. The computer would display garbage characters on screen, which is a good sign. This means power, clock, CPU and video are just fine. This usually indicates some  […]

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