Louise
@louise6502.bsky.social
Looks after the PC Gallery at the National Museum Of Computing. Commodore Geek.
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@tnmoc.bsky.social
https://www.tnmoc.org/
Amazing day yesterday at #Retrofest meeting lots of lovely people from here. 2 highlights for me were the P500 from @binarydinosaurs.co.uk and the Max from @asobitech.com . 2 rare Commodore machines that were great to see working!
June 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Amazing day yesterday at #Retrofest meeting lots of lovely people from here. 2 highlights for me were the P500 from @binarydinosaurs.co.uk and the Max from @asobitech.com . 2 rare Commodore machines that were great to see working!
Having fun testing our stock of #C64 PSUs. Initial multi-meter voltage check, then using a handy PSU saver with built in voltage meter to test on real machine. Most were ok, 2 with no output and 1 dropped to 3.5v under load. None were over voltage which is often worried about with these PSUs.
March 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Having fun testing our stock of #C64 PSUs. Initial multi-meter voltage check, then using a handy PSU saver with built in voltage meter to test on real machine. Most were ok, 2 with no output and 1 dropped to 3.5v under load. None were over voltage which is often worried about with these PSUs.
I've just recently set a new VIC20 in our PC Gallery with this on at #TNMOC. My first time using a VIC20, a C64 was my first computer. Cool game for the machine and handy for us as it's on cartridge so easy to load to each day. So far seems popular with the visiting schools!
March 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I've just recently set a new VIC20 in our PC Gallery with this on at #TNMOC. My first time using a VIC20, a C64 was my first computer. Cool game for the machine and handy for us as it's on cartridge so easy to load to each day. So far seems popular with the visiting schools!
Ours is the most modern exhibit in the #TNMOC PC gallery, but it is really popular. Especially with visiting school children who are used to their PS5s!
March 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ours is the most modern exhibit in the #TNMOC PC gallery, but it is really popular. Especially with visiting school children who are used to their PS5s!
One of the standard C128s wasn't happy and did this on boot - going to need more investigation.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
One of the standard C128s wasn't happy and did this on boot - going to need more investigation.
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The Commodore 128DCR is very cool - I think this U1 error is normal due to the built in 1571 as both our ones reported this? This one had an intact warranty sticker - couldn't bring myself to break it so carefully heat-gunned it off!
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February 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Commodore 128DCR is very cool - I think this U1 error is normal due to the built in 1571 as both our ones reported this? This one had an intact warranty sticker - couldn't bring myself to break it so carefully heat-gunned it off!
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Very nostalgic working our way through our #Commodore128 collection - I had one after my Breadbin when I was growing up. I hardly ever did anything then other than use it in #C64 mode, and so far it's been much the same at #TNMOC.
Any suggestions for things we can show people on them?
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Any suggestions for things we can show people on them?
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February 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Very nostalgic working our way through our #Commodore128 collection - I had one after my Breadbin when I was growing up. I hardly ever did anything then other than use it in #C64 mode, and so far it's been much the same at #TNMOC.
Any suggestions for things we can show people on them?
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Any suggestions for things we can show people on them?
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Our Mac SE had been out of action for a while with a very dim screen. @retroworkshop.bsky.social braved an HV probe to show the EHT was Ok, tube had reached end of life. Handily we also had a very battery damaged donor machine - one tube swap later it's back in ready for #MARCHintosh 😊 #TNMOC
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Our Mac SE had been out of action for a while with a very dim screen. @retroworkshop.bsky.social braved an HV probe to show the EHT was Ok, tube had reached end of life. Handily we also had a very battery damaged donor machine - one tube swap later it's back in ready for #MARCHintosh 😊 #TNMOC
Ditto very lucky to still have my original #C64 #Commodore64. Couple of CIAs and key replacements (victims of Daley Thompson's Decathlon!) and it still works well. Original user manual too!
February 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ditto very lucky to still have my original #C64 #Commodore64. Couple of CIAs and key replacements (victims of Daley Thompson's Decathlon!) and it still works well. Original user manual too!
It lives! Promising start in getting a working Research Machines 380Z into our PC gallery. More work to do, but all looks good so far!
Nostalgic as it was the first computer I encountered - we had two in my school when I was 12.
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Nostalgic as it was the first computer I encountered - we had two in my school when I was 12.
@tnmoc.bsky.social #TNMOC
February 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It lives! Promising start in getting a working Research Machines 380Z into our PC gallery. More work to do, but all looks good so far!
Nostalgic as it was the first computer I encountered - we had two in my school when I was 12.
@tnmoc.bsky.social #TNMOC
Nostalgic as it was the first computer I encountered - we had two in my school when I was 12.
@tnmoc.bsky.social #TNMOC
Another fun example this week!
February 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Another fun example this week!
Very true! The Geek port is very cool too!
February 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Very true! The Geek port is very cool too!
Now back in the PC Gallery with the "Blinkenlights" showing the CPU load.
February 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Now back in the PC Gallery with the "Blinkenlights" showing the CPU load.
Doing the initial copy from the original SCSI drive - slightly scary, LED reassuring by blinking as it's meant to.
February 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Doing the initial copy from the original SCSI drive - slightly scary, LED reassuring by blinking as it's meant to.
Very successful day moving our #BeBox drive onto ZuluSCSI at #TNMOC. Slightly scary doing the initial mirror as we do not have the original install media, but all worked perfectly. Now running on our in-house PCB version of ZuluSCSI with the drive image safely in the cloud. @tnmoc.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Very successful day moving our #BeBox drive onto ZuluSCSI at #TNMOC. Slightly scary doing the initial mirror as we do not have the original install media, but all worked perfectly. Now running on our in-house PCB version of ZuluSCSI with the drive image safely in the cloud. @tnmoc.bsky.social
We see plenty like that at the museum, I think the manufacturers didn't help in the 1980s when they shipped ready stripped ends far too long for UK plugs. Attached is a photo of by far the the worse I've seen here though! #TNMOC
February 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We see plenty like that at the museum, I think the manufacturers didn't help in the 1980s when they shipped ready stripped ends far too long for UK plugs. Attached is a photo of by far the the worse I've seen here though! #TNMOC
Unusual heat-sink / RF shield on this one, not seen one like this before.
January 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Unusual heat-sink / RF shield on this one, not seen one like this before.
Our earliest #C64. Rev A 326298 with a low serial number. I like the way a previous owner hand labelled the ports as the case doesn't have the later text (5 pin video port too)!
January 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Our earliest #C64. Rev A 326298 with a low serial number. I like the way a previous owner hand labelled the ports as the case doesn't have the later text (5 pin video port too)!
January 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Been working on something unusual at the museum #TNMOC - a One-Laptop-Per-Child XO-1. Ours unfortunately has some screen bleed, but still works. Horribly slow to boot, but I guess it was made for a price point! #OLPC
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January 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Been working on something unusual at the museum #TNMOC - a One-Laptop-Per-Child XO-1. Ours unfortunately has some screen bleed, but still works. Horribly slow to boot, but I guess it was made for a price point! #OLPC
@tnmoc.bsky.social
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