I Crashed My Fiesta
The random ramblings of a random citizen.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Stop breaking down already! *Sheesh.*
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After the debacle with the full height MFM hard disk and the exploding power supply (see here ), I decided to come at the Cifer from the oth...
Saturday, March 14, 2026
POP goes the ...
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...47 ohm 3 amp current inrush device A short post today. So, I had a major Code Brown moment with the Cifer. I have been trying to get th...
Friday, March 13, 2026
Getting to the SCART of the matter - Torch Triple X Part 13
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So, using the Torch in black and white has been OK, but it's annoying that I couldn't get the colour SCART to work. It's RGB aft...
Monday, March 02, 2026
Putting the SCART before the (composite) horse. Torch Triple X - Part 12
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(Reposted) One of the major issues of vintage/retro computing as a hobby is that a lot of our beloved equipment is just wearing out. When th...
Monday, September 22, 2025
Torch Triple X - Part 11 - The Highs and Lows (and Highs) of Retro Computing
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Last time I managed to get the Torch Triple X system to boot an image that did not require the key disk. Yay! The only problem is that, alth...
Friday, September 05, 2025
Now I have an even older one - PET 4032
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It was my birthday a little while ago. To celebrate, Mrs Crashed arranged for us to go to the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park...
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