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Time to start thinking of VCF Montreal 2.0 (@cvcfed.bsky.social ). This time around a British Invasion is in order. #retrocomputing #vcfmontreal #vcf #sinclair #amstrad #acorn #bbcmicro #enterprise64

📟 Call for exhibitors / Appel aux exposants! VCF Montréal — Nov 7-8, 2026 Champlain College, Saint-Lambert (10 min from Montreal / à 10 min de Montréal) Show off your retro treasures. Faites briller vos trésors rétro. cvcfed.org/vcf-montreal-2-0/ #VCFMontreal #RetroComputing

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The old SCSI Quantum needed a little physical help to get spinning. But even after spinning up the drive is not detected. So I guess this SE/30 is getting a BlueSCSI going forward. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh #bluescsi

Evidence of broken solder points on the Analog board. So a pass across all them is a good idea to get this SE/30 restored. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh

The SE/30 board is re-capped. Time to move on to cleaning and re-assembly. Definitely this Mac was well used. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh

Most of these caps just popped off the board. All pads look good and tested to their respective vias. So time to re-cap this SE/30 board. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh

Looks like I scored with the board in the SE/30. It is a survivor with no battery leakage and no battery damage. And other then a little fuzziness around the caps it looks good. Time to clean it up and change those caps. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac #MARCHintosh

Got a new toy in the mail today! #retrocomputing #c64 #c64u #c64ultimate #commodore

Just in time for #MARCHintosh I picked up a system I’ve been looking for a while – a Macintosh SE/30. Fingers crossed the motherboard is a survivor and not eaten away by leaking battery and caps. #retrocomputing #macintosh #se30 #vintagemac

Manufacturers of laptops back in the day really didn’t give them much of a chance with minimal plastic reinforcements to hold the screen. The pegs were completely cracked past the reinforcements. These plastic blocks should hold the screen a lot better. #retrocomputing #pc5700

Grabbing a backup of this Sharp PC-5700 while the HDD is still working in case there is any original software on it. This hard drive has a had a tough past. #retrocomputing #pc5700

Another hole in one of my classic computer keyboards filled. My Commodore CBM now has a proper Shift Lock key. #retrocomputing #commodore #commodorepet #commodoreCBM

Gotek assembled and installed. CPC6128 buttoned up and cleaned up. And I got a proper SCART cable and converter. Time to explore this machine. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

SUCCESS!! One dead memory chip and a dodgy socket for the PAL replaced and this CPC 6128 looks to be all fixed. All tests good and program loads from tape still work. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

IT’S ALIVE! I used the jumper trick to bypass the PAL and hardcode only the first 64k and the machine works. I was even able to read some programs from tape. So this basically means I have a failure in the upper memory or the PAL. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

I figured since the CPC 6128 output is RGB the easiest way to get video out for now is a VGA cable. So wired one up. Unfortunately first power on and I get a grey screen. So the system is outputting something. Let the diagnostics fun begin. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

Exterior inspection of this Schneider CPC 6128 looks good. Very clean and no signs of wear. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

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Wow! Surprising local pickup – a Schneider branded CPC 6128. I know very little about these computers. Looks like I’m learning some German for this one. Now to figure out how to power it and get video out. Time to watch some Youtube videos. #retrocomputing #amstrad #cpc #cpc6128

My Apple III is complete! I wasn’t sure I was ever going to find a 9 key for it. But the gaping hole is now plugged. Combined with a proper Monitor III it’s looking good. #retrocomputing #apple #appleiii #apple3

Series of pictures took on Sunday during #VCF #Montreal

BBS'ing on a Hyperion like it's 1983 at VCF Montreal #retrocomputing #vcfmontreal #hyperion

Setup for VCF Montreal #retrocomputing #vcfmontreal

NABUs are prepped and ready to join Leo’s NABUs at VCF Montreal for some networked retro gaming. # retrocomputing #VCFMTL #VCF #vcfmontreal

Unpacking a NABU computer like it’s 1983. Check to see all is good for VCF Montreal. #retrocomputing #nabu #nabupc #nabuca #nabunetwork #vcfmontreal

Never been so nervous re-assembling a keyboard then this Amiga 4000 keyboard with these little rubber cups. What a crazy design. #retrocomputing #amiga #amiga4000 #commodore