Santo Nucifora
@vintagecomputer.ca
Vintage computer collector and maintainer of https://vintagecomputer.ca I was previously known as "MrGoodBits" on Twitter.
I'll be posting various pics of mostly historical computers from my vintage computer collection.
I'll be posting various pics of mostly historical computers from my vintage computer collection.
I'm going to give this a shot. Transplanting all of the components from an #Amiga A2386SX bridgeboard that had severe battery damage that I could not repair to a remake of the A2386SX board. The large square "million leg" ICs have me worried but worth a shot.
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I'm going to give this a shot. Transplanting all of the components from an #Amiga A2386SX bridgeboard that had severe battery damage that I could not repair to a remake of the A2386SX board. The large square "million leg" ICs have me worried but worth a shot.
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
Happy to finally have found (at a reasonable price), an IBM PC Convertible model 5140 computer. I had the normal non-backlit display but this one has the backlight. Yes, it's not great but it was perfectly fine for the era.
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #IBMPC
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #IBMPC
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Happy to finally have found (at a reasonable price), an IBM PC Convertible model 5140 computer. I had the normal non-backlit display but this one has the backlight. Yes, it's not great but it was perfectly fine for the era.
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #IBMPC
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #IBMPC
Just watched this PC World video with Huxley from @retroroadshow.org showing the BeBox in action.
I need to take my BeBox out soon. This shows the original dual 67MHz PPC model. I have the later dual 133Mhz model. Nice work Huxley!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OHk...
#vintgecomputer #retrocomputer
I need to take my BeBox out soon. This shows the original dual 67MHz PPC model. I have the later dual 133Mhz model. Nice work Huxley!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OHk...
#vintgecomputer #retrocomputer
This rare BeBox still works!
YouTube video by PCWorld
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February 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Just watched this PC World video with Huxley from @retroroadshow.org showing the BeBox in action.
I need to take my BeBox out soon. This shows the original dual 67MHz PPC model. I have the later dual 133Mhz model. Nice work Huxley!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OHk...
#vintgecomputer #retrocomputer
I need to take my BeBox out soon. This shows the original dual 67MHz PPC model. I have the later dual 133Mhz model. Nice work Huxley!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OHk...
#vintgecomputer #retrocomputer
Working on one of my Victor 9000s just makes me happy. I love these. Got my floppy drive to work finally. Making a DOS diskette. I have a RASCSI device and would like to back up the hard drive. That's next if I can figure out this TM502 drive. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #victor9k
February 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Working on one of my Victor 9000s just makes me happy. I love these. Got my floppy drive to work finally. Making a DOS diskette. I have a RASCSI device and would like to back up the hard drive. That's next if I can figure out this TM502 drive. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #victor9k
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Final book jacket design for my upcoming history of Sphere computers. Looks fab. The book can as of now still be pre-ordered via the Kickstarter campaign's "late pledges." www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo...
January 29, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Final book jacket design for my upcoming history of Sphere computers. Looks fab. The book can as of now still be pre-ordered via the Kickstarter campaign's "late pledges." www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo...
Had my Informer 213AE terminal out for a picture. I got this recently and it is the most interesting VT100 compatible terminal I've seen in a while. The electroluminescent (EL) display looks great. The keyboard also detaches and has a built-in modem. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Had my Informer 213AE terminal out for a picture. I got this recently and it is the most interesting VT100 compatible terminal I've seen in a while. The electroluminescent (EL) display looks great. The keyboard also detaches and has a built-in modem. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
This is an Hewlett Packard HP 35 scientific calculator I got "for display". I knew it would be bad and likely not restorable but when the vinegar turns green, it might be a little too far gone. An experiment to see how the gold holds up after ultrasonic cleaning in electronics cleaner.
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is an Hewlett Packard HP 35 scientific calculator I got "for display". I knew it would be bad and likely not restorable but when the vinegar turns green, it might be a little too far gone. An experiment to see how the gold holds up after ultrasonic cleaning in electronics cleaner.
Both of my DEC DTC01 Voice synthesis units are working great now. As such, I put a little demo of one of them singing Jingle Bells for the holiday season and #DOScember. I am using an IBM PC AT and Telix as a terminal to run a script.
youtu.be/n5BuiTxDFHY
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #DEC
youtu.be/n5BuiTxDFHY
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #DEC
Demo of the DECtalk DTC01 Voice Synthesis Unit singing Jingle Bells
YouTube video by vintagecomputer.ca
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Both of my DEC DTC01 Voice synthesis units are working great now. As such, I put a little demo of one of them singing Jingle Bells for the holiday season and #DOScember. I am using an IBM PC AT and Telix as a terminal to run a script.
youtu.be/n5BuiTxDFHY
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #DEC
youtu.be/n5BuiTxDFHY
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #DEC
Got a couple of DECtalk DTC01 voice synthesis units recently. I would say this one was a little "dusty". I wouldn't let it in the house until I used my #Wolfbox MF200 blower on it until the battery died. That duster is awesome for stuff like this.
#DECember #retrocomputing #vintagecomputer
#DECember #retrocomputing #vintagecomputer
December 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Got a couple of DECtalk DTC01 voice synthesis units recently. I would say this one was a little "dusty". I wouldn't let it in the house until I used my #Wolfbox MF200 blower on it until the battery died. That duster is awesome for stuff like this.
#DECember #retrocomputing #vintagecomputer
#DECember #retrocomputing #vintagecomputer
Started #DOScember with some old time reconfiguring an old 486 PC. Added Gotek and CF card hard drive. It has a Sound Blaster 16 but could not get my Roland SBC-55 wavetable card going yet. Had to settle for a relisten of the Monkey Island theme on a Roland LAPC-I. #retrcomputing #vintagecomputer
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Started #DOScember with some old time reconfiguring an old 486 PC. Added Gotek and CF card hard drive. It has a Sound Blaster 16 but could not get my Roland SBC-55 wavetable card going yet. Had to settle for a relisten of the Monkey Island theme on a Roland LAPC-I. #retrcomputing #vintagecomputer
Looking for my Ghost disk from work many moons ago, I found these beta diskettes that I still can't talk about due to NDA. This was when beta testing was limited secret testing and feedback as opposed to todays "lets release it and call it BETA". Wish I still had my "Chicago" disks #retrocomputing
December 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Looking for my Ghost disk from work many moons ago, I found these beta diskettes that I still can't talk about due to NDA. This was when beta testing was limited secret testing and feedback as opposed to todays "lets release it and call it BETA". Wish I still had my "Chicago" disks #retrocomputing
Need room for #DOScember sound card fun, so it's time I put my Hewlett Packard HP 9100 calculators away again. My 9100A always worked fine. Got a 9100B working, then it died. The other 9100B kinda worked then didn't at all. Defeated after a month+ of trying :( Maybe next time #retrocomputing
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Need room for #DOScember sound card fun, so it's time I put my Hewlett Packard HP 9100 calculators away again. My 9100A always worked fine. Got a 9100B working, then it died. The other 9100B kinda worked then didn't at all. Defeated after a month+ of trying :( Maybe next time #retrocomputing
Ah, #DOScember comes again. I just recently bought a #Roland SCB-55 Wavetable board in non-working condition for a paltry sum. Looks like it's had work done so it's not likely to ever work but we'll see. I think I'll break out my MIDI/sound cards for this DOScember. #retrocomputing #MIDI
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ah, #DOScember comes again. I just recently bought a #Roland SCB-55 Wavetable board in non-working condition for a paltry sum. Looks like it's had work done so it's not likely to ever work but we'll see. I think I'll break out my MIDI/sound cards for this DOScember. #retrocomputing #MIDI
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Spread the word: November 25 is #ChuckPeddleDay — celebrating the engineer behind the legendary MOS 6502 processor, the heart of so many home computers and game consoles of the 80s. 💾🕹️
If you own a machine powered by a 6502, fire it up on that day and share a photo with the hashtag #ChuckPeddleDay
If you own a machine powered by a 6502, fire it up on that day and share a photo with the hashtag #ChuckPeddleDay
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Spread the word: November 25 is #ChuckPeddleDay — celebrating the engineer behind the legendary MOS 6502 processor, the heart of so many home computers and game consoles of the 80s. 💾🕹️
If you own a machine powered by a 6502, fire it up on that day and share a photo with the hashtag #ChuckPeddleDay
If you own a machine powered by a 6502, fire it up on that day and share a photo with the hashtag #ChuckPeddleDay
Hmmm... I just saw this picture in a Craigslist ad for an IBM XT and an HP LaserJet... the original. For some reason, it never occurred to me that the line started before the HP LaserJet Series II. I've never seen an original before. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hmmm... I just saw this picture in a Craigslist ad for an IBM XT and an HP LaserJet... the original. For some reason, it never occurred to me that the line started before the HP LaserJet Series II. I've never seen an original before. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
This is my Total Microcomputer Model 4000 computer. Technically the last of a rare Motorola 6800 based home computer that was a pioneer in an "all-in-one" computer. Six days left on @bzotto.bsky.social Kickstarter for his book detailing Sphere Corporation here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo...
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is my Total Microcomputer Model 4000 computer. Technically the last of a rare Motorola 6800 based home computer that was a pioneer in an "all-in-one" computer. Six days left on @bzotto.bsky.social Kickstarter for his book detailing Sphere Corporation here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo...
After replacing an obscene amount of parts including the memory, two shorted capacitors, the LM1889 for video output and more, my Interact Model One finally works. I still get static for sound but I can live with turning the volume down for now. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
After replacing an obscene amount of parts including the memory, two shorted capacitors, the LM1889 for video output and more, my Interact Model One finally works. I still get static for sound but I can live with turning the volume down for now. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
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Dropping a surprise episode! I got the chance to interview Ben Zotto, who is publishing a book I'm very excited to read!
adventofcomputing.libsyn.com/episode-1695...
adventofcomputing.libsyn.com/episode-1695...
Advent of Computing: Episode 169.5 - Ben Zotto and the Story of Sphere Computers
I recently had the chance to talk to Ben Zotto about his upcoming book: Go Computer Now! - The Story of Sphere Computers. It's all about an obscure machine powered by the Motorola 6800 that released i...
adventofcomputing.libsyn.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Dropping a surprise episode! I got the chance to interview Ben Zotto, who is publishing a book I'm very excited to read!
adventofcomputing.libsyn.com/episode-1695...
adventofcomputing.libsyn.com/episode-1695...
As a rare Sphere owner, I just backed Go Computer Now! – The Story of Sphere Computers on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo... Good luck @bzotto.bsky.social !
Go Computer Now! – The Story of Sphere Computers
A book telling the extraordinary story of Sphere, a 1970s Utah personal computer maker far ahead of its time—until its sudden collapse.
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As a rare Sphere owner, I just backed Go Computer Now! – The Story of Sphere Computers on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo... Good luck @bzotto.bsky.social !
Got my Tecmar Mac Drive working after recapping and repairing the power supply and replacing a shorted cap on the main PCB board. Very cool serial based drive that was available BEFORE Apple's HD20 hard drive solution. #Macintosh #vintagecomputer #retrocomputing
October 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Got my Tecmar Mac Drive working after recapping and repairing the power supply and replacing a shorted cap on the main PCB board. Very cool serial based drive that was available BEFORE Apple's HD20 hard drive solution. #Macintosh #vintagecomputer #retrocomputing
I haven't posted a decent computer pic in a while. How about this one?
This is the Comterm Max PC clone in a wedge case. First available in 1984, these were used in schools in Quebec, Canada. From the makers of the Dynalogic (Bytec-Comterm) Hyperion. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
This is the Comterm Max PC clone in a wedge case. First available in 1984, these were used in schools in Quebec, Canada. From the makers of the Dynalogic (Bytec-Comterm) Hyperion. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
September 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I haven't posted a decent computer pic in a while. How about this one?
This is the Comterm Max PC clone in a wedge case. First available in 1984, these were used in schools in Quebec, Canada. From the makers of the Dynalogic (Bytec-Comterm) Hyperion. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
This is the Comterm Max PC clone in a wedge case. First available in 1984, these were used in schools in Quebec, Canada. From the makers of the Dynalogic (Bytec-Comterm) Hyperion. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
Playing the "Trivia Talker II" game by #Votrax on the #Commodore 64 with the "Votalker C-64" cartridge installed. I love the classic sound of the speech synthesis from the SC-01 chip within. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
Volume UP when watching!
Volume UP when watching!
September 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Playing the "Trivia Talker II" game by #Votrax on the #Commodore 64 with the "Votalker C-64" cartridge installed. I love the classic sound of the speech synthesis from the SC-01 chip within. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
Volume UP when watching!
Volume UP when watching!
Working on a Tandon computer with an MFM hard drive. I didn't realize you could terminate the drive chain by plugging in a resistor pack terminator this way. I've never seen this before. Very cool. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
September 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Working on a Tandon computer with an MFM hard drive. I didn't realize you could terminate the drive chain by plugging in a resistor pack terminator this way. I've never seen this before. Very cool. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
Found a Memotech keyboard for the ZX81 that doesn't appear to be used. I'm not usually a "box" person but this is a nice one. Will have to try it out the next time Sinclair is in the "review and see if everything still works" rotation. #vintagecomputer #retrcomputer
September 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Found a Memotech keyboard for the ZX81 that doesn't appear to be used. I'm not usually a "box" person but this is a nice one. Will have to try it out the next time Sinclair is in the "review and see if everything still works" rotation. #vintagecomputer #retrcomputer
Happy 50th anniversary to the MOS 6502! Could Microchess for the KIM-1 be the first commercially available game for the 6502? The yellow booklet of the left is version 1.0. You typed it in yourself but there was an optional cassette. Let me know your thoughts. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer
September 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Happy 50th anniversary to the MOS 6502! Could Microchess for the KIM-1 be the first commercially available game for the 6502? The yellow booklet of the left is version 1.0. You typed it in yourself but there was an optional cassette. Let me know your thoughts. #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer