System breakdowns, IC guides, chassis builds, and vintage hardware deep dives from Smiggy's workbench
Dedicated board-level reference pages with IC maps, cap lists, and diagnostics
ASSY board selector, PSU warnings, IC pinouts for 6510, SID, VIC-II, CIA, PLA & DRAM, plus A/V port references.
Model selector, SMD recap guide with corrosion cleanup, DB23 RGB to SCART wiring, boot screen error decoder, CIA fault symptoms & connector pinouts.
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A look back at the BBC Micro, Britain's most influential home computer, its history in schools, its ARM architecture legacy, and how writing my very f...
More tools and references for retro hardware enthusiasts
Look up pinouts and datasheets for classic ICs — Z80, 6502, 6510, SID, VIC-II, 74-series logic and more.
Diagnostic flowcharts, recapping logs, and trace repair notes from real bench sessions.
Interactive browser-based tools — calculators, pinout finders, frequency references and more.