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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Thirty new chips in the IC Pinout Finder today — 6502, VIC-II, AY-3-8910, DRAM and more, plus the swaps that will destroy a chip if you get them wrong...
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.