I visited the UK and brought back some computers! Let's see if they work.

#britishcomputers #vintagecomputing #retrocomputers
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We are lucky in the North America to have easy access to a lot of old vintage computers. They were sold in large enough numbers that most aren't that hard to still find for a reasonable price. There are some machines, however, that never sold here but were popular in other parts of the world.

On a recent business trip to London, I decided to order some computers off eBay and bring them back in my luggage. That way I could get cheaply and not pay for expensive international shipping.

Let's see if I can get these well used inexpensive computers working.

Specific useful bits is modifying a BBC Micro power supply to work in the US on 110v-120v.

ZX Spectrum Part 1: https://youtu.be/RMG_StQ67kA
ZX Spectrum Part 2: https://youtu.be/wGcFcfxngdg
ZX Spectrum Part 3: https://youtu.be/Zeo4EpVtsl0

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5:21 -- A tour of the machines
14:40 -- Looking inside the computers
20:40 -- Modifying the power supply for 115v
25:05 -- Testing these machines

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