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Monday, 26 October 2020
How To Replace The Keyboard on an IBM ThinkPad 390 Laptop
Built with servicing in mind, the IBM ThinkPad 390 laptops keyboard is very easy to replace and in this short video I'll show you how I did it:
Random eBay Bargains Unboxing October 2020
From some PCMCIA mice to a horrible boxy one with a couple of games thrown in!
Saturday, 24 October 2020
Saturday, 17 October 2020
450 Random Floppy Disks (and More)!
I won an eBay auction for 450+ random floppy disks - some are games, some are drivers, some have utilities on them and there are even some for the Atari ST!
Monday, 12 October 2020
Retro Screen Saver (Screensaver) Software Unboxing
Three eBay packages came in the post in the last week - time to unbox them and see what I've got!
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