Having problems getting Symantec/Norton Ghost? If all you are getting is a command prompt withi…
Earlier on today I took a quick look through all the 'Car Boot Sale' laptops that I'…
Way before the Covid19 Pandemic came to light I picked up a job-lot of laptops from a car boot s…
First of all, exactly what are .BIN and .CUE files? Well, a .BIN file is similar to that of an …
After upgrading/updating to the latest version of Windows 10 (20h2) my Asus USB BluRay Drive has…
I recently won 240+ 3.5" floppy disks on eBay so I have been looking for a way to reliably …
Built with servicing in mind, the IBM ThinkPad 390 laptops keyboard is very easy to replace and …
From some PCMCIA mice to a horrible boxy one with a couple of games thrown in!
I won an eBay auction for 450+ random floppy disks - some are games, some are drivers, some have…
Three eBay packages came in the post in the last week - time to unbox them and see what I've…
Amongst a joblot of discs from eBay I came across one called The Complete PC Technician but for …
My collection has grown somewhat since my last post on the matter so thought it about time I pos…
As a Retro Computing enthusiast I'm picking up quite a few CDs and DVDs. Needless to say, n…
I picked up a Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) some time ago and when I saw this little l…
Operating System Windows XP Pro (Including SP3) Drivers Install the Chipset drivers fi…
I've got a Disc Box for storing my original discs in, but as they are retro/vintage I don…
A few items I won on eBay have been slowly piling up so it's time to unbox them and see if I…
Having once worked at Currys in the UK I was the Business Centre Manager (fancy name for the sal…
These were always too expensive for me to buy 'back in the day' and they're not exac…
Changing/resetting/removing the BIOS password of a HP/Compaq nc6100 series laptop is a relativel…
Refurbished and Second Hand ARE NOT THE SAME THING! In this video I will use a HP nc6120 I got…
I made a cheeky bid on this little lot that got accepted and after waiting a few days in quarant…
I purchased some Engineer (that's the brand) Rust Remover last year just in case I needed it…
I've had this UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) for a while now but only just got around to performing …
I’ve had been waiting a couple of weeks for this item to turn up from eBay and it was definitely…
I've been a bit quiet online for the last week as I've been sorting my Retro/Vintage col…
Way back in 1999 iomega released a pocket-sized zip disk drive that until recently I never knew …
Way back in January 2020 I picked up 8 different laptops for £1.90 each ( click here if you want…
Drivers for Windows 95 and Windows 98 laptops are not always easy to find so it comes in handy i…
I don't know what people are doing with the original power supplies for some of the laptops …
Although wiping/testing a Retro IDE hard disk drive is relatively simple, not everyone will know…
My iPAQ collection isnt massive (that's what she said) but it does have a couple of intere…
Here's another one of the sub-£2 laptops I picked up earlier on in the year, namely an IBM T…
As it cost me under £2 at a Car Boot Sale earlier on in the year, it's not surprising this l…
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2000 - Theme Hospital - Friends - Starsky and Hutch I picked up these ga…
As you may have seen from lots of previous posts, I have amassed quite a collection of Retro Sof…
Changing the CMOS battery on a Dell Latitude D820 is a lot easier than a lot of other laptops …
I won another different looking Compaq laptop on eBay the other day and only just had a change t…
Finally got around to unboxing this little beauty today! It doesn't look like any other Co…
Won this big box Windows 95 on eBay the other day and it's just turned up! Apparently not o…
