Category Archives: Projects

After repairing my CGA video card, and building Sergey’s Micro 8088 processor board and ISA 8-bit Backplane, I am now in a position where I should be able to test the combination of cards and verify if the CGA video … Continue reading →

In my last retrocomputing post, I tackled the problem of Repairing my CGA video card following quite a bit of foolish childhood damage. In this post, I’ll document the fabrication of Sergey’s Micro 8088 processor board and ISA 8-bit Backplane. … Continue reading →

Following on from My Introduction to Retrocomputing, I had found myself in possession of an IBM CGA card numbered “1501981APS”. At some point in my childhood, I had damaged the card by pulling traces off the PCB. I’m still annoyed … Continue reading →

A friend recently introduced me to the world of Retrocomputing. Specifically the work of Sergey Kiselev. Sergey has evidently dedicated many years to the creation of completely open-source designs paying homage to early computers such as the IBM PC-XT. One … Continue reading →