Dave Luna ⁽¹⁹⁾

Compaq iPAQ IA-2 booting into Windows CE This is my Compaq iPAQ IA-2 internet appliance. The IA-2 launched in 2000 as an internet appliance that provided an easy way to connect to the Internet to check your email and surf the web through MSN. Back…

Last weekend's repair project: A NeXT Megapixel Display with a wavy picture. Before: Wavy, dim, and blurry After: Stable, bright, and sharp! N4000's logic board 1-623-855-12 ESR testing the original capacitors to confirm my suspicions The original 28 electrolytic capacitors I suspected a failing filter…

Last year, Santa gifted me a beautiful Apple Lisa 2/10. It came with electrical problems, and I spent weeks unsuccessfully troubleshooting the original power supply. I finally got it working this weekend after replacing the original power supply with Warmech's ATX-based design that I assembled…

I restored this TRS-80 Model 4 over the past few months. It arrived with a broken CRT, damaged case and bezel, and non-functional keyboard. Now, it's back to its original, working state after a lot of hours and frustration. BEFORE: A sad, broken TRS-80 BEFORE:…

Fresh off the workbench: a 35-year-old Macintosh SE/30. The machine had a musty smell before I cleaned it, so I named it the STINKY/30. It booted to a vertical line with no startup sound. An analog board recap later, and it's back to life. I…