Monthly Archives: December 2019

VAXmate PSU (H7270) Failure

While I was using my newly working VAXmate the other day, it suddenly failed. I had left it running for a few minutes and when I came back there was a smell and the machine was not running. I wondered … Continue reading

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VAXmate

I acquired a VAXmate earlier this year. The VAXmate was the successor to the Rainbow. It is PC compatible and runs MS-DOS. It was the first commercial diskless PC, although mine came with an expansion box containing a Seagate ST225 … Continue reading

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