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by Archetype
Wed Jun 17, 2015 6:47 pm
Forum: PCjr General Discussion
Topic: PCjr media appearances?
Replies: 4
Views: 8735

Re: PCjr media appearances?

Eric wrote:As old as this thread is, Something just struck me and I feel like I should say it anyway.


Wasn't that a PCjr on Ferris Beuller's Day Off?
Impossible! I would've remembered that!....
by Archetype
Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:24 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: IBM PCjr retro
Replies: 10
Views: 8822

Re: IBM PCjr retro

Incidently i just won the bid on an old IBM 5150 that should be a candidate for some kind of project. And even though we are on the PCjr forums, I hope it's OK to mention 2 of my other retro projects. Commodore Amiga 1000: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/735077-Amiga-1000-to-microA...
by Archetype
Tue Jun 16, 2015 6:11 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: IBM PCjr retro
Replies: 10
Views: 8822

Re: IBM PCjr retro

You know, That looks amazing. I'm more into restoration than retrofitting, but this is clean enough to have my respect. Thank you very much. There are a few things I would personally try to get this to the max. What I would do is get a busted PCjr display, gut the case and fit a more modern CRT int...
by Archetype
Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:09 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: IBM PCjr retro
Replies: 10
Views: 8822

Re: IBM PCjr retro

simply amazing! Thank you for the extensive write up with photos. Thanks for your kind words. Want to build another one? :) Heh. Seriously? It could happen...care to discuss? Kudos! Looks great. Thanks so much. Yes, really cool! I appreciate it, thanks! Is this what you used?.... Yes. That's the ch...
by Archetype
Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:13 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: IBM PCjr retro
Replies: 10
Views: 8822

IBM PCjr retro

Hello, fellow juniors. My journey in life too, has included the infamous PCjr. For me, owning a PCjr turned out to be like owning the DeLorean from Back to the Future without any plutonium to power it; Unlike my Commodore 64, which I sold in order to buy the jr, there was no network of fellow users ...