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The Rusty Retro Basement This blog used to be about youngsters finding an old Data General Nova 2 minicomputer, getting it to run, restoring it, learning all about it and having fun with all the stuff that goes along with it. Now I post also about other retro computer related stuff :)
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Month: September 2021


That Ominous Keyboard

That Ominous Keyboard

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by audiocrush

Starting the project, I picked the supposedly easiest piece of hardware out ot the bunch: The Keyboard! It was in a very sorry state, at least by the looks of it. Unfortunately I don’t have a picture of it in that state but it was really dirty and crusty. I took it home to disassemble […]

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A Few Pictures To Begin With

A Few Pictures To Begin With

Posted on September 20, 2021September 23, 2021 by audiocrush

It started as a junkpile find. As IT Consultant we went onsite to a customer project to review some stuff. As we went along a hallway in the basement of their building we suddenly stumbled upon a room that was filled with old hardware, about to be trashed. Curious as I always am,  I sneaked […]

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Welcome To The Journey

Posted on September 20, 2021September 23, 2021 by audiocrush

This is the first entry to this site, mainly as a placeholder to see how it looks and help me set things up. First real content coming soon…

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Friends

This section provides links to people, companies and other entities who helped us along the way with the Data General Nova 2
www.juchheim.de - donated us this awesome piece of machinery
www.bytewerker.com - donated us some space to work on the computer
And also 2 Friends of mine who like to remain anonymous but have been of great help so far.
Cheers guys!


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