I’ve just acquired an interesting collection of old computer kit. I now have:

• An Amiga 500 without PSU
• An Amiga 1500 with monitor and keyboard
• A WYSE serial terminal
• And a USB floppy drive

The A500 will probably end up sitting on a shelf somewhere until I can find a PSU for it. I’ll use the A1500 since it has a hard disk and a monitor; I don’t exactly trust 21 year old floppy disks or have a spare TV to use. The Amiga 1500 has a slightly damaged keyboard, but it’s only a few keys on the numberpad that I’ll probably never press anyway.

The terminal might have a problem that causes it to turn off randomly, but I tested it the other night for about an hour and it seemed OK. Once I’ve confirmed I can connect it to my Linux machine I’ll create a giant serial cable and put it downstairs somewhere. It’ll make a nice IRC client or quick login to my server to check things. I figure I can make a long serial cable from some spare Cat5 cable and DB9 connectors.

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