CORRECTION: The BBC Micro used a 6502. The first ARM computer was the Acorn Archimedes in 1987.
* Tour, teardown and Windows NT fresh install. *
I recently got my hands on a vintage "powerful" MIPS R4600 machine from around 1994. This is a Deskstation Tyne RISC PC. This was released in the era of the early Pentium (P5) and probably cost $6500 or more.
There is little information about the company or the machines they sold, but this oddball machine glues a MIPS R4600 RISC processor to standard PC ISA and VLB slots. It runs Windows NT but the real issue is finding software that could natively run on this architecture. There is very little information about this system on the internet, but this one was running Newtek Lightwave 3D (and likely used as a video rendering box in conjunction with the Newtek Video Toaster running on a Commodore Amiga.)
The Deskstation Tyne - MIPS R4600 CPU Workstations PC
--- Tools
Deoxit D5:
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http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f
Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor:
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https://www.jonard.com/Products/EX-2-DIP-IC-Extractor-24-40-Pins
Wiha Chip Lifter:
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https://www.wihatools.com/precision-chip-lifter
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
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Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
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Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
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Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
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TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html
TS100 Soldering Iron:
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
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DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672
Magnetic Screw Holder:
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https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184
Heat Sinks:
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Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
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-- Music
Music: Wanderlust by Fejká
https://legitliquid.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust