I first encountered the Tatung Einstein TC01 back in the late 1980s. It was a purely practical buy: I snagged it cheap from a Dixons sale because it offered the BBC BASIC compatibility I desperately needed for a college project. What started as a necessity quickly turned into an obsession. I became a dedicated collector, purchasing as much of the available software as I physically could at the time. I was also a subscriber to the official Einstein user magazine. My setup was complete, featuring the original Spectrum emulator, an 80-column card, and a monochrome monitor. Sadly, as 16-bit machines and, eventually, the PC arrived, the Einstein was simply outperformed. I made the regrettable decision to give my machine away, convinced I would never need it again. But you can never truly shake a first love. In early 2019, I jumped back in, purchasing a faulty Einstein from eBay just to rekindle that old passion. That one purchase snowballed into a new hobby: I started buying further faulty machines to fix up and resell, all while acquiring original software and hardware as it became available. Following a change in my lifestyle, all that physical hardware has now been replaced with emulation and PDF files. This allows me to continue enjoying the Einstein experience, but in a much more 'transportable' and convenient manner. The journey continues!

Electronics engineer passionate about embedded systems, hardware, software, and firmware. Experienced in IoT, healthcare, and industrial applications. Tinkerer, vintage tech restorer, and diver, bringing innovative ideas from concept to market. Hands on experience repairing the Tatung Einstein TC01 and TM01.