| Mr. Fixit's PC Repair |
| Welcome |
Hello, I am MrFixit. I have created this site to help you with common computer problems. My first computer was a TRS-80 Color
Computer 2. It’s Tandy Radio Shack 80 column Color Computer version 2. They were one of the early computers that were created
for the personal computer market. The 80 column means the computer could show 80 character per line.
I learned to write simple programs in B.A.S.I.C. (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code). Back in the day, they only option
to save your program was on a cassette tape. I had created several programs like Tic-Tac-Toe, Fireworks, POS Register, and
Inventory, to name a few. It also had a Thermal printer called the TP-10. It was handy with the some of the programs. Then later,
Tandy introduced the new Diskette drive. Much improvement over the cassette tape.
In later years, I was introduced to MS-DOS (MicroSoft Disk Operating System). I learned to use DOS and continued to write
programs using Quick BASIC. I did not write many programs, just wanted to understand how the computer worked.
In 1993, I had an IBM PS/2 PC with Microsoft Windows 3.1 and have used Windows ever since. During the next several years I
became interested in how the computer work, so I took them apart. Taking things apart was nothing new. Curiosity got the best of
me. There was nothing in the house that was safe. I am a hands-on person because I learn faster working with my hands. Once, a
friend took a baseball bat to his radio after it ate up his brand-new music cassette. Yes, it was a common thing to happen back in
those days. I found it sitting on top of the garbage can. And, yes, I had to take it home. A week later, my friend stopped by and seen
what I did to the radio. He was amazed the radio was working again.
I became fascinated with computers and wanted to learn more about the inside of the computer. I wanted to see how difficult it would
be to build a PC. So, I built my first computer in 2001 with Windows XP. Turns out, it is not that difficult once you understand how all
the components work together. To this day, I am still building or repairing PCs for people. Like many people, my parents are
technologically challenged and ask for my help when they start having problems. I realized that most people don't care how the
computer works they just want it to work as intended. I decided to share my knowledge and help others who are having problems
with their PC. I have created this site to help you with your computer problems, better understand the function of each component,
understand the terminologies, and know how to upgrade the hardware in your PC.
Ok, enough about me. I am going to be renovating the site, please bear with me as I update the site. Feel free to contact me with
questions, suggestions, or comments. The link to my YouTube channel is at the top.
Enjoy the site.
Computer 2. It’s Tandy Radio Shack 80 column Color Computer version 2. They were one of the early computers that were created
for the personal computer market. The 80 column means the computer could show 80 character per line.
I learned to write simple programs in B.A.S.I.C. (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code). Back in the day, they only option
to save your program was on a cassette tape. I had created several programs like Tic-Tac-Toe, Fireworks, POS Register, and
Inventory, to name a few. It also had a Thermal printer called the TP-10. It was handy with the some of the programs. Then later,
Tandy introduced the new Diskette drive. Much improvement over the cassette tape.
In later years, I was introduced to MS-DOS (MicroSoft Disk Operating System). I learned to use DOS and continued to write
programs using Quick BASIC. I did not write many programs, just wanted to understand how the computer worked.
In 1993, I had an IBM PS/2 PC with Microsoft Windows 3.1 and have used Windows ever since. During the next several years I
became interested in how the computer work, so I took them apart. Taking things apart was nothing new. Curiosity got the best of
me. There was nothing in the house that was safe. I am a hands-on person because I learn faster working with my hands. Once, a
friend took a baseball bat to his radio after it ate up his brand-new music cassette. Yes, it was a common thing to happen back in
those days. I found it sitting on top of the garbage can. And, yes, I had to take it home. A week later, my friend stopped by and seen
what I did to the radio. He was amazed the radio was working again.
I became fascinated with computers and wanted to learn more about the inside of the computer. I wanted to see how difficult it would
be to build a PC. So, I built my first computer in 2001 with Windows XP. Turns out, it is not that difficult once you understand how all
the components work together. To this day, I am still building or repairing PCs for people. Like many people, my parents are
technologically challenged and ask for my help when they start having problems. I realized that most people don't care how the
computer works they just want it to work as intended. I decided to share my knowledge and help others who are having problems
with their PC. I have created this site to help you with your computer problems, better understand the function of each component,
understand the terminologies, and know how to upgrade the hardware in your PC.
Ok, enough about me. I am going to be renovating the site, please bear with me as I update the site. Feel free to contact me with
questions, suggestions, or comments. The link to my YouTube channel is at the top.
Enjoy the site.
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