ABC80

The ABC 80 (Advanced BASIC Computer 80) was a personal computer engineered by
the Swedish corporation Dataindustrier AB (DIAB) and manufactured by Luxor in Motala, Sweden
in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was introduced on the market in August 1978.
Reference: Wikipedia

Luxor ABC 80
Manufacturer	Luxor
Release date	1978
Operating system	16 KB ROM with Luxor BASIC
CPU	Zilog Z80 at 3 MHz
Memory	32 KB RAM

The story:
Summary:	I obtained this computer in 2023. It came with the device itself, a power distribution brick with an integrated monitor output and a non-standard tape recorder.
Exterior:	The exterior was in a fairly good condition. Some minor scrapes, but nothing major. A thorough clean was all that was needed really.
Interior:	The interior was another issue. The cable connecting the computer with the keyboard was very brittle and had broken from the solder-points. I only needed to re-solder the connections to get it working. However, the foam pads behind every key cap had disintegrated with time and needed to be replaced. I managed to replace all of them with a 5 mm piece of foam, a rescue blanket, some thin double-sided tape and a stencil and a hammer. I found a guide on the World Wide Web with instructions on how to fabricate new foam pads. It was very successful! I checked and replaced all capacitors showing obvious signs of damage, as well as replacing caps and filters accessible in the power supply.
Upgrades:	As it didn't come with the original tape player/recorder, I am planning on making a cable to connect the tape player with the computer correctly.