VIC-20 Repair-a-thon
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This is a very special video to me because I was finally prepared and equipped to go back to my first vintage computer and the first project I ever tried to record to...
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MC-505 vs MC-303: Supporter Bonus
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Here is the bonus section I mentioned in the last post. This was originally going to be part of the Roland MC-505 repair video but both the repair and description of the device were r...
Roland MC-505 Repairs
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This project took way more time than I planned and I actually ended up deciding to scrap about half of what I shot. But I should I should go back a bit to explain that more. This vide...
Supporter Update - 2023-08-14
Hello! I thought I'd give another update with stuff because the server stuff I've been working on is finally over with after quite a lot of effort. Nearly all of the public facing sites I run are s...
2023-08-14 20:39:07 +0000 UTC View PostHP CAD Digitizer - 9111A Graphics Tabliet
Hello! This was the other video I was working on before I started the change up with my server. That's going well and is nearly over now, I'm hoping to make an update video talking about it nex...
Big HP Hardware Haul
This one was nerve wracking and exciting, after some back and forth I worked out getting a huge amount of HP hardware shipped half way across the US which is something I never do. I have p...
2023-07-26 14:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post2023-07-24 Updates: Server Upgrades and Time for Projects
Hello! I've got a video coming up soon but thought I would take some time to give you some updates on what has been happening in the background. Mostly that I've been spending a bunch of time on pr...
2023-07-25 01:49:22 +0000 UTC View PostPrinting From the Past - HP 2671G Thermal Printer
Hello! I've got some more stuff for that HP-9836C computer I picked up on plate (and even more planned for later). This time I was able to get the printer made for it and get it fixed to b...
2023-07-13 19:36:10 +0000 UTC View PostSupporter Updates - 2023-06-27
Hello! This is the update video I wanted to make to talk about some stuff like how I made the 9122C repair video. As a tease, I didn't edit this video after shooting it in any way other than adding...
2023-06-27 22:03:10 +0000 UTC View PostHP 9122C Floppy Drive Refurb
Hello! That floppy drive I got for the HP 9836C I showed at the end of the last video? It didn't work. But I was able to get it going again after a deep cleaning which I hadn't done on 3.5" drives ...
2023-06-20 18:36:58 +0000 UTC View Post1981 CAD Monster - HP Series 200 9836C
This is a shocking video for me to make, I picked up this system a couple weeks ago now and have been working non-stop to get it going again. It is amazing and I cannot believe how much HP was able...
2023-06-16 23:43:00 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: Biweekly Videos
Hello again, thank you all so much for the understanding and feedback on the last post. I got a lot more response to it than I was expecting and wanted to mull over a lot of the input you provided ...
2023-06-06 14:08:27 +0000 UTC View PostA Question for Supporters About Weekly Videos
Hello, there isn't going to be a video this week and that happening finally gave me the incentive to make this video. Basically, I want to know what everyone here thinks about moving from a release...
2023-06-01 19:57:36 +0000 UTC View PostGreaseweazle External 5.25 Adapter
Hello! This is a simpler video for this week, mostly because I almost completely forgot to make this video! I was cleaning up recently and found all the parts to put it together and realized I neve...
2023-05-24 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTroubleshooting the 1996 Micron Millennia
Wow this one was a lot more of pain to put together than I thought! This computer has clearly lived a troubled life and when I sat down to try to get it working again I completely underestimated wh...
2023-05-17 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post1980 Terminal with Linux - TeleVideo 950
Hello! Now that I've got my capacitor reforming setup dialed in I want to start getting some of the much older hardware I've picked up running again! I want to start on the S-100 computers first to...
2023-05-10 16:11:45 +0000 UTC View PostReforming Capacitors - Everything you wanted to know
This video has been a very long time coming, a detailed breakdown of how reforming capacitors and how you can do it. This has been one of my most researched and tested videos to produce be...
2023-05-01 23:59:30 +0000 UTC View PostLearning to use an Apple II Plus for the First Time
Hello! A couple weeks ago a listing popped up near by me that had an Apple II plus in it that I was absolutely dreaming to get. I called them, only to be told that someone else has reached out firs...
2023-04-26 21:41:47 +0000 UTC View PostMailCall 0x0D: Mail from viewers like you!
Hello! So first, sorry for no video last week. I tried, but the concept fell apart at the last minute and it just wasn't possible to make a video. I meant to post about it but have also been thinki...
2023-04-20 18:13:00 +0000 UTC View Post3 Months of Work On Hydro Thunder - Clone PC, High Score Hack, Metal Repairs
Hello! This was a big one, probably actually too big. I maybe should have made three videos out of this but I don't want to flood the channel with Hydro Thunder videos. So I decided to make one big...
2023-04-09 16:57:02 +0000 UTC View PostRoland Virtual Sound Canvas (And Visual MT) - The best MIDI Software
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This week's video is something I've been meaning to look at for years and wow do I feel DUMB for not having done it sooner. What I thought I bought was just the tip of an iceberg of R...
Commodore 208 - 1960s Adding Machine
Hello! This week I wanted to take it a little easier and I've been meaning to take a look at this Commodore Adding Machine for a while and figured now was as good a time as any. This is a fairly st...
2023-03-15 23:06:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Web in 1995 and a Getting Vengeance - WaybackProxy and Web Vengeance
I finally finished a video in a week! It's been a while since I did that though I did barely made it in time here. This video was very experimental for me in a number of ways and is my first real s...
2023-03-11 19:17:53 +0000 UTC View PostForgotten Before Zune - Microsoft Portable Media Center
Sorry for no update last week but this project just kept going on and on, just when I thought I had the next thing sorted I encountered another issue. Now I know what I'm dealing with, it isn't sur...
2023-03-03 15:34:36 +0000 UTC View PostA Years Long Quest for a Great Scanner - HP Scanjet 4C
This video took way more time to put together than I planned and ended up being so much longer than I really wanted it to be. But I tried a different production style with a hybrid...
2023-02-18 00:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostNo Video This Week: Background projects and larger projects
Hello, I wanted to let you know there won't be a video this week. The last video on Doom Multi-monitor blew up way more than I expected and when that happens I've found it can be better to skip a r...
2023-02-09 18:38:42 +0000 UTC View PostDoom The Way it Was Meant to Be Played - v1.1 Multi-monitor
This week I decided to go for an idea that had been kicking around in the back of my head for a long time. It was daunting because a lot of things had to fall into place to ever pull it off. After ...
2023-02-04 00:07:36 +0000 UTC View PostNew 4 Drive Floppy Controller - TexElec Quad-Flop
This was a hard fought video to get done this week, I wasn't sure I was going to make it. A lot of learning pains with stuff and unexpected set backs. But here we are!
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Almost a Video
Hello, this week I got so closeto a video being ready but it just fell apart at the last possible moment in the most frustrating way. I won't get into the full nitty gritty details here be...
2023-01-21 14:27:29 +0000 UTC View PostTwo Hydro Thunders with Networking, VGA Capture, and Preservation
Hello, sorry I didn't get this one done earlier. There were a lot of problems that happened while making this and resulted in multiple reshoots. I just got it done in the edit and have already rele...
2023-01-14 23:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post