Geek With Social SkillsOn today’s video we are going to check out Shiru8bit’s retrocomputing "Back To The PET” PETSCII graphics and chiptunes CB2 sound demo running on my vintage Commodore PET 2001-N computer using the BIT Zeal Stupid PET Tricks module and my PET2SD by The Future Was 8-Bit.
The Back To The PET demo was originally made for the PET 4032 since that has 32KB of memory and a piezo speaker, however since I upgraded my PET 2001-N to 32KB memory and use the Stupid PET Tricks module that allows me to connect an external speaker, I can enjoy the CB2 sound and run this demo.
I bet Jack Tramiel founder of Commodore Business Machines (CBM) and Chuck Peddle never imagined the Personal Electronic Transactor computer having a program like this run on it back in 1977-1978.
This amazing Commodore PET demo "Back to the PET" was released at the CAFe 2022 demoparty held October 21st - 23rd 2022.
The Stupid PET Tricks module lets you do stupid (fun) tricks with your PET. This module adds joysticks and sound. Play games with beautiful PETSCII graphics. Listen to the wonderful CB2 sound. Select the WiFi option and add a modern WiFi modem allowing you to connect to the internet and "dial" into BBSes.
0:00 - Commodore PET 2001 featuring Shiru8bit’s "Back To The PET” Demo 0:42 - Connecting the PET2SD and Stupid PET Tricks module 1:15 - Running the Back To The PET Graphics and Sound Demo 4:55 - Outro
Back to the PET Commodore PET 2001 Computer Demo: This was Unexpected!!Geek With Social Skills2023-05-20 | On today’s video we are going to check out Shiru8bit’s retrocomputing "Back To The PET” PETSCII graphics and chiptunes CB2 sound demo running on my vintage Commodore PET 2001-N computer using the BIT Zeal Stupid PET Tricks module and my PET2SD by The Future Was 8-Bit.
The Back To The PET demo was originally made for the PET 4032 since that has 32KB of memory and a piezo speaker, however since I upgraded my PET 2001-N to 32KB memory and use the Stupid PET Tricks module that allows me to connect an external speaker, I can enjoy the CB2 sound and run this demo.
I bet Jack Tramiel founder of Commodore Business Machines (CBM) and Chuck Peddle never imagined the Personal Electronic Transactor computer having a program like this run on it back in 1977-1978.
This amazing Commodore PET demo "Back to the PET" was released at the CAFe 2022 demoparty held October 21st - 23rd 2022.
The Stupid PET Tricks module lets you do stupid (fun) tricks with your PET. This module adds joysticks and sound. Play games with beautiful PETSCII graphics. Listen to the wonderful CB2 sound. Select the WiFi option and add a modern WiFi modem allowing you to connect to the internet and "dial" into BBSes.
0:00 - Commodore PET 2001 featuring Shiru8bit’s "Back To The PET” Demo 0:42 - Connecting the PET2SD and Stupid PET Tricks module 1:15 - Running the Back To The PET Graphics and Sound Demo 4:55 - Outro
#comMAYdore #commodore #retrocomputingDoes NES Zapper work with Nintendo Famicom AV? Family Computer Simple ModificationGeek With Social Skills2024-06-10 | With the Nintendo Famicom AV if you try to play Hogan’s Alley, Duck Hunt, or any other light gun games with a standard NES Zapper plugged into the second controller port like you do with the NES, you’ll quickly find out that the Zapper will not respond. Is your AV Famicom or Zapper broken? Nope, it’s expecting a Famicom light gun plugged into the 15-pin expansion port on the side, just like the original Famicom does.
Basically, the necessary connections haven’t been made to the NES controller port 2 since the Zapper wasn’t sold in Japan. Don’t worry, because there’s an alternative to spending crazy money for a Famicom light gun to plug into the 15-pin expansion port.
In this video, I’ll show you, with minimal soldering skills, how you can make the necessary connections to have a fully functional NES Zapper in with your Nintendo AV Famicom!
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Nintendo NES Zapper on AV Famicom (Family Computer) Simple Modification 0:59 - How to open up the Nintendo Famicom AV game console case 1:17 - Removing the Nintendo Family Computer PCB to do the controller port mod 1:40 - Bottom side of the AV Famicom motherboard and connection points 2:26 - Famicom top loader controller port mod completion and inspection 2:40 - Puting it all back together and setting up the Nintendo console 2:54 - First smoke test using the Hogan's Alley Famicom game cartridge 3:00 - Selecting Game A from the Nintendo Hogan's Alley startup menu 3:08 - Time to play Hogan's Alley with the NES light gun zapper 3:15 - Success! The Nintendo Famicom AV controller port 2 mod works great!
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#Nintendo #Famicom #RetroGamingRetro Apple IIe Personal Computer (1983) with VGA in 2024 using the A2 VidGA cardGeek With Social Skills2024-04-27 | Let's get my vintage Apple IIe computer from 1983 to output a crisp RGB video signal to a modern day VGA monitor in 2024 instead of having to rely on the retro composite output. This is possible thanks to the A2 VidGA card from JCM-1.com who took Mark Aiken's Open Source AppleII-VGA project on Github and made some updates to the PCB design taking it to the next level.
The A2 VidGA from JCM-1.com is a super handy, wide-support VGA output card for your Apple ][, ][+ and //e computer. It even works in the IIgs for non Super-HiRes modes. As we know the Apple II's composite video output is not exactly standard. Some newer monitors don't like it, and old classic CRTs can be inconvenient. The A2 VidGA card solves that problem!
Mark Aiken's project is a VGA card for Apple II computers to output a RGB signal to a VGA monitor instead of having to use the stock Apple 2 composite output. This is accomplished by snooping the 6502 bus and creating a shadow copy of the video memory within a Raspberry Pi Pico, then processing the raw video memory contents to output a "perfect" signal.
Here are some of the features currently supported in the A2 VidGA card / AppleII-VGA firmware:
- Generates a 640x480@60 VGA signal with 3 bits per color channel using resistor DACs - Text mode (monochrome) - Lo-res mode with no color fringing between the chunky pixels - Hi-res mode with simulated NTSC artifact color - Mixed lo-res and hi-res modes with monochrome text and no color fringing - Apple IIe video modes: 80-column text, double-lores, & double-hires - Soft-monochrome mode to force display as if on a monochrome monitor - Some Video-7 RGB card extended graphical modes are implemented - Compatibility with Videx VideoTerm modes on Apple II+
0:00 - VGA card for Apple II computers to output a crisp RGB signal to a VGA monitor 0:54 - Taking a look at the A2 VidGA card by JCM-1.com 1:53 - How to get Apple II computers to output a crisp RGB signal to a VGA monitor 2:20 - Installing the A2 VidGA card into slot 3 on the Apple IIe computer 3:00 - Connecting a NEC 14" VGA monitor to the A2 VidGA card VGA extension cable 3:15 - Choplifter game by Dan Gorlin for the Apple II and published by Broderbund 3:41 - Hard Hat Mack game (Electronic Arts) developed by Michael Abbot and Matthew Alexander 4:30 - Discussing the Apple II VGA configuration utility floppy disk version 1.3.0 4:42 - Loading the AppleIIVGA-Config.dsk using the FloppyEMU by BMOW Big Mess O' Wires 5:22 - The A2 VidGA card will work on a Apple II Plus computer with a firmware update 6:25 - Crossfire game created by Jay Sullivan for the Apple II and published by On-Line Systems 6:30 - How to get a A2 VidGA card for your Apple II and Apple IIe computers 6:43 - Apple II Forever!!!
#retrotech #technologyMacintosh Take the A-Train III video game by Maxis Software #MARCHintoshGeek With Social Skills2024-03-30 | In this video we check out the retro game A-Train on the vintage Macintosh LC III computer. A-Train is a series of business simulation video games developed and published by Japanese game developer Artdink. The North American release is Take the A-Train III, published in 1992 by Maxis Software.
It was originally released in December 1990 for the NEC PC-9801, FM Towns Marty, Sharp X68000, and PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16). The US version was released in October 1992 on DOS and Amiga.
Later, the Japanese version was re-released in March 2000 for Windows 95 and 98. Artdink ported the A-Train III along with the editor to Windows 95, and published both titles as a package as the 3rd Artdink Best Choice title in Japan.
0:00 - MARCHintosh Take the A-Train III video game for the Apple Macintosh computer 1:29 - Complete In Box copy of A-Train by Maxis software including the Contruction Set add-on 2:32 - As Brad Pitt likes to say: What's in the freaking box!?!?! 2:42 - Unboxing the A-Train video game by Artdink and Maxis Software 2:49 - Macintosh Floppy Disks 1 and 2 along with the A-Train Contruction Set Disk 1 3:14 - A-Train and Contruction Set Addendums 3:28 - Official A-Train game Contruction Set user manual 3:47 - Maxis A-Train game user manual instruction book 4:21 - Did the A-Train (Take the A-Train III) game box just fart? 4:25 - How to install the A-Train game to the Macintosh LC III computer hard drive 7:57 - It's time for the first load and run of A-Train on the Apple Mac LC III computer 8:11 - Taking a look at the A-Train game setup, colors and sounds 9:09 - Download the A-Train game from Macintosh Repository 9:50 - Outro
#Apple #retrogamingCommodore PET 64 Model 4064 Computer CBM 8-Bit Educator 64 Rare Vintage ComputerGeek With Social Skills2024-02-04 | In this video I show off a vintage Commodore 8-bit computer that not too many people have heard of. So what's it called? It's the Commodore PET 64 computer also known as the Commodore Business Machines (CBM) PET 4064. It's a lot like an Educator 64, but was released a few months before with some hardware technology differences.
I've been restoring this retro Commodore PET 64 it since early December 2023 but when I got sick for most of the month, I didn't record hardly any video, however I did take a lot of pictures of my progress, so with those pictures and some updated footage from 2024, I'm ready to share this classic computer.
Note: I forgot to mention that Commodore also installed a custom Kernal ROM in the Commodore PET 64 computer. Notice the boot screen saying Commodore PET 4064. They also updated the BASIC boot screen border and background colors to be black.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Picking up a unknown C64 Commodore 8-bit computer in December 2023 0:59 - Say hello to the Commodore PET 64 computer in 2024 1:30 - Discussing my restoration process to date and picture slideshow 1:49 - A little history with the Commodore PET 4064 and Educator 64 computer 2:20 - Talking about the state of this retro computer when I picked it up 2:46 - I completely cleaned and rebuilt the CBM 4064 computer keyboard 3:07 - Why did Commodore Business Machines make the PET 64 computer? 3:53 - Apple Inc gave IIe computers to schools, Jack Tramiel made them pay for C64's 4:03 - Commodore converted PET 4000 computer cases to work with the C64 computer (PET 64) 4:30 - CBM later made more changes and created the Educator 64 with SID sound and graphics 4:47 - Taking a look under the hood of the Commodore PET 64 computer 7:02 - I want to fix up the power supply and do more cleaning inside 7:30 - What's left for me to do on this Commodore PET 4064 computer restoration? 8:04 - The computer will end up being in a vintage computer museum 8:33 - It's time for the Commodore PET 64 repair and restoration photo slideshow 9:56 - Asking for information about the Commodore Educator 64 and PET 64 10:49 - Outro
#computerknowledge #commodore #technologySteamboat Willie (1928) Walt Disney - The first Mickey Mouse cartoonGeek With Social Skills2024-01-01 | Steamboat Willie was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon by Walt Disney Animation Studios to be published, but it was the third one to be produced and is a Disney classic. Welcome to the public domain, Steamboat Willie (1928).
Steamboat Willie entered the public domain on January 1, 2024. Each year January 1 is public domain day, welcoming a new batch of works that lose copyright protection. This year, thousands of copyrighted works from 1928 will enter the United States's public domain and be free for copying, sharing and remixing.
Publication date: 1928-11-08 Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0 Topics: Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, 1928 Publisher: Walt Disney Animation Studios Language: English
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.Revisting my Intel 486 DX2 66 MS-DOS Computer #DOScember 2023Geek With Social Skills2023-12-31 | In this #DOScember 2023 video we revisit my vintage Intel 486DX-2 66 CPU computer with a NEC VGA monitor and IBM Model M keyboard, listen to the Sound Blaster 16 sound card by Creative Labs (Creative Technology), upgrade/downgrade the CD-ROM drive, then install and play some retro MS-DOS games by id Software and Sierra On-line.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Intro: Revisting my vintage Intel 486 DX2 66 MS-DOS Computer 1:15 - Discussing my build, then powering up the computer 2:10 - Testing the Sound Blaster 16 sound card installed in my 486 DX2/66 computer 2:21 - Checking out the 1993 classic game Doom developed and published by id Software 3:09 - My TEAC 10X CD-ROM drive (April 2000) choice back in September 2022 3:30 - First look at my REVEAL Mitsumi 4X CD-ROM drive (April 1995) 3:55 - What am I going to do now? Install the 4X CD-ROM drive of course! But does it work? 4:29 - It's time to remove the 10X CD-ROM drive and install the 4X CD-ROM drive 5:00 - Time for the smoke test. Does the Mitsumi CD-ROM drive actually work? 5:48 - Using King's Quest CD Collection Series (1995) by Sierra Online to test the CD-ROM drive 7:00 - As Adrian's Digital Basement would say: It freaking works!!! 7:18 - Installing King's Quest 3 from original Sierra On-Line CD's 8:04 - Decided to load the revised version of King's Quest 1 Quest for the Crown (SB-16 Support) 9:00 - Outro
#computerknowledge #retro #technologyCommodore PET Computer Composite & RGB2HDMI Video and Audio OutGeek With Social Skills2023-11-23 | In this video, we will use my Commodore PET 2001-N computer to check out the Commodore PET Companion board designed by Rudy's Retro Intel that provides composite video out and RGB 2 HDMI video out, including audio out, that will be released at the World of Commodore in December 2023, and load some demo software using the PET2SD Future.
TPUG celebrated the 40th anniversary of World of Commodore on Saturday, December 2, 2023 and Sunday, December 3, 2023.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Commodore PET Computer Companion with composite video, RGB2HDMI video and audio out 1:12 - An early Commodore PET Companion prototype version 4.0 1:21 - Adrian's Digital Basement wants RGB 2 HDMI support added to the board 2:03 - Version 7.5N of Rudy's Commodore PET Companion board with RGB2HDMI per Adrian's request 2:32 - How to connect the Commodore PET computer companion to the computers user port and cassette port 3:24 - Showcasing my Commodore PET 2001 connected to a Zeneth monitor and a Commodore 1701 monitor 4:00 - Dimming the lights for easier viewing of all 3 computer CRT's showing the Commodore Back to PET demo 5:35 - Outro
#computer #retro #technology2048K Tandy CoCo 3 Memory Upgrade with Pro-Tector+ MMU BoardGeek With Social Skills2023-10-27 | It's time to upgrade my 512K CoCo 3 Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 3 to a whopping 2048K and also install a Pro-Tector+ MMU board to protect my Hitachi 63B09E CPU then play the awesome retro game King's Quest by Sierra Online! Let's go vintage technology!
The TRIAD + 2028K SRAM upgrade board runs 90% cooler than other memory upgrades, uses 1/20th of the power and it's also half the size! Note to use this memory upgrade board you will need the Pro-Tector + with MMU. Without the MMU version, your CoCo 3 will only see 512K.
Using the Pro-Tector + board in your CoCo 3 all lines are buffered and protected, not just the address lines, giving your microprocessor the best chance of surviving jolted multi-paks and cartridges. It protects the address, E, Q, FIRQ, Halt, IRQ, NMI and R/W lines of the 6809/6309 CPU.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Tandy 2048K CoCo 3 TRS-80 memory upgrade with Pro-Tector+ MMU board 0:48 - Discussing my previous video covering Radio Shack Color Computer 3 upgrades 1:00 - CLOUD-9 TRIAD+ 2048K SRAM Memory board 1:15 - Hitachi 63x09E CPU Protector+ board with MMU add-on 1:39 - Inside the CoCo 3 case and inspecing the TRIAD 512K SRAM Memory Board 2:06 - Removed the original CLOUD-9 512K upgrade and Hitachi 63B09E CPU 2:14 - Comparing the TRIAD 512K and TRIAD+ 512K-2048K memory boards 2:35 - Taking a look at the Pro-Tector+ MMU board with the Hitachi 63B09E CPU installed 3:08 - TRIAD+ 2048K memory board and Pro-Tector+ MMU board installed 3:15 - Discussing a capacitor getting in the way of the Pro-Tector+ MMU board 3:50 - Connecting the ribbon cable between the 2048K memory and Pro-Tector+ MMU board 4:17 - Quick smoke test of the CoCo 3 with new memory and MMU board upgrades 4:40 - Upgrading the case badge to the 2048K reproduction badge 5:24 - The new Tandy Color Computer 3 2048K case badge looks amazing! 5:44 - Final look of the old CoCo 3 128K and 512K case badges with the new 2048K badge 5:56 - Original CLOUD-9 TRIAD 512K SRAM memory board and replacement 512K badge 6:14 - COCO SDC floppy disk emulator cartridge 6:17 - Playing Kings Quest 1 by Sierra Online on the Color Computer 3 6:26 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off Outro 6:50 - Bonus footage of my friends CoCo 3 computer
#computerknowledge #retro #technologyTRS-80 Tandy CoCo 3 Hitachi 63B09E CPU Upgrade #SepTandyGeek With Social Skills2023-10-01 | It's time to upgrade my Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 3 stock 6809E CPU with a Hitachi 63B09E CPU, then do a full recap to the CoCo 3 motherboard to future proof the machine! Let's go #SepTandy, I mean OctTandy!
For those wondering how I removed the original 6809E CPU with ease, I used a lot of flux and my Hakko FR-301 desoldering gun which made easy work of removing the original CPU. I also took my time and didn't rush it. I didn't want to cut the legs because it was a perfectly good 6809E CPU and I wanted to save it.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 CoCo 3 Hitachi 63B09E CPU Upgrade 1:08 - Discussing the planned upgrades and future proofing of my Color Computer 3 1:51 - Removed the keyboard and you could see how dirty the case is on the inside 2:05 - Talking about the removal of the TRIAD 512K SRAM Memory upgrade 2:10 - How you remove the CoCo 3 motherboard from the computer case 2:35 - Look at how freaking dirty the inside of the Color Computer case is! 3:24 - A quick look at the Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer PCB 3:37 - It's time to remove the RF shield Adrian's Digital Basement style 4:12 - Checking out the bottom of the Tandy CoCo 3 motherboard 4:49 - Looking at the original MC68B09EP IL MB28717 CPU 5:00 - Installed a brand new 40-pin socket for the upgraded CPU 5:33 - Inspecting the work that I did on the backside of the CoCo 3 motherboard 6:07 - Recapped the Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 3 PCB 6:20 - Installing the Hitachi 63B09E CPU and Cloud-9 TRIAD 512K SRAM Memory board 6:35 - I cleaned the inside of the Tandy Color Computer 3 case 7:03 - Reinsalling the RF shield, TRS-80 motherboard and doing a smoke test 7:38 - Putting the computer case top back on and discussing all the upgrades 8:33 - Using the Arkanoid game cartridge to test the RGB graphics 8:48 - Outro
#RadioShackTandy #SepTandy #SepTandy2023Tandy Color Computer 3 TRS-80 Memory Upgrade #SepTandyGeek With Social Skills2023-09-29 | It's time to upgrade the stock 128K Tandy memory in my Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 3 to a whopping 512K. We then discuss upgrading the stock 6809E CPU with a Hitachi 63B09E CPU and recapping the CoCo 3 to future proof the machine! Let's go #SepTandy!
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 3 Memory Upgrade 0:53 - Checking out the stock Tandy 128K CoCo 3 badge 1:57 - TRIAD 512K SRAM Memory and Upgraded 512K badge by CLOUD-9 2:25 - Bottom of TRS-80 Color Computer 3 and warranty sticker 3:26 - Removing the factory Radio Shack void if removed warranty sticker 4:02 - Opening the Tandy Color Computer 3 case 4:45 - Starting the CLOUD 9 TRIAD 512K memory upgrade process 5:46 - It's time to remove the stock KM41464AP-12 memory chips 6:20 - Installing the TRIAD 512K SRAM memory PCB 6:33 - Removing the original Tandy CoCo 3 128K badge 7:54 - Cleaning up the old badge glue from the computer case 8:05 - Installing the new Tandy 512K computer badge 8:23 - The new TANDY 512K Color Computer 3 badge looks freaking amazing! 8:41 - Chatting about recapping the motherboard 8:46 - Discussing upgrading the stock 6809E CPU with a Hitachi 63B09E CPU 9:09 - Powering up after upgrading the Color Computer memory 9:28 - Outro 9:47 - Sneak peek of an upcoming video with my 2-XL Robot from the 1970s
#computerknowledge #retro #technology#SepTandy 2023 Pickups, Trades and Donations - September 2023Geek With Social Skills2023-09-01 | Here are my September 2023 pickups, trades and donations that include all things Radio Shack and Tandy Corporation like a Tandy Color Computer 3 (CoCo 3), Jumping Joey (Frogger), Pipes and Rally SG Homebrew games by Nickolas Marentes, TRS-80 arcade game cartridges and a lot more!
0:00 - September 2023 pickups, trades and donations 1:00 - TRS-80 Radio Shack Color Computer Controller Catalog Number 26-3029 1:59 - Radio Shack Tandy TRS-80 CoCo Computer Mini Disk Drive 2:23 - My future plans to restore the Radio Shack Color Computer Mini Disk Unit 2:42 - Reproduction Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer Program Pak boxes 3:30 - Tandy Game Cartriges Dungeon of Daggorath and Music complete with manuals 5:04 - Dungeon of Daggorath (1982) produced by DynaMicro Catalog Number 26-3093 6:12 - Radio Shack Music (1980) Catalog Number 26-3151 6:44 - Galactic Attack (1982) Galaxian clone Catalog Number 26-3066 7:27 - Arkanoid (1987) Cat. No. 26-3043 and Tetris (1988) Cat. No. 26-3163 Arcade Games 8:36 - Tandy Homebrew Games by Nickolas Marentes (Jumping Joey, Pipes, Rally SG) 10:36 - Tandy Color Computer 3 (CoC0 3) 128K RAM in mint condition 11:19 - My future plans for this CoCo 3 (Hitachi 63x09E CPU upgrade, TRIAD 512K SRAM Upgrade) 12:06 - Outro
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#RadioShackTandy #SepTandy #SepTandy2023Can I revive this yellow Atari 800XL computer case?Geek With Social Skills2023-08-05 | This Atari 800XL computer was featured on Adrian's Digital Basement July 29, 2023. Adrian did some troubleshooting, found a bad ANTIC chip, then did the chroma luma S-Video mod. Let's install the missing ANTIC chip and see if I can revive the yellowed Atari 800XL computer case bottom, then it will be ready for it's new owner.
Fun-Fact: There are 4 variations of the Atari ANTIC chip: C012296 - NTSC: Used in Atari 400, 800, and 1200XL computers. C014887 - PAL/SECAM: Used in Atari 400 and 800 computers. C021697 - NTSC: Used in Atari 600XL, 800XL, and XE models. C021698 - PAL/SECAM: Used in Atari XL, and XE models.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Can I restore this Atari 800XL case from Adrian's Digital Basement? 1:00 - Taking a look at the 800 XL mustard yellow case bottom 1:42 - I like using Oxi Clean Laundry and More Stain Remover as Retrobright 2:51 - Taking the top off the Atari 800 XL exposing the motherboard PCB 2:55 - This Atari 800XL is missing the ANTIC chip. Adrian didn't have a spare 3:12 - Checking out the Chroma Luma S-Video mod on the bottom of the 800XL PCB 3:48 - Spraying down the case bottom with Oxi Clean Stain Remover 4:35 - 2 hours later: Checking out the retrobrighting process so far 5:09 - Installing the missing ANTIC chip version C021697 NTSC used in Atari 600XL, 800XL, and XE models. 5:18 - 4 variations of the ANTIC chip: C012296 (NTSC), C014887 (PAL/SECAM), C021697 (NTSC) and C021698 (PAL/SECAM) 6:16 - The final Atari 800XL case reveal after retrobrighting 6:59 - This Atari 800 XL computer case looks amazing! 7:20 - Outro
#atari #computers #repairingCommodore 64 CMD HD-20 by Creative Micro Designs For The C64 ComputerGeek With Social Skills2023-07-19 | Let's check out my Commodore 64 Creative Micro Designs CMD HD-20 hard drive with JiffyDOS support built-in, upgrade the ROM IC, install a Zulu SCSI 2 SD adapter and replace the missing rear case enclosure decal. Creative Micro Designs developed and produced C64 and Commodore 128 products from 1990 to around 2001.
CMD hard drives consists of a SCSI adapter designed for the C64 and a then commercially available internal SCSI hard disk in a housing with its own power supply unit, as well as several connections for operation on the C64 / 128 and a SCSI Port for additional SCSI devices.
It works with JiffyDOS, but its speed advantage can only be used if JiffyDOS is installed in the computer's Kernal. Internally it works with the so-called Boot-ROM, which is housed in an EPROM and the HD-DOS in the system partition.
The CMD-HD offers a parallel connection which establishes the connection to a RAMLink and increases the transmission rate even further. As a cable for the parallel connection, those of the external floppies from the Atari-ST fit.
The Commodore floppy drives 1541, 1571, 1581 can be emulated, which are created as partitions on the hard disk. Native partitions can also be created, the size of which can be freely defined by the user in 256 block steps.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Commodore 64 Creative Micro Designs CMD HD-20 0:51 - General information about the Commodore 64 and C128 Hard Drive 2:22 - CMD HD-20 front panel lights and controls for GEOS and JiffyDOS 3:06 - CMD HD-20 rear panel ports: SCSI, Power Switch, Serial ports, Auxiliary, Parallel and Power 4:42 - Bottom of the CMD HD-20 hard drive enclosure 4:58 - Creative Micro Designs, Inc in Longmeadow, MA Model Number, Serial Number and FCC ID decal 5:35 - Innside the CMD HD-20 hard drive, Real Time Clock Battery (RTC) and CMD HD Boot ROM IC 6:37 - Replacing the stock CMD HD Boot ROM with a Retro Innovations v2.80 for larger HD support 7:05 - Installing a ZuliSCSI v2.1 SCSI2SD Hard Drive solution from Rabbit Hole Computing 8:16 - Applying the replacement CMD Hard Drive rear enclosure decal from COREi64 9:29 - Discussing what's been done so far and future plans with my CMD HD-20 9:50 - Talking about reviving by C64 BBS from 1984 that I ran until mid 1990 on my Commodore 64 computer 10:55 - Outro
#C64 #commodore #retroBoeing Aerospace Engineer Tandy 1400 FD Laptop Vintage ComputerGeek With Social Skills2023-07-01 | On today’s video we are going to check out my Tandy 1400 FD laptop by Radio Shack. The Tandy 1400 FD was a Tandy 1400 Series computer, replacing the earlier 1400 LT model. The 1400 FD however had a very similar specification, with it's V-20 CPU, two 720K floppy drives, and 768KB RAM. The system ran Tandy MS-DOS 3.30 and Deskmate.
This awesome Tandy 1400 FD vintage laptop computer was owned by a Boeing Aerospace Engineer. How cool is that? So cool!
Fun facts: The Tandy 1400 HD model is identical to the Tandy 1400 FD except that it was fitted with a 20 MB hard disk in lieu of one of the floppy drives. The machine was made mostly by Sanyo, with a Toshiba display panel.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Intro: Tandy 1400 FD Laptop by Radio Shack 1:07 - Tandy AC Adapter Catalog Number 25-3501 1:25 - Original Tandy 1400 laptop computer manuals and books 1:26 - Spiral bound Tandy 1400 FD HD A Practical Guide 1:37 - Tandy 1400 FD HD MS-DOS GW-BASIC Quick Reference Guide 1:45 - Backup Tandy 3.30 DOS System Boot Floppy Disk 1:54 - First power on and smoke test. Will it work? 2:32 - Pro tip: Making sure everything is plugged in LOL 2:45 - Going over the Tandy 1400 portable computer specifications 3:11 - This computer was used by a former Boeing Aerospace Engineer 3:29 - NEC V-20 8088 equivalent with a CPU Speed of 4.77 MHz and 8 MHz Switchable 3:58 - Tandy 1400 FD laptop smoke test 2: Electric Boogaloo 4:10 - ROM BIOS Version 1.04 Base Memory Size 640K with 128K Expansion Memory 4:32 - Boot Error. Drive not ready! Using MS-DOS 3.30 boot floppy disk 5:03 - Booting up with Microsoft MS-DOS version 3.30 licensed to Tandy Corporation 5:20 - Testing both 720 KB Floppy Drives A and B with backup Tandy boot disk 6:14 - Tandy 1400 FD backlit screen made by Toshiba looks great 6:35 - The side controls: Contrast, power switch, volume knob and internal external floppy switch 7:24 - Back ports: DC 12V (center positive), External Drive, RGB video, RS-232C, printer and keyboard 9:05 - What have we learned about the Tandy 1400 FD so far? 10:00 - Discussing the Tandy 1400 HD hard drive model and how to add a hard drive to this laptop 10:21 - After some research we have a internal IDE expansion port 10:42 - Texelec makes a XT-IDE CF adapter for the Tandy 1400 laptop computers 11:00 - A closer look at the Tandy 1400 FD PC internal IDE port 11:55 - CompactFlash Adapter for Tandy 1400 laptops by Lo-Tech and made by Texelec 12:31 - Up close with the Tandy XT-IDE hard drive adapter with a SanDisk Ultra II 1.0 GB CF card 12:50 - Installing the XT-IDE CF adapter for the Tandy 1400 portable computer 13:25 - First boot with MS-DOS 6.22 loaded up on the 1.0 GB SanDisk Compact Flash card 13:54 - XTIDE Universal BIOS boot screen for the win! 14:06 - Successful boot to C prompt under Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 from the CF card hard drive 14:35 - Outro
#boeing #retrocomputing #radioshackVintage Apple IIe Computer From My Childhood (1983) #appril2Geek With Social Skills2023-04-23 | Let's check out my childhood vintage Apple IIe personal computer from 1983 that I originally used back in elementary school during the 1980s and how I came to own it 31 years later in 2014. It features two Disk II Floppy Disk Subsystem drives by Steve Wozniak, a FloppyEMU by BMOW, CFFA 3000 by Rich Dreher, ReActive Micro Mockingboard sound card and other retro Apple //e add-on cards.
0:00 - Intro: Retro 1983 Apple IIe computer from my childhood 2:03 - The backstory of how I got my Apple IIe computer in 2014 6:08 - Checking out the white double shot keys with Alps key switches 6:28 - Factory Apple II Enhancement Upgrade Kit sticker for the Apple IIe computer 6:36 - Replacing the original burned out Apple IIe power LED 6:43 - Taking a looking at the very clean Apple IIe case badge 6:47 - Discussing the Apple IIe computer case condition 6:56 - The early Apple II computer cases are painted with velcro clips 7:11 - Popping open the retro Apple 2 computer case 7:35 - I replaced the power supply RIFA filter caps on December 21, 2020 7:49 - The power supply has a May 31, 1983 date code on it 8:04 - Checking out the Apple II 80-column, floppy drive controller cards and system ROMs 8:18 - Looking at the motherboard May 1983 date code 8:43 - Talking about installing the Apple IIe enhancement kit, showing the original IC's 9:19 - Showing the Apple branded power cable for the retro Apple IIe computer 9:53 - Color JVC PVM monitor I got a few years ago from my friend Greg 10:25 - Original Apple computer disk II floppy disk drives with rainbow cables 10:55 - Using my Floppy EMU from BMOW Big Mess O' Wires 11:17 - Discussing my CFFA 3000 card by Rich Drehher 11:29 - Loading The Oregon Trail game by MECC Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation 12:33 - Checking out my various Apple II add-on computer cards 12:41 - Running the Crossfire game demo while checking out my Apple IIe add on cards 12:50 - Apple computer Disk II Interface Card 1978 Floppy Controller Card 13:18 - Super Serial Card II Apple Computer Inc. 1981 13:44 - Rich Dreher R&D Automation CFFA 3000 for Apple II, II+, IIe, IIe enh, IIgs computers 14:27 - ReActive Micro Mockingboard v2.2 6 voice sound card 14:45 - Apple II Mockingboard SSI-263AP Speech Chip needed 15:23 - Patreon supporter Shout-Outs and thanks 15:35 - Outro: Apple II Forever!!!
#apple #technology #retrogamingApple Macintosh Computer Mail Call #MARCHintoshGeek With Social Skills2023-03-31 | It's time for a Apple Macintosh mini mail call with some vintage and modern Apple Macintosh technology recently donated to the channel, complete with LC III 256 KB VRAM, stickers and cool PRAM battery kits. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt stop by the channel to help out with the unboxing.
Correction: At the 3 minute 43 second mark in my video I say "resistors" and meant to say "diodes". That's what I get for not scripting my videos LOL.
0:00 - Intro: MARCHintosh Apple Macintosh Computer Mail Call 0:59 - Purple package from Ron over at Ron's Computer Videos 1:16 - Ron's Computer Videos channel stickers including 8-bit Ron and Sad Macintosh 1:52 - Another giant purple package inside LOL 2:10 - Vintage Macintosh computer PRAM battery kits designed by Ron 3:05 - Ron included all the parts to build up his PRAM battery boards 4:04 - Macintosh LC III can do thousands of colors 4:28 - Morgan Freeman cutting open the box 4:45 - Bubble wrap? What's inside the bubble wrap? 5:01 - Brad Pitt wants to know what's in the freaking box Garth? 5:10 - Behold, Apple Computer branded 256 KB VRAM for the Machintosh LC III 5:36 - Giving thanks to Ron and Garth for the channel donations 5:50 - Shout-out to my Geek With Social Skills Patreon Supporters 6:00 - Discussing MARCHintosh celebrating all things Macintosh 6:20 - Outro
#Apple #technology #marchintoshNABU Computer CP/M, MSX Games, Homebrew Software, Internet Adapter UpdatesGeek With Social Skills2023-03-28 | In this video we check out some NABU computer software, Open Source IshkerCPM CP/M 2.2, some MSX games ported to the NABU PC, a few homebrew games (Snake and Tetris) and of course the NabuNetwork.com Internet Adapter software updates including the headless option for use with Windows, Mac OS, Linux and Raspberry Pi computers!
0:00 - Intro: Greetings my NABUers?! 1:38 - Checking out the NabuNetwork.com NABU computer Internet Adapter Software v1.22 2:13 - NABU Network Software cycles, IshkurCPM CP/M 2.2 and NABU BASIC 2.0 2:31 - Homebrew Software, NABU demos and MSX SC2 picture gallery 2:55 - NABU PC Game Room with Arcade games like Pac-Man, Galaxian and Time Pilot 3:02 - Local Path (your computer, Raspberry Pi, etc) 3:11 - Control from NABU PC (headless) 3:23 - Using the NabuNetwork.com NABU computer Internet Adapter server software 4:38 - Is that the correct date and time being displayed on the NABU computer? Yes it is! 5:00 - Grog and Demotrons games added to the NABU cycle software 5:09 - How to load the games via the NABU Network Category Menu Shortcut option 5:14 - How-to use the shortcut feature to load up Grog then play testing the game 6:35 - How to use the shortcut feature to load up Demotrons then play testing the game 7:45 - How to control your NABU computer in headless mode (Raspberry Pi, etc) 8:31 - Enabling the NABU Network headless option to control your NABU computer 9:03 - Check it out! A NABU computer headless menu option for NabuNetwork.com 9:10 - Control your NABU computer with the keyboard or joystick controller 10:10 - Loading and playing the homebrew game Snake v2.1 by ProductionDave 11:06 - Checking out the Game Room then playing Time Pilot 11:43 - What is Local Path? It's for loading software off of a NABU floppy drive or other options 12:22 - Loading and playing the homebrew game Tetris v2.1 by ProductionDave 13:31 - Open Source Ishkur CP/M 2.2 running on the NabuNetwork.com Internet Adapter software 14:13 - This is not a Cloud CP/M, it's for local offline use 14:50 - NabuNetwork.com CP/M supports real floppy disk drives and Gotek drives 15:02 - It will also support virtual non-cloud based local disks 15:18 - Loading up and running NABU Network IskurCPM CP/M 2.2 15:50 - Demo of NabuNetwork.com CP/M powered by Ishkur CPM 2.2 15:59 - Exploring virtual disks for Open Source NabuNetwork.com CP/M 16:01 - Included are Disk A and Disk B 16:10 - How to change the display colors with our CP/M 16:26 - We added a virtual disk activity support to the Alert LED light on the NABU computer 17:43 - CP/M Disk A User 1 is where the MSX games are located 17:50 - Loading the MSX port of RallyX and using the NABU Joystick controller 19:19 - Reset the NABU personal computer back to CP/M. Look, our INIT color changes saved 19:25 - Changing the CP/M colors back to proper NABU PC colors 19:54 - Exploring Disk A user 2 with the Infocom Interactive Fiction games 20:03 - Loading Zork 1 text adventure game by Infocom 20:35 - Switching to Disk B user 0 for PTXPlay NABU 8-bit chiptunes music player 20:48 - Loading Robocop 8-bit chip tunes music that sounds like a SID chip 21:18 - NABU swag with buttons, stickers and mugs by Geek With Social Skills 23:28 - Final thoughts, mentioning NABU Network serial number database 24:01 - Outro: NABU Forever!
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #HomebrewApple Macintosh LC III Computer Performa 450 #MARCHintosh Channel DonationGeek With Social Skills2023-03-28 | Let's take a look at a vintage Apple Macintosh LC III computer Performa 450 with a Motorola 68882 math co-processor (FPU) installed that was recently donated to the channel just in time for MARCHintosh, complete with a PCB and power supply recap, explore the specifications, play Oregon Trail being loaded off a BlueSCSI and so much more!
0:00 - Intro: #MARCHintosh Macintosh LC III computer 0:49 - Friend of the channel Apple Macintosh LCIII donation gift 1:19 - Learning about the Macintosh LC 3 Apple computer 1:22 - Apple Mac LC III released February 10, 1993 and discontinued February 14, 1994 1:31 - The LC III was discontinued February 14, 1994 - No Valentine's Day Love 2:06 - What are the Macintosh LC III specifications 2:28 - Macintosh OS Operating System 7.1 to 7.6.1 Sorbe OS 3:07 - Let's crack open the Macintosh LC III top and see what's inside! 3:16 - Checking out the ports on the back of the computer 4:13 - Popping the top: BlueSCSI hard drive, RAM, internal fan, recapped 5:14 - No PRAM battery installed for the Real Time Clock RTC and memory settings 5:33 - Connecting up a modern LCD display to a vintage Apple Macintosh 5:48 - Using a Mitsubishi AD-A205 VGA to Apple Display Port video adapter 6:24 - I'm using a Apple II GS keyboard (Alps switches) and ADB mouse with my Mac LC III 7:02 - Apple Macintosh LC 3 computer First power on and smoke test 7:35 - Booting into Mac OS Sorbe is so sweet, just like ice cream! 7:54 - Discussing MARCHintosh and other content creators 8:14 - Looking at the Mac LC III About this Apple computer information 8:40 - What is this crazy looking Pac-Man icon? It's JARED FreeVerse.com Software 9:35 - Taking a look at all the Macintosh applications and video games 9:42 - OMG the After Dark Flying Toasters screen saver 10:20 - Back to checking out Macintosh LC III apps, games and software 11:01 - Playing some Oregon Trail by MECC software thanks to 12:27 - Two hours later I have died of dysentery on the Oregon Trail 12:56 - Outro
#Apple #marchintosh #vintageNABU Computer CP/M 2.2 Ishkur, NABU Network Updates and 8-bit Dance PartyGeek With Social Skills2023-03-22 | In this video we discuss my previous NabuNetwork.com CP/M video, show my v1.22 software again, then preview the upcoming v1.31 using the Open Source Ishkur CP/M, play some MSX games, listen to some NABU 8-Bit chip tunes and discuss releasing the source code.
0:00 - Intro: 1:00 - Discussing my previous NabuNetwork.com v1.22 software CP/M video 2:30 - Loading the CP/M from my previous video with custom boot loader 2:55 - Watch the NabuNetwork.com BIOS Loader running before the CP/M 2.20 loads 2:57 - Hacked CP/M 2.2 loading with 1979 Digital Research copyright 3:05 - Showing the MSXROM to load and play MSX games on the NABU computer 3:10 - Loading up Galaga on the NABU computer 3:35 - Rebooting back into our custom NABU CP/M bootloader then into CP/M 4:22 - Now to loading NabuNetwork.com v1.33 internet adapter software 4:33 - Select open source Ishkur CP/M 2.2 from the NABU Network software 4:47 - Loading CP/M 2.2 Ishkur Alpha CP/M 5:06 - Custom CP/M prompt, discussing switching disks and users 5:39 - Loading up Galaga using MSXROM and Ishkur CP/M 6:05 - Resetting back to open source Ishkur CP/M with our bootloader 7:00 - Showing the Infocom interactive fiction games 7:13 - Switching to disk B for something special PTXPlayer 8-bit chip tunes 7:40 - Loading Robocop chip tune on the NABU computer 8:35 - Loading MR. SID chiptune on the NABU personal computer 9:15 - 8-bit Dance Party on the NABU computer 9:44 - Answering questions about when will the source code be released 10:35 - When will the NABU Network software version 1.31 be released? 11:10 - Some thoughts on open source CP/M and asking for feedback 11:50 - Outro: NABU Forever!
#retro #iskurcpm #computersciencePETLifter aka Choplifter on a Commodore PET 2001 computerGeek With Social Skills2023-02-25 | In this video we check out three amazing Commodore PET homebrew games programmed by Jim Orlando running on my PET 2001-N computer with the PET ROM RAM board upgraded to 32 KB of RAM and BASIC 4.0. The games are PETLifter (a Choplifter clone), PETSCII Portal and PET Panic!
First up we have PETLifter - a Choplifter type game for the CBM PET computer. Dan Gorlin's original Choplifter game for the Apple II was amazing. The Commodore PET always deserved something similar. Now we have it!
Next up we have PETSCII Portal, a Commodore PET tribute to the 2007 Flash game Portal2D, which itself was a tribute to the Valve Software classic Portal.
And finally we have PET Panic - a "platformer" game for the Commodore PET. The arcade game Space Panic was the first "platformer" game, and it inspired more popular games of the time such as Lode Runner and Donkey Kong.
0:00 - Intro: Commodore PET 2001 computer Homebrew games 0:51 - What hardware and upgrades I'm using on my PET 2001-N 1:14 - Discussing my SD2PET Future and capturing PET gameplay 1:45 - PETLifter - a Choplifter type game for the Commodore PET 4:25 - PETSCII Portal, a Commodore PET tribute to the 2007 Flash game Portal2D 10:28 - PET Panic - a "platformer" game for the Commodore PET 14:45 - Final thoughts and how to download these CBM PET Homebrew games 15:18 - Outro
#CommodorePET #PETSCII #HomebrewMerry New Year! Trading Places (1983)Geek With Social Skills2023-01-01 | What happens when you combine the comic genius of Eddie Murphy with Dan Aykroyd and director John Landis? You get the timeless 1983 comedy classic Trading Places. This is one of my favorite scenes from the movie. Merry New Year! Beef Jerky Time!
#eddiemurphy #danaykroyd #comedyNABU Computer from 1984 in 2022 Complete In Box New Old StockGeek With Social Skills2022-12-24 | On November 15, 2022 I was given a heads up about some retro New Old Stock vintage NABU Personal Computers for sale via eBay and ordered one the following day. Fast forward to November 26, 2022 Adrian's Digital Basement posted a video about the NABU PC on his channel, then the vintage NABU computer frenzy began!
Founded in Ottawa, Canada in 1982, families and schools used cable TV modems to connect NABU PCs to a country-wide network. In addition to standard PC capabilities, the NABU computer could download software and information content through the cable feed. Applications included games, programming languages and news.
The NABU PC and NABU Network was said to be ahead of its time, described as the internet, before the internet.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Intro: New Old Stock NABU Personal Computer from 1984 in 2022 1:34 - How did I find out about the NABU PC eBay sale? 3:13 - What are the specifications for the NABU Personal Computer? 3:20 - Motherboard with Zilog Z80A @ 3.58MHz Z80 processor, 64 KB RAM (8 HM4864P-2 chips) 3:33 - 4/8K EPROM - jumper select 4K or 8K (eBay units comes with 4K ROM) 3:46 - TMS-9918 NTSC video display chip with 16 KB Video RAM (8 TMS4116-15NL chips) 4:05 - Graphics resolution 256 x 92, text 40 x 24, 32 sprite planes, 15 colors plus transparent 4:19 - AY-3-8910 Sound Generator design by General Instrument in 1978 4:33 - The AY-3-8910 was also used in arcade games, consoles and other retro computers 4:58 - Fun Fact: The Mockingboard and Cricket sound cards for Apple II computers also use the AY-3-8910 Sound Generator 5:20 - Who and what was the NABU PC and NABU Network company in Ottawa, Canada? 5:48 - How did the NABU Network actually work back in 1982? 6:27 - Sadly in 1986 the NABU Network went away, however in December 2022 it's been reborn! 6:32 - Thanks to Leo Binkowski (NABU Developer from the 1980s) NABU Network is alive again 7:10 - New Old Stock NABU PC's have power supply fan issues to be aware of 8:22 - Listen to my NABU fan before I fixed it, then after my quick fix repair 8:40 - Fixing the NABU PC power supply fan from making noise and rubbing inside the shroud 9:36 - Checking out the mechanical NABU keyboard with Alps SKCC Cream switches 9:53 - The NABU has two DB9 joystick controller ports like the Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 10:14 - NABU PC rear panel and all the connector ports 10:44 - First boot: My NABU PC connected up and using my laptop as a gateway to the 2022 NABU Network Server 12:18 - Viewing the NABU Network Category Menu 12:43 - Using the NABU menu shortcut option and load Pac-Man 13:06 - Playing the NABU Pac-Man port done by Leo Binkowski in the 1980s 15:25 - Resetting the NABU PC back to the NABU Network Category Menu 15:50 - Selecting RetroNET online chat program via my laptop server 16:00 - Power cycling the NABU Personal Computer before loading NABU RetroNET chat 16:25 - Chatting in real time on December 21, 2022 with peeps on RetroNET online NABU chat 20:16 - Outro
#retro #computers #computerscienceDOOM (1993) Networked Multiplayer Gameplay in 2022 #DOScember HighlightsGeek With Social Skills2022-12-09 | In early December 2022 I got together with some friends and fellow YouTubers to play the MS-DOS version of DOOM by id Software and network four 486 computers together like it was the golden age of DOS gaming in 1994. We even had a Nintendo 64 game console playing Doom 64 setup as well.
Ian from Tales of Weird Stuff put this whole event together for #DOOMcember which was awesome! He provided the 486 computers, network gear and two monitors, I brought two of my LCD monitors and the N64 with Doom 64.
This video footage features some highlights I recorded showcasing our fun night of networked Doom gaming, however getting the network working properly was not fun! Don't ask LOL. If network issues weren't enough, as an added bonus by the end of the evening, one of the 468 machines gave up the ghost in true 1990s PC gaming fashion.
Fun fact: From its first release, Doom by id Software supported networked multiplayer gameplay in addition to its single-player gameplay. It was one of the first popular games to support networked play.
0:00 - Intro: Doom online multiplayer in 2022 0:25 - Adrian's Digital Basement, Doug and Ian (Tales of Weird Stuff) playing Doom 0:31 - Joel (Joel Explores Tech), Martin and Ian playing Doom 0:42 - Chad, Tim (My Drunk Sibling) and Ian playing networked Doom 0:46 - Chad discussing Nintendo 64 Doom 64 frame rates 0:50 - Great clip of everyone in the room playing networked Doom 0:51 - More of Tim and Ian playing multiplayer Doom 1:00 - Outro
#DOScember2022 #Doom #RetroGamingVectrex 40th Anniversary - New Old Stock Console (1982-2022)Geek With Social Skills2022-11-19 | The Vectrex is a vector display-based home video game console developed by Smith Engineering. It was first released for the North American market in November 1982, then Europe and Japan in 1983. At the time of recording this video, it's November 2022 which means it's been 40 years since the Vectrex was originally released back in 1982.
Originally manufactured by General Consumer Electronics (GCE), it was later licensed to Milton Bradley (MB) after they acquired the company. Bandai released the system in Japan.
0:00 - Intro: Vectrex console by GCE turns 40 years old 0:53 - What will I be covering in this Vectrex video? 2:10 - Channel house keeping with revisiting Vector Patrol by Kristof Tuts 2:30 - Beta testing Vector Patrol back in 2013-2014 with a VecMulti and now using a PiTrex 3:35 - Showing my early production run Vector Patrol cartridge number 047 4:02 - Taking a look at the Vector Patrol screen overlay 4:15 - My New Old Stock Vectrex console and box 6:38 - Reviewing the box serial number, then looking inside the NOS Vectrex console box 7:37 - Inspecting all the original Vectrex paperwork (manual, registration card, passport and more) 9:42 - The original mint Mine Storm game screen overlay with sleeve and users manual 10:30 - Awesome homemade Vectrex dust cover with heavy metal fire, flames and dancing girl 11:45 - Checking out the side profile of the Vectrex and form fitted dust cover 12:15 - The back of the Vectrex console showing the matching game system and box serial number 13:07 - Happy 40th birthday Vectrex, shout-outs 13:42 - Powering up the Vectrex and showing the production version of Vector Patrol running 14:22 - Outro
#Vectrex #VectorPatrol #RetroGamingHow bad is it? Arcade1Up Atari 2600 Giant Joystick Remote ControllerGeek With Social Skills2022-11-12 | It's time to check out this Giant Atari 2600 Joystick by Arcade1up that's part of the "Fellowship of the Atari Giant Joystick" event started by The Taylor and Amy Show!
Watch me play some classic Atari bowling on this retro gaming inspired video game console. I actually do pretty good for how horrible this thing really is LOL!
This beast was originally donated to The Taylor and Amy show by David Youd and they decided to share the love (har-har) with other YouTubers. Hopefully this Atari plug and play joystick finds its way all around the world!
Be sure to watch until the very end as I added a blooper from recording the introduction handoff with Tim and AJ from the "My Drunk Sibling" channel.
0:00 - Intro: Driving to meet up with Tim and AJ from My Drunk Sibling 0:34 - Tim and AJ handing off the giant Atari joystick to me 0:50 - Showing how giant this Atari joystick really is 1:24 - Telling a real 1977 Atari 2600 Heavy Sixer joystick who it's father is 1:38 - Powering up the Arcade 1up giant Atari joystick 2:31 - Talking about the Taylor and Amy Show challenge 2:50 - Looking at the Atari 2600 game selection 3:21 - Selecting Atari Bowling as the game I play to test the giant joystick 4:05 - Let's Play Bowling using the giant Atari joystick 7:25 - Discussing who's next to receive this horrible Arcade 1up Atari Bluetooth controller 8:06 - Showcasing the various channel stickers on the joystick 8:50 - Outro 9:10 - Blooper Reel
#Atari2600 #Arcade1up #AtariBarn Find: Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 CoCo 2 Color Computer 2Geek With Social Skills2022-11-01 | Let's explore a barn found Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2 also known as the Tandy CoCo 2 that was recently gifted to me. This model of machine originally came with 16 KB of RAM and the Color Extended BASIC ROM factory installed.
The factory label on the bottom of this Radio Shack treasure showcases TRS-80 Color Computer 2 Model 26-3027 with serial number 0001234. How cool is that?
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Barn found Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2 0:50 - Tim from My Drunk Sibling gifted me this TRS-80 CoCo 2 1:12 - What's in the freaking Tandy TRS-80 CoCo 2 box?!?! 1:44 - Christmas 1984 Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2 TV commercial 2:15 - Tandy TRS-80 CoCo 2 computer removed from trashed box 2:44 - Original factory sealed package with all CoCo 2 manuals and paperwork 2:57 - An up close and personal look at how yellow and dirty the machine is 3:32 - Bottom label showing model 26-3017 with serial number 0001234 3:53 - Breaking Seal Voids Your Service Warranty Radio Shack Service Center label 4:24 - Taking a look inside after removing the computer case top cover 5:05 - Almost every single IC is socketed on the CoCo 2 motherboard 5:14 - Even the RAM chips are in sockets so upgrading the RAM to 64 KB will be a easy 5:47 - Yuck! Look at how dirty this TRS-80 CoCo 2 top case is from being in a barn 6:03 - Checking out the machine after a good cleaning inside and out 6:18 - I still need to clean and detail the keyboard 6:30 - This CoCo 2 was upgraded to 64 KB Tandy branded RAM by Radio Shack at some point 7:16 - It's time for the first smoke test of this TRS-80 Color Computer 2. Oh no! 7:52 - 48 hours later with a lot of troubleshooting 8:03 - Talking to Adrian Black from Adrian's Digital Basement for tips and suggestions 8:40 - Reaching out to Tim from Sibling Rivalry / My Drunk Sibling for possible parts 9:05 - The Tandy 6809 CPU (MC6809EP) and SAM chips were bad. Also found a bad RAM chip 9:30 - Before doing another smoke test, let's check out the keyboard all cleaned up 10:22 - Reinstalling the keyboard getting ready for another power on test 10:55 - Let's see if the TRS-80 CoCo 2 computer works now 11:02 - Extended Color BASIC 1.0 Copyright 1980 by Tandy under license from Microsoft 11:29 - Look at how clean the top cover is now, then putting it back on the computer 12:01 - So what's next for this Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2? 12:15 - Asking for suggestions on what to do next with this TRS-80 CoCo 2 system 12:41 - Big thanks to Tim for gifting me this Radio Shack Tandy Color Computer 13:00 - Outro
#RadioShackTandy #ColorComputer2 #CoCo2Raid Over Moscow (1984) for the Commodore 64 Unboxing and GameplayGeek With Social Skills2022-10-21 | In this video I do a unboxing, then a complete game play and walk through of Raid Over Moscow, the ultimate global thermonuclear war game for the Commodore 64 computer.
Raid Over Moscow was developed and published in 1984 by Access Software for the C64 and was written by Bruce Carver who also wrote Beach-Head (1983).
The game was first published for the Commodore 64 with Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, and ZX Spectrum versions following. Upon reissue the game was retitled to Raid.
Released during the "Regan years" aka Cold War era, Raid Over Moscow is an action game in which the player has to stop three Soviet nuclear attacks on North America, then fight his (or her) way into and destroy a nuclear facility located in Moscow's Kremlin.
There are 7 sections of Raid Over Moscow that need to be completed to win the game:
Sequence 1: Strategic Air Command Headquarters (SAC) Sequence 2: Defense Tactics Sequence 3: Attack Run Sequence 4: Missile Silos Sequence 5: Soviet Defense Center Sequence 6: Inside the Reactor Room Sequence 7: The Final Chapter
This video capture was done using my Ultimate 64 Elite by Gideon. Enjoy!
0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Raid Over Moscow box and packaging 1:33 - What's in the box? 1:57 - Original Raid Over Moscow floppy disk 2:29 - Instructions for Raid Over Moscow game 3:10 - Discussing mini games Discs of Tron and Zaxxon 3:27 - Unboxing outro, thanks and appreciation 3:58 - Greetings Professor Falken, shall we play a game? 4:06 - Let's play Raid Over Moscow! 4:15 - In the hanger, approaching Saratov 5:05 - Ground attack on Saratov (Zaxxon) 5:55 - Destroying Leningrad launch site 6:17 - In the hanger, approaching Minsk 7:07 - Ground attack on Minsk (took me 4 tries LOL) 10:32 - Destroying Minsk launch site 10:44 - In the hanger, approaching Saratov 11:38 - Ground attack on Saratov 12:27 - Destroying Saratov launch site 12:36 - Fighting my way into Moscow city 13:26 - Moscow city battle 15:06 - Reactor robot battle (Discs of Tron) 18:09 - Victory! 18:36 - Outro and final thoughts
#Commodore64 #RaidOverMoscow #GamePlayBuilding my DOS 486 DX2 66 MHz Gaming Computer #486buildoffGeek With Social Skills2022-09-30 | In this video I build a vintage 1990s era MS-DOS retro gaming computer with an Intel 486DX-2 66 MHz CPU, Teac 1.44 MB floppy drive, Creative Sound Blaster 16, CD-ROM drive, Cirrus Logic VLB VGA video card and more!
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Intro: 486 Build Off 0:56 - Finding the perfect computer case for my build 1:54 - Thanks Tales of Weird Stuff 2:20 - Back of the beige mini tower PC case 2:44 - Taking a look inside the computer case 3:31 - 486 motherboard with a Intel 486DX-33 MHz CPU 4:14 - Upgrading to a Intel 486DX-2 66 MHz processor 4:32 - Inspecting the motherboard, AMIBIOS (1993), 30-pin SIMMs 5:37 - Installing the 486 PCB into the case 6:22 - Showing the computer build progress, Teac 1.44 MB floppy drive 7:18 - Adding felt feet to the bottom of the case 7:31 - Teac CD-540E IDE CD-ROM drive from April 2000 9:08 - Cirrus Logic (1995) VLB VGA video card model CL-GD5428 10:04 - Creative Sound Blaster 16 sound card (1994) model CT-2290 10:54 - Floppy Drive and Hard Drive I/O card by SIIG, Inc 11:29 - Showing all the cards installed into the motherboard 12:26 - IBM Model M keyboard, first boot and smoke test 13:58 - Looking at the front of the mini tower case 14:37 - Peeling the protective plastic sticker off 15:13 - Checking out some Geekenspiel case badges 15:57 - Installing the Geekenspiel case badge 16:39 - Getting ready to install the IDE CF hard drive adapter 17:41 - First full power on with everything installed (MS-DOS 6.22) 18:29 - Seeing the 66 MHz segmented display for the first time 19:14 - Can it run Doom? Let's find out! 19:43 - Switching between 66 MHz and 33 MHz using the Turbo button 20:00 - Wrapping up and future plans for the machine 20:30 - Outro
#RetroComputing #RetroGaming #VintageComputing#SepTandy 2022 Pickups, Trades and Donations - September 2022Geek With Social Skills2022-09-01 | Here are my September 2022 pickups, trades and donations that include all things Radio Shack and Tandy Corporation like a Tandy computer serial mouse, Deluxe Joystick and a lot more!
0:00 - Intro: September 2022 pickups, trades and donations 0:44 - Tandy computer Serial Mouse Catalog Number 25-1040C 1:46 - TRS-80 Model 4/4P Disk System Owner's Manual 3:09 - Tandy Deluxe Joystick Catalog Number 26-3012B 6:45 - Tandy 3.5" Floppy Disk holder 7:56 - Tandy 5.25" Floppy Disk holder filled with Software 8:23 - Checking out Tandy 1000 games and software 8:30 - Tandy diskette drive head cleaner Catalog Number 26-408A 9:08 - Radio Shack TRS-80 diskette drive head cleaner Catalog Number 26-408 9:28 - TRS-80 Model 1 SuperSCRIPTSIT MiniDisk sofware 10:30 - Tandy 16-Color Wheel of Fortune game Featuring Vanna White 11:32 - Elephant Memory Systems disk box filled with TRS-80 software 12:03 - File Cabinet Library TRS-80 Model 4 by Computer News 80 13:18 - TRS-Link Newsletter disks by Computer News 80 14:00 - Outro
#RadioShackTandy #SepTandy #SepTandy2022Rare Amiga game. Do you agree? A Mind Forever VoyagingGeek With Social Skills2022-08-20 | A Mind Forever Voyaging is a 1985 interactive fiction game published by Infocom. Why does the Amiga version seem to be the rarest of all versions to find from back in the day? Let's find out!
Steve Meretzky designed and implemented A Mind Forever Voyaging. AMFV was Infocom's seventeenth game.
Fun fact: Steve collaborated with author Douglas Adams on the interactive fiction version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He also worked on Leather Goddesses of Phobos, Planetfall, Zork Zero and many other Infocom game titles.
A Mind Forever Voyaging (AMFV) was released for the Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 128, MS-DOS, Macintosh and Amiga vintage computers.
0:00 - Intro: A Mind Forever Voyaging by Infocom 1:51 - A Mind Forever Voyaging complete in box Amiga packaging 3:00 - What's in the box? Feelies and more! 3:49 - Dakota Online Magazine from April, 2031 5:07 - Clear plastic box insert 5:36 - Amiga 3.5" Floppy Disk IS5-C04-FD1 6:04 - Ballpoint pen from QUAD Mutual Insurance 6:12 - From seafarms to spacelabs, you're covered by QUAD 7:01 - PRISM Project Facility Class One Security Mode Access Decoder Wheel 7:35 - Interactive Fiction Reference Card for the Commodore Amiga 8:09 - Advertisement by the Joybooth Manufacturers of North America 8:33 - Map of Rockvil, Jewel of the Quad-State Area 8:52 - A Mind Forever Voyaging Registration Card 9:14 - Official Infocom hint book ordering paperwork 10:05 - Huge Infocom software poster 11:06 - Why is the Amiga version so rare? 11:25 - Infocom sales and shipping numbers from 1985-1989 13:06 - Outro
#Infocom #InteractiveFiction #CommodoreAmigaPickups, Trades and Donations - August 2022Geek With Social Skills2022-08-12 | Here are some of my recent pickups that include a complete in box Telengard for the Commodore PET 2001, some VIC-20 cartridges, a rare Miner 2049er C64 cartridge and a lot more!
0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Avenger Space Invaders Clone VIC-20 cartridge (VIC-1901) 1:34 - Radar Rat Race Rally-X Clone VIC-20 cartridge (VIC-1910) 2:10 - Jupiter Lander Lunar Lander Clone VIC-20 cartridge (VIC-1907) 2:42 - Gorf arcade port VIC-20 cartridge (VIC-1923) 3:22 - Cops n' Robbers Commodore 16 and Plus/4 cassette game 4:19 - Formula 1 Simulator Plus/4 and C16 cassette game 4:57 - How To Win at video Games book (Asteroids, Pac-Man, Berzerk) 6:49 - Amstrad 3" New Old Stock (NOS) CF-2 Amsoft floppy disks PCW 8256 8:20 - Miner 2049er Commodore 64 cartridge by Big Five Software C64 9:52 - Telengard by Avalon Hill for the PET, C64, TRS-80 and Atari 400/800 13:11 - Outro
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#Pickups #AvalonHill #CommodorePETBeach-Head by Access Software Commodore 64 Unboxing and Gameplay (1983)Geek With Social Skills2022-08-06 | In this video I do an unboxing, then a complete gameplay walkthrough of Beach-Head, the ultimate war game for the Commodore 64 computer.
Beach-Head was developed and published in 1983 by Access Software for the C64 and was written by Bruce Carver.
Fun fact: Beach-Head was awarded "most original programming" at the Summer 1984 CES Consumer Electronics Show, held in Chicago.
This video capture was done using my Ultimate 64 Elite by Gideon. Enjoy!
#Commodore64 #BeachHead #GamePlayCommodore 64 VIC-Switch by Handic Software AB Stockholm, SwedenGeek With Social Skills2022-07-09 | In his video we check out my vintage Commodore VIC-Switch by Handic Software AB in Stockholm, Sweden. The VIC-Switch is hardware for use with the C64, VIC-20 and C128 computers.
So what is the Commodore VIC-Switch you might be asking? It's a device that makes it possible to share serial devices with up to 8 Commodore computers which means 8 computers can share a disk drive, printer, plotter, etc.
The VIC-Switch keeps track of who is currently using the device and prevents access to all other computers who might be requesting it at the same time. Once the first computer is done using it, the VIC-Switch will then give access to the next computer.
Fun fact: The VIC-Switch units were used in schools back in the early 1980s. They are not very common to find in 2022. I'm super happy to finally have one in my personal collection.
Some history about Handic. Handic Computers AB, originally a state enterprise but became privately incorporated a few years before the Commodores' rise and was the sales conduit for Commodore computers in Sweden up until the demise of the VIC-20. Not only did they sell the hardware and peripherals, but also distributed and wrote software for the platforms as well.
Around 1984, Handic's parent company, Datatronic, decided to divest Handic of the hardware portion of their business and put it under the purview of the parent enterprise, leaving Handic to sell the software solely.
Datatronic itself folded around 1986, at which point Commodore finally took over the reins, opened Commodore Sweden and started selling their products directly.
0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Trying to find a Datatronic Commodore VIC-Switch 1:03 - What is the Handic Vic-Switch? 1:16 - How does the Commodore 64 VIC-Switch work? 1:34 - Commodore VIC-Switch used in schools 1:44 - There's even a CBM PET IEEE VIC-Switch 2:06 - Use the VIC-Switch with a C64, VIC-20 and a C128 at the same time 2:21 - Up close and personal with the Handic Software VIC-Switch 3:24 - Looking at the 8 Commodore IEC ports on the back 4:00 - How to connect up the VIC-Switch 4:26 - Repairing the VIC-Switch rear label 4:58 - Should I fix the front label and remove the air bubble? 5:35 - Taking a look at the bottom of the VIC-Switch 6:25 - Opening up the VIC-Switch to see all the electronic components 8:11 - A good look at the front label air bubble 8:39 - Putting the VIC-Switch back together 8:48 - I'm planning a follow up Commodore VIC-Switch video 9:25 - Thank you to my awesome Patreon supporters 9:37 - Giving special thanks to friends of the channel 9:43 - Shout out to Mike from Ravenwolf Retro Tech 9:48 - Outro
#Commodore #VICSwitch, #HandicDatatronicMetallica Master of Puppets Stranger Things 4 Eddie Munson 8bit Chip MusicGeek With Social Skills2022-07-07 | Stranger Things 4 put Metallica's 1986 classic song Master of Puppets in the Spotify Top 50 and people are mad about it which inspired me to post this 8-bit computer chiptunes version.
Fun fact: Chiptune, also known as chip music or 8-bit music, is a style of synthesized electronic music made using the Programmable Sound Generator sound chips or synthesizers in vintage arcade machines, computers (Commodore 64 and Apple II) and video game consoles.
#Metallica #MasterOfPuppets #strangerthingsRepairing my Commodore PET 2001 Keyboard (again)Geek With Social Skills2022-06-17 | In this video I repair my vintage Commodore PET 2001-32 computer keyboard since the original CBM keyboard repair I did back in January 2020 was starting to fail with some of the keys.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Intro 1:11 - Lifting the CBM PET 2001 computer case lid 1:52 - I've removed the Commodore PET Keyboard from the case 2:09 - Unscrewed 19 tiny flat head screws 3:01 - On the bench desoldering the caps lock wires 3:45 - Removed the circuit board, inspecting the conductive carbon pads 3:57 - Next step: discussing the CaiKot 44 conductive silver paint 5:07 - Applied the conductive paint to the PET keyboard plungers 5:36 - Getting advice from Mr. Lurch and Adrian's Digital Basement 6:22 - Reinstalling the PET keyboard PCB, then resoldered caps lock wires 6:54 - Putting the keyboard back into the PET computer case 7:15 - It's time to test the keyboard. Let's hope for the best. 7:52 - Typed in a 530 line BASIC program to really test all the keys 8:20 - Running the Commodore PET 2001 BASIC program. Chicken Lips! 8:52 - Discussing what a journey this retro machine has been 9:15 - Giving special thanks to friends of the channel 9:34 - Outro
#CommodorePET #ComputerKeyboard #VintageComputerThrift Store Adventures - Goodwill Shopping Finds - Episode 1Geek With Social Skills2022-06-01 | In this video I will be sharing my Goodwill thrift store shopping adventures that took place at four different stores in one day. I found some interesting items for sure!
0:00 - Intro 0:32 - First Goodwill: Electronics, toys, games and puzzles 1:45 - Pretty cool shot glasses 2:13 - DVDs, Blu-Rays, music CDs 2:30 - Fight Club, The Recruit, Boiler Room and Anger Management DVD's 3:03 - Snagged a iHome Apple iPod radio clock with remote 3:19 - Second Goodwill: Movies, music, VHS tapes and video games (PlayStation 2, Wii and Xbox) 3:56 - Found Birthday Party Bash complete for the Nintendo Wii 4:03 - Alesis Melody61 MIDI keyboard tested and working 4:35 - Complete in box Nintendo Wii Fit board and Guitar Hero accessories 5:18 - Huge amount of interesting shot glasses 5:59 - Vintage retro Pepsi Cola glass 6:06 - Toy Story to Infinity and Beyond Buzz Lightyear 6:12 - Quick stop at McDonald's for some lunch 6:21 - Third Goodwill: VHS tapes, DVDs and Disney movies 7:51 - Rack mount TASCAM SS-R200 is a stereo audio recorder 9:19 - Wheel of drink party game (picked up for a friend) 10:34 - Went back to the first Goodwill hoping the Alcatraz Island shot glass was still there 11:18 - Fourth Goodwill: Electronics, VCR and DVD players 12:13 - Sound Machine with 16 different sound effects 12:36 - Retro computer floppy disk holder 5.25" disks 13:00 - Outro
#ThriftStore #Goodwill #ElectronicsCommodore PET 2001-16 N CBM Computer: Whats New Since The Rescue in 2020? #ComMAYdore 2022Geek With Social Skills2022-05-28 | In this video I revisit my 1978 Commodore CBM PET model 2001-16 N that I picked up back in early 2020 and discuss what's happened with it since rescuing it two years ago.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Mentioning previous Commodore PET 2001 videos 1:13 - Talking about recapping the CBM PET 2001 PCB 1:44 - TFW8B PET RAM/ROM board BASIC 1, 2, 4 and 32KB RAM 2:53 - SD2PET Future SD Card storage for the Commodore PET 3:57 - Up close with the Commodore PET 2001-N computer 5:29 - Checking out the PET green screen showing Commodore BASIC 4.0 6:05 - Bringing up the SD card directory catalog 6:25 - Loading Space Invaders via the SD2PET hardware 7:14 - Playing a game of Space Invaders and getting a horrible score 9:35 - Checking out the PET 2001 cassette, parallel and IEEE-488 ports 10:24 - Outro
#CommodorePET #CommodorePET #VintageComputingGameplay of the 7th Guest Interactive Movie Puzzle Adventure Video GameGeek With Social Skills2022-04-16 | In this video I do a complete gameplay walkthrough of The 7th Guest interactive movie puzzle adventure video game. At times I did use my strategy guide for some of the puzzles. I also did not skip the cut scenes so you can experience the entire game.
The 7th Guest was produced by Trilobyte and originally released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment back in April 1993.
Fun Fact: It's one of the first computer video games to be released only on CD-ROM.
I've owned this game since it came out and it's the reason why I purchased a CD-ROM drive and sound card bundle from Software Etc.
Game played and video footage captured from my Intel Pentium MMX 200 computer with 32MB RAM, 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 video card and Sound Blaster 16 sound card. Enjoy!
#The7thGuest #Gameplay #WalkthroughPickups, Trades and Donations - April 2022Geek With Social Skills2022-04-09 | Here are some of my recent pickups that include a Apple Macintosh Plus computer, a QuickShot QS-120 Deluxe Joystick Adapter, some Milton Bradley Microvision games and a lot more!
0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Alien Raiders Microvision Console Game Cartridge 3:21 - Cosmic Hunter Milton Bradley Microvision Game 5:20 - Mindbuster Game Cartridge for the MB Microvision 7:28 - Street Fighter II Animated Movie VHS Tape 8:40 - Tekken Motion Picture VHS Tape 9:39 - Apple Macintosh Plus Computer 10:42 - Official 1Mb RAM Machintosh Plus Labeling 11:10 - No Macintosh Plus Battery Damage. Huzzah! 12:14 - Mac Plus keyboard with numeric keypad and directional arrow keys 13:41 - QuickShot QS-120 Deluxe Joystick Adapter IBM PC/XT/AT Compatible 15:34 - Commodore 16 Computer C16 Tutorial Cartridge 16:44 - Outro
#Pickups #AppleMacintosh #Commodore16Macintosh SE/30 BlueSCSI ROM-inator II Atom SIMM Custom Build - #MARCHintosh 2022Geek With Social Skills2022-03-10 | In this video I take some spare Apple Mac parts and build a stealth Macintosh SE/30 computer using a SE FDHD case, SE/30 motherboard, BlueSCSI hard drive and a ROM-inator SIMM.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Intro: Apple Macintosh Stealth SE/30 Custom Build 1:07 - The build parts: SE FDHD case, SE/30 PCB, BlueSCSI, BMOW ROM-inator SIMM, Mac Cracker 3:04 - Opening the Macintosh SE FDHD computer case 3:30 - Showcasing the SE/30 motherboard and ROM-inator, then installing the PCB into the case 4:28 - Almost forgot the RF shield to protect the SE/30 Macintosh main board 4:53 - Connecting the power and floppy drive cables to the SE/30 board 6:12 - Plugging in the SCSI cable, the BlueSCSI hard drive, then the CRT neck board 7:17 - Smoke testing everything to make sure it all works 8:39 - Enable 32-bit addressing, bump cache memory up to 128 KB, then reboot computer 9:00 - Macintosh SE FDHD Stealth SE/30 system is working perfectly 9:53 - Checking about this Mac and confirming 32 MB memory and running in 32-bit mode 10:10 - Outro
This video is part of the #MARCHintosh 2022 second annual event.
MARCHintosh Event Logo concept and design by Javier Rivera YouTube: youtube.com/c/JavMaster Twitter: @javmast3r
MARCHintosh Playlist: youtube.com/hashtag/marchintosh MARCHintosh 2022 Playlist: youtube.com/hashtag/marchintosh2022Pickups, Trades and Donations - January 2022Geek With Social Skills2022-01-20 | Here are some of my recent pickups that include a complete in box Atari 2600 Mappy homebrew game, a sealed Laser computer branded copy of MS-DOS 5.0, original Commodore 64 software from Sierra Online, Electronic Arts and Muse, vintage Pac-Man stickers and a lot more!
0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Pac-Man trading card stickers from 1981 2:15 - Mario Kart Donkey Kong Themed Hot Wheels 3:16 - Atari 2600 manuals, comics and catalogs 6:00 - 2018 Mappy Homebrew Game for the Atari 2600 7:23 - Custom nerdy and geeky fabric patches 8:48 - Laser computer branded MS-DOS 5.0 floppy disks 10:04 - Nintendo Game and Watch Legend of Zelda 11:29 - Complete In Box Stealth C64 game by Broderbund 12:45 - MULE Electronic Arts C64 floppy disk M.U.L.E. 13:02 - Frogger Sierra On-Line floppy disk Sega 13:20 - Castle Wolfenstein Muse Software floppy disk 13:55 - Easy Calc Commodore 64 cartridge complete in box 14:46 - Commodore 64 computer Estate Sale score recap 15:06 - Outro
#Pickups #Atari2600Homebrew #Commodore64Compaq LTE 5300 MS-DOS Retro Gaming Laptop #DOScember 2021Geek With Social Skills2021-12-25 | In this #DOScember video we take a look at my vintage Compaq LTE 5300 laptop computer running Microsoft DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11.
A huge "thank you" to RetroTech Chris for donating this Compaq LTE 5000 series portable computer to my channel.
If you haven't already, please be sure to check out his RetroTech Chris YouTube channel that features all sorts of DOS and Windows computer hacking goodness. His link is below.
0:00 - Intro: Compaq LTE 5300 laptop computer 0:42 - Discussing my July 2021 pickup video 1:25 - This Compaq LTE 5300 has a New Old Stock Screen 1:53 - I was gifted this retro Compaq LTE 5000 series laptop 2:04 - Cisco Aironet 350 series wireless LAN adapter 2:35 - The laptop came with the 1.44 MB floppy drive 3:00 - Purchased an original Compaq LTE AC adapter model series 2882 3:20 - Compaq 6x speed CD-ROM drive model number UJDCD6740 3:40 - I'm planning to upgrade the 1.3 GB IDE hard drive with a IDE to CF adapter 3:56 - The specifications for the Compaq LTE 5300 laptop computer 4:08 - Nice personalized letter from RetroTech Chris 4:49 - Finally turning on the machine and checking things out 5:45 - Booting up DOS 6.22 and the Menu Works 2.10 software 5:56 - Is the Compaq LTE 5300 Y2K compliant? 6:35 - Looking to see what games are loaed on the hard drive 7:10 - Secret of Monkey Island (LucasFilm Games) 7:53 - Control Alt Delete to reboot the Compaq LTE 5300 computer 8:33 - It's time to checkout Lemmings by Psygnosis DMA Design 9:18 - Outro
#CompaqLTE5300 #Laptop #DOScember2021A Tandy Bear Christmas in-store demo by Radio Shack #DOScember 2021Geek With Social Skills2021-12-01 | In this #DOScember video we take a look at the in-store Tandy Bear Christmas demo that was featured in over 6,900 Radio Shack stores nationwide back in 1987. This Christmas demo really showcases the amazing Tandy graphics and sounds. It looks great on my Tandy 1000 TX computer and CM-11 color monitor.
For those wondering, I'm running the MS-DOS 6.22 operating system on my Tandy 1000 computer. The Tandy Bear Christmas holiday demo was written and programmed by Tandy Radio Shack and Digital Learning Systems.
0:00 - Intro: A Tandy Bear Christmas 1987 in-store demo by Radio Shack 2:14 - Running the demo on my Tandy 1000 TX computer 4:25 - History: This demo was run in over 6,900 stores nationwide 4:43 - Where to download the Tandy Corporation holiday demo 4:48 - Outro
#Tandy1000 #RadioShack #DOScember2021Olivetti D2000 Electronic Pocket Notebook and PDA from 1990Geek With Social Skills2021-11-12 | Let's showcase the Italian Olivetti D2000, a vintage electronic pocket notebook and Personal Digital Assistant organizer from 1990.
Founded in 1908 as a typewriter manufacturer by Camillo Olivetti in the Turin commune of Ivrea, Italy, Olivetti was an Italian manufacturer of computers, tablets, smartphones, printers and other such business products as calculators and fax machines.
The Olivetti D2000 has the following applications built-in: Phone book, Memo Pad, Schedule, Calendar, Home/World clock, Metric/Curencies conversion and a 10-digit calculator.
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0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Olivetti company history 1:19 - D2000 Specifications 1:47 - Up close with the Olivetti D2000 PDA case 2:53 - What is the D2000 electronic note book? 3:35 - Powering on the D2000 and checking out the functions 4:18 - Doing an up close view of the Olivetti keyboard 4:51 - Nice LCD display with 6 lines x 32 characters 5:08 - Exploring the D2000 fuction menu 5:45 - Taking a look at the build-in fuctions and software 6:33 - Almost forgot to showcase the calculator 8:05 - Outro
#OlivettiD2000 #ElectronicNoteBook #VintageElectronicsPickups, Trades and Donations - October 2021Geek With Social Skills2021-10-23 | Here are some of my recent pickups that include a complete in box King's Quest Collection Series for DOS and Windows, Commodore VIC-20 16K RAM cartridge, Sears Tele-Games Steeplechase, Radio Shack Executive Decision Maker and a lot more!
0:00 - Intro 0:37 - King's Quest Collection Series by Sierra Online 1:26 - 3.5" Floppy Drive Head Cleaning System 2:03 - Commodore VIC-20 16K RAM Cartridge 3:00 - Sears Tele-Games Steeplechase Complete In Box 4:01 - Commodore 64 Sales Cartridge 4:30 - Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards 5:18 - Radio Shack Executive Decision Maker by Tandy 6:09 - Outro
#Pickups #SearsTeleGames #Commodore64Ultra Rare Commodore 64 Sales Cartridge C64 UnicornGeek With Social Skills2021-10-16 | Let's check out my ultra rare Commodore 64 sales cartridge that provides a free-running customer demonstration of the C64 product line. My understanding is this rare Commodore 64 sales cartridge was used in various CBM retail outlets like Sears and K-Mart to showcase the features and benefits of the C64 personal computer.
I've been hunting a very long time for this C64 cartridge since I first heard about it back in 2010 and now in 2021 thanks to a donation and trade, I finally own it.
At the end of my video you can watch the entire sales demo run from beginning to end. It's about 6-7 minutes long. On the cartridge it just loops and starts over.
0:00 - Intro: Commodore 64 Sales Cartridge 0:36 - I've been a Commodore 64 user since 1983 0:58 - Talking about the super rare Commodore 64 Sales Cartridge History 1:26 - Searching for C64 cartridges since 2008-2009 2:04 - How did I get my legit Commodore 64 Sales Cartridge in 2021? 2:36 - February 2015 reproduction sales cartridges being produced 2:52 - Showing what a fake reproduction C64 sales cartridge looks like 3:32 - Discussing running the cartridge on my SX-64 computer 4:06 - Inserting the sales cartridge and powering on my Commodore SX-64 4:31 - Patreon shout-outs 4:52 - Talking about the C64 Sales Cartridge running on a MiSTer FPGA 5:15 - Let's watch the Sales Cartridge demo in HD running on the MiSTer
#C64 #Commodore64 #SalesCartridgeCommodore 64 Karateka unboxing, gameplay and walkthrough - Broderbund 1984Geek With Social Skills2021-10-09 | Let's check out my complete in box Commodore 64 Karateka game by Jordan Mechner and do a full gameplay and walkthrough using my Ultimate 64 Elite FPGA C64 computer.
Be sure to look at my index below for specific parts of the game and learn how to beat it and not get your butt kicked by Warlord Akuma's hawk or Princess Mariko at the end.
Karateka was published by Broderbund in 1984 for the Apple II and in 1985 for the C64.
0:00 - Intro: Karateka by Broderbund Software 1:01 - Comparing C64 and Atari 2600 game box packaging 2:06 - Up close look: Karateka Commodore 64 game box 3:30 - What's in the box?! 3:39 - Checking out the Karateka floppy disk and manual 5:14 - Ultimate 64 Elite FPGA Commodore 64 computer 5:51 - Looking at the Ultimate 64 Elite breadbin badge 6:02 - Original Commodore 64 keyboard 6:30 - Taking a look at the Ultimate 64 Elite side and rear ports 7:32 - Patreon shout-outs 7:44 - Karateka gameplay and walkthrough introduction 8:08 - Commodore 64 Karateka game intro and story 10:13 - Outdoors: The beginning and the race to the entrance 14:53 - Palace Hallway: battle continues indoors, Akuma's hawk and the gate trap 20:19 - Dungeon: more battles, Warlord Akuma's hawk and the boss fight 28:22 - Giving careful consideration as to how you approach Princess Mariko 29:05 - Outro
#Karateka #Commodore64 #JordanMechnerTandy 1000 HX 8088 Personal Computer #SepTandy 2021Geek With Social Skills2021-09-25 | In this #SepTandy video we check out my vintage Tandy 1000 HX computer, learn about the specifications, load some software and play a game on this cool Radio Shack machine.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
0:00 - Radio Shack Tandy 1000 HX 8088 computer 0:41 - Tandy 1000 HX information and specs 2:15 - Discussing cleaning the keyboard 3:08 - Up close tour of the Tandy 1000 HX 3:33 - Checking out the ports on the back and side power switch 4:56 - HX expansion bay with EX Plus Memory Expansion Board 5:45 - Radio Shack 1988 catalog showing upgrades and expansion options 7:13 - First power up of Tandy 1000 HX computer with CM-11 monitor 8:02 - Discussing built-in menu with Personal Deskmate and MS-DOS 2.11 8:16 - Loading Personal Deskmate 2 from floppy disk 9:02 - Tandy music by Bach on the Tandy 1000 HX computer 10:17 - Attepting to load the game Out Run by Sega (blooper) 11:03 - Take 2 loading the Tandy version of the Outrun game by Sega 11:42 - Out Run game graphics mode selection screen Tandy 16 color 12:04 - Future upgrades NEC v20 CPU, SmartWatch+ and CF hard drive 12:21 - Sega OutRun game is finally loaded and running great 12:43 - Outro
#Tandy1000HX #SepTandy #SepTandy2021#SepTandy 2021 Pickups, Trades and Donations - September 2021Geek With Social Skills2021-09-19 | Here are my September 2021 pickups, trades and donations that include all things Radio Shack and Tandy Corporation like a Tandy 1000 HX computer, Tandy Combi-Mouse and a lot more!
0:00 - Intro: September 2021 pickups, trades and donations 0:42 - Tandy computer products binder and case 2:00 - Serial and PS/2 Combi-Mouse for Tandy computers 3:53 - Official Tandy 1000 MS-DOS and BASIC reference manuals 5:08 - 5.25" Tandy branded floppy disk organizer New Old Stock (NOS) 7:40 - Tandy 1000 HX Intel 7.16 MHz 8088-2 computer 9:31 - Specifications for the Tandy 1000 HX 8088 computer 10:21 - PLUS memory expansion board for Tandy EX and HX computers 11:33 - Outro