Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Part 9: The Apple Lisa tried to beat me, but in the end I managed to coax this machine back into life. Let's test out some of the things that made the Lisa the Lisa.

Apple Lisa Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4tFqFVNf5LQ-OE8JGNMJQoVOmgkyTorC

Part 1: youtu.be/77El1RmSY0Q
Part 2: youtu.be/zZ84-9zjmYY
Part 3: youtu.be/I6Mp-OVm92U
Part 4: youtu.be/zSlv7GZdFUg
Part 5: youtu.be/ohLDLJR-4-o
Part 6: youtu.be/HMEDMvb4IjM
Part 7: youtu.be/Vwr8A6k9cNM
Part 8: youtu.be/NjUuLkkr95g
Part 9: This part!

Second channel Lisa videos:
Refurbishing the Lisa 400k Drive:
youtu.be/mQdmbfdMrog

Testing the Apple Profile drive:
youtu.be/m9KICV2AyI4

0:00 Intro
1:50 Status of the chassis and covers
11:36 Installing everything into the chassis
15:23 Testing after installation into chassis
20:02 Final reassembly
26:05 Testing the machine after final assembly
44:30 Some minor issues persist
51:47 Testing three different operating systems
1:14:20 Outro

-- Links

BBC Documentary:
youtube.com/watch?v=OfGJn3oI6sA

LISA FAQ:
lisafaq.sunder.net/lisafaq-hw-vid_wavy.html

ESProfile GitHub:
github.com/alexthecat123/ESProFile

RGB2HDMI Github repo:
github.com/IanSB/RGBtoHDMI

Apple Lisa keyboard adapter:
tindie.com/stores/arcanebyte

Alex's Github with replacement Lisa PCBs:
github.com/alexthecat123/Lisa-PCBs

Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g

Support the channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement

My GitHub repository:
github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories

--- Instructional videos

My video on chip removal without damage:
youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8

--- Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino