The Macintosh Portrait Display, Apples Tall CRT 68k Gold 2021-07-25 | Taking a look into the Macintosh Portrait Display, Apple's rather tall, monochrome monitor released in 1989.Music:"Time Together" by Franz Gordon (Intro)"For the Time Being" by Almost Here (1:00)"Small Sacrifice" by Alfie-Jay Winters (5:23)All tracks provided by Epidemic Sound and used within license. epidemicsound.com
The First 300MHz Personal Computer (According to Apple) 68k Gold 2021-09-27 | An in-depth restoration and look at the Power Macintosh 6500/300 from 1997, which Apple described as "the world's first 300MHz personal computer."The 6500/300 was the first Mac equipped with a PowerPC processor running at 300MHz, and was targeted to the home and professional markets as a multimedia powerhouse.Chapters:00:00 Introduction00:23 History02:08 An In Depth Look06:27 Outer Disassembly11:44 Case Cleaning13:41 Retrobright, Pt. 114:22 Inner Disassembly & Cleaning17:04 Retrobright, Pt. 217:53 Reassembly20:34 Restored & Explored24:44 Close OutMusic:"Follow The Trail" by Future Joust (Intro)"Wander" by Shiruky (2:08)"Zone Out" by Daniel Fridell (6:27)"Autumn Haze" by West & Zander (11:44)"Sun Melt Waves" by Oman (14:22)"Wanna Level Up (Instrumental Version)" by Vincent Vega (17:53, 24:52)"Been There" by Damma Beatz (20:34, 22:38)All tracks provided by Epidemic Sound and used within license. epidemicsound.com
Restoring a Macintosh IIsi from 1990 68k Gold 2021-07-13 | In this video, we'll take a look at the Macintosh IIsi, one of Apple's first attempt at a "prosumer" Macintosh with high-end features at a more home-friendly price. This IIsi will need a deep cleaning and repair to get it back up to working condition.Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:25 History03:22 A Quick Look06:01 Case Cleaning08:48 Disassembly11:51 Deep Clean & Retrobrite14:26 Logic Board Re-cap18:48 Floppy Drive Cleaning22:14 Power Supply Re-cap24:37 Reassembly26:01 Close OutMusic:"Silent Night (Piano Version)" by Megan Wofford (Intro)"Other Worlds" by DJ DENZ The Rooster (1:25)"Time Traveller" by Sum Wave (3:21)"Little Apple" by Giants' Nest (6:01)"My Bay" by Major Tweaks (8:48)"Cyanide Peach" by Giants' Nest (13:11)"Bonzai" by Giants' Nest (14:52)"Playa Del Colina" by Giants' Nest (16:49)"Ctrl Alt Del (Instrumental Version)" by Milva (18:57)"Centaur Decimiter" by Sven Lindvall (22:14)"The Dirty Panther" by Rascal Genius (24:37)"Closure (What I Want) (Instrumental Version)" by Snake City (Outro)All tracks provided by Epidemic Sound and used within license. epidemicsound.com
Heartbeats: Restoring A Macintosh Floppy Drive 68k Gold 2021-02-27 | Putting a little bit of love into the floppy disk drive in a Macintosh Quadra 700, from 1991.Special thanks to Adrian's Digital Basement for his tutorial on servicing Macintosh disk drives. Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=0pGhwtyFG2I.Music:0:40 – Slow Boat [Giants' Nest]4:00 – Need You Back (Instrumental Version) [Milva]7:12 – Don't Leave (Instrumental Version) [House of Say]All tracks provided by Epidemic Sound and used within license. epidemicsound.com
