Triple Spectrum repair episode!
This bunch all had a similar fault so I thought it would be useful to group them together and see if they were indeed the same.
They were not!
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It's 2026 and Mastertronic is looking for new games to publish. Maybe you have what it takes...
Last year's event was the highlight of 25 for me. I'm really looking forward to this one!
A brand new DRAM (and some SRAM) tester that actually works really well!
Retro Computer Club is back this May!
π Sunday 10th May, 11am, in our 80s classroom
π€ Everyone is welcome in this informal gathering
π» Bring something along to show!
π Standard museum entry applies (Β£12 adult)
βοΈ Our Pac-Lunch shop will be open for tea, coffee and snacks
π Free parking available
Charity live stream alert!
Tomorrow (Sunday 12th 7pm BST) I will be live streaming to draw the prize winner in our charity raffle. More details in the description and I will post a reply with the raffle link.
youtube.com/live/vlOT9k2...
Me too! Felt like finding a day off I didn't know about π
I almost forgot to release this one! Thankfully a vigilant viewer reminded me before it got deleted forever...
So what is it?
A super low serial number C64 Silver Label that my wonderful viewers helped me to repair! Thats all :D
Mmmmm, retail therapy fixin style!
Really worthwhile charity, buy some tickets!
Have you joined the Discord yet, home of this channel and several others?
Because if you had you could be watching Friday's SMS Competition video right now.
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#PicoGUS can now emulate Sound Blaster 16 with the newly released firmware v4.0.0! Other changes include CD-ROM speed and reliability improvements, GUS mode improvements, and more. Check the full changelog and download the release at github.com/polpo/picogu...
Cheap soldering station from AIiExpress turns out to be super dangerous. Considering these have been around for a few years now I am "shocked" the problem has not been fixed!
I will give it a try. Hopefully my camera will pick it up.
I did. I know that there are a couple of other flux that do the same. Very useful!
Haha! Might defeat the object of the exercise. Will see how well my zoom copes
For me it will be both. But I think the most useful part will be having the display of current draw visible on camera. That will make things easier for me to record
Hopefully an easy fix.
I ordered a similar one last night that I think comes with an adapter kit.
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010...
Oh that looks handy!
My little charity Auction in aid of bhf.org.uk is now up:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27782492...
What I originally bought back in December, thinking I could simply clean it up and flip it, turned out to be someone's box of broken stuff. It took me three months to fix everything. π€¦ββοΈ
It should be against the law to do this to someone's livelihood without recourse or explanation.
Well, I've now been demonetised for a week with no end in sight. Here's the update so far:
ON TOMORROW!
π»Come and explore the legacy of the Cambridge tech boom at the Centre for Computing History.
π The Untold History of the Cambridge Phenomenon
π Sunday 22nd March, 10am - 5pm
π FREE entry
π For more information and tickets www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/76359/Th...
Fabulous C64 with a huge range of faults and a genuinely fake wooden case!
This one was fun!
Amazing support.
Just 3 more tickets and we double my target!