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Thomann Synth Reactor 2019

So, I just got back from Germany a few days ago, and put together this rather long video of the journey and the event.  I had to cut out a lot of stuff to get this down to a reasonable length....

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How Speech Synthesizers Work

Sorry it has taken me so long to complete this.  I'm sure you guys are tired of hearing about me shipping boxes every day and slowing me down, and believe me, I'm tired of doing it.  I wa...

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Building my Dream Computer - Part 1

OK.. I started this video about a month ago.  Sorry it has taken so long.  This will be an interesting year as this project starts to take shape.   Here's a shortcut to the prot...

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Address seen - people go crazy

Just a little Patreon Exclusive talking about the recent craziness surrounding my address being visible in a video.

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4 Brand-New Retro Games for 2019

In this episode I take a look at 4 new games that have come out for old systems:
Rikki & Vikki for the Atari 7800
Digiloi for the Commodore 64
Farming Simulator for the C64
Portal f...

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8-Bit Unboxing - January 2019

It's been a while, so here's a new unboxing.  

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Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, and Timex Sinclair 1000 Documentary

OK, so this took about a week longer than expected because I kept running into a variety of hardware problems.  My Timex Sinclair 1000 and 1500 both died in the course of filming this.  I...

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Compaq and Hyperion - First IBM Clones

And here's another documentary I've been promising for a while.  I would have had it done a few days ago, but ran into some problems that you'll see in in the video, and also have been fightin...

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January 2019 rambling...

Patreon exclusive. Just some retrospective and some updates for 2019.

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The Tandy 1000 Documentary

Whew.. Been working on this video for almost two weeks while simultaneously trying to wrap up Planet X3.  I'll finish the subtitles and thumbnail tomorrow.  But you guys can enjoy today!<...

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How Game Controllers Work

Well, this video should have been done a week ago.  It's been almost done for a while but crazy things kept happening to keep me from finishing the last 10% or so of the video.  Everything f...

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8-Bit Keys - The Casio PT-180

Well, it's been 6 months since I posted an 8-Bit Keys episode.  I purposefully skipped 3 months in the Summer due to conventions.  But starting with September I said, "I'm definitely going t...

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Bell and Howell Restoration

After 13 months, you can finally see the Bell and Howell get some love.

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What type of game would you like to see next?

As I'm nearing the end of development of Planet X3 (well, within the next few months) my mind can't help but dwell on what game I might start next.  Obviously, I don't plan to write a single line...

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Patreon Exclusive - November Rambling.

Just an update on some of the things that have been going on.  

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Update for The C64 Mini, new firmware!

That's some facial expression in that thumbnail there... Good thing I'll be making a new one in the morning and releasing this to the world.  :-)   Anyway, hope you like this little upd...

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The Rise and Fall of AST Computer - Tales from Tech Support

I just wanted to share this presentation I did a few weeks ago at the Portland Retro Gaming Convetion for those who haven't seen it yet.   For those who have seen it, this version has had th...

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Update on The Gigatron computer

I got a new ROM chip and a keyboard adapter for it, plus now it runs BASIC.  So I wanted to revisit the computer and see what it can do now.  

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RGB Mod Update

I rarely do this, but I felt this was worth making a little addendum.  Also, I am going to be leaving for Portland in a few days for the Retro Gaming Expo there, so I probably won't be able to ge...

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Modding a consumer television for RGB input

Well, this was originally planned to be a two parter, but for once a project ended up going more or less to plan and so I was able to fit it all into a single episode.  Of course, there's plenty ...

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Compaq Portable Restoration-Part 2

This project ended up being a nightmare with 5 times more problems to fix than I originally suspected.  However, it is all working now.  I was concerned for a while that I wouldn't be able t...

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Unboxing July-September 2018

I wanted to get this out yesterday but it just didn't happen.  I was sick all last week with the flu or something similar and then got better just in time to do a convention all weekend.  So...

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Commodore History Part 5 - The C128

Almost two weeks in the making, it is finally done!  I hope you enjoy!

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Planet X3 Status Update - Part 3

So, while waiting on things I need to complete the next couple of episodes, I decided to spend a few days and put together an update of Planet X3.  I hope you find this little update interesting....

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Compaq Portable Restoration - Part 1

Whew... been working on this for 7 days.  Hope you guys enjoy!

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Should I include the Commodore PC clones?

As most of you know, I've been working on this Commodore history series covering all of their machines from the PET to eventually the Amiga.  However, it's been brought to my attention that I sho...

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Think Different Challenge - The Apple PIIe - Part 4

This is the multi-part collaboration I mentioned recently.  Took me about a week to doo all of these mods and produce the video.  Hope you guys enjoy!


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Patreon Exclusive - August Rambling

In this video I'll show you a few pictures from my European Vacation, and then tell you a bit about what's going on in my usual rambling style.

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Color Photos from a Black and White Camera

This is a follow up I've been promising for a while.  Still need to come up with a good thumbnail and finish subtitles, so it will go live tomorrow morning.  In the meantime, enjoy!

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Commodore 128D restoration

This is just a quick video of retrobriting my C128D in preparation for the upcoming Commodore History series on the C128.   I have another video I'm starting today which would be real quick ...

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