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Professional nerd and tinkerer. An eclectic mix of vintage


14:07
Tandy-Tastic! 38 Pounds of Tandy Model 100 literature and accessories!
29:39
Two oddball TRS-80 Model 100s. One is a one-of-a-kind prototype and the other has a blonde keyboard.
45:35
Vintage DMM repair: Repairing and testing a Fluke 8810A and two Fluke 8000A DMMs.
22:39
Ferengi Friday - Odd Pockets from Japan, and some not so pocketable!
06:35
Universal Backpack Drive
32:00
TRS-80 Model 100 Beginners guide. I got a TRS-80 Model 100, now what?
29:49
Sharp PC-1211 (TRS-80 PC-1) Repair-a-thon #2. Turning 5 broken pokecoms into 4 working ones!
51:33
Sharp PC-1211 (TRS-80 PC-1) Repair-a-thon #1. Turning 5 broken pokecoms into 4 working ones!
40:40
Itโ€™s alive! Finally, the recalcitrant PX-8 is reanimated.
25:49
Ferengi Friday! Casio-tastic with a smidge of Sharp
16:33
The joy of (free) old technical manuals
29:11
TRS-80 Model I with a screwy screen. Letโ€™s fix it!
17:09
Two new memory modules for Sharp PC-1500[A]!! 8x16K RAM or 8x16K RAM + 8x16K FLASH
26:28
CE-158X Intro โ€“ A modern serial / parallel interface for Sharp PC-1500[A], PC-1600, TRS-80 PC-2
01:02:55
Epson PX-8. A troubled triple processor CPM laptop from the 1980s. Part #1
53:44
Recap or not? When to and not to recap. How to choose correct replacement parts.
10:27
Raise3D E2 Filament Stripping Quick Fix. May also apply to other printers.
38:54
RS-232 Woes? Serial Coms setup and troubleshooting for your vintage gear.
42:07
Sharp EL-5100, a groundbreaking and stylish 1979 programmable calculator gets a new LCD.
29:00
Ferengi Friday Christmas 2023. TI 68K calcs, Mystery HP-71, Sharp goodies, PCBWay Christmas
39:55
Foiled again! TRS-80 Model 2 keyboard refurbishment. Foil and foam pad replacement.
27:42
Interfacing the TRS-80 Model II and PC-2. The two ends of the TRS-80 spectrum working together.
31:32
2 different LCD problems, 2 repair attempts, 2 times the disappointment
39:07
Ferengi Friday On the Road: Acquisitions from a 2750 mile trek across USA.
16:20
Tandy Assembly 2023 โ€“ A walk around the floor to see the displays
34:07
Testing 1-2-3, Testing a bunch of random vintage gear I'm taking to a few shows
01:00:28
MSD Super (leaky) Disk Drive SD-1. Can we cure this drive of incontinent capacitor syndrome?
32:44
Ferengi Friday! Two boxes, one repair attempt. Once success, one failure.
56:44
Sharp CE 125
37:06
Sharp CE-515P, a 3rd gen Alps mech, A4 sized, 4-color printer/plotter. Clean up and test.
39:34
HP 3476A - Repair of a pair of slim sexy seventies Digital Multi Meters
16:38
TRS 80 Model 200: No boot - Strange symptom, Simple fix. Bonus AA battery contact repair
47:34
Mini Monitor Mayhem, Hitachi VM-910AU, Comrex CR-5500
03:31
Alps Y Axis Gears Test 1
28:14
Sharp CE-158X โ€˜EXTREMEโ€™. Long-term project โ€“ building the tools to then build the project.
30:40
Chill out! Easy, reversable, efficient, inexpensive way to cool down your C= 1541.
17:36
Cart Trek โ€“ A five year mission to find the C64 fast loader cart of my youth
48:35
Vintage Document Preservation: Imaging HW, Editing SW, PDF creation. Featuring CZUR ET24 Pro
19:31
Ferengi Friday โ€“ Two months of unopened acquisitions. What is in those boxes?
36:54
Dodgy Bodgy โ€“ Fixing up a TRS-80 Model 102 with a few questionable vintage upgrades.
20:24
Backpack Trip #1. uSD storage for vintage portable computers. Basic operation and CLI introduction.
15:46
Easy Lithium Power Upgrade
17:07
Dial-A-ROM - A nifty new multi-ROM for vintage portable computers.
20:20
Easy TRS-80 M100 (and NEC PC-8201a) factory RS-232 mod 40 years late!
21:33
DIY - Alps plotter mechanism paper feed gear โ€˜patchโ€™
37:26
Plot(ter) Twist, Two different vintage printer/plotters get refurbished (CGP-115, MCP-40)
47:01
NEC PC-8201A: Where was I? Finishing up a repair started two years ago!
16:05
Dodgy Bodgy? A very hungry TRS-80 26-3612, RS-232 Interface (Sharp CE-158)
19:34
A TRS-80 Model 200 that does not know when to quit, or start again.
46:29
(Cassette) Deck the Halls! โ€“ Christmas magic for two compact decks. (GE 3-5353B, Tandy CCR-82)
36:27
DIY - Hybrid module decapping, repair and re-encapsulation
32:13
Ferengi Friday! Is that a computer in your pocket?
23:22
Discovering PC-1500 BASIC programs hidden for 35 years!
32:29
Vintage Charging Challenge โ€“ How to: Using modern wall warts to charge vintage gear
14:04
Tandy Assembly 2022 โ€“ The greatest Tandy show on Earth!
59:57
Tandy Pocket Computer Palooza โ€“ Overview, testing and repairs
24:12
Not a fan of fan noise? A few paths to a quieter retro computing experience.
46:14
Can we get our yellow to mellow VIC-20 working?
35:29
VIC-20 Sunburn - Can we transform this sad old VIC-20 from yellow to mellow?
59:06
Let's restore a TRS-80 Model 4P Part #3 โ€“ Cosmetic resto, soap, water, Retr0Brite & a lick of paint.