Casual Retro Gamer - my new youtube channel - Page 8

Glen M · 26 April 2020, 13:25

Time to start looking at our vintage 286 workstation with its very noisy hard drive. Part 1 is taking it apart, looking over the hardware and trying to fix the grinding hard disk.

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You may also notice the channel has taken a massive leap in subscribers recently for which I have to thank RetroSpector78. If you haven't seen his channel he covers everything old in the PC world.

Glen M · 03 May 2020, 18:10

This week I finish off the 286 workstation by fiting a network card, sound card and a fresh install of MS-DOS 6.22

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Glen M · 11 May 2020, 00:07

Taking a break from the usual content this week to make a much needed solder fume extractor.

[ Show youtube player ]

Glen M · 17 May 2020, 21:54

Back to Commodore things with week and a refurb of the VIC-20 I picked up last month from eBay. Bought as spare or repairs untested for £55, will it work?

[ Show youtube player ]

Glen M · 26 May 2020, 00:19

Lockdown finally has me bored so I jumped on eBay bought some vintage computer stuff.

[ Show youtube player ]

In other news my channel passed 1000 subscribers. I just want to thank everyone from EAB that has supported me. I had hoped to make just 500 this year (August is 2 years doing this) but to get to 1000 is just amazing. Honestly I'm lost for words.

I know its only a drop in the ocean on YouTube but its a milestone that I honestly was starting to wonder if I'd ever get to. On wards and upwards as they say. Onto the next 1000!

Glen M · 08 June 2020, 12:33

I haven't updated this in 2 weeks and to be honest I'll probably not be doing so in the future unless it's Commodore or Amiga related but for one last foray I've recently been looking at an Olivetti 286 motherboard. A somewhat rare beast it was more or less undocumented online.

Part 1 - [ Show youtube player ]

Part 2 - [ Show youtube player ]

Glen M · 28 June 2020, 21:32

Back in the world of Commodore this week looking at a modern replacement for the C64 SID chip, the ARMSID.

[ Show youtube player ]

Glen M · 27 July 2020, 11:04

Time for another look at the ARMSID. The firmware has been updated to version 2.11 which fixes the issue in Bubble Bobble that I discovered in the first video.

Some people wanted to hear how this chip handles samples so we take a listen to a few of those and some thought the sound from the ARMSID wasn't as clean as that from the original chips so we also have a play with the configuration program to see if we can't improve that.

[ Show youtube player ]

Gribnitz · 29 July 2020, 15:14

I will check it out.

Glen M · 26 April 2021, 10:11

Holy thread resurrection batman... Yes its been a while since I've been on here (slaps wrist) but I thought a quick update was in order. I've been doing some more Amiga stuff of late finding some renewed love for the old girl(s) so if its of any interest you can check out a few videos here.

Some long overdue maintenance for the Amiga 1200 - [ Show youtube player ]
A faulty Amiga 500 - [ Show youtube player ]
Building an RGBtoHDMI adapter for the Amiga 500 - [ Show youtube player ]

As always feedback is welcome (of any sort) or just general discussion.

kriz · 04 June 2021, 16:36

Great videos as usual! The 1200 restore was also just perfection, let it live on for some more decades

Also very interesting to see you building the rgbtohdmi adapter! That is tiny but it seems like it is possible with the right equipment and patience.. Thx!

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26 April 2020, 13:25	#141
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	Time to start looking at our vintage 286 workstation with its very noisy hard drive. Part 1 is taking it apart, looking over the hardware and trying to fix the grinding hard disk. [ Show youtube player ] You may also notice the channel has taken a massive leap in subscribers recently for which I have to thank RetroSpector78. If you haven't seen his channel he covers everything old in the PC world.

03 May 2020, 18:10	#142
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	This week I finish off the 286 workstation by fiting a network card, sound card and a fresh install of MS-DOS 6.22 [ Show youtube player ]

11 May 2020, 00:07	#143
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	Taking a break from the usual content this week to make a much needed solder fume extractor. [ Show youtube player ]

17 May 2020, 21:54	#144
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	Back to Commodore things with week and a refurb of the VIC-20 I picked up last month from eBay. Bought as spare or repairs untested for £55, will it work? [ Show youtube player ]

26 May 2020, 00:19	#145
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	Lockdown finally has me bored so I jumped on eBay bought some vintage computer stuff. [ Show youtube player ] In other news my channel passed 1000 subscribers. I just want to thank everyone from EAB that has supported me. I had hoped to make just 500 this year (August is 2 years doing this) but to get to 1000 is just amazing. Honestly I'm lost for words. I know its only a drop in the ocean on YouTube but its a milestone that I honestly was starting to wonder if I'd ever get to. On wards and upwards as they say. Onto the next 1000!

08 June 2020, 12:33	#146
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	I haven't updated this in 2 weeks and to be honest I'll probably not be doing so in the future unless it's Commodore or Amiga related but for one last foray I've recently been looking at an Olivetti 286 motherboard. A somewhat rare beast it was more or less undocumented online. Part 1 - [ Show youtube player ] Part 2 - [ Show youtube player ]

28 June 2020, 21:32	#147
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	Back in the world of Commodore this week looking at a modern replacement for the C64 SID chip, the ARMSID. [ Show youtube player ]

27 July 2020, 11:04	#148
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	Time for another look at the ARMSID. The firmware has been updated to version 2.11 which fixes the issue in Bubble Bobble that I discovered in the first video. Some people wanted to hear how this chip handles samples so we take a listen to a few of those and some thought the sound from the ARMSID wasn't as clean as that from the original chips so we also have a play with the configuration program to see if we can't improve that. [ Show youtube player ]

29 July 2020, 15:14	#149
Gribnitz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Warrenton/USA Posts: 37	I will check it out.

26 April 2021, 10:11	#150
Glen M Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Belfast Posts: 750	Holy thread resurrection batman... Yes its been a while since I've been on here (slaps wrist) but I thought a quick update was in order. I've been doing some more Amiga stuff of late finding some renewed love for the old girl(s) so if its of any interest you can check out a few videos here. Some long overdue maintenance for the Amiga 1200 - [ Show youtube player ] A faulty Amiga 500 - [ Show youtube player ] Building an RGBtoHDMI adapter for the Amiga 500 - [ Show youtube player ] As always feedback is welcome (of any sort) or just general discussion.

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04 June 2021, 16:36	#151
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,187	Great videos as usual! The 1200 restore was also just perfection, let it live on for some more decades Also very interesting to see you building the rgbtohdmi adapter! That is tiny but it seems like it is possible with the right equipment and patience.. Thx!