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@densomordnardatorn7 ай бұрын
I like that the first thing Martin did when he saw the C128 was to put it in C64 mode.
@The8BitGuy7 ай бұрын
Indeed.. we laughed about that when he was here and he said Bil Herd would be rolling his eyes or something watching us do that!
@vhfgamer7 ай бұрын
@@The8BitGuy I think Bil would probably just be happy that people are still enjoying his computer. Especially that particular model, which I believe he's mentioned is his favorite. Correct me if I'm wrong.
@Lofote7 ай бұрын
I must be one of the only people actually loving C128 mode :)... GEOS128 and also programming :)...
@MatthewHill7 ай бұрын
That's what we all did back then.
@EdgyNumber17 ай бұрын
@@The8BitGuyPlease tell me you did an interview with him...... if so, there are others that might be worth interviewing and having a chat with, such as Jonathan Dunn, Matt Gray, Jeroen Tel, etc
@dantootill7 ай бұрын
14:18 you took the mech from your own working drive because you didn't want to let Martin down? That is such a kind gesture, well played Sir.
@AnthonyRBlacker7 ай бұрын
I thought exactly the same thing. Super kind.
@dantootill7 ай бұрын
@@AnthonyRBlacker I get a sense that he wanted to give something back, on behalf of the retro-computing community perhaps. Maybe he's just thought "Meh, I'll get another one, save him having to come back." 🙂
@bjoernf737 ай бұрын
@dantootill I think he loves finishing the job, getting it to work, more than he loves his own stuff. And they way he credits his helper is so unselfish and beautiful. No wonder we love his repair videos...
@andrewhofmann54537 ай бұрын
When you get older, you realize what you missed when you were young... I was 16 when I worked with Martin at Origin. Worked with him on U7 and everything from 91 to 95. I always loved listening to his music when I walked by his office (at Wild Basin Office). Never did I know he had such a great history even before that...
@NybblesandBytes7 ай бұрын
Wow! Someone should write all this down. It's history, and we should definitely keep it alive. Thank you for sharing! Would *love* to know more.
@annieworroll43737 ай бұрын
So many things I wish I'd kept around... relevant to this channel, the first PC I built. 40mhz 386. Caddy CD rom drive. The thing was amazing for teenage me and while a little outdated, it was really not bad at all for the early 90s. Held up well against some cheaper 486 systems.
@skywalkerranch5 ай бұрын
Martin galway is the man along with Mr Rob Hubbard.
@josephconway59437 ай бұрын
Now I'm looking forward to an Adrian Black video fixing the monitor..
@AltimaNEO7 ай бұрын
Only problem is shipping the monitor from Austin to Portland.
@TheSulross7 ай бұрын
well, it wouldn't hurt if Adrian got out of his basement and take a little excursion to Austin
@AltimaNEO7 ай бұрын
Wait, what if it does hurt?
@donbot50007 ай бұрын
He should have handled the whole damn thing .
@mmkm78aaa7 ай бұрын
@@donbot5000indeed. 8 bit guy did basically nothing except swapping things.
@RetroRecipes7 ай бұрын
Great work David, and I totally understand why you couldn't repair everything Gal the Wayyy. Seriously though lovely job and Martin is an absolute legend. What an honour! 🔊🎶
@Fratm7 ай бұрын
King the puns right here, folks.. lol
@minty_Joe7 ай бұрын
Hahaha! Very punny, Perifractic! 😂
@offrails7 ай бұрын
Looking forward to Adrian saying "It works, it freakin' works!" when he gets the monitor working
@cf105cp7 ай бұрын
Who is Adrian? Where do I find that channel??
@offrails7 ай бұрын
@@cf105cp Adrian's Digital Basement
@zedudli7 ай бұрын
Martin Galway is a freaking legend!! It’s like Jimi Hendrix asked you to fix his wah pedal
@csgowoes63197 ай бұрын
Damn, right? Wish we could have heard a few words from him, he was like a demi-god to me when I was a kid. If Rob Hubbard had turned up as well I think I would just have uninstalled KZbin after that, nothing left to see here.
@FabledGentleman7 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more. Galway, Hubbard, Daglish, Gray, Whittaker, Hüelsbeck and so on, legends. If i had been there when Galway showed up, i would've bend the knee. 👍😊
@theyamo72197 ай бұрын
@@FabledGentleman Both Grays, both Fred and Matt were awesome musicians, and let's not forget Jeroen Tel.
@PO-nb8qc7 ай бұрын
Nice work. I have a MSEE degree from UMich but am not able to “fix electronics”. I think most college grads like me. I would like to learn someday. Wow, Martin is a different person!
@cbrunnkvist7 ай бұрын
Yeah I hope you kids realize that "Martin came over to my house-" isn't something to be said so casually
@UberAlphaSirus7 ай бұрын
It's so cool that so many of our 8 bit heros are still alive and kicking. It would be even cooler if we can give them some long lost credit and feedback.
@Santor-7 ай бұрын
All I can say Is I loved the Rambo music, and our family just happened to listen to it just a few weeks ago, just for the enjoyment.
@dantootill7 ай бұрын
Martin still looks quite youthful don't you think? Don't worry, he knows how much we love his tunes.
@dsmania7 ай бұрын
2:00 SCART is fantastic, some of the pins correspond to analog signal so with an adaptor you can connect RCAs. It bundles in and out analog and digital video plus stereo audio as long as the device implements them.
@iCuzZ7 ай бұрын
Yeah, scart was the hdmi of the 90's. Audio both ways, and all sorts of video signals, auto source select etc.
@henrykhenrykowski27457 ай бұрын
@@iCuzZ Also, IIRC, SCART could be used to transfet all the TV channel settings from one unit to another (mostly between VCRs and TVs) so you don't have to tune them all manually. That was a gamechanger for me.
@Damien.D7 ай бұрын
Most of SCART advanced features were never used, sadly.
@TheSliderW7 ай бұрын
@@Damien.D Let's put it the other way around, most devices used at home didn't need the extra functionality. So a cheap cable with half the pins missing was enougth. If the devices supported the extra stuff and you wanted to use it, you would basically just source a more expensive cable. It's really the same situation with HTMI/DP.
@jolibethrodriguez74717 ай бұрын
Wans't the connector too heavy for the cords?
@TechTimeTraveller7 ай бұрын
An 8 Bit Guy video on the day my Commander x16 arrived. Nice!
@richfiles7 ай бұрын
Mine showed up on Tuesday! It was really amazing seeing it in person. I work at an ISP owned PC service and sales shop, and we recycle lots of computers. Found a nice looking boxy Lenovo case to put it in before the day was out.
@evanbarnes99847 ай бұрын
Oh cool! I want to get one when I have more space after a move
@TechTimeTraveller7 ай бұрын
@richfiles It is kinda weird seeing something you've only seen on 'TV' suddenly in your hands isn't it? I'm kind of stuck on case.. I kind of want to put it in my empty P500 case.. but I want to be able to admire it at the same time. Decisions..
@TechTimeTraveller7 ай бұрын
@@evanbarnes9984It's such a wonderfully bizarre fusion of different things. I'm not a programmer so it's more of an art/appreciation piece for me. Definitely not disappointed!
@marcsm20087 ай бұрын
@@TechTimeTravellerYou could try learning some Basic, it is incredibly fun. I'm not a programmer either, but I'm learning Basic since I got a C64.
@matthewrease23767 ай бұрын
David forgot he owns one of the most expensive retro gaming upscaling solutions.
@dsnein7 ай бұрын
which one
@Okurka.7 ай бұрын
@@dsnein The RetroStink.
@dantootill7 ай бұрын
It's a 2X Pro, they still sell them for $140.
@awilliams17017 ай бұрын
that one isn't that expensive. The new one is. The 4k one is like $500 or something crazy like that.
@matthewrease23767 ай бұрын
@@dantootill maybe now, but what about when it first came out?
@trelard7 ай бұрын
His music in Rambo was awesome. The loading screen music especially was brilliant. I also just found out he comes from Northern Ireland, so he's an Ulsterman like myself. Great video.
@johelsen57767 ай бұрын
Never played the game, listened to the music a thousand times. How anyone could squeeze that out of an early 80s 8-bit machine is still beyond me. But it wasn't just brilliant within the context of the technology or gaming. It was awesome as a composition and in terms of sound, all on its own.
@trelard7 ай бұрын
@@johelsen5776 The game was fun for the time. Not hard to beat once you get it down. Short game overall, but still fun. Did you know Galway put morse code into the intro of the song?
@fuzzy76443 ай бұрын
Yeah I just learned he's from Ulster too! It's always nice finding out legends like him came from our little section of the world.
@JustWasted3HoursHere7 ай бұрын
Martin Galway's music for Rambo II still stands as some of my favorite C64 music of all time. The first time I loaded that up on my C64 back in the day me and a friend of mine just sat there with our jaws hanging down because the music was so incredible. To me, he's right up there with Rob Hubbard.
@tommysund47047 ай бұрын
I even recorded the loader music on tape so I could listen to it on my walkman. That's how great it was.
@JustWasted3HoursHere7 ай бұрын
@@tommysund4704Ha! Me too! The high score music and title screen music were both inspired. Still are.
@minnielee33997 ай бұрын
Commando by Rob Hubbard. 👍😄
@JustWasted3HoursHere7 ай бұрын
@@minnielee3399Also great. Ben Daglish's work on The Last Ninja (part 2 I think) is also amazing.
@minnielee33997 ай бұрын
Yes. Ben Daglish RIP 🙏@@JustWasted3HoursHere
@SimonJ577 ай бұрын
A bit late, but in the UK, we have a tonne of RCA to SCART "blocks", Using a SCART connection was only ever 1:1 from a VCR or set-top box. So when we had the Xbox 360, which came with an RCA cable for SD video, It came with an Xbox/Mucrosoft branded SCART block in the same grey as the Power and Video cables, But in a sleeker looking case with holographic sticker of authenticity...
@douro207 ай бұрын
Unless you had a computer like the MATRA Alice or BBC Micro which supported genlock.
@Nukle0n7 ай бұрын
You could get proper RGB SCART cables but they were sold as accessories, i remember having to explain to someone that the SCART dongle with RCA plugs on the back that came with his Gamecube wasn't really "SCART".
@TheErador7 ай бұрын
@@Nukle0nnot RGB SCART, no, which is obviously the best quality you'll get over that connection. But SCART was designed for flexibility so composite, and left and right audio can still be 'SCART'
@Nukle0n7 ай бұрын
@@TheErador right. Just he thought he was already getting the best signal and I explained that no, it was pretty much the worst aside from RF. Tho I'm not really sure if the little compact TV he had even did RGB over SCART.
@fuzzy76443 ай бұрын
I remember having a lot of those RCA to Scart blocks laying around. Most of our TVS in the Uk usually only had the single Scart port. It was kind of a pain in the ass half the time.
@leechjim80237 ай бұрын
"Il'l be glad to donate some of mY circuits"- C3PO
@gieselats7 ай бұрын
Such a cool repair project. Nice cooperation with Jeann. Awesome. It is so cute working on old computers and getting them back to life. It is so satisfying to watch you guys working and succeeding. Keep up the good work.
@letMeSayThatInIrish7 ай бұрын
I've been a huge fan of Martin Galway for almost 40 years, and it was nice to see June in an 8-bit guy episode.
@OisEucalypt7 ай бұрын
An absolute master of C=64 music. Good to know he still has his original machine, and it is now in working order.
@hoojchoons22586 ай бұрын
And Rob Hubbard, who also crossed the pond....
@HelloKittyFanMan7 ай бұрын
Wow, nice of you to donate _your_ drive mechanism to Martin for this!
@Okurka.7 ай бұрын
He kept Martin's original drive mechanism.
@HelloKittyFanMan7 ай бұрын
@@Okurka.: Yeah, that's cool too, that he has Martin's old drive mechanism as a souvenir to repair and use as part of his drive now, if feasible!
@enricomontanari13907 ай бұрын
I'm a computer scientist very much into retrocomputing and C64 music so Martin Galway is one of my heroes. But I'm also a flutist so his uncle, James Galway, is also one of my heroes.
@ctgriffi38997 ай бұрын
No way!!! Are they from the same Galway family?
@enricomontanari13907 ай бұрын
@@ctgriffi3899 Yeeees, uncle and nephew!
@israelisjeshuas70097 ай бұрын
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Martin’s melodies and musicianship really were excellent.
@milk-it7 ай бұрын
Awesome collaboration with June! Great teamwork!
@kontrarien572116 күн бұрын
Great video and awesome channel! My ten year old son is into computer history now and we're working through your history of Commodore videos. I broke out the old 128DCR and it's set up in the basement. Currently exploring the old floppy collection and enjoying some old favorites. It's in great condition and runs like a champ, but I dread the day that it might ever fail.
@robf2287 ай бұрын
I get so excited hearing the opening music. Silly I know, but that's my way.
@Iliek7 ай бұрын
I am also retarded.
@leotide19907 ай бұрын
Same!
@grago7 ай бұрын
Me too! The 8-bit guy's videos make me happy for some reason
@hbarcellos767 ай бұрын
Where’s that music from?
@user-lh1xf3wp2o7 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJucpKx-fMmNY9Ufeature=shared It's my ringtone also 😂
@bosonbreeder7 ай бұрын
Amazing. If Martin made any of his masterpieces on this machine, if has to be one of the rarest computers in the world. Martin Galway's and Rob Hubbard's tunes are going to be relevant forever. They truly inspired a whole generation.
@bustabenson7 ай бұрын
Over 60 credits for computer game music - his mother must be very proud
@Techmoan7 ай бұрын
Sounds like a World Record ;-)
@azzajohnson21237 ай бұрын
She’s been dead a while..
@Regi627 ай бұрын
You can tell June is a pro because she's using the nice probes for her meter.
@zognaldblormpf51277 ай бұрын
You can tell June is a man because actual women have zero interest in vintage computing.
@uwirl43387 ай бұрын
@@zognaldblormpf5127 Not sure if you're saying this because she's trans (I don't know that she is) but some women do absolutely have interest in vintage computing. If you had studied computer engineering or computer science instead of being a basement dweller with no higher studies you'd know that many professors are female and studied for the degree when personal computers were just becoming a thing, or even before that. You'll definitely see a lot of interest and fond memories of vintage computers from those women.
@ultraokletsgo7 ай бұрын
@@zognaldblormpf5127 Ah yes, pretending like you know anything about men or women.
@guessundheit64947 ай бұрын
@@zognaldblormpf5127 How many months is your abortion overdue? 300? 400?
@Jerkwad1527 ай бұрын
@@ultraokletsgo Biologically, he's got it nailed, but yes, there are definitely plenty of actual female nerds out there.
@sanfrancrisko99627 ай бұрын
Great stuff David! I'd have taken a picture of that SID chip - some are more equal than others! Martin Galway's SID chip!
@dwarftoad7 ай бұрын
One of the little stickers on the case says "Perfect SID chip"!
@rogerdeutsch58837 ай бұрын
I really enjoy your videos, they are always informative, entertaining and also quite relaxing. But I especially appreciate you being so candid when you mentioned that you were nervous about the first try of power up the power supply, because you've seen things go south before. From the small projects I do, I know the feeling well. I wouldn't have expected someone with your vast experience to feel that way too. Thanks for sharing that!
@markalancox7 ай бұрын
No-one can slide a SID note like Martin Galway 👍
@vintagegamecrazy7 ай бұрын
Your perseverance I'm fixing machines like this is unbelievable. This repair looked like it was nothing but a nightmare and I could see why it would take weeks and weeks and weeks. Congratulations on a job well done.
@donbot50007 ай бұрын
well that's one person. I fail to see how two " experts" didn't understand that a machine that requires 2 Different voltages required *shocker* both voltages. One look at the power specs ona few of the chips ( all available and well documented BTW) would have told you everything.
@fordprefect807 ай бұрын
Galway has enormous talent and Wizball has some of the best game music on any system from the 1980s.
@AndronicusKomnenos7 ай бұрын
One of the best channels on You Tube. I frequently rewatch older videos. Its not just nostalgia. Viewers learn and are entertained. Thank you "8 Bit Guy" (David). 😊
@David_JA_Noble7 ай бұрын
Nice video. But get Palled PAL up … you need to explore the BBC , SAM COUPE , DRAGON, ORIC ATMOS and AMSTRAD!!!!
@vaclavtrpisovsky6 ай бұрын
It is shocking how little PAL support there is in the US. I thought analog video processing chips would have been standardized by now (hence the phase-out of the beloved SCART) and PAL decoding support would be _really_ cheap to implement anyway. We’ve had tri-standard TVs and VCRs with NTSC playback since the 90's.
@samsnacbar7 ай бұрын
This is a change from your previous video style but still like it. Very informative for the maintenance of retro stuffs that I have in my own stock xD Please do not stop publishing such video. Actually just continue to publish what you like to do ;-)
@CraigRodmellMusic7 ай бұрын
I bet when Martin told David that he didn't want it retrobrighted, the first thing David thought was, "Whew!" I hit "Like" while the opening music and screen were rolling, because I knew it would be good. I was not disappointed! Thanks, David, for another enjoyable, informative episode. And yes, I'll certainly be checking out Time Rift Arcade!
@JohnnyG101787 ай бұрын
cool story.
@donbot50007 ай бұрын
So you endorse him without even seeing the content? Fanboy to max. I watch everything forst then rate it
@CraigRodmellMusic6 ай бұрын
@@donbot5000 I have followed David for many years now. I know his content is always good. I wouldn't have followed him for that long if it wasn't.
@blah_blah817 ай бұрын
Always a treat to watch you restore things.
@Locomamonk7 ай бұрын
Here's another treat: 8 bit guy restoring the Game Chasers Apple II computer! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnbRYWmQZct2hpo&ab_channel=TheGameChasers
@freddaniali7 ай бұрын
Wow, so nice to see June with Nybbles and Bytes!
@NybblesandBytes7 ай бұрын
Thanks! :D
@UberAlphaSirus7 ай бұрын
Daym. Martin Galway done some tunes. Parallax was fucking awesome.
@jinxterx7 ай бұрын
Please don't swear or curse; this is a family channel and kids read the comments. Thanks.
@theyamo72197 ай бұрын
@@jinxterx @triggered
@jinxterx7 ай бұрын
@@theyamo7219 just trying to keep the internet clean 😂
@MauveDash4 ай бұрын
@@jinxterx Thats an impossible task my friend
@LarsTragel-zh7ei2 ай бұрын
@@jinxterx Please seek help. No children care for old computers.
@leandrotami7 ай бұрын
It's funny because here in Argentina even though we used PAL-N, during the 90s it was very common for TVs to be "binorma", basically, they supported both NTSC and PAL. So it's quite easy to find TVs that work in both cases. SCART was still a complete rarity here, I don't think I've ever seen one of those in person.
@dsmarineYT7 ай бұрын
Hello there, fellow Argentinian. I think that there were some Grundig brand TVs (Expensive, but the best! was their motto) that had these connectors but certainly I never saw someone using it.
@Nezuji7 ай бұрын
I lived in Australia and it's similar there. It's usually safe to assume that any SD video equipment made after around 2000 will accept NTSC in addition to PAL. Even much older TVs would generally support "PAL60" (NTSC frame rate and resolution with PAL colour), so only a very cheap converter box was needed to shift the colour signals from NTSC to PAL.
@mopspear7 ай бұрын
I had no idea. This is amazing.
@jolibethrodriguez74717 ай бұрын
Uruguayan here, we and the Brazilias did a wild thing TBH, using PAL with SECAM colors and NTSC teletext
@Pasi1237 ай бұрын
Most TVs here in Finland have supported both PAL and NTSC since the 90s. I think that's the same in most if not all PAL countries. Even my VHS VCR has NTSC playback capability
@MDPToaster7 ай бұрын
The holy grail of commodore loading music.
@danielktdoranie7 ай бұрын
Praying the 8-bit Guy doesn’t get his paper clip out
@TruckFan5427 ай бұрын
Well this was a nice surprise! Thanks, David!
@mauromerconchini7 ай бұрын
Aw man, David AND June teaming up for this repair!? This was an awesome to watch, another great restoration project David.
@NybblesandBytes7 ай бұрын
It was certainly a fun project! :D
@tbonemaloneknowsitall7 ай бұрын
I love the 8 bit guy, and have really grown fond of when he rants about what the haters are going to put "down in the comments" .... cracks me up every time.
@maerten95177 ай бұрын
Glad to see some repairs coming back. I love the history and documentaries but I also love seeing old machines come back to life.
@fredsmith19707 ай бұрын
I was waiting for the magic smoke, when that power supply was turned back on.
@Christians_Retro_Gaming7 ай бұрын
That was fantastic! It looks like you and Martin are great PALs ;)
@Kofla20007 ай бұрын
June rocks!
@charlesdebarber29977 ай бұрын
So excited to see a restoration video.
@Lofote7 ай бұрын
Good old Nibbles & Bytes :)... I know her videos since the first ones she released on the C128, always great to see collaborations.
@NybblesandBytes7 ай бұрын
Great to see you here!
@Lofote7 ай бұрын
@@NybblesandBytes :)
@sweetyd7 ай бұрын
MORE CONTENT DAVID! To long to wait. Love your videos!
@Locomamonk7 ай бұрын
Have you seen the 8 bit guy restoring the Apple II of the Game Chasers? It's from 2 months ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnbRYWmQZct2hpo&ab_channel=TheGameChasers
@sweetyd7 ай бұрын
@@Locomamonk I hadn’t seen it. Thanks for the link. The other guys are kind of weird, but fun to see more of the 8 bit guy.
@jamesread117 ай бұрын
I would be careful using a piece of card as an insulator, I did that once and the voltage arced through the cardboard setting fire to it, best use plastic
@MaverickM17 ай бұрын
Martin is a true icon. It is good to see he still loves his old original equpment.
@edsiefker13017 ай бұрын
No attempt to repair the drive mechanism? Clean, lubricate, realign.
@paulfreese11347 ай бұрын
Just learned I should’ve saved my Samsung multi-system CRT TV.
@GentryBa17 ай бұрын
Ok… another REALLY BAD repair attempt: - leaving the golden ROEDERSTEIN caps in the psu is absolutely silly (they always go bad. ALWAYS.) - disk drive: no speed check/adjustment? no head adjustment? no real diagnostic? sorry, you are really good at programming- but please do not attempt repairing hardware. it‘s not gonna work.
@TiagoCNeves7 ай бұрын
Great video David. You always bring interesting topics to us. I recommend that, to test sources and devices connected to the AC electrical network, you make a series lamp circuit (only use incandescent or halogen lamps), because in the event of a short circuit, the resistance of the lamp will protect the object to be tested from greater damage and will also protect you from pops and sparks.
@thdotaku7 ай бұрын
damn those Texan girls sure are built different................................
@TheLevitatingChin7 ай бұрын
Rob Hubbard was the chip tune king.
@Scubagon7 ай бұрын
Dragon's Lair II had an amazing soundtrack. Rob Hubbard is a legend.
@bradcavanagh30927 ай бұрын
Matt Gray is right up there as well.
@xXTheoLinuxXx7 ай бұрын
Jeroen Tel?
@stefanozambon147 ай бұрын
I had exactly that same machine growing up - and spent countless hours as a kid opening it up to fix it (basically cleaning it) since I was so disappointed it didn't work anymore. Looking at this video was such a blast, I had goosebumps remembering those moments exactly, including the smells! And knowing Martin used the same, wow, what an amazing video!
@regarded_one-hm9dk7 ай бұрын
_repairing?_ lmao
@rolltidewonka95603 ай бұрын
It's like watching a MasterClass episode. Just amazing work!
@Woodwerker7 ай бұрын
See you need the right person for the job - not the 8 bit guy.
@AndyGaskin7 ай бұрын
I like the shots of the final handshake and wave goodbye :)
@coyle1026 ай бұрын
Man the lack of content on this channel is the reason I unsubscribed I'll check back in like every 6 months and there's maybe 2 at most 3 videos in that time frame
@MonochromeWench7 ай бұрын
If he was writing Music for Origin in the early 90s he was probably a regular visiting Austin at that time and probably why he is there now.
@DerIchBinDa7 ай бұрын
Looks like we European folks need to send some SCART goodies to 8-bit guy so he can enjoy the marvellous tech that sadly the US never adopted. How you ever survived without SCART in the 90s will always be a miracle to me. 😅
@Suctess7 ай бұрын
I did not know there was a banana colored version of the C128 keyboard.
@AiOinc17 ай бұрын
The reason the phosphor is darker on the PAL monitor is because they used a different formula for slightly longer persistence - A result of the 50Hz scan rate
@andyman615337 ай бұрын
Wonderful vodeo! So glad to see you getting back to computers!
@greatwhiteretro7 ай бұрын
I know flat panel monitors are not popular here. But several 2000 to 2008 monitors sold in North America support PAL. I have a 2008 VIZIO and two Insignia monitors that do.
@evanesceful7 ай бұрын
Finally, you put out a classic video. This is what we want!!
@stormrunner94357 ай бұрын
It is good to see you again. I miss your content. But, I understand that life happens. Way cool that your working on Martin's C128, a legend in his own right.
@sa32707 ай бұрын
Amazing that anyone still has disks that haven't gone bad.
@superduderАй бұрын
The spongebob wait times with your voice over is fantastic.
@CJWarlock7 ай бұрын
Wow, what a surprise! Margin Galway gave you his C128D to repair? Supercool. :) Also, it's super nice and empathetic that you've swapped his bad drive for your own, good one. Congrats on the repair and greeting to your friend. Nice Rigol oscilloscope. :)
@Toxicity19877 ай бұрын
I think the problem with the monitor is the 60hz of the US system, those simple transformers only convert the voltage, not the frequency. The monitor still works, just not with the 50hz pal signal.
@strzxgvnuvwvfld35977 ай бұрын
Great to see Martin and his computer! Now it’s working again, there no excuse to delay a comeback to the c64! So many people would love to see what he can do
@MorebitsUK7 ай бұрын
An Interview with Martin; David would be pretty awesome, bearing in mind he did the Music for Ultima VII.
@michaelbyrne55077 ай бұрын
I'm in Geordieland, England. I like watching you work with UK plugs.
@tyrgoossens7 ай бұрын
Imagine just throwing this machine in suitcase. I'm amazed they let it on the plane. Also I understand wanting to keep it original, but damn that thing is *yellow*.
@mresturk93367 ай бұрын
Those stickers probably bring back a lot of memories for Martin. I can understand why he didn't want to destroy them for the retro bright process.
@mrjsv49357 ай бұрын
Very cool repair. I've seen this kind of C-128D only once back in the day, and another time the flat style C-128. All others I knew had C-64, the breadbin model, I was the only one with C-64 C model in the neighbourhood.
@robertsmith29567 ай бұрын
I wore out the plotter. It was perfect for plotting airfoils for my model planes. Didn't get retired till I got a E size plotter in the 90's, then an ink jet model as well. Still miss the price of paper rolls and pens though.
@jjdigitalvideosolutionsllc53437 ай бұрын
I have a C128D (US version). It was having 1571 read/write problems. In the end, I replaced the drive heads and it's been fine since. I think I purchased the replacement 1571 heads on ebay, many years ago.
@Okurka.7 ай бұрын
That's a C128DCR.
@cptlooney7 ай бұрын
Ultima 7 was amazing. Loved that game and the package it came with, with the maps and clues in the box. Another great video, thankyou
@theretrolair77367 ай бұрын
In the faulty drive you can try to press very lightly the upper head, you can made the "spring" that press the upper head make MORE pressure on it.
@PlasticCogLiquid7 ай бұрын
That's so cool, Martin's one of my favorite SID guys along Tim Follin, Ben Daglish and the master of the universe: Paul Norman
@JeremyBolanos7 ай бұрын
I had that one! Used it to get on Quantum Link back in the day. Also learned CP/M on it.
@realpdm7 ай бұрын
This is great. I had a C128D and 1581. I used it as my primary computer until 1995 in college when I got a Pentium 100Mhz. I truly regret selling this thing.
@6581punk7 ай бұрын
I still have a C128D. The fans are really noisy. I never did anything about that so I doesn't get any use as a result.
@PumpedbyArcade7 ай бұрын
Martin Galway and Rob Hubbard are the heroes of my childhood and still are.
@synthfellow7 ай бұрын
Martin Galway is an absolute hero! Great job with restoring his c128. Now for some more chiptunes.. 😀
@mariusmyhre75947 ай бұрын
Great video. As an 80's C64 enthusiast, this was a very fun watch.
@carlkontermann56377 ай бұрын
Wonderful! Glad you were able to fix it. Martin is one of the heroes of my youth.
@devttyUSB07 ай бұрын
That cut at @3:12 with the music was harsh man, i was so ready for that drop! :D Great repair, good to see that computer operational again! Thanks David!!
@GameGenieLabs7 ай бұрын
I love these retro computer repairs, they make me happy!
@pablogarin7 ай бұрын
Some people have comfort food, I have this channel (and similar ones). I love computers, and it's nice to be reminded of why I started liking computers so much. I'm jaded on my current job as a software engineer, even though I am working for the company I've always wanted to work for (be careful what you wish for), and sometimes I wonder what TH I'm doing, but seeing this content reminds me of where I started.
@Tanner2000B7 ай бұрын
Glad to see a restoration video. Wasn’t expecting anymore after the update a few months back. Love these videos!
@The8BitGuy7 ай бұрын
Well, technically I had committed to this back in like November of last year, so had to finish it.
@Tanner2000B7 ай бұрын
Well in the rare chance you stumble upon another oiled up Vic-20 or roadkill n64 - I look forward to the next 😬. You do restoration vids better than anyone on KZbin!
@AccountWasHacked7 ай бұрын
4:51 Wow! Very surprised to see that! How cool though!!
@KX367 ай бұрын
it's an audiophile switch. you switch it to make the music sound better in your head.
@-D.B.7 ай бұрын
if you played C64 games back in the day and don't know who Martin Galway or Rob Hubbard are, then I pity you - 2 of the best composers in the scene
@emirvmendoza7 ай бұрын
Never expected The 8-Bit Guy to use SpongeBob time cards