The Mockingboard 4C for the Apple IIc - Obsolete Geek

The Apple II is a great computer... maybe even INSANELY GREAT, but can this sound card make it even "greater"?

[@obsoletegeek]

After a busy start to the year, and some time off, I am back to filming old technology again! I haven't died.... unless this is the real-life version of the 1990's hit "Ghost Dad" What an awful movie.

[@KanawhaCountyWX]

Well worth the wait. Awesome video, sir.

[@roberthornibrook6344]

Hopefully without the legions of women claiming sexual assault. lol Great video btw, would love to see some more Apple 2 reviews (like Sneakers and maybe the Ultima 1 remake).

[@luckydragonaaaa]

Please never leave us again. :(

[@AlexCBrandon]

DAMN glad to have you back!!! Great vid.

[@DynoGames101]

The Obsolete Geek *DUDE!!......NEVER EVER TAKE A BREAK AGAIN* . and bring back COMPUTER HUNTING episodes those are my favourite.

[@LGR]

Aw yeah, more Robsolete videos! Always wanted to try out a Mockingboard.

[@luckydragonaaaa]

Hey look it's that awesome Lazy dude.

[@ericsills6484]

He lives in the mountains of North Carolina. Ain't nothin' to do but be lazy!

[@Persvicx]

Eyy! LGR! Love your voice and watching your videos.

[@alanlovesheidi1]

Ok this video is 3 years old now and nothing else in the 3 years has come up Rob where are you are you making anymore videos or come back ? I miss your videos

[@blanknam3d]

I'm 3 years late, but as of December 2020, he last posted on Facebook... Given his prior post history on FB, I'd say he's still around, just inactive as a youtuber for now.

[@ericsills6484]

This channel is obsolete and I miss it :-(

[@airix10]

"Hey honey, after I finish uploading this apple IIc video I'm going out to grab a pack of smokes."

[@mickmickymick6927]

"My son, you must avenge my death, go now and find the one who killed me and seek justice" "Yes father I will not rest until I have-- Oh hang on, Obsolete Geek just uploaded a vid, I'll get back to you"

[@CGQuarterly]

Hey!!! Glad to see you back!

[@powerfulaura5166]

I miss this channel!

[@alanlovesheidi1]

Hey Rob please we miss your videos please please come back or at least make a video showing us you are alive and well and tel us if you're going to make anymore video

[@ModernVintageGamer]

been waayyyy to long Rob. great video !

[@Screamer26]

He hasn't come back :(

[@LastofAvari]

Always great to see modern expansion boards, modules or accessories for retro platfroms.

[@ToddsNerdCave]

Great video Rob. That Mockingboard makes a tremendous difference in audio quality!

[@inky3]

This channel is now obsolete

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

It is timeless.

[@Stone177]

Damn

[@ShesSometimesDoubleChocolate]

And this, Rob, is why the Commodores VIC-20, 64, and 128, etc. were developed. Wow, I haven't seen a new video from you for like... "years"! Nice to see that you're still alive and well! It's about time you're in another one Dave Murray the 8-bit Guy, huh?

[@johnernest8109]

Just found this channel in 2021 by way of an older video by The 8-Bit Guy, wonder what happened to the Obsolete Geek? Interesting video btw.

[@Rubycon99]

He actually popped up briefly in a relatively recent 8-Bit Guy video if I remember correctly.

[@Sakamoto196]

@@Rubycon99 last apparition was Commodore PET video

[@sbrazenor2]

Wow! I've lived within about 3-4 miles of where that company is from (in Providence, RI) and I never heard about this product. I was even an Apple technician for a couple of years, with an office about 2 miles from it. It's cool what you can learn about from the internet. :)

[@ninjamaster3453]

you're back. I missed u my geeky friend.

[@willpreston6881]

I always click these videos, as well as LGR and The 8-Bit Guy pretty much as soon as they come out. I hope you guys keep producing quality content!

[@AnimalFacts]

Great stuff. If ya think about it, it "should" work on a C64 or VIC20.... but there'd be absolutely no software support.

[@Crux161]

glad this handsome guy is back making videos. almost thought this channel was dead.

[@samsulummasamsulumma6898]

Welcome back, man, it is good to have you back. Thanks for the great videos...

[@rumeru905]

Hooray he's finally back

[@darktetsuya]

wow never knew the Apple II had a soundcard like that! I only ever knew of the PC speaker and monochrome green monitor, lol great sounds and cool video!

[@johnrickard8512]

Such an 8 bit delight - sounds a lot like the GameBlaster or Sega Master System.

[@FlatEarthDisciple]

Finally! I've missed watching your videos! Welcome back.

[@oldgoodrandomroutine]

Nice stereosound tho... My laptop really liked the left speaker!

[@newgildedage]

Great to see you're back! Love the old tech videos.

[@mszymcza]

That sounds great!

[@Saeshmedia]

Great video and channel. Keep it up 😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻greetings from Japan 🇯🇵

[@ThePixelPolygon]

Yay! You're back!

[@LITTLE1994]

No new videos in 3 years? What's going on?

[@TheGeekPub]

You're back!!!

[@ericsills6484]

aaand he's gone again!

[@marcelofrau8818]

@@ericsills6484 hope he get back someday..

[@Dresling]

Really great to see a new video from you, and this one is fantastic, thanks. :)

[@GadgetUK164]

Very cool and nicely made kit!

[@TheGeekPub]

I wish I could find a Mockingboard for my Apple //e!

[@Ace1000ks19751982]

It sounds a lot better.

[@rolaroli]

Ahhh Apple IIc... if only the prices today weren't so damn high. They sell them on ebay like they are gold. Even the "broken" units go for way too much.

[@Voidsworn]

I want an apple IIc. My brother had one when I was a kid and I kind of want to get it again.

[@marklechman2225]

I've had one of these for a while now but I've been too afraid of damaging my only working IIc to install it. Thanks for making this video, though, I might now have the courage to do it :)

[@theshadowman1398]

I really missed your videos.

[@sergkauk]

Very glad to see you back!

[@DynoGames101]

*DUDE!!......NEVER EVER TAKE A BREAK AGAIN* . and bring back COMPUTER HUNTING episodes those are my favourite.

[@FinalBaton]

Yessss another Rob video! That was a great episode once again

[@infinitecanadian]

I remember my dad's Apple ][ playing games that had speech and wild sound effects that were quite loud. I miss that device. It was built into a heavy printer casing.

[@sunderark]

Ah man, shame you arent doing anymore videos.

[@Docdroz]

Great to see another video from you.

[@altrogeruvah]

So glad you're back! I love your videos!

[@dysfunctionalwombat]

Love it! And love vintage electronics so much I impulse-bought electric Smith-Corona for 20 bucks

[@Jedislayer_]

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE I NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE ANOTHER VIDEO FROM YOU!!! *CRIES IN CORNER** AND YES I'M INTENTIONALLY TYPING IN CAPS.

[@gjones1348]

Good to see you back buddy!

[@berighteous]

I wrote Alien Downpour. I'm doing a deluxe version with mockingboard and other sound card support. Need to get an mockingboard 4c

[@StevenCusic]

OMG dude I had skyfox for the c64 aww man I'm glad you showed me this

[@bf0189]

Glad you're back!

[@photolabguy]

Glad to see you again!!!

[@PINKBOY1006]

I have one of these in my apple iic, I love it!

[@alexsinclair2012]

Kick ass! It would have been nice if you mentioned the history behind the AY-3-8912 used on this board.... Same sound chip in the Spectrum, Amstrad, TI 99 4A, etc..

[@dman2520]

Holy shit, you're alive! :D

[@yogibear2k220]

Found your channel on The 8 Bit Guys channel. Sad to see you are no longer youtubing. I hope it was only because maybe KZbin wasn't for you and no other reason.

[@twistedtxb]

You are back!!!!!

[@zosxavius]

Ultima V sounds really great through the mockingboard. Better than the C64 version even? I might have to compare now.

[@miked4377]

old tech does rule......i love it...

[@luha628]

Diggin the intro!

[@alansmithee1030]

Yes!! A new episode.

[@pilgrimm23]

I had a Mocking Box... I swapped it to another A2 dude you may of heard of: Tony Diaz, for some GS boards. You may have heard of me if you ever looked at CSA2 -some years back I did a series on my "Network from Heck"

[@ProSimex84]

happy you're back

[@pneptun]

HE'S BACK!!!! :)

[@ChrisLenderman]

Welcome back Rob!!

[@raafmaat]

Man i could watch this stuff all day! also LGR, Techmoan, 8-bit guy and Technology Connections, Anyone know some more good channels with nice videos like this with old or obscure tech? :)

[@luha628]

Modern Vintage Gamer

[@raafmaat]

oooh by just looking at his thumbnails i subbed, alot of amiga stuff etc :)

[@luha628]

raafmaat Check out his Vampire 2 Amiga Accelerator video or his Jamma video. Both great!

[@willpreston6881]

Jan Beta does nothing but Commodore and Amiga restorations, and if you like software, danooct1 does videos covering viruses on old machines, virtual and physical.

[@raafmaat]

thanks for the tips guys! great stuff. but im not much into restorations, i prefer videos like this, or the more in-depth stuff like how the 8-bit guy did when he explained how 8-bit graphics and sounds used to work etc. Cant seem to find much of those... like short documentaries or something

[@robbyxp1]

Great video. Steve Jobs won't approve though of you opening one of his computers.. ;-)

[@youngslyy4516]

Here because of the 8-bit guy! Where you at son?

[@CommodoreFan64]

Good stuff, but do to space I'll stick to Apple II emulation on my HTPC.

[@andydoane]

This guy puts the L337 in obsolete.

[@Verault]

Hry ROB! Facebook is for losers. Come back and make videos! We like them and you are missed here.

[@whatifindinteresting3067]

great stuff, can't wait for some more hunting!

[@ScottBeebiWan]

5:23 BLECH! Is that horrible picture intentional?!

[@osgeld]

apple II was my childhood computer, I recently dumped all the gear I had its just too much of a pain in the ass to get anything fun done with it, like that sound board for the //c, been following that since initial proto board phases, when the first batches came out, gone in a nanosecond and cost a shit ton of money meanwhile I jumped over to Atari within the last year and thanks to open source projects I got that thing decked out to its max, not hoping I can catch the next batch of 5 boards just to get some damn sound on a whole half a double spaced page of programs

[@longlosttech]

Awesome!!!

[@Musalam]

anybody there?!

[@realvelikiman1987]

Yeap

[@sinan7620]

finally a new video.

[@alfblack2]

Oh i miss my Apple IIc. I gotta dig it out. Placed the heck out of skyfox!

[@nos1000100]

need to do something about the video output next lol. but great mod for sure

[@amoroboshi116]

No... The computer was only really intended for composite and not RGB. An RGB mod would loose the artifact color.

[@JDW-]

6:24 "There's at least a few dozen software titles that will take advantage of the Mockingboard." - Could you provide a list of what those titles are?

[@evilengine9]

Great vid!

[@uckytrike9111]

You are back!! :D

[@PabloBassil]

DAT FACE at "WAAAAAAA!!"

[@AiOinc1]

Get a Laser 128. Put some cards in the box and you're good to go without ever opening the system up!

[@hyunbinseo]

It feels weird to see Naver Cafe (Korean Community) in an English video :)

[@Michirin9801]

I'd sure like to know of this soundcard's specs... Perhaps in a future video? ;3

[@samevans8922]

Yay you're not dead

[@Toasty_Gaming]

Damn shame he disappeared. Consistent quality content.

[@Toasty_Gaming]

Well, didn't expect to see you hear :/

[@Toasty_Gaming]

Hello again!

[@Toasty_Gaming]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@JoesComputerMuseum]

Welcome back!

[@Rodville]

YAY! MORE VIDEOS!!

[@wesleymays1931]

This guy's been away for 3 years

[@patrickcarrillo714]

I hope you post more videos

[@BastetFurry]

Now i wonder if there was a SID soundcard for the Apple 2...

[@simonrichard9873]

So stereo is just two voice right, two voice left?

[@notune424]

Where are you man !

[@alexfinns6162]

Please upload again!

[@MechaFenris]

Ultima V.... da bomb. :)

[@allanau]

Your back! Yah!

[@nilswegner2881]

Allan Au *you are back! what you wrote does not make any sense( i know i am a grammar nazi, forgive me for that)

[@allanau]

You're write...