Vintage Computer Tour - Part 2

[@mauryginsberg7720]

I think it's important for people to always learn 8-bit bare metal computing now and in to the future so that they have a more in depth understanding of modern machines, 8-bit is so fundamental, it's important that there should always be a ready supply of components necessary to build 8-bit projects.

[@skuffd-semicolon]

This and the last video both were such fascinating displays and demonstrations. I am 17 and planning to purchase a Z80 Membership Card from lee hart along with the SIO expansion card to learn lower level languages, your last video really nailed in that decision for me

[@winstonsmith478]

The ET-3400 with its included set of training materials, missing from most current eBay sales of ET-3400s, provided an outstanding course of instruction and was my introduction to microprocessors back in 1980 or thereabouts.

[@bastardtubeuser]

lovely ELF and very good presentation of it thanks.

[@perseverance8]

I have a handful of Heathkit ET3400’s at an auction of a local Vocational School, a number of them were NEW still in their boxes while the others were very well taken care of, they were used in an Industrial Electronics program, where I attended the last year the program was offered when in high school over 20 years ago. At the time A+ certification courses or anything PC repair related was the new hotness. From the same auction I picked up many thousands of unused discrete components such as 74xx & 4000 logic, resistors, transistors…… various HP bench test equipment & power supplies & MUCH more, only paying a few 10’s of $$’s for all of it by the pallet.

[@youtuuba]

Perseverance, if you have any kind of Heathkit in kit form (not factory assembled), those are worth a lot of bucks on eBay.

[@prpplague]

nice intro to the COSMAC ELF! go coverage of programming, editing and overall operations! excellent build as well!

[@RetroRogersLab]

I'd just like to suggest that you consider editing this video down to separate segments for each computer and turn them into a playlist. I'm really enjoying seeing your collection and I'm quite jealous! I think we're only a few years apart in age and I worked on, or lusted after, a lot of this equipment when I was still in school and well after.

[@DancesWithRobots]

I wish your videos were around after I had built my 1802 trainer back in the 80's. it might have spent more time out of the closet.

[@mountainkingelectronics]

Where can I find the program you used w the Heathkit ET-3400 to make the 7 segment displays light in sequence?

[@a.molloy1688]

nice video really enjoyed this also your generator muffler video was very useful!!!

[@estebanvillalobos2303]

my et-3400a has a 6808 cpu without the internal ram, actually i tried installing a 6802 and it wouldn't run.

[@kevinjacquot3183]

COSMAC ELF, MELMAC ALF... Coincidence ? I think not... xD

[@bryceforsyth8521]

I just got an ET-3100 and ET-3400 (not ET-3400A).

[@youtuuba]

Bryce Forsyth, I'll alert the media.....

[@bryceforsyth8521]

@@youtuuba Eh? I can't even remember why I commented this.

[@bryceforsyth8521]

am I the only person on the internet with an original ET-3400?

[@youtuuba]

Geez, how I hate dumb questions like this one.

[@bryceforsyth8521]

@@youtuuba Sorry, don't know why I asked when I did.

[@mauryginsberg7720]

Put these projects in a glass/brass display box for hanging on the wall as art