Hi Everyone. This time Retro Relix reviews and fixes a 1987 Commodore 64 and Twin Drive Conversion Kit from Schmolz Unternehmensberatung. This is not just a case, more an important part of retro computing history. Enjoy...
Romove the cardboard shield it is trapping the heat. Surprisingly it does not have a exhaust fan with two old 1541s and a C64 motherboard generating all that heat, it won't be good for long-term use.
Retro Brighton is not something I've ever done before and I'm kind of interested in doing a little bit , giving it a go. It's always good to see the original colour of the unit when you remove the badge , as you can see the difference between what the sun has hit & not hit I suppose it's a good guide to get the right amount of retro Brighton... I must admit when I see people use one of those electric screwdrivers it's always temps me to get one myself 😂 put knowing me I'll probably put the button in the wrong direction and over tighten a screw I'm trying to take out 😂😂😂 enjoyed the video thanks for sharing
It is a nice rare configuration but am I the only one whose OCD is disturbed by the use of radial capacitors in the place of axials and the square rubber feet on the circular space on keyboard? And please fix that ugly solder blob at 10:47. It looks exactly like the "bad examples" that they show technicians at school how not to solder.
Ok from the front, but a right mess at the back! It should have been made a few inches deeper and wider too so the power connectors and serial cable could be inside the unit?
Did you daisy-chain the drives internally? The last shot of the back of your setup suggests so (as there are no serial/disk drive cables visible from the outside).
Is the keyboard as nicotine-coloured in real life as it is on screen? This seems to be a product for somebody who wants to feel like they own one of those funky IBM 5050 compatibles without the crazy price tag and keep using their old software.
The keyboard colour was really bad. Took me multiple retrobrighting sessions and case sunbathing to get them some way back to the original. Agree with your second point too, given the C64 had been released over four years prior.
2 month ago I bought mine, thanks to your movie I can consult if maybe something is missing in the kit!
Hi Everyone. This time Retro Relix reviews and fixes a 1987 Commodore 64 and Twin Drive Conversion Kit from Schmolz Unternehmensberatung. This is not just a case, more an important part of retro computing history. Enjoy...
Wow, I've never seen this kit before 😮
Congrats on your find! So nice to see such a rare item.
Cool case!
Romove the cardboard shield it is trapping the heat. Surprisingly it does not have a exhaust fan with two old 1541s and a C64 motherboard generating all that heat, it won't be good for long-term use.
Retro Brighton is not something I've ever done before and I'm kind of interested in doing a little bit , giving it a go. It's always good to see the original colour of the unit when you remove the badge , as you can see the difference between what the sun has hit & not hit I suppose it's a good guide to get the right amount of retro Brighton... I must admit when I see people use one of those electric screwdrivers it's always temps me to get one myself 😂 put knowing me I'll probably put the button in the wrong direction and over tighten a screw I'm trying to take out 😂😂😂 enjoyed the video thanks for sharing
It is a nice rare configuration but am I the only one whose OCD is disturbed by the use of radial capacitors in the place of axials and the square rubber feet on the circular space on keyboard? And please fix that ugly solder blob at 10:47. It looks exactly like the "bad examples" that they show technicians at school how not to solder.
This is pretty cool. They should have made the case black instead of white/beige.
Ok from the front, but a right mess at the back! It should have been made a few inches deeper and wider too so the power connectors and serial cable could be inside the unit?
Yeah, agreed. Considered installing the C64 PSU internally, but the whole unit is already massively heavy.
Did you daisy-chain the drives internally? The last shot of the back of your setup suggests so (as there are no serial/disk drive cables visible from the outside).
Hi, That last shot was meant to demonstrate the Dymo labels without the clutter of cables - so still externally daisy chained 👍
"Infamous" VIC and SID? Why?
14:59 no lose cables... puts in 9 cables in the back😂😂😂 by the way... which filebrowser do u use for sd2iec?
@@bigrock9637 hahaha - FB64 👍
@@RetroRelixRestorer thx
@@bigrock9637 also DRACOPY.
Interesting mod, though not something I'd have bought back in the day.
You are to kind to this monstrosity case xD
Is the keyboard as nicotine-coloured in real life as it is on screen?
This seems to be a product for somebody who wants to feel like they own one of those funky IBM 5050 compatibles without the crazy price tag and keep using their old software.
The keyboard colour was really bad. Took me multiple retrobrighting sessions and case sunbathing to get them some way back to the original. Agree with your second point too, given the C64 had been released over four years prior.
@@RetroRelixRestorer Retro-brighting sounds like a nightmare. At least, I'll never need to retro-bright my Spectrum