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    This is Jonathan's father's old computer, a beautiful relic from the 80s. Only thing is, after
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    CHAPTERS
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    0:00 Show and Tell
    0:54 Introducing David Murray
    2:29 Step 1 - Fixing the Disk Drives
    5:37 Thanks Newegg!
    6:02 Step 2 - Trying the Computer
    9:20 Step 3 - Cleaning the Dang Thing
    11:24 Do we retrobrite?
    13:03 The Reveal!
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Komentáře • 744

  • @The8BitGuy
    @The8BitGuy Před 7 měsíci +3311

    Thanks for having me on the show!

    • @TheCasualSubculturist
      @TheCasualSubculturist Před 7 měsíci +93

      David!! It's good to see you on... wait.. LMG video of all places.

    • @thegoldmolar
      @thegoldmolar Před 7 měsíci +16

      can i hold 30 bucks

    • @ijmad
      @ijmad Před 7 měsíci +29

      Love your channel and seeing a LMG / Mac Address collab was unexpectedly cool!

    • @ruipratz429
      @ruipratz429 Před 7 měsíci +6

      Love your channel! Much love!

    • @collared
      @collared Před 7 měsíci +7

      8bit guy on lmg video is the collab we didnt know we needed until it happened

  • @Lebon19
    @Lebon19 Před 7 měsíci +860

    I'm no Apple / Mac guy but Jonathan Horst is always able to bring me in. The calm atomosphere is charming and, somehow, addictive.

    • @ryanhamstra49
      @ryanhamstra49 Před 7 měsíci +13

      Just like Apple….

    • @swuspicious
      @swuspicious Před 7 měsíci +8

      me neither, i just love the vibe

    • @missingno2401
      @missingno2401 Před 7 měsíci +13

      i dont like apple but i like the vibe of this show

    • @SoyElDiabloRojo
      @SoyElDiabloRojo Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@ryanhamstra49 Garak: "It's insidious!" Quark: "Just like the Federat--I mean, just like Apple." (MA is at least in part responsible for me owning ~6 Apple products now)

    • @tydewalt5425
      @tydewalt5425 Před 7 měsíci

      DS9, so good.@@SoyElDiabloRojo

  • @crestofhonor2349
    @crestofhonor2349 Před 7 měsíci +621

    A collab I’d never thought I’d see. 8 bit guy and LTT is very unexpected but a very welcome collab

    • @JamesR624
      @JamesR624 Před 7 měsíci +8

      What's next? Tailosive Tech and DankPods?

    • @JeskidoYT
      @JeskidoYT Před 7 měsíci +6

      Mac Address actually. LTT is not related to this channel

    • @proxy1035
      @proxy1035 Před 7 měsíci +39

      @@JeskidoYT huh? this channel was created and is run by LMG, similar to shortCircuit and techLinked.

    • @Yelawolf269
      @Yelawolf269 Před 7 měsíci +13

      ​@JeskidoYT it's all under the LMG company tho, so technically it is related to LTT

    • @mysteriousm1
      @mysteriousm1 Před 7 měsíci +8

      It’s not LTT, though it is under the LMG umbrella

  • @jameslangridge8849
    @jameslangridge8849 Před 7 měsíci +142

    AFAIK there is no evidence to suggest that after retrobriting plastic yellows any faster. It may continue to yellow at the same rate as before, and the sunlight or heat that caused the yellowing can make the plastic brittle, but it I've found no evidence that it speeds up at all. I'd love to see a study on this in more depth, but sadly I've not found any. Thanks for doing something retro Mac Address team ♥️

    • @BEdmonson85
      @BEdmonson85 Před 7 měsíci +30

      Yeah, it's statements like that guy made, that got LMG in so much hot water recently.

    • @Sozzled39
      @Sozzled39 Před 7 měsíci +8

      @@BEdmonson85 people's experiences of retrobriting varies. I've done an Amiga 600 that went yellow again within a year. Others have done theirs and it's stayed white. Nobody really knows why!

    • @TheLimeyDragon
      @TheLimeyDragon Před 7 měsíci +8

      A lot of the issue is just different variables... the kind of plastic, the age of the plastic, the environment it sits in afterwards and then you get comments based on multiple people's different experiences and you get a game of telephone.

    • @mattsword41
      @mattsword41 Před 7 měsíci +2

      There's a superb @heybirt video on the subject of retrobrighting that separates fact from fiction

    • @tankgrrl
      @tankgrrl Před 7 měsíci +5

      Same. My Amiga 1200 was retrobrited maybe 4 years ago and looks exactly the same right now. I have a Amiga 500 that was also done around the same time and has a little bit of new yellowing. Every Mac I've done is fine. Some plastics will continue to yellow, yes, but it's not the doom and gloom grenade Tanner lobbed (and then left. LOL).

  • @Lukjam1
    @Lukjam1 Před 7 měsíci +401

    No Way, I didn’t think that this collaboration could exist, but this is awesome!!!❤

    • @datoaster4991
      @datoaster4991 Před 7 měsíci +8

      Bro I was waiting for the 8 bit guy to show up in a LTT video for AGES

    • @CalanReichel
      @CalanReichel Před 7 měsíci +1

      This is quite good! wish he would of retrobrite'd it and gotten alex to fab a uv rig though haha

    • @Lupoalberto12It
      @Lupoalberto12It Před 7 měsíci +1

      You just steal these words from my mouth!
      No way this exists!

  • @c1ph3rpunk
    @c1ph3rpunk Před 7 měsíci +24

    Remember, when it’s in the shuttle bag, it’s a Packintosh.
    I’ll show myself out.

  • @PepsiMan42069
    @PepsiMan42069 Před 7 měsíci +296

    To say this is my dream collaboration is an understatement. I’ve watched the 8 bit guy since he was the iBook guy, and LMG content for even longer

    • @maxbleich1263
      @maxbleich1263 Před 7 měsíci +8

      Same! I used to be really into collecting the Snow White G3 iBook and the iBook Clamshell and I have the 8 Bit Guy to thank :D

    • @ItsBlocky123
      @ItsBlocky123 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Same I think I found him originally from his video on if the iBook g4's were obsolete

    • @joeyledsome9285
      @joeyledsome9285 Před 7 měsíci +1

      1000000% agreed

    • @eliezermendezdelgado1606
      @eliezermendezdelgado1606 Před 7 měsíci

      Same here! I've been following the 8 bit guy for 7 years now and it's super cool to see him collaborate with LMG.

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 7 měsíci +3

      Dream collab is 8-Bit Guy and Techmoan. It's technically already happened, but I want to see one where Techmoan attempts to break into 8-Bit Guy's house like that one meme video

  • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
    @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 7 měsíci +61

    8-Bit Guy on Mac Address???? I clicked instantly. He's awesome.

  • @cuentaeliminada7176
    @cuentaeliminada7176 Před 7 měsíci +100

    I actually think this is my favorite LMG channel, the slow-paced editing, relaxed host and great takes on tech-focused content make it for me. Perhaps this is a hot take, but I don't mind we don't get uploads very frequently, the ones we get are plenty good and feel... hard to put it into words, but from the very first one they all feel like they are from the same "family", as if the style was already in place from the get-go

    • @ethanmenzel
      @ethanmenzel Před 7 měsíci +6

      LTT needs to bring this style to the rest of their CZcams channels

    • @UnjustifiedRecs
      @UnjustifiedRecs Před 7 měsíci +13

      Yeah the editing on this channel is leagues above the main channel, the main channel is typical CZcams ADHD editing and I find it hard to watch

    • @racheeeed
      @racheeeed Před 7 měsíci +1

      Exactly, instead of Linus breaking vintage machines and giggling, which boils my blood every time @@ethanmenzel

    • @ethanmenzel
      @ethanmenzel Před 7 měsíci

      @@racheeeedsome who understandz. No comedy sketches necessary. Quality over quantity.

    • @itskdog
      @itskdog Před 7 měsíci +1

      ​@@UnjustifiedRecs LTT tends to be going for the widest tech-enthusuast audience, SC/MA/TL tend to be for more dedicated fans of the content, and TQ goes after search results.
      Often LTT starts with the high energy to draw people in, but mellows out after the first sponsor spot, especially on reviews and "let's take a look at this cool thing" videos (the former being fully scripted, the latter being less scripted than the average video)

  • @EpicgamerwinXD6669
    @EpicgamerwinXD6669 Před 7 měsíci +203

    This is actually not the first time The 8-Bit guy has been in a video from LMG. The first time was when Linus was trying to run two gtx 1080 shaped usb drives in raid. The only way he could do so was by using a MAC.

    • @ethanmenzel
      @ethanmenzel Před 7 měsíci +2

      Whats the link to the video

    • @EpicgamerwinXD6669
      @EpicgamerwinXD6669 Před 7 měsíci +8

      @@ethanmenzel this site tends to delete comments with links in them in my experience.

    • @MartinPaoloni
      @MartinPaoloni Před 7 měsíci +27

      @@ethanmenzel video title: "The TINIEST Nvidia SLI Setup EVER?". Video id wHfV41SZnXM. At around the 5:00 mark, the 8-bit guy video appears.

    • @ethanmenzel
      @ethanmenzel Před 7 měsíci +11

      @@MartinPaoloni He just references the 8-bit guy. I thought he actually made an appearance

    • @casparhughey5651
      @casparhughey5651 Před 7 měsíci +1

      he didnt try using windows

  • @teo2157
    @teo2157 Před 7 měsíci +43

    Its crazy to me that the watch on his wrist has far more power than the computer he's putting back together.

  • @ethanmenzel
    @ethanmenzel Před 7 měsíci +16

    Mac Address is what the entire LMG team needs to be on CZcams.

  • @MarcWoolf-vu8qt
    @MarcWoolf-vu8qt Před 7 měsíci +24

    Something that wasn't mentioned is that you need to be careful with CRT based monitors when working around them. They retain charge after the computer is switched off. My first job was as a Mac engineer and we used to have to discharge the screens before working on them. Also, the tiny hole to the right hand side of the floppy disk drive is a disk release. If you find a long pin and push it into the hole far enough it will release the disk. But there defo should be a warning about the CRT thing. Also they are vacuum tubes, if you break of the nipple on the end they can implode. rare to happen. But still worth being careful.

    • @popltree2
      @popltree2 Před 7 měsíci

      I was an Apple Genius when some of the last CRTs were still serviceable (Education models) and we had to go through BOBSMEDS training.

    • @KittyKatKya
      @KittyKatKya Před 7 měsíci

      Breaking them at the nipple on the end of the neck is the one of the most reliable ways to NOT have them implode.

  • @meatpockets
    @meatpockets Před 7 měsíci +9

    I am acutally most impressed that the carrying bag is in such good shape!

    • @RedTroPc
      @RedTroPc Před 2 měsíci +1

      I have 4 of those. Unlike other bags, these hold up pretty well. The only one that's in bad shape is the oldest one I got with my 128k, the ring around the top is starting to fall apart

  • @masterdoge17
    @masterdoge17 Před 7 měsíci +52

    wow jonathan really pulling through with the quality content/collabs

  • @SamGarfield1
    @SamGarfield1 Před 7 měsíci +9

    I can't wait for the retro bright space bar followup in 2 years.

  • @Mac84
    @Mac84 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Happy to see the Mac up and running again! 👍
    I've fixed dozens of similarly aged Apples, it's nice to see this one was able to be saved for future generations to come. Especially when the case is in pretty good shape.
    Just a small note, the image on the CRT is stretched quite a bit outside of the factory settings. There should be a solid thick border around the image on the display. That's why the image in the corners is cut off behind the plastic. Books like "Dead Mac Scrolls" give you measurements to help resolve this.

  • @FredolphinIV
    @FredolphinIV Před 7 měsíci +1

    I loved the vibe and pacing of this video! Always excited when MA posts. Its great that you take your time to make this kind of videos.

  • @haziqomar7731
    @haziqomar7731 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I watched both channels and I am so happy to watch them collaborate on this, my heart is filled with joy!

  • @liyah7867
    @liyah7867 Před 7 měsíci +1

    my grandma worked at apple in the 80s and i remember in like 2014 going to her storage garage and she has like 100 of them stacked floor to ceiling in there, god i wish i knew what she did with them, and that she was still alive lol. miss u grandma

  • @johndoe5743
    @johndoe5743 Před 6 měsíci

    One of the channels I frequently visit.. What a marvelous trip down the memory lane.. Thanks 8bitguy!!!

  • @sirkus34
    @sirkus34 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I loved this style of video. The editing and directing style seemed like I was watching an NPR show on "How you over came your fear of fixing a childhood memory". And it's great seeing David being able to help, too!

  • @ChairmanMeow1
    @ChairmanMeow1 Před 20 dny

    I love it whenever an old machine is saved. To me its no different than a classic car or piece of artwork. You're preserving history!!

  • @urmomsahoe1
    @urmomsahoe1 Před 7 měsíci

    I LOVE this style of video. Trying some DIY project for the first time is nice to watch. It gives me the confidence to try DIY projects on my own.

  • @jasonescudero3185
    @jasonescudero3185 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I love the editing... I can't imagine how difficult this was especially since it's not your typical collab wherein the youtuber visits the LMG studios, and instead has to give all the instructions via video call...

  • @thecrow3461
    @thecrow3461 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Love the 8bit guy and this episode of MA was very fun to watch! This channel needs more retro tech every now and then

  • @egbront1506
    @egbront1506 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Watching you resting the front of the Mac directly onto a hard worktop was the first wince. The screen protrudes proud of the frame and you can see the Mac rocking a little as all the weight is placed on the cathode ray tube. You should have placed a thick towel or soft pad underneath the screen to spread the weight around and reduce pressure on the tube.

  • @ClaytonMathisVO
    @ClaytonMathisVO Před 7 měsíci

    So cool to see this collab, love the 8-bit Guy's content!

  • @gogobrasil7185
    @gogobrasil7185 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I'd love to get one of those one day. Incredible machines. Also love the collab with the 8-bit guy!

  • @davidschaub7965
    @davidschaub7965 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Maybe add a warning about discharging the CRT to avoid shocks?
    Also the initial basic steps: check and replace the battery, check if the capacitors have leaked?

  • @TorMelkson
    @TorMelkson Před 7 měsíci

    Great colab. Would love to see more in the future.

  • @bnjrivera
    @bnjrivera Před 7 měsíci +3

    Love to see some retro Mac adventures on this channel, and I hope you all get to do more stuff like this down the line. Linus shouldn’t get to have all the fun with an Apple Newton. As always, your style of videos is top notch

  • @marksterling8286
    @marksterling8286 Před 7 měsíci

    Truly, awesome seeing David on MAC address. A great video and nice to see the retro bright tub being passed along. Thanks for sharing

  • @super10nano1
    @super10nano1 Před 7 měsíci +1

    So happy to see this collaboration and I have my childhood Tandy computer, definitely needs to be restored though

  • @RirtyDascal
    @RirtyDascal Před 7 měsíci +1

    "Shufflepuck Café" was my favorite game to play on these older machines. Biff Raunch was a bastard but his laugh and growl made me lol nearly everytime.
    Man I loved that game.

    • @charlessale409
      @charlessale409 Před 7 měsíci

      Those dithered graphics are still so cool. Great characters.

  • @PotatoFi
    @PotatoFi Před 7 měsíci

    This was an unexpected surprise! Nice episode. Typically on these old computers, they just need a good cleaning inside and out to work well. Good job keeping the retrobrite to a minimum. I’ve done 20+ full machines with retrobrite now, and I always hit them with 303 Aerospace Protectant. No re-yellowing on the machines I’ve treated yet! I do disagree with David about these being “nightmares”, I find compact B&W Macs to be very fun to work on, once you get to know their quirks. I simultaneously love David’s channel and work, I’m very glad that you reached out to him!

  • @morstyrannis1951
    @morstyrannis1951 Před 7 měsíci +9

    That's not the original MacIntosh! The original only had 128K of memory. At 0:25 you can see it's got 512K of memory making it a "Fat Mac".
    I think I still have the tools to open the case - a super long allen key and a spring loaded seam spreader. Let me know if you want to add them to your collection. (I live a few blocks from your studio)

    • @grey5626
      @grey5626 Před 7 měsíci +3

      I noticed the same error. I don't watch LMG content for accuracy though, they fail at that, especially when going with systems that are probably older than most of their staff. Linus Sebastian wasn't born until 1986. Alas, they seem to be ageists, so they're not exactly bringing on elders in their field to fact check them, at all.

    • @mattcintosh2
      @mattcintosh2 Před 7 měsíci

      I have a nice collection of Compact Macs myself, some I've even owned since the 90s. I do have a Mac 512k, a color classic with a LC520 board, and an original 128k manufactured in August 1984 if I remember right. Unfortunately, it has a sad Mac which seems to be from a bad RAM chip. Due to the soldered in chips, its a bit hard to troubleshoot. I might be able to try piggybacking chips until it shows a disk icon, and then replace that chip, but not 100% sure if that would actually work.

    • @artiem5262
      @artiem5262 Před 7 měsíci

      It's not allen, it's TORX. Those long-handled torx drivers were very hard to get (deliberately) and highly prized. The case spreaders were needed the first few times you opened a (production) case. Pre-production units didn't have as good an internal case coating and weren't assembled using a press! I was one of the folks that visited pre-announcement Macintosh developers to upgrade EPROMs, and carried one of these torx drivers with me.

    • @artiem5262
      @artiem5262 Před 7 měsíci

      @@mattcintosh2 A number of companies made 512k boards by "acquiring" and upgrading 128k boards. Easiest way was to cut out the old chips and use a vacuum assist solder sucker to remove the pins.

    • @mattcintosh2
      @mattcintosh2 Před 7 měsíci

      @@artiem5262 my first Mac torx driver was custom made in metal shop in 1998ish. We took a cheap flat head screwdriver, cut the tip off and brazed one of those 1 inch bits to the end. I still have it, but now also have 2 or 3 official Mac drivers with the flat side on the other.

  • @doublea47
    @doublea47 Před 7 měsíci +1

    yooo, i've been waiting for a long time for this collab

  • @videobenny3
    @videobenny3 Před 7 měsíci

    Congratulations on the detail shown. Subscribed.

  • @Sigurther
    @Sigurther Před 7 měsíci +3

    Honestly, looking at the final result, the keyboard didn't need retrobrighting at all, especially if its at risk of making it worse over time - take it from someone who is OCD about color and cleaning electronics. Awesome collab, two of my favorite channels together for the best time!

  • @averagehummer1213
    @averagehummer1213 Před 7 měsíci

    This channel is so good. Best part of LMG. Jonathan is fantastic

  • @lorensims4846
    @lorensims4846 Před 7 měsíci

    What fun!
    I have an old PowerBook 520 "Blackbird" that my wife found on eBay. It needed some repair so she found another one for parts.
    It's the model we always wanted because the design was so groundbreaking at the time and it could hold TWO batteries for extended time away from a plug. It was also the very first laptop with a trackpad!
    I got it to play with the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop to learn C++.
    This is not the color version of this laptop, that would be the 540. I just needed it for text so color wasn't so important. It kinda harkens back to the original Macintosh, except this one has 16 shades of gray instead of the simple binary black and white of the original screen.
    I haven't done anything with it for more than 12 years, but you've encouraged me to get it out and see what I need to get it running again.
    Thanks! I really enjoyed this one!

  • @letiziasparks5144
    @letiziasparks5144 Před 7 měsíci

    This video is my jam!!! I love repair video, I was inspired a few years back my Luke Miani to fix my MacBook Pro 13" late 2011 and it still runs great a runs on Ventura no problems. There are so many people out in the world who want consumers to be empowered through learning how to maintain and repair their electronics. Too bad the actual companies don't care. We as consumers can help keep ewaste to a minimum. Anyway there seems to be a popular resurgence of working on archaic Macintoshs its cool and gives people perspective of technology throughout the years. Thanks for the fun video!

  • @stu729
    @stu729 Před 7 měsíci

    Great collaboration!
    I have my family's old Commodore 64, originally bought around 1983, with a (not original) disk drive and CRT Commodore 1701 monitor. I still drag it out every now and then and play with it. I would love to give them all a good retrobrite-ing, but there is that fear of pulling everything apart and hoping I don't have any spare pieces left over once reassembly is done.

  • @hellfishii
    @hellfishii Před 7 měsíci +6

    Its crazy how fast we move as a society that this feels like ancient alien tecnology that we have to translate from, and this actually was top notch tech to my parents. CRAZY

  • @yakk0dotorg
    @yakk0dotorg Před 7 měsíci

    This was just pleasant to watch. I have a Mac SE and an Apple //c that I plan to restore eventually, and Jonathan’s hesitation matches my own.

  • @HoppiHopp
    @HoppiHopp Před 7 měsíci +1

    9:42 I didn’t know, these are called dust bunnies. In German we call them Wollmäuse - wool mice. 😂

  • @MazeMouse
    @MazeMouse Před 7 měsíci +3

    I love retrobriting but Tanner is right. Once you start you're going to be taking it apart every couple of years to redo because it will also speed up the yellowing process

  • @handlerspice
    @handlerspice Před 7 měsíci

    The dust bunnies! I probably wouldn’t have caught this Dolores Claiborne reference if i hadn’t just finished reading it last week. i love Dave and i love this video

  • @oneofakidd
    @oneofakidd Před 7 měsíci

    Love the collab! Camera is quite shaky in this though, it was hard to watch a few parts.

  • @FlintG
    @FlintG Před 7 měsíci

    That looks so nice! Did very good job should do a reaction video where you take it to a apple store and show them that macintosh lol.

  • @bartonlynch
    @bartonlynch Před 7 měsíci

    I still have my original Apple Iic that I coincidentally restored following Dave's video -on the same model- down to the retro-brightening and all. It's proudly displayed with my newer Macs AND IT STILL WORKS!

  • @kimjohnsen113
    @kimjohnsen113 Před 7 měsíci

    Loved the episode! And loved the collab with The8BitGuy!

  • @jerrybomcool
    @jerrybomcool Před 7 měsíci +2

    I have a macintosh plus that used to work. But now doesn’t, I’m in need of repairing it and I love these age of apple and love for the 8 bit guy for many years!

  • @superwholocked7418
    @superwholocked7418 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Would love seeing these kind of collabs whenever they look at retro/obscure systems on the main LTT channel. People like LGR, MVG and so on would serve as a nice source of insight for the broader LMG public.

  • @Errcyco
    @Errcyco Před 6 měsíci

    Your channel is by far the highest quality Apple content yet I found it on a whim.. like accident. The CZcams algorithm works great on music.. not so great on my other interests. Weird.
    Anyways, you’re who takes me into AirPods and convinced me I didn’t need the iPad Pro (I have MacBook and iPhone already) so I was able to give to a friend who’d have never bought one.. she’s very frugal. A couple months later, she bought her first iPhone.
    So I thought it would be neat to leave a comment showing how your videos had a neat little domino effect there

  • @blueberry1c2
    @blueberry1c2 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I was hoping for something like this to happen! If only the LTT intro music was still around, it would sound great if it was made in the 8-bit guy's style for a crossover like this. We need AE Jensen on this!

  • @twent19
    @twent19 Před 7 měsíci

    Favorite LMG channel, I like the others a lot but this is the only channel that I will watch every video regardless of content.

  • @mattalki
    @mattalki Před 7 měsíci

    I still have my Tandy Color Computer 2 and my Tandy 1000TL from back when I was young. I bought the 1000 in 1989 when I was 15 and the CoCo was given to me by my parents a few years before that. Both are still really neat to play with. The 1000 is set up in my office as sort of a 'retro corner'.

  • @UpLateGeek
    @UpLateGeek Před 7 měsíci

    I bought those gears (and a bunch of other stuff) from Retro ShopBox, and they were a great vendor to deal with. Their gears did work for me, although I am also in Australia, so it might not be worth it if there's a more local vendor that sells those gears.
    As for fixing vintage Macs, I did fix the drive in my Classic II, which basically also just needed cleaning and re-lubricating, besides the eject gear. I also recapped it, which was more of a preventative measure since it worked anyway. I also bought an SE/30 which "just works", but I did recap it and replaced the battery holder with a CR2032 holder, since there were signs of corrosion beginning from the dodgy old caps and battery. They probably could use a good scrubbing, but I was too impatient to get them back together after working on them, so perhaps that's a job for next time I get some time off work.

  • @Techfanatic73
    @Techfanatic73 Před 7 měsíci

    Great video. The series keeps getting better

  • @gregcoons7308
    @gregcoons7308 Před 7 měsíci +1

    The most fun is in the fixing. Great challenge and really rewarding.

  • @shugpro
    @shugpro Před 7 měsíci +1

    I also have a Mac 512k, complete with case, disks, etc...I should dig it out of storage and clean it up sometime soon.

  • @gogogomes7025
    @gogogomes7025 Před 7 měsíci +3

    OH WOW! Ain't that the collab I never knew I needed.

  • @1BitFeverDreams
    @1BitFeverDreams Před 7 měsíci

    Very cool video. I own a plethora of compact macs, some of which featured on my own channel with some help from their little raspberry Pi friends (video out, controller input, virtual HDs), most have been restored internally but I haven't messed at all with the exterior. You gave me the inspiration to try the wet baking soda method. Subbed!

  • @dennisud
    @dennisud Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for giving us a reliving moment with the Mac's of our youth!

  • @safetydoge
    @safetydoge Před 7 měsíci +1

    Wish you could get more people like The8BitGuy! Especially people like ThisDoesNotCompute, Duraga1, LGR, and Micheal MJD (lots more at the top of my head but all fantastic people you guys should work with!)

  • @QUANTUMJOKER
    @QUANTUMJOKER Před 7 měsíci

    As a hobbyist, I've serviced and upgraded plenty of vintage Macs over the years. There have been some casualties, of course, but I now have several beloved vintage Macs that run as well or better than when they were new.
    I upgraded my 2013 trashcan Mac Pro with 64 GB of RAM and a 2 TB NVMe drive. I upgraded basically every major part of my 2010 cheesegrater Mac Pro: the CPU (a 3.46 GHz six-core), GPU (an RX 580), RAM (48 GB) and storage (1 TB NVMe in a glowing PCIe adapter), and I installed a Blu-Ray drive, a USB-C card and a FireWire 400 card. My mid-2012 MacBook Pros both have SSDs and 16 GB of RAM. My Pismo PowerBook G3 from 2000 has a 120 GB mSATA SSD, 1 GB of RAM, a USB 2.0 card and a slot-loading optical drive. I fully restored my early 2008 MacBook Pro with parts from other first-gen MacBook Pros.

  • @alexmiranda6107
    @alexmiranda6107 Před 7 měsíci +2

    i love the 8 bit guy, im quite excited for this collab

  • @Bedwyr7
    @Bedwyr7 Před 7 měsíci

    It's already done but I restored my NES/SNES collection. The NES cartridges were the most cantankerous thanks to that connector, but a strategy of progressive cleaning up to using a bit of brasso paste did the trick in nearly all cases. I'm happy that I didn't even need to replace any batteries or capacitors. Just the connector teeth or the cart shell were gross. The worst were brown with cigarette residue and a few didn't clean *that* well. But all were functional.

  • @randomparable
    @randomparable Před 7 měsíci

    This is an unexpected collab, but my god, I didn't know I needed this!

  • @lunadook
    @lunadook Před 7 měsíci +9

    "Hey, Moms Demand Action? Look! I'm out shopping with my rifle. You know, I get a perverse pleasure out of this because it makes steam come out of Shannon Watt's ears. See y'all later!"

    • @Lord_Reset
      @Lord_Reset Před 7 měsíci +6

      I get this and it's why I don't watch him, I hope he has learned but I can't get over him justifying the murder of children. Till he apologizes publicly I can't support him.

    • @lynnk.7587
      @lynnk.7587 Před 7 měsíci +2

      "I will destroy this rare piece of tech for absolutely no good reason!"

    • @nanopone
      @nanopone Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@Lord_Reset as far as i know, he defended his actions, but dont quote me on that

    • @thesuperknot_
      @thesuperknot_ Před 7 měsíci +1

      "Perverse pleasure" is what gets me about this quote of his. I used to really enjoy David's content, then I realized how just out of touch he is with reality and the world. A rare miss for MA.

  • @scrivener68
    @scrivener68 Před 7 měsíci

    Holy nostalgia. Typing in programs from a magazine. Something I hadn't thought about in decades, since my Apple II Plus.

  • @ocelliotts
    @ocelliotts Před 7 měsíci

    Love those old Macs. Nice job.

  • @PashPaw
    @PashPaw Před 7 měsíci

    My favorite relic is my mother's old Apple IIe. I now have it, programmed on it when I was a kid in the 90s, and it needs some new key stems because the escape key, well, escaped. It also needs some parts for the DuoDisk drive.
    It was the only computer we never got rid of after we got it back from my grandparents until we got our iMacs (a 2001 and 2006 one). All three are still kicking around, last I checked.

  • @isaiasizquierdo3369
    @isaiasizquierdo3369 Před 7 měsíci

    This was such a nice video. Thank you

  • @technologyanimals
    @technologyanimals Před 7 měsíci

    Cool! It was an enjoyable watch, thank you.

  • @rwdplz1
    @rwdplz1 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I have an original Macintosh, built in February 1984, and I've repaired a dozen or so from that era through the mid 90's, I'd hardly call them a nightmare, but frequently require a complete re-cap and thorough cleaning. The Quantum SCSI drives on the later ones have a basically 100% failure rate. 5:05 You can use a paperclip inserted into the little pinhole to eject a disk manually.

  • @captainkeyboard1007
    @captainkeyboard1007 Před 7 měsíci

    The first time I worked on an Apple computer was in 1990 when I learned "Advanced" Desktop Publishing at a printing school. Fortunately, I did not have to take the Typewriting course, because I had the typewriting skill under my belt. I used Microsoft Word while the rest of my classmates were using Adobe Illustrator, even Adobe Pagemaker. I used that desktop publishing program myself. It complemented the Microsoft Word documents, too. I like your workshop and your operations alike. I relish watching people use the microcomputer. Today, I am using a Microsoft Windows-based Dell Windows-based keyboard. I enjoy typing on it, and I do not need the speed, because a slower keyboarding speed, featuring accuracy, get the job done. 💙

  • @OfBronzeandBlaze
    @OfBronzeandBlaze Před 7 měsíci +2

    Never expected this collab!

  • @notation254
    @notation254 Před 7 měsíci

    Niiiice. The 8-bit guy! Great crossover.

  • @Benagiser
    @Benagiser Před 7 měsíci

    Still got my old Commodore 64, game consoles, etc. Retro night are a blast.

  • @Dvoell101
    @Dvoell101 Před 7 měsíci

    Love this collab!

  • @richardnees
    @richardnees Před 7 měsíci

    Great combo. Love you both1

  • @garynagle3093
    @garynagle3093 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Glad you have the Mac restored to a nice luster. Glad you could get it booted. Curious as to the drive reading issue. Was one misaligned? What was needed to read and boot?

  • @mpschaefer
    @mpschaefer Před 7 měsíci

    I have an old Mac Plus System including an old Hard Drive from the era. I did one round of repairs on it about 20 years ago now as it had developed a short circuit across the picture signal lines. As I was unable to source a new connector, I went the route of removing the connector and direct soldering the lines to the PCB. This worked but about a year or so after the repair it developed another issue in the same area. I have been thinking of doing a second round of cleanup / repair on the unit but maybe not worrying about bringing it up to working status just making it really presentable.
    It's the edition with the Apple Employee Signatures on the EMC Plate so I'm thinking about removing it and displaying the machine with the plate next to it in a cabinet along with my Apple Newtons and C64.

  • @artiem5262
    @artiem5262 Před 7 měsíci

    I was in the engineering part of Bandley 3 (The Apple building that held the Macintosh team) on the day a contingent from Sony Japan delivered the first of these disk drives. It was presented, with formality, to Steve Jobs and George Crow (Hardware lead), who received it with much gratitude. It was presented in a beautiful wooden box. George and Sony really bailed out the Macintosh with this drive!

  • @TheMichaeljmanzella
    @TheMichaeljmanzella Před 7 měsíci

    I'm a PC guy. I just finished repairing my friends MacBook and I could hear your voice guiding me the whole way.

  • @jabnnab4302
    @jabnnab4302 Před 7 měsíci

    This was awesome, thx for the flashback 😊

  • @fattomandeibu
    @fattomandeibu Před 7 měsíci +1

    Random tip: You can "convert" HD floppies to DD floppies by simply taping up the extra hole opposite the write protect hole.
    They're perfectly compatible, the extra hole just signifies to the drive that it's HD.

  • @p.l.3568
    @p.l.3568 Před 7 měsíci

    Man...many thank to show my first computer for college (CEGEP) ...very good memory

  • @wasakawakawaka2028
    @wasakawakawaka2028 Před 7 měsíci

    I had a lot of older equipment that I wish I hadn’t given away to people, whom I thought needed it, but they didn’t appreciate what i had given them. Lesson learned, so now I keep some unique items. Keeping Pc’s and macs don’t seem to matter anymore as they are ubiquitous, but back in the day, man, it was crazy to have one of these new devices.

  • @sasonbraha4599
    @sasonbraha4599 Před 7 měsíci

    I just love this channel.

  • @derfloh8975
    @derfloh8975 Před 7 měsíci

    thats a sick collab which I didnt know i needed :O

  • @musicfreak21
    @musicfreak21 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Jonathan is so hardcore Mac think different he didn’t even use LTT Screwdrivers

  • @eatbachelorchow
    @eatbachelorchow Před 7 měsíci +8

    Love the 8 bit guy!

  • @DctrGizmo
    @DctrGizmo Před 7 měsíci

    I would so love to see more in restoring old Apple products!

  • @markdyckinbc
    @markdyckinbc Před 7 měsíci

    Love to see my multiple tech worlds combining in a video like this!

  • @RobertWilke
    @RobertWilke Před 6 měsíci

    This whole experience brings back memories. I had the upgrade to this the Macintosh Plus with a whopping 1 meg of ram. Ah the curse or the TORX screws, that's something i'm glad to forget. Back in the day I was an engineering major. So working with PC and Macs was never easy but understanable. So to upgrade the memory I had to take it apart also. Yes don't touch the charged CTR gun in front of you. Oh and watch out for the OPEN power supply on the side too. After all that I had to disconnect the mainboard and find a specfic resistor and clip it so that it ould accept the new memory. All that for it to go from 1 meg to 1.5 meg of ram. Then I got to really styling when I purchased my SCSI external hard drive. NO MORE DISK DANCING FOR ME! Now I had an 80MB (not GB) disk. Was king of the world back then. Good times, good times.

  • @phish_phood
    @phish_phood Před 7 měsíci +1

    i appreciate the focus on apple history rather than the more product review style videos