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Good job sir!

The Atari in question is mine. I would just like to say that Simon is a dream to deal with. So, so easy. He's friendly, patient, communicative, and knowledgeable. If you're thinking of getting Simon to repair your stuff, I highly recommend him.

Cannot msg you on FB. Found out if you change TR1 TR2 with a BC549C rev will make picture brighter - will let you know when I change mine.

Nice! Well done! I've had to resolder literally half a motherboard before now, the soldering was that bad!

nice simon! do you have anymore of your old handheld electronic games? the couple videos you did awhile back were interesting!

Well done! Another Atari ST with a new life. Love the feeling of getting an old computer fully functional (especially an Atari)

Well done diagnosing and repairing the ST. Spookily, I just purchased a "working" STE, received it today and am just about to test it.

I've got an Atari ST in a packing box.. must dig it out and see what state it's in! It'd be interesting to have a video on storage options for the ST .. I'd not heard of the one you've got!

Congratulations, I really like your videos

Is there any other EMU/System that can be flashed to test out?

Hiya i hope it was okay i sent you a message on your Facebook page:)

Great video and an interesting project for the Beeb.

I'm getting into restoration of retro consoles/controllers. This vid gives me a lot of motivation to learn.

5:45 what's that tool called that you're using to bend the pins?

you have a nice looking bbc there simon! nice project...i like how you have all of your computers on in the backround ! very good!..

Do you have to flash the pico with the emulator or do you just drop it onto the sd card with roms and start playing? You have to flash the pico, its in the read me.

Thats a cool little project. Its crazy to hear the BBC make sounds like that

Great video build and review as alway. Glad you liked the project and funny you got the same results as me re some of the discs. I found a lot of games music out there too.

Really enjoyed this video,goid stuff

What a remarkable project.. I've just taken a look as how to program the Beeb to make sounds with the SID chip and there's a whole lotta POKE-ing gokng on! Not sure I'll be attempting thjs particular project on my BBC Micro, but what I have done is fitted a volume control.. it can get a bit strident!

I havent touched a BBC B computer since 1982 or 1983. I used to type in game programs from magazines for the owner, He would read them out to me and I would type. I got to know a little about the sequence of the programming and would finish before he did on some commands. But that was the last time I ever done programming on a pc. Have no idea now about computer language. A friend had the same BBC B and he was a programmer and used to create security programs for companies

I had this!

This is an accurate historical account - I was at MikroGen when this game was being developed and saw all the drama from the inside. Although, I had already moved to developing for Hewson before MikroGen went down completely. The management at MikroGen had a huge bust up over the game. They shouldn't have relied on an external contractor for such an important title.

Thank you for sharing. I love your channel.

Please edit out the 15kHz tone

da fuck is a micro gen ?

Thank you for the video. Mine should be arriving tomorrow. You demonstrated cleaning better than all the other videos I have watched including taking out the tube. Keep up the good work!

Great insight, of who the man really was, but i really wish he wouldn't use that degoratory expression for the greatest most popular sport on the planet FOOTBALL..sounds though as if there were actually different individuals who designed and developed the titles, though the standard policy of massively detailed Manuals was something unique and demonstrated a policy of quality and authenticity and i can say from first hand that this did deter piracy I pirated games but never a microprose game and a ihad a quite a few through the years but i wanted and needed the whole package.........gr8 memories ..my favourite game was never mentioned though that was the i still believe underrated at the time Red Storm Rising .also never mentioned Airborne Ranger which again was so origiinal and refreshing ...he needs to see IL2 Sturmovik and DCS World. though..the immersion has gone through the roof today...but this could of amd probably may well of been Microprose today...thx bruv

I wonder if sanding the corrosion away--and then applying a electrostatic-free paint to the shield/corroded areas might make the life of the machine last a bit longer. Love your site!

What brand/type of paint did you use?

Did you blow the dust out of it when you received the HD? I know you cleaned the case--but I didn't see any vacuum or air-cleaning.

When I replaced the fan, the 3 prong connector did not fit onto the motherboard; however, I simply moved it over one "notch" and it slid on. It did NOT lock on--but the fan worked and the computer showed no signs it knew otherwise. No smoke. No fire department.

I bought a Megafile 30 from e-bay; it was full of files. I wiped and formatted the drive without even looking at the stuff--for all the obvious reasons. I wasn't worried about viruses (they were rare for the Atari ST series). I just didn't want to spend time reading files from somebody I didn't know!

I changed the fans on my Megafile 60 and 30. New fans installed, but the noise really wasn't better. The hard drive, itself, is loud, too. By the way, I posted a DIP switch guide. I can send it to you for your files, if you like. Nice video. Thank you!

Absolutely stunning Simon, what an amazing case!

Thanks for sharing your story. My depression goes back at least 15 years when too many problems converged at once and overwhelmed me. It didn'y help that I also had (undiagnosed at the time) Aspergers. It crept up very slowly - looking back I lived almost in a dream state with constant thoughts about mortality. I'm glad that you got the help and support that you needed. Instead of help, my family told me that there was something wrong with me and that I was not normal. I was criticised for not getting well 'on schedule' because my illness was so dreadfully inconvenient to others. I even had doctors actually laugh in my face when I told them my suspicions that I was on the autistic spectrum. I ended up losing my partner, my children, my career and my home. I did eventually end up finding some sympathetic help from a handful of kind people, but largely the NHS failed me and the damage is done. I ended up paying for counselling privately when I was on income support, as nothing was offered to me. After years of fighting the glacial beauracracy of the system I got my diagnosis, but far too late to save my family. Like you I'm a 52 year old child of the 70s. All I have these days is the comfort of happier times which won't come again. But I do get a taste of it by watching channels like yours.

Wow... That's a lot of hard work Simon 😮😮

Cool that this exists. I've still got my original from way back when and can remember not playing it much even after reading the book and instructions that came with it

Will you be buying the new Retro Spectrum Simon 😃😃

It would have made more sense to make it a ram expansion.

Hello do you have any link for that tool you are bending the pins with the v shaped one? Thanks good video indeed

mine heater is busted in 2 months of use,, i have to order 10 pcs is always burnt if you drop it or a hard bump,,, heater burnt easy

Phenomenal! Absolutely love it mate!

nice build simon.....to bad that memory upgrade never took hold...dont think that the game was right to start it off....something more simple perhaps? but time has made its judgement! let me know if you get any further in the game! thqnks simon. .

Less work went into launching the Apollo 11

another tell for locating pin one is the square soldering pad. this is useful if there is no silk screened info shows the orientation of the chip.

This looks to be fascinating!

My time with the Quicko T12 952, over 2 years, was nothing short of great. This miniature station performs. Wasn't even using genuine Hakko tips - just some generics off Scamazon which surprisingly got the job done. Commonly worked on original Xbox's (4 layer PCBs), which I'd consider 'middle of the road' in terms of soaking heat, with 360's, more modern consoles, graphics cards & mainboards making up the higher tier. Recently however, I started transitioning to JBC's platform. Aixun T420D station with a torodial transformer capable of 200W, 245, 210 & 115 handles with the option of using two simultaneously, and finally - genuine JBC tips. Ok, the sleep function when placing the iron in it's stand is a giant plus as well. The 9 tips which came with the Aixun performed 'alright', albeit a little small - even the C245 carts. Seems the station had a heavy focus on microsoldering, featuring none of the traditionally sized, or large tips. Ordered some C245 tips more what I'm accustomed to, however the knockoffs finally bit me. These tips didn't perform at all. Each had significantly varying resistances, & wildly different temperatures. Hence, why I ordered genuine JBC carts... Which still haven't arrived (2 weeks, still not shipped. Bit slow for an official distributor, but oh well). Since I spent such a significant amount on proper JBC tips, figured I might as well order some genuine Hakko T12 tips as well; 4 of my favorites. Even if the Aixun blows the Quicko out of the water like I hope, I'll still be keeping it around. It's too trusted and relatively portable.

Love that! 👏🏻

That looks absolutely brilliant Simon. What a testament to the humble Speccy and you must be so proud of building one from scratch 🙌🏻