Those Toughbooks are great. We use them for diagnostic test computers in the car service business. We have a couple that are well over 10 years old, although we have had to have repairs done to the peripheral ports due to the millions of times of plugging in and unplugging cables.
panasonic toughbooks are neat because a lot of differrent models actually take the same power supply as a IBM ThinkPad so if you run into one and cannot find a power supply look at IBM ThinkPad power supplies
This is the first disassembly of a CF-27 I have seen. Looks far easier than I thought! The electrolytics on the boards of these are probably top-notch quality (considering the temperature extremes these laptops were made for), so I don’t think they’ll break down quite as badly as some of the others do. Anyway, good video!
3:33 Mitutoyo is known for measurement equipment for the machining industry. ...for Machinists. Like calipers, micrometers, and a lot more. Top three in the industry. That loop is NOT cheap and surely light years above your amazon grade magnifying loops.
I've used their loupes after messing with cheap ones. They make a HUGE difference. Edit: I guess it's technically a magnifier, not a loupe, because you don't hold this in your eye socket like you would a jeweler's loupe.
Awesome job fixing this thing up!! My boyfriend seems to be talking about Toughbooks every other day (he loves laptops and industrial computer equipment) and some of that enthusiasm has rubbed off on me, so it was wonderful seeing one of these things get restored! x3
Wow that is a very nice Loop for magnifying things. I had a loop given to me around 1998. I have taken good care of it & still use it every day. I keep it in a pill bottle with cotton. I've had it around 22 years now
Hi Adrian! About the joystick interface, yes, you could use both ports at once. For the first one you should choose "Interface II" or "Sinclair Joystick" on the games, for the second one choose "Kempston Joystick".
Ive still got an IBM 380D from 1996 and its built properly and really tough. The case is all metal, no crappy cheap plastic and of course it still works.
Hey Adrian. I've been following your channel for a little while now and just wanted to say that I'm so glad you are keeping the old tech current. I'm a close neighbor...a small town just south of Oregon City. Always cool to see local tech folk. Keep up the good work.
When you thing the video can't be greater than already is Adrian runs Planet X3 in all its glory and colors! The cherry at the top!!! (sorry my english is so bad)
I worked at a hospital and watched a paramedic drop a toughbook out of the back of the ambulance onto the concrete and then chuck it back inside without a second hesitation. When I made a comment about this, they told me that when they return to their home station that they store it in a bucket of salt water for kicks and giggles. Those things are bulletproof.
Kapton tape can also be used for shielding specific components that might leak RF. i worked for a company whose entire job was modifying computer cases and external peripherals like printers and scanners so that they would not leak any RF that could be useful in a Tempest attack, ie RF eavesdropping. a large amount of the work used a lot of strategically-placed copper fibre gasket tape and Kapton tape. that might give you some ideas as to how to test your Kapton tape?
Used a CF-19 for work for over 7 years. Loved it. Was great for travel and out in the field. Used it in heavy rain all day and in the snow/100 f degree heat. I hated the switch to Ipads. They overheated on 80 f degree days and were terrible in rain and snow (even with expensive cases and screen protectors) but the built in camera made my job a bit easier. Great video have been really enjoying your channel. I found you a few years ago after I saw the field found C64 video. Keep it up!!!!
These were great industrial laptops. We used them in cranes for the size...I'm thinking one model was the 25 the other a 17. I remember replacing the hard drives a few times over the years and they were encased in a clear rubbery shock protector. They took a beating and some high temps but always worked.
Stumbled on this video looking for something else and honestly your personality kept me interested (I am definitely into computer, haven’t heard 95 in so long HOW COOL!)
The Speccy joystick interface will support 2 joysticks. First port (numbers) is known as Cursor Joystick, Second (31) will be Kemspton. These options are in nearly all speccy games....
I have a Toughbook CF-31 with 8GB of RAM that was refurbished, and I'm honestly surprised it ever needed repairing, as the thing weighs 9 pounds and is basically bombproof!
Inorder to hold the pin in more firmly you can adjust the tension of the hinges by tapping them lightly with a center punch. Not to hard though or you'll lock it up entirely. The joystick adapter probably fell behind a shelf at an electronics store and found later on in life then thrown around various storage rooms for years and finally auctioned off as part of a lot when the building was getting cleaned out. Lots of box damage but probably never opened until relatively recently
Had a Toughbook for a while... the version I had had an interesting option for the hard drive caddy... it was insulated and had a heater built in! Clearly a model suitable for the bitter winters up here on the northern Plains.
This gives me memories of my old school Inspiron 8200 (which was actually a Latitude model) and my Latitude D830. A screw driver, the service manual PDF, and a lot of patience (and some spare parts) and you could replace anything. And I did.
Disassembly without service guide? That's me as well, hahaha. Gotten cleaned up my Nikon DSLR, oh boy that was messy, but done flawlessly. Definitely thumbs up from me!
Make a series called 'pimp my machine' where viewers can send in their retro computers and you give them a complete makeover and if applicable restore them to working order.
So jealous when I saw that keyboard tray lift out. I'm living with a wonky Enter key because I dread replacing the stick-on chiclet keyboard on my laptop..
Adrian, not for nothing you would probably do better with Linux on that TV Card / hardware. There is some real awesome video creation stuff on Linux also. Look at Explaining computers channel for those or look at kdenlive.
You can never rely on on a mem test. If you get errors then you know something is wrong, but even if you don't get any error the memory can still be bad.
Hi Adrian, with regards to your spectrum interface, you have the Kempston type joystick interface required for the 16k/48k spectrum which requires a kempston joystick, the numbers you mention describe the values the spectrum uses to interpret what direction or what button is being pressed at any one given time on the joystick by the user, "Up = 9" "Down = 8" "Left = 6" "Right = 7" "Fire = 0" There was a "revised" joystick after the 48K Kempston, it was called the "Sinclair" specific for the 128K+2 & +3 Sinclair Spectrum's, although the output numbers are the same, the Sinclair Joystick was wired differently. Also, Mitutoyo is a company that specialises in micro precision instruments such as micrometers etc If you find my information of any use, I would love a mention in your future video's :) Keep up the good work.
I remember our IBM rep came to our office (before Lenovo bought their computer div) and they demoed the Thinkpad to us. The turned on a Thinkpad T61 if I recall -- and threw it up into the air and onto the concrete floor. Then stepped on it. Opened it up -- still working and booted. Sold ---- we have been using Thinkpad ever since.
Toughbooks are sweet. I have a CF-M34 which I upgraded for WiFi capability, replacing the dialup modem card with a WiFi card. I even ran the antenna around the inside of the screen bezel. One of my favorite projects. I just wish I could modernize it a lot more, maybe switching the motherboard with a Raspberry Pi or something.
Hi Adrian, from my very fuzzy rememberings of the old Speccy, that joystick interface will map the cursor keys (6,7,8,9,0) to Joy 1 and Joy 2 will use Port 31 on the Z80 bus (Kempston and some other joystick interfaces used this).
I did that magnet trick with one of my desk drawers, kept opening by itself randomly, which was fun when walking into it or swinging sideways on my chair and bashing my knee into it, bit of superglue and an ex HDD neodiddlyium magnet for it to grab the metal frame and sorted, drawer stays shut... :)
So this pops up on my feed on my phone. I go to my laptop and can't find it in my feed there....because I hadn't subscribed, but I've watched enough of these videos that RUclips says I like the channel... Subscribed now..
I would love to be carrying a Panasonic Toughbook (briefcase mode) while wearing a power suit and standing next to a Pearl white Tesla. The girls would be going crazy.
Great video! I'm a Toughbook and Itronix GoBook hoarder! Hehe. Loaded Puppy Linux on one Toughbook. Works pretty good. Touchscreen doesn't work... The GoBooks make great music servers, very strong sound for a laptop.
**Adrian** yes it is your toughbook with out question. One of my friends used to have one at least 5 years ago. I seam to recall there being an optical/ DVD drive for it. In general I believe there are ide to sata adapters so people then use a SD card or simalair in place of the hard drive. Happy birthday
The ZX Spectrum joysticks tend to be DB9s but there's two standards, there's the one most 3rd parties used which is the "Kempston", which is the classic old computer joystick that Atari, Commodore etc uses with 1 button, and then the "Spectrum" standard, which has a slightly modified pin layout, and is what the official Sinclair joystick interface used, in addition to the later model Spectrums that had a built in Joystick adapter. I think most games let you pick between using the keyboard, Kempston or Sinclair interfaces when starting up.
Protipp for Screwdrivers/screws: If you happen to have a dead middle aged HDD (from the later 90s or so, when they moved to Electromagnetic head positioning): keep the Magnets of the HDD and use that to keep the Screws from rolling away or to magnetize your screw drivers.
Awesome video adrian and what a way to show off a good old tough book with 8 bit keys planet x3 great game for a great laptop 8 bit would be proud you did that keep up the awesome vids
Actually, since the drivers for that capture card work in Windows 7, you CAN make them work with Windows 10. All you have to do is disable driver signature enforcement. 1. Press Windows key + X to open the power user menu. Select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu. 2. type *bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks on* 3. Close the command prompt and reboot. Those steps should allow the driver to be installed, even though it's unsigned. Keep in mind that this disables the driver signature enforcement permanently, so you lose that extra layer of protection, but you can re-enable it later with "/set nointegritychecks off"
I had tried this before but doing this no longer works on 64bit windows -- only 32bit versions of Windows 10. (Unless you have tried this before? I think I tried it for some old serial UART drivers and couldn't get it working.) IIRC
@@adriansdigitalbasement Have you tried doing it through the advanced boot options menu? It's a pain in the ass, but the last time I checked, you can still do it that way. 1. Hold down SHIFT while clicking "Restart". 2. Select "Troubleshoot" on the "Choose an Option" screen. 3. Select "Advanced Options" on the next screen. 4. Select "Startup Settings" on the next screen. 5. Click Restart. That'll get you into the startup settings screen. On the startup settings screen, type 7 or F7 to activate the "disable driver signature enforcement" option. It'll stay disabled until you re-enable it, and unlike "Test Signing" mode (which is another way to do it), it doesn't put a watermark on your desktop. If you'd rather not jump through all the hoops to get into startup settings, open a Command Prompt (as admin) and type *bcdedit /set testsigning on* and reboot. If you *still* can't get the drivers to install, then there's something else happening that I don't know anything about.
@@adriansdigitalbasement No, it was pretty reliable, and wasn't always treated kindly. :) Mine had a yellow top, BTW... not sure what the difference was.
adrian with the hinges, squeeze the center bit with pliers and it will be less floppy and the bar will be more captive, you also need a ratcheting right angle screwdriver(c) any chinese seller on ebay
It is pity that no one from the famous yutubers do not want to promote MagiDuck, a very nice DOS modern platformer in Text mode targeting 8088 CGA 256KB ram PC XT
I need to check out that game -- I also saw a text mode Mega Man. Very cool. The nice thing about planet X3 is it works on everything in all video modes and supports pretty much all sound card types.
It's a very fun and convenient benchmark now! "Does it run X3?" can sit nicely alongside "Does it run DOOM?" ^^ ...and, admittedly, there's extra personal fun here since it's cool hearing the music I did for it snuck into a bunch of bigger YT channels :p
Love how these days if I watch a video on an out of date x86 computer, at the point it comes time to demo I think I would be shocked if I DIDN'T see Planet X3!
Yep, definitely, you got "Krapton Tape" meh, I use it it's o-k. A lovely gesture from a fan though. I just need more fans lol. Love your work and you have inspired me and my YT venture.
Ah good call -- I saw a 1541 drive repair video where Jeff Birt added a drop of blue before sliding the pin in. I need to buy some to do this -- don't know what I didn't think of it.
![[TF2] The Russian Bear Trap](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YFNSwz2_rOA/mqdefault.jpg)
Man, everyone should get their own Phil from the UK.
"The REAL Kapton Tape!"
Yes, Genuine KOPTAN....
Just like genuine Pananosic batteries!
I was wondering too.
I once bought a replacement Ninetudo DS case 😀
Pfft. I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there's Magnetbox and Sorny!
@@raggededge82 That's what you get when you shop at the Ogdenville Outlet Mall :)
Mitutoyo is the Japanese equivalent of Starrett here in the US - high end machinist's tools
Hey Adrian, Just so you know, Mitutoyo (mit-too-TOY-o) is basically the cream of the crop in precision instruments. Some of the best out there.
Skookum as frig, to steal a phrase from another youtube guy.
I saw the Mitutoyo box and was hyped. Top tier gear.
Anything built in japan is often if not always top notch ! Great gift for sure !!!
they make excellent calipers
@@jfrancis2768 and cameras...
Only a small subset of people can really appreciate a Pimped Panasonic Toughbook. I'm glad I'm one of them. :)
I still can't get over how good the intro is. I always get excited.
Yep that good ol classic vhs look
Video fes BACK OFF IT LOOKS FINE
Those Toughbooks are great. We use them for diagnostic test computers in the car service business. We have a couple that are well over 10 years old, although we have had to have repairs done to the peripheral ports due to the millions of times of plugging in and unplugging cables.
Kudos for leaving the bit with the reversed magnet in there... Shows this is a true, non staged project. We've all been there...
Man, every one of my projects ends with taking the screws back out and fixing something I installed backwards or in the wrong slot... haha
panasonic toughbooks are neat because a lot of differrent models actually take the same power supply as a IBM ThinkPad so if you run into one and cannot find a power supply look at IBM ThinkPad power supplies
This is the first disassembly of a CF-27 I have seen. Looks far easier than I thought! The electrolytics on the boards of these are probably top-notch quality (considering the temperature extremes these laptops were made for), so I don’t think they’ll break down quite as badly as some of the others do. Anyway, good video!
Glad you liked the care package this time, and it seems the Mitutoyo Mag has some fans in the comments.
3:33 Mitutoyo is known for measurement equipment for the machining industry. ...for Machinists. Like calipers, micrometers, and a lot more. Top three in the industry. That loop is NOT cheap and surely light years above your amazon grade magnifying loops.
Yeah it's so insanely sharp -- I've used it a bunch of times since making this video when inspecting boards for broken traces. I love it!
I've used their loupes after messing with cheap ones. They make a HUGE difference.
Edit: I guess it's technically a magnifier, not a loupe, because you don't hold this in your eye socket like you would a jeweler's loupe.
Mitutoyo = expensive, specialized, high quality precision stuff.
Oh yes, Another episode, doesnt matter what it is really, his videos are always entertaining!
Awesome job fixing this thing up!! My boyfriend seems to be talking about Toughbooks every other day (he loves laptops and industrial computer equipment) and some of that enthusiasm has rubbed off on me, so it was wonderful seeing one of these things get restored! x3
Adorable.
Wow that is a very nice Loop for magnifying things.
I had a loop given to me around 1998. I have taken good care of it & still use it every day. I keep it in a pill bottle with cotton. I've had it around 22 years now
Hi Adrian!
About the joystick interface, yes, you could use both ports at once. For the first one you should choose "Interface II" or "Sinclair Joystick" on the games, for the second one choose "Kempston Joystick".
I love these. I rescued my CF-31 off a pile at work
Mitutoyo is a well known brand in measuring equipment. This is industry standard grade. So good, even we in Germany use it 😜
HAH! Then it has to be good!!!!!! :-P
All the best stuff is made in Japan.
Even bureaucracy of Swedish safety approve this brand. 😉
All laptops should be that tough and it looks excellent. What a great project and a very kind donation too. Cheers
Ive still got an IBM 380D from 1996 and its built properly and really tough. The case is all metal, no crappy cheap plastic and of course it still works.
Hey Adrian. I've been following your channel for a little while now and just wanted to say that I'm so glad you are keeping the old tech current. I'm a close neighbor...a small town just south of Oregon City. Always cool to see local tech folk. Keep up the good work.
I appreciate that!
When you thing the video can't be greater than already is Adrian runs Planet X3 in all its glory and colors! The cherry at the top!!! (sorry my english is so bad)
I worked at a hospital and watched a paramedic drop a toughbook out of the back of the ambulance onto the concrete and then chuck it back inside without a second hesitation. When I made a comment about this, they told me that when they return to their home station that they store it in a bucket of salt water for kicks and giggles. Those things are bulletproof.
Kapton tape can also be used for shielding specific components that might leak RF. i worked for a company whose entire job was modifying computer cases and external peripherals like printers and scanners so that they would not leak any RF that could be useful in a Tempest attack, ie RF eavesdropping. a large amount of the work used a lot of strategically-placed copper fibre gasket tape and Kapton tape. that might give you some ideas as to how to test your Kapton tape?
I want to see more of the Toughbook, I love that thing! Thanks for the video :)
15:15 In that HDD caddy, there is not only a cushion to absorp shocks, but also a heating element when using this Toughbook in cold conditions.
That started on the CF-28. The CF-27 doesn’t have that.
@@80sCompaqPC , Thanks for clarifying that. Grtz
Used a CF-19 for work for over 7 years. Loved it. Was great for travel and out in the field. Used it in heavy rain all day and in the snow/100 f degree heat. I hated the switch to Ipads. They overheated on 80 f degree days and were terrible in rain and snow (even with expensive cases and screen protectors) but the built in camera made my job a bit easier. Great video have been really enjoying your channel. I found you a few years ago after I saw the field found C64 video. Keep it up!!!!
Yeah nothing quite compares to the durability! And thanks for being a subscriber. :-)
These were great industrial laptops. We used them in cranes for the size...I'm thinking one model was the 25 the other a 17. I remember replacing the hard drives a few times over the years and they were encased in a clear rubbery shock protector. They took a beating and some high temps but always worked.
Your hands waving around during the voice over part was hilarious too :)
Totally out of sync LOL
"Look like right here, it says kOptAn on the sticker here. So this is obviously the real fake stuff." ;)
it's also been known for "certain countries" to steal shipments of real products in order to relabel them and sell them on the black market.
That Toughbook is a relic, I have about 13 Toughbook of varying ages, some great engineering in some of them.
Mitutoyo are world leaders of measurement instruments, can't get much better than that.
Stumbled on this video looking for something else and honestly your personality kept me interested (I am definitely into computer, haven’t heard 95 in so long HOW COOL!)
The Speccy joystick interface will support 2 joysticks.
First port (numbers) is known as Cursor Joystick, Second (31) will be Kemspton.
These options are in nearly all speccy games....
your child happy reaction when you succeed mounting the magnet was priceless
A magnet can open a wide world of possibilities
I have a Toughbook CF-31 with 8GB of RAM that was refurbished, and I'm honestly surprised it ever needed repairing, as the thing weighs 9 pounds and is basically bombproof!
Inorder to hold the pin in more firmly you can adjust the tension of the hinges by tapping them lightly with a center punch. Not to hard though or you'll lock it up entirely.
The joystick adapter probably fell behind a shelf at an electronics store and found later on in life then thrown around various storage rooms for years and finally auctioned off as part of a lot when the building was getting cleaned out. Lots of box damage but probably never opened until relatively recently
Thanks for the video. I would definitely add an additional magnet to secure that door.
Fun video Adrian! I always wanted a Toughbook when they came out but never followed through on it. Great to see one working again!
Also: happy premature birthday Adrian
Makes me want to dig out my Toughbook and get it up and running.
I was unreasonably happy when you put that little hex nut back.
Had a Toughbook for a while... the version I had had an interesting option for the hard drive caddy... it was insulated and had a heater built in! Clearly a model suitable for the bitter winters up here on the northern Plains.
This gives me memories of my old school Inspiron 8200 (which was actually a Latitude model) and my Latitude D830. A screw driver, the service manual PDF, and a lot of patience (and some spare parts) and you could replace anything. And I did.
just strolling and ended up watching almost 30 minutes straight! Great vid greeting from INA
Disassembly without service guide? That's me as well, hahaha. Gotten cleaned up my Nikon DSLR, oh boy that was messy, but done flawlessly. Definitely thumbs up from me!
I was thinking "man that's a '70s towel" and then you said "''70s towel" and I thought that was funny. Thanks.
Always know where your 70s towel is!
Make a series called 'pimp my machine' where viewers can send in their retro computers and you give them a complete makeover and if applicable restore them to working order.
I have seen a Toughbook go flying across the bridge of a ship on the open ocean and continue to work. They are extremely well made.
It's nice they live up to their name!
So jealous when I saw that keyboard tray lift out. I'm living with a wonky Enter key because I dread replacing the stick-on chiclet keyboard on my laptop..
People make disassembly guides, so just Goo the model # and add disassembly to it.
Adrian, not for nothing you would probably do better with Linux on that TV Card / hardware. There is some real awesome video creation stuff on Linux also. Look at Explaining computers channel for those or look at kdenlive.
Those TV cards are great, it should also give you PAL composit inputs. I've got one but it's a single Digital TV tuner/Composit/SVHS input.
Just put a second magnet on the other end?
Oh, and Happy Birthday!
If you put two of those magnets together you’ll never get them apart with just your fingernail
Mitutoyo is a top notch brand. They specialize in measuring tools.
You can never rely on on a mem test. If you get errors then you know something is wrong, but even if you don't get any error the memory can still be bad.
Mitutoyo tools are top notch
Hi Adrian, with regards to your spectrum interface, you have the Kempston type joystick interface required for the 16k/48k spectrum which requires a kempston joystick, the numbers you mention describe the values the spectrum uses to interpret what direction or what button is being pressed at any one given time on the joystick by the user, "Up = 9" "Down = 8" "Left = 6" "Right = 7" "Fire = 0"
There was a "revised" joystick after the 48K Kempston, it was called the "Sinclair" specific for the 128K+2 & +3 Sinclair Spectrum's, although the output numbers are the same, the Sinclair Joystick was wired differently.
Also, Mitutoyo is a company that specialises in micro precision instruments such as micrometers etc
If you find my information of any use, I would love a mention in your future video's :)
Keep up the good work.
I found a Sony monitor similar to yours. It was free on the side of the road. In like new condition. Saved it from trash day. Super sharp.
That little speaker looks to be exactly the same as the speakers that are used in musical birthday cards
I know someone who's sales pitch for these was to throw them.hard against a commercial customers brick wall then picked it up and turned it on. Sold!
I remember our IBM rep came to our office (before Lenovo bought their computer div) and they demoed the Thinkpad to us. The turned on a Thinkpad T61 if I recall -- and threw it up into the air and onto the concrete floor. Then stepped on it. Opened it up -- still working and booted. Sold ---- we have been using Thinkpad ever since.
Toughbooks are sweet. I have a CF-M34 which I upgraded for WiFi capability, replacing the dialup modem card with a WiFi card. I even ran the antenna around the inside of the screen bezel. One of my favorite projects. I just wish I could modernize it a lot more, maybe switching the motherboard with a Raspberry Pi or something.
Hi Adrian, from my very fuzzy rememberings of the old Speccy, that joystick interface will map the cursor keys (6,7,8,9,0) to Joy 1 and Joy 2 will use Port 31 on the Z80 bus (Kempston and some other joystick interfaces used this).
I love those chonky workstation laptops as they actually work and not 90% plastic by weight.
Yeah almost all metal construction -- it feels like a tank but it feels so satisfying to even carry around.
I did that magnet trick with one of my desk drawers, kept opening by itself randomly, which was fun when walking into it or swinging sideways on my chair and bashing my knee into it, bit of superglue and an ex HDD neodiddlyium magnet for it to grab the metal frame and sorted, drawer stays shut... :)
HA great use of those magnets. I have a bunch of them from old HDs stuck to my furnace for no reason other than to hold papers and what not to it.
Mitutoyo is a de-facto standard high quality mechanist / engineering brand. Good, quality stuff.
nice fixes on speaker and magnetic latch.
So this pops up on my feed on my phone. I go to my laptop and can't find it in my feed there....because I hadn't subscribed, but I've watched enough of these videos that RUclips says I like the channel... Subscribed now..
Thanks!
Love the dad joke at the end. Plus the "Pun intended". LOL good one sir.
I would love to be carrying a Panasonic Toughbook (briefcase mode) while wearing a power suit and standing next to a Pearl white Tesla.
The girls would be going crazy.
Great video! I'm a Toughbook and Itronix GoBook hoarder! Hehe. Loaded Puppy Linux on one Toughbook. Works pretty good. Touchscreen doesn't work... The GoBooks make great music servers, very strong sound for a laptop.
Heck yea i got an ad fot the toughbook at the start of the vid. And the design looks a lot on the same lines as on the 90s ones still.
**Adrian** yes it is your toughbook with out question. One of my friends used to have one at least 5 years ago. I seam to recall there being an optical/ DVD drive for it. In general I believe there are ide to sata adapters so people then use a SD card or simalair in place of the hard drive. Happy birthday
The ZX Spectrum joysticks tend to be DB9s but there's two standards, there's the one most 3rd parties used which is the "Kempston", which is the classic old computer joystick that Atari, Commodore etc uses with 1 button, and then the "Spectrum" standard, which has a slightly modified pin layout, and is what the official Sinclair joystick interface used, in addition to the later model Spectrums that had a built in Joystick adapter.
I think most games let you pick between using the keyboard, Kempston or Sinclair interfaces when starting up.
Protipp for Screwdrivers/screws: If you happen to have a dead middle aged HDD (from the later 90s or so, when they moved to Electromagnetic head positioning): keep the Magnets of the HDD and use that to keep the Screws from rolling away or to magnetize your screw drivers.
Fun to watch!
superb channel! Keep doing what your doing! Ace!
Happy birthday.
Adrian you should try to put another magnet and washer on the opposite side
Mitutoyo make premium calipers so their magnifying lens thingies are probably good too. It's a quality brand.
Panasonic makes great laptops!
19:45 hmmm, toughbook and cellular cut, i wonder if it was ever in a classified area. hopefully that drive was scrubbed well. :)
Mitutoyo is the bomb, great stuff.
Like Starrett from the US.
All high end precision equipment.
Hadn't heard of either of those but it's cool it's so great.
kapton tape comes in two colors gold ( or orange as you put it) which is EMIsafe+high temp and bronze (yellow) which is just high temp.
F.F. - Kapton was used on the bottom of the lunar lander for lightweight heat sheilding.
Looks good!!(Ah ! Planet X3 by 8 bit guy)
Awesome video adrian and what a way to show off a good old tough book with 8 bit keys planet x3 great game for a great laptop 8 bit would be proud you did that keep up the awesome vids
Planet X3 is everywhere!
It's pretty great for testing because it just about runs on every single PC from the first to current ones. (If you are running DOS.)
Actually, since the drivers for that capture card work in Windows 7, you CAN make them work with Windows 10. All you have to do is disable driver signature enforcement.
1. Press Windows key + X to open the power user menu. Select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. type *bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks on*
3. Close the command prompt and reboot.
Those steps should allow the driver to be installed, even though it's unsigned. Keep in mind that this disables the driver signature enforcement permanently, so you lose that extra layer of protection, but you can re-enable it later with "/set nointegritychecks off"
I had tried this before but doing this no longer works on 64bit windows -- only 32bit versions of Windows 10. (Unless you have tried this before? I think I tried it for some old serial UART drivers and couldn't get it working.) IIRC
@@adriansdigitalbasement Have you tried doing it through the advanced boot options menu? It's a pain in the ass, but the last time I checked, you can still do it that way.
1. Hold down SHIFT while clicking "Restart".
2. Select "Troubleshoot" on the "Choose an Option" screen.
3. Select "Advanced Options" on the next screen.
4. Select "Startup Settings" on the next screen.
5. Click Restart.
That'll get you into the startup settings screen. On the startup settings screen, type 7 or F7 to activate the "disable driver signature enforcement" option. It'll stay disabled until you re-enable it, and unlike "Test Signing" mode (which is another way to do it), it doesn't put a watermark on your desktop. If you'd rather not jump through all the hoops to get into startup settings, open a Command Prompt (as admin) and type *bcdedit /set testsigning on* and reboot. If you *still* can't get the drivers to install, then there's something else happening that I don't know anything about.
Also, I can't get over how much "secam" sounds like "sea cam"
Séquentiel couleur à mémoire!! French is a pretty language
Well, I prefer Italian.
I used one of those back in 1998-2000 when I was an outside tech for the phone company.
Did it ever break on you?
@@adriansdigitalbasement No, it was pretty reliable, and wasn't always treated kindly. :)
Mine had a yellow top, BTW... not sure what the difference was.
adrian with the hinges, squeeze the center bit with pliers and it will be less floppy and the bar will be more captive, you also need a ratcheting right angle screwdriver(c) any chinese seller on ebay
This is not to down you at all mister Adrian but my goodness your channel has been so underrated for too long
cool that you tested 8-bit guy's Planet X3
I love how everybody use Planet X3 to demonstrate DOS games working on a pc. It's like an inside joke or something.
It is pity that no one from the famous yutubers do not want to promote MagiDuck, a very nice DOS modern platformer in Text mode targeting 8088 CGA 256KB ram PC XT
I like to think that most of all tech youtubers are interconnected in a nice network of sorts
I need to check out that game -- I also saw a text mode Mega Man. Very cool. The nice thing about planet X3 is it works on everything in all video modes and supports pretty much all sound card types.
@@adriansdigitalbasement yes Mega Man MOD is by me :)
It's a very fun and convenient benchmark now! "Does it run X3?" can sit nicely alongside "Does it run DOOM?" ^^
...and, admittedly, there's extra personal fun here since it's cool hearing the music I did for it snuck into a bunch of bigger YT channels :p
Love how these days if I watch a video on an out of date x86 computer, at the point it comes time to demo I think I would be shocked if I DIDN'T see Planet X3!
i have the very first toughbook the cf-41! it doesn't have a handle, it was never designed with one!
Yep, definitely, you got "Krapton Tape" meh, I use it it's o-k. A lovely gesture from a fan though. I just need more fans lol. Love your work and you have inspired me and my YT venture.
Hi Adrian, I'm actually early for once! Your channel is so great!!!!
Loctite one end of the hinge pins to hold them in place.
Ah good call -- I saw a 1541 drive repair video where Jeff Birt added a drop of blue before sliding the pin in. I need to buy some to do this -- don't know what I didn't think of it.