Chris I cry with you in the corner. A tragic accident and a message you have bought to us from the heart. You are a great guy and we love you and your great work. The Amiga community is lucky to have you on our side thank you.
In the days of old, purple was the most difficult colour to manufacture for garments/clothing which is why it was set aside for Royalty or the super rich back then. Looks like you ARE the king of amiga repair Chris!
Very generous of them. There are still good people in the world. As an international entertainer, I've been so fortunate to have met many of them. So, to straighten out those cases, do what I do, and make friends at a machine shop or local manufacturer that have a ton press. Then, have a paint store color match the case under a scope, and a body shop strip and finish them. I've had all kinds of crazy work done, like the five roms on my five AD516s (but that's a story for another day), for a 6 pack of beverage or dinner at a fast food restaurant as payment.
I am so sorry to learn of your catastrophe. I am grateful to learn, that you were able to recover most of your stuff, and that you are now going store your stuff on an earthquake proof shelf. I enjoy your videos..
The Amiga is such an important piece of tech that truly deserves all the accolades it has gotten over its life. So do you Chris for all the hard work and time you've put into keeping it alive. Thankyou.
I’m not sure when RUclips decided to recommend your channel but I’m so glad it did. Your passion for all things Amiga is contagious and makes me long for the a600 I lost somewhere along the way. Your passion deserve great things Chris and thank you for keeping the tech alive. 🍺🍻
Thank you for the kind words. I hope you find this stuff, educational, entertaining, and humorous. You will get to know my characters and the sound effects and why soon enough thanks for subscribing. It means the world to me.
Very nice 4000 board/daughterboard/z3660. Color coordinated with your purple ReA4091! Kavanoz is a valuable member of the community and built several boards and cards for me after watching 1 of your older videos introducing him. Congratulations.
I can relate to that so much, always helping other people and still thinking or actually be convinced I'm not deserving anything at all myself. If there is ever anybody, especially in the Amiga community, that deserves the highest praise it's you Chris. You must have been devastated by that disaster. Collecting, caressing and loving your collection for years, helping out the community like you do, and then this happens. Unfair. Hope something good comes at you soon!
Wow thank you So so much! Like I said in the video I was able to cobble together most of the machines I only lost the 4000 ironically the case that was most destroyed was the one that I just did the video on the curse of Irving and it had my brand new board that I swapped so that is the one that is still dead because I’ve got crushed from the riser board, but I won’t let it get me down we will rebuild
Ooof, I felt that right in the gut. I am sorry for all of the damage, and hopefully most of it is recoverable at least in function. I cant wait to see more videos on the purple 4000. Keep up the Good Work, bud.
I feel your pain, i had an A500 that got destroyed in transit and it broke my heart, happy note shes all good now, i also have a mint A2000HD which my partner marked, i was devastated, i can only imagine the tears shed for your beautiful machines.
Wow Dr Chris! Had no idea what happened to your collection… Sorry to see the state of what occurred, but that new board and gear you have. Great stuff from the guys who donated it to you 👍🏻 Don’t forget that Ordyne over on Amibay makes and sells brand new A4000D cases. Thanks for what you do. Cheers 🍻
OMG what a rollercoaster. I was happy for you at the beginning but got queezy when you explained what happened. Those photos were hard to look at. Stay humbled Chris 🍀
9:30 - Wow; I've heard that sound before. I looked up, and about .1 mile away I see a car bumper flying through the air... The feeling you get when a tragedy like that happens is indescribable; your heart sinks, blood pressure rises, stop breathing for a few; not good. Kinda like when I put the bridgeboaard into my A2000, and it wouldn't power on. I've sat it aside for a couple months, and tried to work with emulation, building it back up that way...
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration The date is not set yet (December) but Frank from RetroRewind assured me it is happening! As for the venue I think it is safe to say it will be again Admiral Motel.
I can definately relate, know the feeling all to well. I'd be scarred for life by something like that. Nothing like that has happened to my computers thankfully, but a car I had put hundreds of hours and more money than I'd like to admit into got wrecked by a drunk driver and was a total loss...
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration Nope. Pretty much all my electronics, tools and stuff. That can be replaced but it was the personal stuff that couldn't be.. not really worth a lot but to me. Art, pictures, signed books, etc. But yeah I feel your pain it always sucks harder when stuff like that happens when it's stuff that you are passionate about and rare/impossible to replace. That heart sink below the floor feeling. I am glad you got 3d printing to at least help with some of the damage.
@Chris Edwards Restoration. Feel for you on the amiga losses My A500 was same. keep pushing your channel has been a light for us Amiga addicts 8). and the amount of dedication put in is priceless. I would dedicate my Semi broken 500 rev6.a (Rom 2.05A600HD) brighted, moded. and three 512kb ram boards, in box if intrested
That is what I love about it. No other computer and history has had so much of a cult following and so many new things for it not even the best selling computer of all time the c64 has this level of new hardware.
Hi Dr. Chris. First of all I want to thank you for all of that great Contend which entertains and educate me and many others out there. Back in the days I owned many Amigas (500 / 1200 / 3000) and absolutely loved them. Unfortunately I lost them all, together with many more 8Bit and 16Bit Machines to a fire. Besides all of the great things I could say about your contend there's one thing that bothers me since day one. Why do you always refer to you as an "idiot" when mentioning that you help people without a charge? This should be the way for all of us and it should be praised and promoted and not be refered to as a bad way of doing things !!! Generosity and helping People should be normal and a GOOD thing and not idiotic. I would love you to promote such behavior with words as much as you do with your deeds. Greetings from Germany Dr. Chris.
I've watched about 400 of your videos and I've never seen you so broken and depressed. Maybe these plastics can be repaired somehow. Anyway, hang in there. Greetings from Poland.
See through cases for desktops is pushing it a bit but I'm sure a 4000T and 3000T could have acrylic panels. I've never had it mentioned but was there ever plans to build a 2000T?
I've said it before. I'll say it again. I really don't like many people. I have an extremely high gain dodgy detector that was installed at birth. You however never even registered a single blip. Stay awesome. And now I need to go and check all my cheap storage shelves in the garage.
This video should really start of with a warning to sensitive viewers... I almost couldn't watch all of the carnage... so sad. But in all seriousness, enjoy the new toys and good luck re-re-re-re-restoring those amigas, as I'm sure this isn't the first time they've all been repaired at least once!
What is this sorcery called the "Z3660" ? Does this *really* output RTG with HDMI? if so - where has this been? (hidden in a magical unreachable kingdom?)
hi my name is mark from the uk is it normal to get static on a mouse port and on the pcmia card adapter as well its amgia a600 i no this sounds weird but i got static out side my amgia do i need to earth some how thanks
I have several 1000/2000 cpus and cases that I can send to you. I now have a job, and I can afford the shipping. I can donate them to the “cause” of your channel. I am in Houston near NASA, and only need to know the shipping fees to your city. Where are you?
The Z3660 was also built by Torsti76. Enjoy using them Chris.
Sorry to hear about the damage Doc. That is an amazing gift and you deserve it. Of course now I want a purple 4000 lol
Brought a tear to my eye when i saw the great purple gifts. Then again when I realised how much damage your fleet took.
Chris I cry with you in the corner. A tragic accident and a message you have bought to us from the heart. You are a great guy and we love you and your great work.
The Amiga community is lucky to have you on our side thank you.
In the days of old, purple was the most difficult colour to manufacture for garments/clothing which is why it was set aside for Royalty or the super rich back then. Looks like you ARE the king of amiga repair Chris!
What an emotional disaster. Pouring one out for you. 😢
Very generous of them. There are still good people in the world. As an international entertainer, I've been so fortunate to have met many of them.
So, to straighten out those cases, do what I do, and make friends at a machine shop or local manufacturer that have a ton press. Then, have a paint store color match the case under a scope, and a body shop strip and finish them. I've had all kinds of crazy work done, like the five roms on my five AD516s (but that's a story for another day), for a 6 pack of beverage or dinner at a fast food restaurant as payment.
I am so sorry to learn of your catastrophe. I am grateful to learn, that you were able to recover most of your stuff, and that you are now going store your stuff on an earthquake proof shelf. I enjoy your videos..
The Amiga is such an important piece of tech that truly deserves all the accolades it has gotten over its life. So do you Chris for all the hard work and time you've put into keeping it alive. Thankyou.
I’m not sure when RUclips decided to recommend your channel but I’m so glad it did. Your passion for all things Amiga is contagious and makes me long for the a600 I lost somewhere along the way.
Your passion deserve great things Chris and thank you for keeping the tech alive. 🍺🍻
Thank you for the kind words. I hope you find this stuff, educational, entertaining, and humorous. You will get to know my characters and the sound effects and why soon enough thanks for subscribing. It means the world to me.
Oh My God!
The Amiga community feels your pain.
Obiwan has taken a knee!
Ouch, all that lovely old Amiga stuff damaged really hurts. Awesome to see new Amiga things coming to life all the time these days though.
Very nice 4000 board/daughterboard/z3660. Color coordinated with your purple ReA4091! Kavanoz is a valuable member of the community and built several boards and cards for me after watching 1 of your older videos introducing him. Congratulations.
Those are beautiful boards! Very nice work. Sorry to hear about the accident!
What a grim thing to happen with the shelves… but what a thoughtful donation too.
You have done so much to keep Amigas alive. I’m sure this good karma will come back soon. The shelf is just a speed bump.
I can relate to that so much, always helping other people and still thinking or actually be convinced I'm not deserving anything at all myself. If there is ever anybody, especially in the Amiga community, that deserves the highest praise it's you Chris.
You must have been devastated by that disaster. Collecting, caressing and loving your collection for years, helping out the community like you do, and then this happens. Unfair. Hope something good comes at you soon!
Wow thank you
So so much! Like I said in the video I was able to cobble together most of the machines I only lost the 4000 ironically the case that was most destroyed was the one that I just did the video on the curse of Irving and it had my brand new board that I swapped so that is the one that is still dead because I’ve got crushed from the riser board, but I won’t let it get me down we will rebuild
Ooof, I felt that right in the gut. I am sorry for all of the damage, and hopefully most of it is recoverable at least in function. I cant wait to see more videos on the purple 4000. Keep up the Good Work, bud.
I feel your pain, i had an A500 that got destroyed in transit and it broke my heart, happy note shes all good now, i also have a mint A2000HD which my partner marked, i was devastated, i can only imagine the tears shed for your beautiful machines.
OMG, what a nightmare =O I hope you can fix some of the things that got damaged and broken! =(
Wow Dr Chris! Had no idea what happened to your collection… Sorry to see the state of what occurred, but that new board and gear you have. Great stuff from the guys who donated it to you 👍🏻 Don’t forget that Ordyne over on Amibay makes and sells brand new A4000D cases. Thanks for what you do. Cheers 🍻
OMG what a rollercoaster. I was happy for you at the beginning but got queezy when you explained what happened. Those photos were hard to look at. Stay humbled Chris 🍀
OMG, you poor thing. Big love big Chris. Go purple dude.
Nuts man, sorry to hear that. I was gonna say to use a metal Amazon rack for overflow computers etc.
Hey Chris, you deserve all the praise in the world. Your the best, the very best. And we in the Amiga community know that to be the truth!
9:30 - Wow; I've heard that sound before. I looked up, and about .1 mile away I see a car bumper flying through the air...
The feeling you get when a tragedy like that happens is indescribable; your heart sinks, blood pressure rises, stop breathing for a few; not good.
Kinda like when I put the bridgeboaard into my A2000, and it wouldn't power on. I've sat it aside for a couple months, and tried to work with emulation, building it back up that way...
Chris, thank you for all you do for the Amiga community! Hopefully see you at 2024 WOC in Mississauga!
wow thank you so much! and you shall. is it still at the admiril inn? i havent seen any date postings from tpug
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration The date is not set yet (December) but Frank from RetroRewind assured me it is happening! As for the venue I think it is safe to say it will be again Admiral Motel.
ok i was going to pre book my room but was not sure if it was still at that venue. thanks!
damn, I'm so sorry to hear about the accident. Somehow I think it might have been my momma after all.
😱😱😱 Oh man, that's heavy!
Thats a bad accident Chris. OMG! Good that you work on it. Greetings from Steven from the Netherlands
Holy shnikeys that's a nice piece... Mace Windu would be jealous
OH NO!!!! Shawshank that stuff back into shape - love it
Holy shit!! I feel your pain!! The nightmare of every collector! Sniff...
Keep up the great work!
Thank you so so much!
I hope you were able to save as much as possible, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Kind regards from Hanau/Germany
Oh man! Sorry for that crazy disaster! You have a good attitude moving on from it, but I’m sure you were sick for a few days.
I can definately relate, know the feeling all to well. I'd be scarred for life by something like that. Nothing like that has happened to my computers thankfully, but a car I had put hundreds of hours and more money than I'd like to admit into got wrecked by a drunk driver and was a total loss...
Oh man. That’s sad.
My guy am so sorry about your archives. I lost what I had to a flood a few years ago.
Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that. I hope you had insurance although It can’t replace certain things.
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration Nope. Pretty much all my electronics, tools and stuff. That can be replaced but it was the personal stuff that couldn't be.. not really worth a lot but to me. Art, pictures, signed books, etc. But yeah I feel your pain it always sucks harder when stuff like that happens when it's stuff that you are passionate about and rare/impossible to replace. That heart sink below the floor feeling. I am glad you got 3d printing to at least help with some of the damage.
@Chris Edwards Restoration. Feel for you on the amiga losses My A500 was same. keep pushing your channel has been a light for us Amiga addicts 8). and the amount of dedication put in is priceless. I would dedicate my Semi broken 500 rev6.a (Rom 2.05A600HD) brighted, moded. and three 512kb ram boards, in box if intrested
Its ok you keep them going at your end. Ill get them all sorted one way or another. Thank you for the kind words
peace be upon you sir
Amazing that 30 years after the demise of Commodore that an entirely new set of boards, sockets, and cpus are made.
That is what I love about it. No other computer and history has had so much of a cult following and so many new things for it not even the best selling computer of all time the c64 has this level of new hardware.
OMG Chris, not the babies!! :-(
Hi Dr. Chris. First of all I want to thank you for all of that great Contend which entertains and educate me and many others out there. Back in the days I owned many Amigas (500 / 1200 / 3000) and absolutely loved them. Unfortunately I lost them all, together with many more 8Bit and 16Bit Machines to a fire. Besides all of the great things I could say about your contend there's one thing that bothers me since day one. Why do you always refer to you as an "idiot" when mentioning that you help people without a charge? This should be the way for all of us and it should be praised and promoted and not be refered to as a bad way of doing things !!! Generosity and helping People should be normal and a GOOD thing and not idiotic. I would love you to promote such behavior with words as much as you do with your deeds. Greetings from Germany Dr. Chris.
I've watched about 400 of your videos and I've never seen you so broken and depressed. Maybe these plastics can be repaired somehow. Anyway, hang in there. Greetings from Poland.
sexay! the hdmi on the z3660 isn't single-source though, you'll still need a monitor connected to DB23 for Amiga modes
thanks for the clarification, thats why i said i think! welp i think dumb. haha
Danke!
Wow thank you!
Oh man 😞
See through cases for desktops is pushing it a bit but I'm sure a 4000T and 3000T could have acrylic panels. I've never had it mentioned but was there ever plans to build a 2000T?
Well, hold my beer. Wait till you see what I got planned.
Best damn letter ever
If it weren't for bad luck, some of us got no luck at all otherwise
Love what you do so much. Wonder is there a way I can leave you my ultimate spec A4000T in my will or something.
Or earlier! Haha
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration No, that doesn't work for me haha.
I've said it before. I'll say it again. I really don't like many people. I have an extremely high gain dodgy detector that was installed at birth. You however never even registered a single blip. Stay awesome. And now I need to go and check all my cheap storage shelves in the garage.
Maybe its because i too have that detector. It hinders alot of connections because i pre analyze everything. I get it
This video should really start of with a warning to sensitive viewers... I almost couldn't watch all of the carnage... so sad. But in all seriousness, enjoy the new toys and good luck re-re-re-re-restoring those amigas, as I'm sure this isn't the first time they've all been repaired at least once!
Actually, most of these were my own collection that I’ve had for years
I can't afford to be on your patrion, but if I ever met you in a pub in England, I would buy you a pint.
A simple like is great
Too! I was to be in england for kickstart02 untill plane tickets went tits up crazy prices
Shit happens Doc but ya ouch it hurts crazy bad when our miggies get damaged🤬🤦♂️
What is this sorcery called the "Z3660" ? Does this *really* output RTG with HDMI? if so - where has this been? (hidden in a magical unreachable kingdom?)
You help us, how can we help you? I don't have a lot of spare parts, but what's mine is yours if you need it. Jack and I will hit you up.
appreciated. but im good. you just keep enjoying the amiga. and smile every time. thats good enough for me!
hi my name is mark from the uk is it normal to get static on a mouse port and on the pcmia card adapter as well its amgia a600 i no this sounds weird but i got static out side my amgia do i need to earth some how thanks
They all came with metal shielding around them to prevent these type of things. Do you have your shielding still at least the bottom half
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration yes the bottom half i have on just when i touch them i can feel static
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration thanks for your time Chris
Is your power supply backfeeding or something?
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration its a new one from Poland so i dont think its that.
I have several 1000/2000 cpus and cases that I can send to you. I now have a job, and I can afford the shipping. I can donate them to the “cause” of your channel. I am in Houston near NASA, and only need to know the shipping fees to your city. Where are you?
Its ok i appreciate it. Why not restore them?