One of my biggest regrets ever (no joke!) is getting rid of A600 when our family got a new PC. Not that I had much to say in this regard, seeing that we weren't wealthy and my dad has found an enthusiast who paid a good amount of money for it back then - this was circa 1998 I think. We even had an OG Commodore colour monitor for it ! But I have just shrugged off this, because I already got better machine with flashier games... Years later I've understood that it was a great system and went back to many games running on emulators, of course. Then it hit me - many of those are still amazing fun years later, but they were much better on real hardware and that sweet CRT screen. These days, working A600 are not that common and their prices are relatively high. Would love to get an original some day, though, let alone pimped out one like one shown! Thanks for bringing back memories!
Amen to both of those; I had an A1200 with a 40MB HDD (swanky for the time) and my friend had an A600. He was always envious of that speedier processor and extra meg of RAM, but they were both great machines...
@@godslayer1415 oh I try on there all the time, but I'd love to find a bargain and maybe one I can fix up, so I would prefer if I could see it in person.
I remember having one of these ten years ago. I found one in an old house from my family who I assumed was owned by one of my family member's back in the day when Amiga was popular. It somehow still worked after so much time of it sitting there in an old box.
Top tip as mentioned here, BE CAREFUL when removing key caps. The caps can require some force to overcome the key retention and it’s important to go slowly and not let the cap fly off. Flying caps don’t go very far and are easy to find but trust me those springs can fly much further and will bounce off in random directions. I lost one last year which turned up six months later in a completely different part of the man cave. If this happens the space bar has two springs and will work okay with just one until you find a replacement for the one you lost.
I recommend spraying any cleaning solution to a towel rather directly to a machine itself. Especially with regards to the keyboard were liquid can sip onto the membrane.
@@kikujade notice at the start of the video he pulled a green ribbon while opening for the first time the machine. That is a keyboard membrane that goes under the base that holds the key plungers, springs etc. Through the holes of the base liquid can easily enter and contaminate the membrane.
I would have tested it first before putting it all together and before installing the accelerator. If you make sure it works before any modifications then if it doesn't work after you know what caused the problem. I don't mind old caps on motherboards because as long as they don't leak electrolyte they won't cause any damage. IMO it's not worth the hassle (and risk, especially if you're inexperienced) of recapping if it works reliably as is. It's not too much work to take the board back out later if/when the need arises.
1) The capacitors are leaking, I have a lot of experience with this and I can tell (the pads are dull and not shiny, cap leakage can often be hard to detect). They must be replaced ASAP, and board cleaned. 2) You do NOT want to just pull out the keyboard ribbon cable. This will damage the contacts on the ribbon over time, this is a very common fault. Always lift up the white latch on the motherboard first.
100% agreed on the caps. Last year I caught my brother's A600 just in time. Lost a bunch of silk screen markings and had to tin up a few traces where the solder mask had already been slightly compromised. No broken traces or lost pads fortunately. I did my A1200 at the same time, and that one only showed a few dull capacitor legs, however once I introduced the soldering iron the tell tale fish smell told me the recap+thorough cleanup was absolutely needed.
@@AmartharDrakestone Sure, the SMD caps of that era (around '89..'94) are known to not last as long as they should. They should have a high replacing priority.
Agreed, it is really hard to see visually if SMD caps are bad or not. But at timestamp 6:28 C409 C459 are visibly dull and even bulging, and at 5:13 C304 is also visibly dull and leaking.
MVG: "You will notice the warranty sticker has been broken in the middle, which means-" *Dankpods crashes through the window* "SOMEONE'S BEEN IN HERE!"
I had the 1200 and my favourite games were Cannon Fodder, Mortal Kombat, Dennis, Oscar, Desert Strike, Lion King and Lethal Weapon. Memories! You done a great job on this btw
Awesome. MVG meets 8-Bit Guy and cleans up a classic computer. Always take photos as you disassemble, especially the keyboard. Makes a world of difference for keyboard layouts that aren't the typical AX/XT.
Windex is not recommended for plastics. You should get this German plastic cleaning product called 'Kunst-Stoff'. It has the added bonus of anti static.
I know the current news/current gen hardware videos get a ton of views and likes...but for my money, your videos on tertiary computer gaming and arcade stuff has always been the best because it just feels like it comes from a real place of passion. I get extremely excited about these videos and hope to see many, many more. Bye for now!
Nice video and props to the dedication to to all this cleaning by hand! It's very rare to find someone who will actually be patient enough to do all of this manually.
Whilst I do love the insight vids you provide into older gen console coding and emulation; it is really great to see a retro hardware upgrade vid again! I first found your channel years ago while searching for Amiga 500 Agnes 8371 replacement how-to videos - so it's great to see another Amiga hardware vid in recent times.
Youve done a tidy job there well done, so many people rave about retrobrighting (using peroxide and sunshine) to fix the effects of bromine retardation in the plastic, its messy, smelly doesnt last either, soap and water as you have shown is often all that is required and then letting them dry out in hot sunshine will brighten them up, attacking the plastic with peroxide is a temporary fix, unless they are really bad its better to just clean them as you have shown here, great work.
A detailed cleaning of an old computer that mentions Retr0bright? MVG has turned into The 8-Bit Guy. This is not a problem for me, by the way... both great channels for computing.
This looks incredible! Two things I thought of: Isopropyl alcohol seems safer for the keyboard PCB as long as it's 91%+ Cleaning the keycaps and especially their stems is easier with a little straw cleaning brush, especially the stems. Great video. MVG is the only reason I get out of bed on Monday AM
Man, there's just something about preserving old hardware that I love. Even if it's hardware that existed before I was born. Only a year in this case, but the point stands! Nice video, I would love to see more of this sort of content.
Its fine to remove keys with a screwdrivers IF you are aware of what keyswitch is under it, it can break some key switch types ( its a very bad idea on ALPS for example)
A nice twist on the LGR/8-Bit Guy formula. Nice that you didn't have to retrobright it. Always love seeing old machines get a new chance at life. Thanks MVG! :)
Delighted to see the A600 rehabilitated online. I understand it was a disappointment to OG fans of the A500 but for those of us who came to Amiga computers after the demise of Commodore, it is the perfect starter system.
You should point out that capacitors on A600 and A1200 as A4000 NEEDS to be replaced no matter how nice they look. It is well known that caps made in those years have low quakity, and they leak. For example board of A600 that I have looked great, but I decided to replace caos anyway. I gave it to my friend to do it (he is professional) and proces ended up fixing traces that SMD caps ate beneath that black plastic bottom which hides the damage they do. That is simething every newer model of Amiga owner should do first in 2021.
When I’ve needed a key puller, I’ve just tied a bosun’s chair, a knot like two bowlines that gives you two loops dangling, and doesn’t slip closed, in a piece of thin wire. Works just the same, if a little more fiddly.
MVG joining the restoring and modding vintage tech trend. Seeing a lot of _8-bit Guy_ techniques. Looking forward to what he brings to the formula. Given his strengths, I’d recommend steering more towards _Mr Carlson’s Lab_ style videos because MVG videos are much more technical than typical restoration vids. All the use of Windex reminds me of the movie _My Big FAT Greek Wedding_ where the Greek father-in-law uses it as a panacea for everything.
I have some great nostalgia from this video, I grew up with an A600 through my childhood. I swapped it for a pair of ice skates, probably one of the biggest regrets of my life.
I waited the whole video hoping to hear that clickity clack from the keyboard and I got nothing! Good work looks great, I remember my grandfather playing with one of these and telling me this is where the future was headed.
I love the Amiga. I use my A1200/HD40 every day.. A nice tip for the keys is to take a photo of the keyboard before you start pulling the key caps.. Great video as always.
I used an A600 live on stage for a few years before I got an A1200. A great little workhorse. Great crunchy 8 bit sampling which is a bit of a retro obsession these days.
This was bugging me too... so I did a bit of research... Turns out the rf shielding is primarily to prevent the device from sending interference to other devices that use radio waves, although it does also protect the device from incoming signals as well as a secondary function... As we don't use any devices that utilize radio frequencies to send pictures or whatever, it's not an issue today... Your unshielded Amiga isn't going to wreck the picture of your neighbors NES that is attached to the tv via the antenna in todays world lol. Most seemingly smart people recommend replacing it however, just to prevent any possible incoming interference, however unlikely... and also because hardcore collectors and such want the shielding to make the unit original and complete.
The shielding is just as important as it ever was. It prevents the computer from interfering with other items and other items from interfering with the Amiga. People remove the shielding and then wonder why they has audio interference issues, etc. Modern equipment will most often have the plastic case metalized on the inside or thanks to modern simulation tools and multilayer PCBs has been designed to limit RF interference. At the university where I work we have an entire research unit that works with major international companies on RF interference problems. It is as big an issue today as ever, in fact it is a larger issue as we have 20x the electronic devices in our homes now.
I had an Amiga 1200 in high school and I started drawing on it. Today I'm a graphic designer and it's also thanks to that wonderful machine. I wish I could find one.
I'm 50 now and I've been gaming since I was 14 on my Atari 2600 (I still have it and it still works) but the best experiences came from an Atari 1040STE, there were some really good games back then. I recently found one game I used to play on it was just remade, The Bluecoats: North vs South. Makes me feel young again.
Beautiful machine, older than me but makes me feel nostalgic. What 8s utterly fascinating and completely bonkers to me is that a 10 dollar Raspberry Pi Zero W is a much more capable machine... The progress in hardware capabilities is just astounding for me, even in one decade let alone 4.
I'd remove the membrane from the underside of keyboard - You don't want any moisture working into it. Trust me it happens, it happened to me restoring an a1200! I had to mess around fixing the conductive traces. Good job! Its great fun saving old machines.
Really a very nice outcome! And really a LOT of surprise from the capacitors just below the floppy drive area, audio area (left one), power / video area (left and near the chip in the middle), OMG!! Check it out really fast, it deserve that care! Cheers, M
Nice work. It's funny how there was this time where consoles sort of doubled as gaming consoles and PCs at the same time. It's also cool how the newest xbox continues that tradition.
This video reminded me of the awesome sounds of the Amiga computers, in my opinion the aspect of these computers that stand the test of time the best 🙂
Well the games weren't magically upgraded... So it's amazing when a computer runs games it was designed to run, and the game designed specifically for that computer...
@@godslayer1415 needs to see an A1200 with an accelerator, the stock Amigas only shone on games with boosted memory and clock speed, even the Demo Jesus on Es wouldnt run properly on a stock A600.
Be carefull with the PSU, Commodore PSU's are notorious for failing and sending more voltage trough the system then needed. Better to replace it with a modern aftermarket PSU. Great video :)
I made my first renders on unexpanded A600 with 2MB of RAM with Real 3D 1.4. I Remember rendering a scene for 6 hours... This influenced me to work nowadays as 3D artist on HP Z800 workstation with 48 GB of RAM rendering some scenes for 4 hours in Vray ;) I still have those renders from Amiga in the cloud to don't loose them :) and I feel so much nostalgia every time I see A600 :) MVG, please make more videos about Amiga!
You took it apart, cleaned it thoroughly, and upgraded the hardware all without any hardware testing? I call shenanigans on your statement about not knowing if it worked.
Skip both and get an A1200, I had the original A600 when it launched and sold it immediately after the A1200 came out, the A600 is pathetic in comparison to the A1200, I fitted a Blizzard board in my A1200, I had the Vidi Amiga and was grabbing clips and screen grabs off the TV and messing about with them in the early 90s, I have still got the A1200 sat on the shelf, I sold the blizzard board and upgraded to a more modern accelerator a while ago and of course the original hard drive has been replaced for a compact flash drive, its a cracking piece of retro fun and even though I have had many many computers since I wont ever get rid of the Amiga, there is a reason they are expensive to get second hand and thats because people want to keep them.
@@knoxieman that's usually solid advice but when you already own a 500 unless you really, REALLY want AGA there's not massive gains other than price going 1200 and accelerator over 500 and accelerator.
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One of my biggest regrets ever (no joke!) is getting rid of A600 when our family got a new PC. Not that I had much to say in this regard, seeing that we weren't wealthy and my dad has found an enthusiast who paid a good amount of money for it back then - this was circa 1998 I think. We even had an OG Commodore colour monitor for it !
But I have just shrugged off this, because I already got better machine with flashier games... Years later I've understood that it was a great system and went back to many games running on emulators, of course. Then it hit me - many of those are still amazing fun years later, but they were much better on real hardware and that sweet CRT screen.
These days, working A600 are not that common and their prices are relatively high. Would love to get an original some day, though, let alone pimped out one like one shown! Thanks for bringing back memories!
That was my first computer. How sweet
AlexiBexi, du hier? :D
Hallöle AlexiBexi! Hätte dich nicht hier erwartet... XD
it was my 5th computer. It was awesome!
Also dich habe ich hier am wenigsten erwartet!!!
It was my first bought with my own money at the age of 15! Cost me $350+ in 1993
MVG adding restoration videos to his repertoire is what the world needed
Restoration? More like a good clean...
Ahh my absolute favourite childhood computer, I have been desperately searching for one for years.
Mine was the A500+, awesome machine.
Amen to both of those; I had an A1200 with a 40MB HDD (swanky for the time) and my friend had an A600. He was always envious of that speedier processor and extra meg of RAM, but they were both great machines...
Never heard of Ebay I guess
@@godslayer1415 might not be available in his region, or not have AMiGAs on there barely ever?
@@godslayer1415 oh I try on there all the time, but I'd love to find a bargain and maybe one I can fix up, so I would prefer if I could see it in person.
The natural grime protected the exterior from uv damage haha
If it wasn't in direct sunlight, it wouldn't really get very yellow
I remember having one of these ten years ago. I found one in an old house from my family who I assumed was owned by one of my family member's back in the day when Amiga was popular. It somehow still worked after so much time of it sitting there in an old box.
Top tip as mentioned here, BE CAREFUL when removing key caps. The caps can require some force to overcome the key retention and it’s important to go slowly and not let the cap fly off. Flying caps don’t go very far and are easy to find but trust me those springs can fly much further and will bounce off in random directions. I lost one last year which turned up six months later in a completely different part of the man cave. If this happens the space bar has two springs and will work okay with just one until you find a replacement for the one you lost.
I wish I read this comment before it happened to me
The nice 80's music is a good touch
wait this isn’t the 8-bit guy
Yeah, there is no retrobriting nor paperclips in power supplies.
or RMC who recently did a wonderful series about Amiga 600.
Adrian's Digital Basement is better than 8bit guy
@@mikeuk666 True. Adrian is also not working together with Clippy on some very rare old computers. ;-)
@@Okurka. or a 32 bit machine
Awwww yes!!!!
btw @MVG you missed the prefect opportunity to put only the M V G keys on first ;-)
*music starts playing*
I dont need sleep I need mvg content.
I recommend spraying any cleaning solution to a towel rather directly to a machine itself. Especially with regards to the keyboard were liquid can sip onto the membrane.
There wasn't a membrane on this mechanical keyboard, as you can see on the vid, he removed almost all keys and then sprayed some more windex on there
@@kikujade notice at the start of the video he pulled a green ribbon while opening for the first time the machine. That is a keyboard membrane that goes under the base that holds the key plungers, springs etc. Through the holes of the base liquid can easily enter and contaminate the membrane.
@@32KOFDATA you are right, I missed that part of the video
I really need an Amiga A600 back in my life.
The A600 was my first Amiga as a teenager. Oh I miss those days! Looks great!!
I wasn’t expecting an Amiga video so soon in the new year. Never lose your (and my) roots my man.
That grime just added some character to it.
What's up MrMario
& DNA
That's gunk erasure.
While you had everything apart I still would have taken the time to recap the board anyway. Old caps always make me nervous.
Yup totally, you will get issue after issue otherwise, my original A1200 really needs doing, I will have to get it apart and do it at some point soon.
I would have tested it first before putting it all together and before installing the accelerator. If you make sure it works before any modifications then if it doesn't work after you know what caused the problem. I don't mind old caps on motherboards because as long as they don't leak electrolyte they won't cause any damage. IMO it's not worth the hassle (and risk, especially if you're inexperienced) of recapping if it works reliably as is. It's not too much work to take the board back out later if/when the need arises.
1) The capacitors are leaking, I have a lot of experience with this and I can tell (the pads are dull and not shiny, cap leakage can often be hard to detect). They must be replaced ASAP, and board cleaned.
2) You do NOT want to just pull out the keyboard ribbon cable. This will damage the contacts on the ribbon over time, this is a very common fault. Always lift up the white latch on the motherboard first.
100% agreed on the caps. Last year I caught my brother's A600 just in time. Lost a bunch of silk screen markings and had to tin up a few traces where the solder mask had already been slightly compromised. No broken traces or lost pads fortunately. I did my A1200 at the same time, and that one only showed a few dull capacitor legs, however once I introduced the soldering iron the tell tale fish smell told me the recap+thorough cleanup was absolutely needed.
Even if the caps were not leaking, it's still a good idea to replace them. They're almost 30 years old.
@@AmartharDrakestone Sure, the SMD caps of that era (around '89..'94) are known to not last as long as they should. They should have a high replacing priority.
Agreed, it is really hard to see visually if SMD caps are bad or not. But at timestamp 6:28 C409 C459 are visibly dull and even bulging, and at 5:13 C304 is also visibly dull and leaking.
My A500 which I bought back in 1988 has never developed a fault and not yellowed at all in 32yrs, always treat a magical machine with respect!
Oh man, 2 The 8 Bit Guy episodes in one week, 2021 is starting to look good!
Has he not destroyed any more systems yet? that 8bit idiot came off my watch list when I realised how much of a hack he is.
@@retrobossmonster5509 but like, who asked?
The 8 bit guy had retro brigned the plastics
Weird. I thought it was him too. Thought it was strange that he would use the word "Pimpin"
@@retrobossmonster5509 what’d he do?
NICE.
Dude that melody in the intro is so epic
MVG: "You will notice the warranty sticker has been broken in the middle, which means-"
*Dankpods crashes through the window*
"SOMEONE'S BEEN IN HERE!"
In an Aussie accent. G'day
I had the 1200 and my favourite games were Cannon Fodder, Mortal Kombat, Dennis, Oscar, Desert Strike, Lion King and Lethal Weapon. Memories!
You done a great job on this btw
Awesome. MVG meets 8-Bit Guy and cleans up a classic computer.
Always take photos as you disassemble, especially the keyboard. Makes a world of difference for keyboard layouts that aren't the typical AX/XT.
Windex is not recommended for plastics. You should get this German plastic cleaning product called 'Kunst-Stoff'. It has the added bonus of anti static.
I know the current news/current gen hardware videos get a ton of views and likes...but for my money, your videos on tertiary computer gaming and arcade stuff has always been the best because it just feels like it comes from a real place of passion. I get extremely excited about these videos and hope to see many, many more. Bye for now!
Nice video and props to the dedication to to all this cleaning by hand!
It's very rare to find someone who will actually be patient enough to do all of this manually.
So happy to see the A600 get some love! And impeccable choice of music, you just made me rewatch Eon :)
Whilst I do love the insight vids you provide into older gen console coding and emulation; it is really great to see a retro hardware upgrade vid again! I first found your channel years ago while searching for Amiga 500 Agnes 8371 replacement how-to videos - so it's great to see another Amiga hardware vid in recent times.
Youve done a tidy job there well done, so many people rave about retrobrighting (using peroxide and sunshine) to fix the effects of bromine retardation in the plastic, its messy, smelly doesnt last either, soap and water as you have shown is often all that is required and then letting them dry out in hot sunshine will brighten them up, attacking the plastic with peroxide is a temporary fix, unless they are really bad its better to just clean them as you have shown here, great work.
A detailed cleaning of an old computer that mentions Retr0bright? MVG has turned into The 8-Bit Guy. This is not a problem for me, by the way... both great channels for computing.
Love the 8bit guy
This looks incredible!
Two things I thought of:
Isopropyl alcohol seems safer for the keyboard PCB as long as it's 91%+
Cleaning the keycaps and especially their stems is easier with a little straw cleaning brush, especially the stems.
Great video.
MVG is the only reason I get out of bed on Monday AM
Man, there's just something about preserving old hardware that I love. Even if it's hardware that existed before I was born. Only a year in this case, but the point stands! Nice video, I would love to see more of this sort of content.
Its fine to remove keys with a screwdrivers IF you are aware of what keyswitch is under it, it can break some key switch types ( its a very bad idea on ALPS for example)
A nice twist on the LGR/8-Bit Guy formula. Nice that you didn't have to retrobright it. Always love seeing old machines get a new chance at life. Thanks MVG! :)
Delighted to see the A600 rehabilitated online. I understand it was a disappointment to OG fans of the A500 but for those of us who came to Amiga computers after the demise of Commodore, it is the perfect starter system.
3:03 MVG going through parallel universes.
You should point out that capacitors on A600 and A1200 as A4000 NEEDS to be replaced no matter how nice they look. It is well known that caps made in those years have low quakity, and they leak. For example board of A600 that I have looked great, but I decided to replace caos anyway. I gave it to my friend to do it (he is professional) and proces ended up fixing traces that SMD caps ate beneath that black plastic bottom which hides the damage they do.
That is simething every newer model of Amiga owner should do first in 2021.
This was the perfect wholesome nerdy content I needed this morning in the USA.
This was so satisfying to watch! I was so glad that you were also able to expand its memory and storage space, as well as put a new processor to it!
When I’ve needed a key puller, I’ve just tied a bosun’s chair, a knot like two bowlines that gives you two loops dangling, and doesn’t slip closed, in a piece of thin wire. Works just the same, if a little more fiddly.
Super Skidmarks! Alien Breed! Cannon Fodder! Stardust! It Came From the Desert! Growing up with an Amiga was the best.
MVG joining the restoring and modding vintage tech trend. Seeing a lot of _8-bit Guy_ techniques. Looking forward to what he brings to the formula. Given his strengths, I’d recommend steering more towards _Mr Carlson’s Lab_ style videos because MVG videos are much more technical than typical restoration vids.
All the use of Windex reminds me of the movie _My Big FAT Greek Wedding_ where the Greek father-in-law uses it as a panacea for everything.
Awesome job MVG. Brings back plenty of memories. Kudos to the follower for giving you one.
I have some great nostalgia from this video, I grew up with an A600 through my childhood. I swapped it for a pair of ice skates, probably one of the biggest regrets of my life.
Easily my favorite computer washing video on youtube!
I waited the whole video hoping to hear that clickity clack from the keyboard and I got nothing! Good work looks great, I remember my grandfather playing with one of these and telling me this is where the future was headed.
I love the Amiga. I use my A1200/HD40 every day.. A nice tip for the keys is to take a photo of the keyboard before you start pulling the key caps.. Great video as always.
The fan who sent this is a great dude, helping preserve history
Hurrah, lovely to see another classic amiga being saved.
I used an A600 live on stage for a few years before I got an A1200. A great little workhorse. Great crunchy 8 bit sampling which is a bit of a retro obsession these days.
Oh Yes! MVG with some 90's Drum n' Bass at 9:50. Respect!
Just curious, why is the metal shielding useless today? Because we use less over-the-air TV and radio stations?
Someone? I need to know!
I would also like to know
I’ll third that, why ?
This was bugging me too... so I did a bit of research... Turns out the rf shielding is primarily to prevent the device from sending interference to other devices that use radio waves, although it does also protect the device from incoming signals as well as a secondary function... As we don't use any devices that utilize radio frequencies to send pictures or whatever, it's not an issue today... Your unshielded Amiga isn't going to wreck the picture of your neighbors NES that is attached to the tv via the antenna in todays world lol. Most seemingly smart people recommend replacing it however, just to prevent any possible incoming interference, however unlikely... and also because hardcore collectors and such want the shielding to make the unit original and complete.
The shielding is just as important as it ever was. It prevents the computer from interfering with other items and other items from interfering with the Amiga. People remove the shielding and then wonder why they has audio interference issues, etc.
Modern equipment will most often have the plastic case metalized on the inside or thanks to modern simulation tools and multilayer PCBs has been designed to limit RF interference.
At the university where I work we have an entire research unit that works with major international companies on RF interference problems. It is as big an issue today as ever, in fact it is a larger issue as we have 20x the electronic devices in our homes now.
MVG: Now, before we put the Amiga 600 back in it's case...
A600 in the background fully assembled: Am I a joke to you?
I had an Amiga 1200 in high school and I started drawing on it. Today I'm a graphic designer and it's also thanks to that wonderful machine. I wish I could find one.
I just finished restoring an A600 too. My opinion off this machine has changed greatly. Easily the best way of creating a WHDLoad gaming machine.
I'm 50 now and I've been gaming since I was 14 on my Atari 2600 (I still have it and it still works) but the best experiences came from an Atari 1040STE, there were some really good games back then. I recently found one game I used to play on it was just remade, The Bluecoats: North vs South. Makes me feel young again.
That scourer with the washing up liquid reservoir was the real star of the show
The Amiga stuff is always top tier. Can't get enough!
Hoffman tracks playing in the background, absolute choons!
Ian's Cave Sessions album is also visible in the background 👍
3:00 his hand
Glitches in real life
Don't worry. It's just a bug in the Matrix.
your kiroshi cybereyes are acting up.
The Amiga will live on forever
maybe the Amiga will overtake the PC oneday.
@@CathrineMacNiel too bad all the new amigas are so expensive :(
Nice work! Reminded me of all the times I used to open up my old A1200
This is a change of pace for your usual content, MVG, but I love it!
I love all your videos but Amiga has a special place in my heart.
It's always super satisfying to watch gunk getting removed from vintage electronics
That Amiga Badge is begging to have its yellowed cellophane removed ;)
Always interesting to see videos revisit the retro days of personal computers.
Beautiful machine, older than me but makes me feel nostalgic. What 8s utterly fascinating and completely bonkers to me is that a 10 dollar Raspberry Pi Zero W is a much more capable machine... The progress in hardware capabilities is just astounding for me, even in one decade let alone 4.
you have a knack for these restoration vids, should be a regular thing. Here's to more of these, plsssssssss!
Wonderful! Thank you very much!
MagicWB even today looks great!
Happy memories of the 90s playing project X and pinball fantasy till the early hours on a school night and who can forget speed ball.
Amazing video! I'm an amateur in terms of opening systems, but it's a delight watching this type of content.
I'm just restoring a 600 now glad I found this video :)
I'd remove the membrane from the underside of keyboard - You don't want any moisture working into it. Trust me it happens, it happened to me restoring an a1200! I had to mess around fixing the conductive traces. Good job! Its great fun saving old machines.
"And make sure you didn't lose any of the springs..." LMAO I've done that before. Great video brotha!
Loved the soundtrack of this episode!!
Really a very nice outcome! And really a LOT of surprise from the capacitors just below the floppy drive area, audio area (left one), power / video area (left and near the chip in the middle), OMG!! Check it out really fast, it deserve that care! Cheers, M
I never had these machines before so, i don't know i have no idea, but it was nice to see one of em actually
Nice work. It's funny how there was this time where consoles sort of doubled as gaming consoles and PCs at the same time. It's also cool how the newest xbox continues that tradition.
This video reminded me of the awesome sounds of the Amiga computers, in my opinion the aspect of these computers that stand the test of time the best 🙂
The 8 Bit Modern Vintage Gamer Guy
Never had an Amiga but always thought they were kinda cool. Don't think i'd ever collect them, but love these videos!
Love you MVG. Proud to be a Patreon member!!
It still runs games so well. Amazing.
Well the games weren't magically upgraded...
So it's amazing when a computer runs games it was designed to run, and the game designed specifically for that computer...
@@godslayer1415 needs to see an A1200 with an accelerator, the stock Amigas only shone on games with boosted memory and clock speed, even the Demo Jesus on Es wouldnt run properly on a stock A600.
'Gunk' is a fantastic word.
Amiga: I'm all clean again!
Floppy disk drive: WRYYYY!
Ah the good old days turican and cannon fodder for me miss them games so bad
This really makes me wanna get my old A600 and clean it up and upgrade it.. There is just something satisfying about playing on the old machines..
Take out the caps now even if you're not ready to replace them. They're guaranteed to leak and corrode the mainboard eventually.
Be carefull with the PSU, Commodore PSU's are notorious for failing and sending more voltage trough the system then needed. Better to replace it with a modern aftermarket PSU.
Great video :)
I know the 128 ones are better, so I would assume the amiga ones are too? i know the 64 van vic 20 ones are really bad.
@@Okurka. @Douglas Rogers Thank you both for pointing this out to me.
So my excuse for the wrong info.
Loved my A600 back in the day!! Great video as usual 😎
I made my first renders on unexpanded A600 with 2MB of RAM with Real 3D 1.4. I Remember rendering a scene for 6 hours...
This influenced me to work nowadays as 3D artist on HP Z800 workstation with 48 GB of RAM rendering some scenes for 4 hours in Vray ;)
I still have those renders from Amiga in the cloud to don't loose them :) and I feel so much nostalgia every time I see A600 :)
MVG, please make more videos about Amiga!
Amigas were awesome back in the days. I remember seeing rappers and musicians with them to make beat machines and loops.
I love this video, great addition to the channel!
So great to see MVG back in his Amiga roots ;)
You took it apart, cleaned it thoroughly, and upgraded the hardware all without any hardware testing? I call shenanigans on your statement about not knowing if it worked.
You must not have ever done this before. Garage finds often work fine
The Amiga 600 before it was cleaned looks like my keyboard right now.
Cries in A500. I'm still jelly that my friends had A600. 25 years on and I'm still salty LUL
You get the last laugh though... whack a TF536 in your A500 and it'll blow the doors off a 600 while having a real numeric pad ;)
Skip both and get an A1200, I had the original A600 when it launched and sold it immediately after the A1200 came out, the A600 is pathetic in comparison to the A1200, I fitted a Blizzard board in my A1200, I had the Vidi Amiga and was grabbing clips and screen grabs off the TV and messing about with them in the early 90s, I have still got the A1200 sat on the shelf, I sold the blizzard board and upgraded to a more modern accelerator a while ago and of course the original hard drive has been replaced for a compact flash drive, its a cracking piece of retro fun and even though I have had many many computers since I wont ever get rid of the Amiga, there is a reason they are expensive to get second hand and thats because people want to keep them.
@@knoxieman that's usually solid advice but when you already own a 500 unless you really, REALLY want AGA there's not massive gains other than price going 1200 and accelerator over 500 and accelerator.