Same here :-) - it was my job in the 70s to develop industrial computers based on this processors. And that was leading edge hightech at this time! unbelievable today
I love that I, a tech bro who is old enough to grow up with these machines, can come here and learn a lot of things I didn’t know. This is what youtube is for. 100%
I'm glad to hear that! It's always exciting to share knowledge and experiences with people who share my passion, that's what makes RUclips such a great platform for connecting and learning
Well done! Love this video! It was a very thorough and well reasoned repair. Congratulations on bringing the Amstrad back to life. One thing I noticed is that the text on the display is red but it should be yellow. Chances are the video connector has a bad solder joint in the green channel. Or if not, it could be a problem with the cable or even the Gate Array. Maybe a topic for a followup video?
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. Your insights about the display issue are super helpful, I'll definitely look into it for a follow-up video.
I was about to comment on the colour and I see that Noel already did and he sure knows his CPC repairs! I had green text on mine and a quick reflow of the solder joints on that connector and some contact cleaner sprayed into it solved the problem, that part is prone to mechanical stress. I also had the same power switch issue and the tape drive was dead which was solved with new belts. Brilliant video, lovely to see you working on an Amstrad and looking forward to the next one👍
It was lovely watching this video on the retro Amstrad CPC464. I almost bought one but eventually bought the competitive Sinslcair ZX Spectrum which was out at the same time. Love the repair work, and glad to see people still interested in these early pioneers of home computers.
I bought myself an Amstrad CPC464 in May 1987 as a teenager, and loved it so much! A very underrated computer from that era. I used it until the early 1990s. Around 2010 I got a used 6128 from Ebay and had fun with that, and found a 3.5inch external floppy drive with the builtin ABBA switch. So much great games and other software available for it. There is a really good interview here on RUclips with one of the design engineers of the CPC, talking about his time in the 1980s working for Alan Sugar etc.
My dad knew I was into computers so he got all me all the hardware back from the commodore, atari, apple II, etc... Now I've been in IT for almost two decades because of his help. I am happy to see you're diving into the roots of where technology came from and sharing your journey. It's important to know how far we've come and the layers of history to lead us where we are. Most kids nowadays take that for granted. You'll go far :)
Love this channel. Great work! Thanks for the hard work! Also, you say in the disclaimer that "you're not a professional". Then I gotta say that you have to be the best immitation of a professional that I've ever seen.
Your videos are so heartwarming to watch. It takes me back to the old days of computing (the 90s for me), when computers were more of a hobby, an interest, and a curiosity. Seeing you work on these old machines just creates that vibe of loving home computing for what it is, a rewarding activity in its own right.
I hope you all noticed what happened here. The vast majority of us would have said "That switch is broken" and would have replaced it. Sayaka dismantled it, cleaned it, and put it back together (why isn't 'remantled' a word?). Something worth learning there.
Watching this video brings back memories of when I was doing internships as a student. It was precisely in an AMSTRAD computer repair workshop. Many of the repairs were due to power supply failures, the transistor that regulated the power supply was not holding up. And it produced failures (no power) or over voltage. the latter caused havoc, broken CPU, or group of memories... Other failures of the floppy disks in the Amstrad CPC 6128, were mechanical. Sometimes, the worm screw that moves the read head got stuck and stopped moving, giving an error in the drive. The fix was easy, a simple tap on the case would free it. Anyway I am glad to know that there is still interest in the repair of these little 8 bits.
The first computer I ever owned, so many happy memories. Well done for bringing it back to life. (had a ZX-81 beforehand but it was on loan from a friend of my Dad's, not actually mine)
The failure of the M1 signal on the Z80 was most often caused by people plugging peripherals into the unbuffered edge connector whilst power is applied. It was a very common point of failure on the ZX Spectrum and would cause the Interface 1 to not work as the M1 signal was needed.
Great job fixing this, and as others have said I'm happy you took the route of cleaning the switch instead of tossing it. I hope your channel keeps growing, we need more young people discovering this wonderful hobby!
Hi, what a great memory this computer. It was my first one, somewhere around 1985. I bought it because it was the cheapest all integrated computer, including the screen. I coded a lot on it, I loved it. it was compact and easy. My favorite one was still the one after, CPC 6128, because of the discs obviously. I never opened them by the time, it looks so simple. I'm surprised that young people like yourself could be interrested by these oldies. Congratulations for your repair.
Nice. It gets on me how electronics technicians (such as myself :P) can forget that you can also fix a piece of equipment by doing something so common sensical as a cleansing. Every now and again, though, motherboards are there to remind you that dirt in sockets and connectors is an enemy also.
Great video, well done on fixing the machine. I haven't a clue about hardware! My CTM monitor blew up after I turned it on a few years back. Thankfully I have a SCART lead for the TV and the CPC is still working well.
My first Computer was a CPC 464 in 1984. Today I have a CPC 464, a CPC 6128 and a CPC 6128 +. Also a lot of games to play with. I love old computers and retrogaming. 😊
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You won a subscriber out of pure nostalgia. Keep up the good work!
I bought an Amstrad PCW512 in 1987, and regularly swapped code with a friend who had a CPC, so you are working on a computer that is almost 40 years old. You are amazing. Love to see young people interested in the vintage computers I learnt to program when I was your age. Oh, and your t-shirt is really cool too! Happy to have found your channel! Hugs!
I learned so much from my CPC464! Those packs you could put on the back were amazing. I had a light pen and the colour monitor. I will always be grateful to my parents for saving hard and working hard to buy it for me.
Oh, so great, my first computer (a used one) was a CPC 664 with a green monitor. That was more or less the same model, just with 64k of memory. It warms my heat seeing it again. Thanks for taking care of this one.
In Germany it was selled as Schneider CPC 464. Amstrad had no selling structure in Germany, so Schneider overtook and renamed it. Also they changed the design. All of the colorfull keys were changed to a boring grey in the german version. Because.. it´s for germans :-) This was my second computer after the Vic20 and I loved it. Keep on the great work. Greetings from Germany!
Great Job young lady 👏👏! These Retro Home Computers bring back alot of great memories for me of when I was a teenager and how I wanted the CPC 664 model because not only did I like the keyboard color but that it had a built-in Floppy-Disk Drive instead of the Tape one which were Slower, but cheaper! Its nice to see how these classic computers are still appreciated & loved especially by people from your generation! These days I’m running a 2013 Mac Pro from Apple thats probably 9yrs old at this point & running the Last Officially Supported (by Apple) macOS Monterey. I hope to get one od their M2 machines this year or the next!
It's great to see a woman in a hobby so very dominated by men, and a young person take interest in old computers!! You express yourself very clearly, and seem very humble as to your experience and abilities, even though I can sense a lot of raw talent in you. Good luck with your channel, you have gained another sub!!
Don't you just love 80's soldering joints? ;) Seriously, PCB were rugged back in those days, not by design but by necessity. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Love your videos. And great to see the enthusiasm for computing & electronics (especially retro) from the younger generation. The CPC 464 seemed ahead of its time when it was released, and glad to see you rescued this one.
Thank you for the quality content. I enjoy watching people try and fix broken electronics and have been watching a lot of a channel called StezStix Fix in the last week or so. He does repairs on all sorts of things but I imagine that's why the algorithm popped up your channel. I have watched through all the videos you have up so far and enjoyed them all I look forward to seeing what you tackle next :)
I love your channel, really great work again! Just one small annotation: the floppy drives Amstrad used for the CPC series were 3 inch ones. They've been expensive back in the days and by now have become very rare.
Still have mine - and with a tonne of games - I've had to do some minor repairs over the years. So great to see this from a younger generation ! Great stuff
Great video, you're really cool! I'm glad the world changed so you could be openly proud of who you are, as you should be! thanks for rescuing that poor 464
Please continue with this style where you take time and explain things. It's really helpful to people like me for learning. Excellent video, and you are a great teacher! Subscribed. Thank you for the lesson (from someone who is probably more than twice your age).
Great to see a young person starting on a fascinating and rewarding pastime or even career, you have some solid skills there young lady! Keep it up, I’m an old Pro but I started just like you, working at home on whatever I could lay my hands on back in 1975 :)
Absolutely awesome! Just like most other commenters here, I appreciate the younger generations picking up interest in these vintage electronics. I never really used any of them myself but it's still awesome to see. I just want to point out that Amstrad made such a great desicion to make the keyboard dark and not in the same disgusting color as most other hardware from the time and forward. You can see how much better it looks without even having to reconditioning it (I suppose). Imagine how awesome it would be if you could exchange components in modern hardware as it is in this old hardware. But try also to imagine how much bigger it all would need to be :P
Indeed, I really like this design. In fact, part of the charm of 80s hardware lies in the fact that you can exchange components more easily compared to modern hardware.
What a charming video! Good quality footage, captivating story line. Nice music choice. Obviously you put in a lot of effort and enjoyed doing it. And it shows. Keep it up!
You really give a hope for this generation. Especially, if to compare your work to all those "funny" tik-talkers and Instagram "influencers"... not even to mention Twitch "stars" ;-) Amazing skills and knowledge! Good job!
Really nice to see your video. I'm amazed to see that there are young people working with electronic equipment. Hope to see more videos about old PCs and if you want, about other kind of electronic subject.
Hi! Even though you said this video should not be taken as a tutorial it sure gives some good advice and ideas how to troubleshoot old computer's issues. Great work, Sayaka!
I really enjoy a look at all the different types of retro machines on your channel! Many of these never existed in the USA so it's been a great learning experience. And definitely no worries about being a "pro". We're all amateurs here just sharing our projects and having a good time! Great work as always :-)
Had one of these with the green screen monitor as my first computer. Still remember having to adjust the heads on the tape drive for certain games. Many many hours spent playing Elite among others. Moved to an Amiga 500 (and later a 1200) in the late 80s/early 90s before finally moving over to PC but this was a great machine for its time.
It was my first computer over 30 years ago. It was delivered with a green monitor, and like your model with a datasette. later i got a floppy drive for 3" floppys. had a lot of fun, back then. tx
My second computer was a CPC 464. It got it around 1985 or 86. From memory it cost me about 350 dollars Australian. That was just for the computer it self. I could afford a monitor, so I connected it to an old TV. I also had to make do with the tape deck. There was also a CPC 664, which was the exact same computer, except it had a disc drive built in, instead of the tape deck.
So fun to see the young generation playing with old hardware we - older folks - spent our youth playing on! keep it up!
name says it all
@@arnejarek3308 it really does 😂
Indeed!!
I feel old
Same here :-) - it was my job in the 70s to develop industrial computers based on this processors. And that was leading edge hightech at this time! unbelievable today
I love that I, a tech bro who is old enough to grow up with these machines, can come here and learn a lot of things I didn’t know.
This is what youtube is for. 100%
I'm glad to hear that! It's always exciting to share knowledge and experiences with people who share my passion, that's what makes RUclips such a great platform for connecting and learning
I love how your channel is progressing. It is wonderful to see young people interested in electronics / engineering.
Thank you so much for your generosity! I will continue to do my best to create ever-improving content
Well done! Love this video! It was a very thorough and well reasoned repair. Congratulations on bringing the Amstrad back to life. One thing I noticed is that the text on the display is red but it should be yellow. Chances are the video connector has a bad solder joint in the green channel. Or if not, it could be a problem with the cable or even the Gate Array. Maybe a topic for a followup video?
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. Your insights about the display issue are super helpful, I'll definitely look into it for a follow-up video.
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic Noel is a legend :).. it was him that inspired me to get my CPC 6128.
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic Looking forward to it! :)
I was about to comment on the colour and I see that Noel already did and he sure knows his CPC repairs! I had green text on mine and a quick reflow of the solder joints on that connector and some contact cleaner sprayed into it solved the problem, that part is prone to mechanical stress. I also had the same power switch issue and the tape drive was dead which was solved with new belts. Brilliant video, lovely to see you working on an Amstrad and looking forward to the next one👍
Great help and feedback Noel, I also watch you channel and have now subscribed to this one. Good to see people help and great work Sayaka :)
Great to see an Amstrad like I had in 1984 being fixed by a younger person.
Good for you. (UK)
T-shirt choice is on point as usual
Yesss!!!! Iconic TSHIRT!!!
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There is a chance that the replaced chip is still working. Sometimes reseating a chip removes corrosion
64k - a dream machine! I started plugging BASIC code into a ZX81 with an external 16k memory extension. Then a 48k Spectrum.
It was lovely watching this video on the retro Amstrad CPC464. I almost bought one but eventually bought the competitive Sinslcair ZX Spectrum which was out at the same time. Love the repair work, and glad to see people still interested in these early pioneers of home computers.
Definitely the most humble, patient, and just plain adorable girl doing electronic repair stuff on YT, ever, period.
Subscribed!
agree!
I bought myself an Amstrad CPC464 in May 1987 as a teenager, and loved it so much! A very underrated computer from that era. I used it until the early 1990s. Around 2010 I got a used 6128 from Ebay and had fun with that, and found a 3.5inch external floppy drive with the builtin ABBA switch. So much great games and other software available for it. There is a really good interview here on RUclips with one of the design engineers of the CPC, talking about his time in the 1980s working for Alan Sugar etc.
That's awesome! I'll definitely check out that interview on RUclips.
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic It's the 38min YT video with the title, " Interview With Roland Perry From Amstrad! (Part One) ". It's on the Xyphoe channel.
My dad knew I was into computers so he got all me all the hardware back from the commodore, atari, apple II, etc... Now I've been in IT for almost two decades because of his help. I am happy to see you're diving into the roots of where technology came from and sharing your journey. It's important to know how far we've come and the layers of history to lead us where we are. Most kids nowadays take that for granted. You'll go far :)
Love this channel. Great work! Thanks for the hard work!
Also, you say in the disclaimer that "you're not a professional". Then I gotta say that you have to be the best immitation of a professional that I've ever seen.
Really glad you're enjoying the channel.🙂Thanks a lot for the kind words!
the Amstrad CPC 464 look so clean and that keyboard look so beauty
Your videos are so heartwarming to watch. It takes me back to the old days of computing (the 90s for me), when computers were more of a hobby, an interest, and a curiosity. Seeing you work on these old machines just creates that vibe of loving home computing for what it is, a rewarding activity in its own right.
A real electronics lesson! And I learned all this from a new girl.
Thank you and congratulations on your excellent work.
We hope to see more videos.
Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm happy to hear that you found the video helpful :)
I hope you all noticed what happened here. The vast majority of us would have said "That switch is broken" and would have replaced it. Sayaka dismantled it, cleaned it, and put it back together (why isn't 'remantled' a word?). Something worth learning there.
Thank you, I appreciate the observation! It's true, sometimes a simple fix can go a long way.
if it is remantled then when it was first assembled was it just mantled? lol
The reason remantled isn't a word is because we already have the correct word reassembled.
Dismantle means to take its strength away (-ish )so the opposite is simply mantle . Perhaps disassemble, reassemble? Love these videos!
@@marjon1703"No disassemble!" -- Johnny Five 😆
🎉🎉 Very nice Equipment
Z 80 Based .. you have
excellent Skills and Talent ❤
My childhood computer. Nice repair. I don't collect old machines, but I enjoy a lot watching people keep those and take proper care of them.
Watching this video brings back memories of when I was doing internships as a student.
It was precisely in an AMSTRAD computer repair workshop.
Many of the repairs were due to power supply failures, the transistor that regulated the power supply was not holding up.
And it produced failures (no power) or over voltage.
the latter caused havoc, broken CPU, or group of memories...
Other failures of the floppy disks in the Amstrad CPC 6128, were mechanical.
Sometimes, the worm screw that moves the read head got stuck and stopped moving, giving an error in the drive.
The fix was easy, a simple tap on the case would free it.
Anyway I am glad to know that there is still interest in the repair of these little 8 bits.
Much respect and in my opinion I think that you Young lady in the Attic deserve to have a whole lot of funds because you are very smart.
The first computer I ever owned, so many happy memories. Well done for bringing it back to life.
(had a ZX-81 beforehand but it was on loan from a friend of my Dad's, not actually mine)
The failure of the M1 signal on the Z80 was most often caused by people plugging peripherals into the unbuffered edge connector whilst power is applied. It was a very common point of failure on the ZX Spectrum and would cause the Interface 1 to not work as the M1 signal was needed.
Great job fixing this, and as others have said I'm happy you took the route of cleaning the switch instead of tossing it.
I hope your channel keeps growing, we need more young people discovering this wonderful hobby!
Always liked the look of this computer, great video! Coloured keyboards are in swing for a reason again. :)
Lovely to see genuine interest in preserving old tech.👍🏼👍🏼
Great job on your troubleshooting. You are very easy to listen to.
It's always nice when the chip that fails happens to be in a socket. I love your shirt too. Firefly was a great series that ended way too soon.
I agree, with the sockets it's much easier. Let's hope they make a sequel!
Hi, what a great memory this computer. It was my first one, somewhere around 1985. I bought it because it was the cheapest all integrated computer, including the screen. I coded a lot on it, I loved it. it was compact and easy. My favorite one was still the one after, CPC 6128, because of the discs obviously. I never opened them by the time, it looks so simple. I'm surprised that young people like yourself could be interrested by these oldies. Congratulations for your repair.
This brave girl deserves our subscription!
Great video. Thanks for keeping the retro computer movement alive!
Bravo e buon lavoro!
Thank you so much for your donation, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I really enjoy your videos. Good work. Keep them coming please! 😀
That’s hard work, those old things are not easy to fix - excellent work
Nice. It gets on me how electronics technicians (such as myself :P) can forget that you can also fix a piece of equipment by doing something so common sensical as a cleansing.
Every now and again, though, motherboards are there to remind you that dirt in sockets and connectors is an enemy also.
I really enjoy the extra information you give in your videos. Thank you!
Great video, well done on fixing the machine. I haven't a clue about hardware! My CTM monitor blew up after I turned it on a few years back. Thankfully I have a SCART lead for the TV and the CPC is still working well.
My first Computer was a CPC 464 in 1984. Today I have a CPC 464, a CPC 6128 and a CPC 6128 +. Also a lot of games to play with. I love old computers and retrogaming. 😊
You won a subscriber out of pure nostalgia. Keep up the good work!
I bought an Amstrad PCW512 in 1987, and regularly swapped code with a friend who had a CPC, so you are working on a computer that is almost 40 years old. You are amazing. Love to see young people interested in the vintage computers I learnt to program when I was your age. Oh, and your t-shirt is really cool too!
Happy to have found your channel! Hugs!
RUclips really does know what I want. Something so comfy about this era of hardware.
I learned so much from my CPC464! Those packs you could put on the back were amazing. I had a light pen and the colour monitor. I will always be grateful to my parents for saving hard and working hard to buy it for me.
Oh, so great, my first computer (a used one) was a CPC 664 with a green monitor. That was more or less the same model, just with 64k of memory. It warms my heat seeing it again. Thanks for taking care of this one.
My first computer when i was 12. In my country it was rebranded from Schneider Rundfunk Werke and was called Schneider CPC 464. Loved it.
In Germany it was selled as Schneider CPC 464. Amstrad had no selling structure in Germany, so Schneider overtook and renamed it. Also they changed the design. All of the colorfull keys were changed to a boring grey in the german version. Because.. it´s for germans :-) This was my second computer after the Vic20 and I loved it. Keep on the great work. Greetings from Germany!
Excellent job! Working with old and simpler hardware is giving you the foundation to properly understand the whole industry these days.
Nice job. Love it. This computer started my IT career when I was a kid. And I love watching your videos
Amazing to see someone so young working on a old Amstrad ..well done i use to one one and sinclair spectrums
Great Job young lady 👏👏! These Retro Home Computers bring back alot of great memories for me of when I was a teenager and how I wanted the CPC 664 model because not only did I like the keyboard color but that it had a built-in Floppy-Disk Drive instead of the Tape one which were Slower, but cheaper! Its nice to see how these classic computers are still appreciated & loved especially by people from your generation!
These days I’m running a 2013 Mac Pro from Apple thats probably 9yrs old at this point & running the Last Officially Supported (by Apple) macOS Monterey. I hope to get one od their M2 machines this year or the next!
It's great to see a woman in a hobby so very dominated by men, and a young person take interest in old computers!! You express yourself very clearly, and seem very humble as to your experience and abilities, even though I can sense a lot of raw talent in you.
Good luck with your channel, you have gained another sub!!
Thanks, I truly appreciate your comment! It's heartwarming to hear that you enjoy my content :)
Well made, looking forward to the repair of the drives. I am sure that you will bring them to life again and we see some programs running.
Don't you just love 80's soldering joints? ;) Seriously, PCB were rugged back in those days, not by design but by necessity.
Thanks for sharing your journey.
Well done Sakaya! You're an excellent teacher 👌🏼😃
Love your videos. And great to see the enthusiasm for computing & electronics (especially retro) from the younger generation.
The CPC 464 seemed ahead of its time when it was released, and glad to see you rescued this one.
She's beautiful and brilliant. Her channel will blow up.
Good job! I also owned an Amstrad CPC.
Thank you so much for your support, it means a lot to me and I'm happy to know that you like my videos😃
I have watched almost all your videos today, and I must admit I'm impressed !
Thank you !
Thank you for the quality content.
I enjoy watching people try and fix broken electronics and have been watching a lot of a channel called StezStix Fix in the last week or so.
He does repairs on all sorts of things but I imagine that's why the algorithm popped up your channel.
I have watched through all the videos you have up so far and enjoyed them all I look forward to seeing what you tackle next :)
Thank you! I also enjoy StezStix Fix videos!
Great video .... Looks like you know what your doing, nice to see a young lady using her skills to repair this old tech.
That was fantastic. Problem-solving is a great technique to use in everyday life. Thank you; that was fun. I love the music.
I was a Commodore 64 and later Amiga kid back in the 1980's but I have alway loved the design of the Amstrad - and I still think it looks cool.
I have never seen a Amstrad computer working. Looking forward to the completion of this repair!
Thanks! I'm already working on repairing the floppy disk drive and cassette player, but I think I'll release other videos before that.
This is invaluable - it shows the world where we came from _(PC wise)_ . Keep it up, Eleonora!
Another video from you that has enriched my day. It's fun to watch you analyse and fix errors. The music is the icing on the cake :D
I love your channel, really great work again! Just one small annotation: the floppy drives Amstrad used for the CPC series were 3 inch ones. They've been expensive back in the days and by now have become very rare.
Still have mine - and with a tonne of games - I've had to do some minor repairs over the years. So great to see this from a younger generation ! Great stuff
Great video, you're really cool! I'm glad the world changed so you could be openly proud of who you are, as you should be! thanks for rescuing that poor 464
Danke!
Thank you so much for your support, it means a lot to me 😃
Please continue with this style where you take time and explain things. It's really helpful to people like me for learning. Excellent video, and you are a great teacher! Subscribed. Thank you for the lesson (from someone who is probably more than twice your age).
Thank you so much for your kind words and for subscribing to my channel!
Brilliant!😊❤ Hearing about a female fixing a computer is like a breath of fresh air to me.
I really miss my 464!😩
Merci!
Thank you! I really appreciate your generosity. Your support means a lot to me
Love your behavior and every knowledge that you have. You are an good teacher in every way 😊😊😊
What a funny accent !!! Loved you skills . Keep doing what you are doing
My neighbor bought a similar Amstrad here in Costa Rica in the 90s. It was a novelty!
A very fine example of logic troubleshooting! Also your shirt is awesome, I want one! Keep up the great work!
Thank you. Great video. I love to see electronic stuff fixed.
Can't wait to see the rest of the repair!
Love your videos, very knowledgeable, keep it up.
It's quite amazing how many skills you have learnt and can share with us. Definitely subscribed
That was fascinating. Well done.
Great video, appreciate the effort as an old Amiga 500 owner
I’m always impressed by your problem solving skills and I learn something new from every video 😊
Great to see a young person starting on a fascinating and rewarding pastime or even career, you have some solid skills there young lady! Keep it up, I’m an old Pro but I started just like you, working at home on whatever I could lay my hands on back in 1975 :)
What an excellent video! Thorough and well explained, and the split screen recording during your testing works really well.
Also, excellent t-shirt :)
Absolutely awesome! Just like most other commenters here, I appreciate the younger generations picking up interest in these vintage electronics. I never really used any of them myself but it's still awesome to see. I just want to point out that Amstrad made such a great desicion to make the keyboard dark and not in the same disgusting color as most other hardware from the time and forward. You can see how much better it looks without even having to reconditioning it (I suppose). Imagine how awesome it would be if you could exchange components in modern hardware as it is in this old hardware. But try also to imagine how much bigger it all would need to be :P
Indeed, I really like this design. In fact, part of the charm of 80s hardware lies in the fact that you can exchange components more easily compared to modern hardware.
Fantastic diagnostic fault finding
What a charming video! Good quality footage, captivating story line. Nice music choice. Obviously you put in a lot of effort and enjoyed doing it. And it shows. Keep it up!
Your videos are such a joy! I am optimistic about your future.
OMG I immediately subbed, it's rare to find people truly passionate in STEM.
Yess!!! good job! I owned one as a teenager, glad to see one is still working. 8-)
You really give a hope for this generation. Especially, if to compare your work to all those "funny" tik-talkers and Instagram "influencers"... not even to mention Twitch "stars" ;-) Amazing skills and knowledge! Good job!
Really nice to see your video. I'm amazed to see that there are young people working with electronic equipment. Hope to see more videos about old PCs and if you want, about other kind of electronic subject.
Hi! Even though you said this video should not be taken as a tutorial it sure gives some good advice and ideas how to troubleshoot old computer's issues. Great work, Sayaka!
I really enjoy a look at all the different types of retro machines on your channel! Many of these never existed in the USA so it's been a great learning experience. And definitely no worries about being a "pro". We're all amateurs here just sharing our projects and having a good time! Great work as always :-)
Thanks a lot!
Had one of these with the green screen monitor as my first computer. Still remember having to adjust the heads on the tape drive for certain games. Many many hours spent playing Elite among others.
Moved to an Amiga 500 (and later a 1200) in the late 80s/early 90s before finally moving over to PC but this was a great machine for its time.
Great video. You are easier to follow and understand than many others in this field. I'm looking forward to more videos like this.
Un Trabajo Magnifico, FELICITACIONES!!!
It was my first computer over 30 years ago. It was delivered with a green monitor, and like your model with a datasette. later i got a floppy drive for 3" floppys. had a lot of fun, back then. tx
My second computer was a CPC 464. It got it around 1985 or 86. From memory it cost me about 350 dollars Australian. That was just for the computer it self. I could afford a monitor, so I connected it to an old TV. I also had to make do with the tape deck. There was also a CPC 664, which was the exact same computer, except it had a disc drive built in, instead of the tape deck.
Good work :), I replaced the new capacitors my old amiga A500 and working very well now