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A C64 datasette alternative, Lumafix test, Mac robot, and a yoyo for a Powerbook G3

A C64 datasette alternative, Lumafix test, Mac robot, and a yoyo for a Powerbook G3 It's time for Mid-Week Mini Mail Call #19! This week we have a random and interesting assortment of stuff.

0:00 Intro
0:35 Assortment of C64 and electronics
14:39 Installing 64C keyboard brackets (And a dance party)
20:14 Testing another Lumafix on my ZIF64
24:45 Strikelink Wifi
28:05 uCassette (C64 tape drive interface)
32:18 Yes, more RAM!
35:15 ClassicBot Classic (Macintosh robot)
39:55 Paint Pen, Shammy Pads and some candy
50:53 PowerBook G3

--- Video Links

FormatQM (DOS disk formatting utility)


TapDancer for Android


uCassette (Micro Cassette)


Smarties:


ClassicBot Classic:


--- Tools

Deoxit D5:



Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor:



Wiha Chip Lifter:



O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)


Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:


Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:


Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:


Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:


TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)



TS100 Soldering Iron:



EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:


DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:



Magnetic Screw Holder:



Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)


RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)


Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)


Heat Sinks:


Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)


--- Links

My GitHub repository:


Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group


--- Instructional videos

My video on damage-free chip removal:


--- Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino

Outro Music:
Abyss by | e s c p |
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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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