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Retro and vintage tech YouTube fun and games over at Main channel https://www.youtube.com/c/MoreFunMakingIt Second channel https://youtube.com/@morefunmakingit2 Website: https://www.morefunmakingit.co.uk/

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 4d

You may have noticed my latest C64 repairs have not all gone to plan. So I asked a couple of very generous pals in @adriansdigitalbasement.com and @theretrochannel.bsky.social to lend a hand.
I picked their brains clean!

Ultimate Team C64 Repairing - The Final Episode ft @adriansdigitalbasement and @TheRetroChannel

YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 5m

A Patreon update video that is free to all to view. You don't even need to be a FREE member!
Yowsers! etc

Update - How am I doing? | More Fun Making It

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 7h

One of my favourite things to do in this retro hobby is unboxing loads of retro "things".

Unboxing Random Stuff - TI99/4A - Duratool PCB Holder - Coverdisk - Repairs

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TheRetroChannel @theretrochannel.bsky.social · 2d

A big thanks to everyone who placed an order on the new Lectronz store in the past couple of days. These packages are about to start their journey around the world and into another retro enthusiast's hands.
Feels good to be back. 😁

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FactorOfMatt @factorofmatt.bsky.social · 3d

Well, Lee, Adrian and Mark - how about this?

DesTestKernal - a version of DesTest that you can program onto an appropriate PROM as a replacement for the C64 kernal ROM. When cartridges fail you, this little beauty might just get the job done!

factorofmatt.com/destestkernal

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Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com · 3d

Matt Desmond has released Des-test Kernal for the C64.

Instead of being a cart you plug in, this is a KERNAL replacement that can fully test all of the C64's RAM in an extremely thorough way. Much better test than any other existing test for the C64.

factorofmatt.com/destestkernal

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FactorOfMatt @factorofmatt.bsky.social · 3d

Yesterday I was goaded by @morefunmakingit.bsky.social and @adriansdigitalbasement.com (with @theretrochannel.bsky.social as a likely accomplice).

Now what do I do?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgPN...

Ultimate Team C64 Repairing - The Final Episode ft @adriansdigitalbasement and @TheRetroChannel

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 3d

a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and says `` do it '' .

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks! It kinda happened by accident 😆

More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 3d

Mark really is a legend

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Dudley of Yesterzine @yesterzine.bsky.social · 4d

It takes a village. Lee is also there.

More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 4d

Ultimate Team C64 Repairing - The Final Episode ft @adriansdigitalbasement and @TheRetroChannel

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 4d

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 4d

Ultimate Team C64 Repairing - The Final Episode ft @adriansdigitalbasement and @TheRetroChannel

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah. That's the good stuff.
I love the care and attention that went into that bodge. Real craftsmanship

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 7d

Haha! Now I have your souls. Or soups as auto correct wanted to say

More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 7d

A day at the seaside! In a storm!
Blackpool is a silly place.

Play Expo Blackpool 2025 - More Fun Road Trip

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Les Pounder @biglesp.bsky.social · 8d

Saw these books in a charity shop and thought of @morefunmakingit.bsky.social I bought the Spectrum book for my collection.

A book on making YouTube videos, and a Spectrum Handbook next to each other in a charity shop.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 7d

Haha! That's a great find! I wonder what nuggets of wisdom are in the YouTube manual.
"Use a Big Red Arrow on your thumbnails" 😂

More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 8d

It was even beyond that. Pretty sure it was full of sewage

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 8d

It's definitely fine now.
Well. It's in the bin. Which is fine

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 9d

**SPOILER!**

NO!

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Andy Toone @lockfarm.bsky.social · 9d

VideoBeast and the 'universal' host board that plugs into the ZX Spectrum, RC2014 and MicroBeast. The next job is checking the SD Card interface works, then there will hopefully be a second revision of both host and video interface to send out to devs.

848x480 pixels on a Spectrum!? Of course!

The VideoBeast graphics 'chip' and a host interface for Spectrum, RC2014 and MicroBeast computers.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, this would fit well in the youtube scheme of things.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 9d

I KNOW WHAT I HAVE

More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 9d

It cleaned up lovely

More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 9d

Everything is fine.

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