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Adrian's Digital Basement
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Hello everyone! I'm Adrian Black, a retro computer YouTuber who fixes stuff from Portland, Oregon.

Main: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement
Second: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement2
Extras: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasementextras
Got to spend some time with one of the new Commodore 64 machines at last night's PDX retro meet-up.

While I prefer the OG C64 color scheme, the clear keyboard substrate/PCB is nifty. The UI feels exactly like the older Ultimate 64: a little confusing and daunting to someone not used to it. 1/2
February 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 5:13 AM
I posted a new "Quick-Fix" video over on the Extras channel.

I actually post stuff over there randomly, so you might want to subscribe to be alerted to the random releases :-)

This crashing Amiga 2000 had me briefly stumped until I found the culprit:

youtu.be/ti2MoLQ0aXs
Quick fix: Amiga 2000 Green screen / crashing
YouTube video by Adrian's Digital Basement Extras
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 1:17 AM
A great distraction to what's happening in the US:

An excellent history lesson from Brad on what is actually the first home computer video card. It's probably not what you think!

youtu.be/8NwL0A4Vaww?...
What was the first video card?
YouTube video by Tech Time Traveller
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 AM
I'm sitting here crying.

Watching the footage and reading the accounts of what happened to Alex Pretti has broken me...
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I've been moving over to HA (Home Assistant) -- consolidating onto it, and it's been a total nightmare. The platform itself works OK, but the Zigbee implementation using ZHA (Zigbee Home Automation) is a bit of a disaster. I'm using the ZBT-2 for Zigbee, their official radio. 1/many
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Attention everyone in the North East!

Did you know a Vintage Computer Festival is happening this coming weekend outside of Montreal?

Go experience some vintage tech love at one of these events. It's a real blast!

vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/
VCF Montreal – Vintage Computer Federation
vcfed.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Well these are damn good! Thanks @cencio1976.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
@jeriellsworth.bsky.social Pinball loves you too!
January 18, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Fun at VCF MW 2025 with a toy camera and printer!

(With @amylherndon.bsky.social and @jeriellsworth.bsky.social )
January 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Where the hell is my network cable tester?

I've been looking for it for the last hour.... I have a bad run I need to troubleshoot.

Too much stuff down here!!
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I recently made a video about refurbishing a Sony 400k floppy drive used on the Lisa and early Macintoshes. When I was making that video, I knew I had an extra mechanism but I couldn't find it. (Even after spending an hour looking.)

Guess what just turned up while I was organising?

#TooMuchStuff
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Reposted by Adrian's Digital Basement
Poor Adrian. 😂

I warned you, man! The Lisa has been the one computer I've worked on by a wide margin that would throw me the STUPIDEST of roadblocks in an attempt to _just not stay running._
January 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Absolutely worth a watch.
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 AM
A viewer shared this handy script for inserting an option ROM BIOS (like XTIDE) into the free space that might exist inside the ROM BIOS on a motherboard. (Especially in 286 and 386 boards.)

Clever!

github.com/Sebastian-gt...
GitHub - Sebastian-gthb/insert-OptROM-into-BIOS: This Python code insert a Option ROM into a empty space on a BIOS ROM
This Python code insert a Option ROM into a empty space on a BIOS ROM - Sebastian-gthb/insert-OptROM-into-BIOS
github.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
A viewer found this 286 motherboard in a thrift shop. I had been converted into a clock by drilling a hole right through the board.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I really love these! Made right here in Portland.

#adultbeverage
December 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
And now for some ultra sketchy batteries and charger: 48v ... Uhh right. The included charger is surely a fire hazard. It is filled with 99% air it feels like.
December 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When I was a kid and saw this movie in the theater, I instantly wondered about how they did the graphics sequence on that Mac Plus!

"Hello computer"
December 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Throwback Thursday

State of the art navigation in December 2004: My Navman portable GPS unit that felt like the future.

Who remembers how these units took minutes to get a GPS signal and would often lose it when driving in canyons and between tall buildings?
December 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I second that!
December 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
With Nintendo being Nintendo, is anyone aware if it's okay to include music from a game like SMB2 (USA) while playing the game? Will that result in a copyright claim?
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I use these SONOFF device to control various devices. Today the my Workbench light stopped working and I noticed the switch wasn't on the network anymore.

Guess what the issue was?

HINT: It was same crap that makes everything modern total garbage....

*SIGH*
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It's nice when a federal agency in today's US government stands up and demands safety for the public.

youtu.be/UFAyD2Xmxpc?...
NTSB "Vehemently Opposes" Section of NDAA
YouTube video by C-SPAN
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM