Adrian's Digital Basement
@adriansdigitalbasement.com
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
Main: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement
Second: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement2
Extras: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasementextras
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?
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
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?
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?
I second that!
December 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I second that!
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
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?
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*
Guess what the issue was?
HINT: It was same crap that makes everything modern total garbage....
*SIGH*
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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*
Guess what the issue was?
HINT: It was same crap that makes everything modern total garbage....
*SIGH*
It's nice when a federal agency in today's US government stands up and demands safety for the public.
youtu.be/UFAyD2Xmxpc?...
youtu.be/UFAyD2Xmxpc?...
NTSB "Vehemently Opposes" Section of NDAA
YouTube video by C-SPAN
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It's nice when a federal agency in today's US government stands up and demands safety for the public.
youtu.be/UFAyD2Xmxpc?...
youtu.be/UFAyD2Xmxpc?...
While looking out the window, I saw something which made me chuckle.
A child was probably very unhappy when this happened.
A child was probably very unhappy when this happened.
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
While looking out the window, I saw something which made me chuckle.
A child was probably very unhappy when this happened.
A child was probably very unhappy when this happened.
People may not know I have an "extras" (third) channel and I've been posting some videos to it lately. Nothing long or complex -- just quick phone videos usually on stuff going on down in the basement. (Or sometimes other random things.)
Latest video: youtu.be/YtTaXv1mgOU
Latest video: youtu.be/YtTaXv1mgOU
Quick fix: Franklin Ace 1000 Garbage Screen
YouTube video by Adrian's Digital Basement Extras
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
People may not know I have an "extras" (third) channel and I've been posting some videos to it lately. Nothing long or complex -- just quick phone videos usually on stuff going on down in the basement. (Or sometimes other random things.)
Latest video: youtu.be/YtTaXv1mgOU
Latest video: youtu.be/YtTaXv1mgOU
I'm so devastated to learn that another pedestrian was hit and killed just around the corner from my house.
"87-year-old Grey Wolfe, a revered Portlander who was known by many in our community as a mental health counselor was hit and killed while out on a walk."
www.portland.gov/police/news/...
"87-year-old Grey Wolfe, a revered Portlander who was known by many in our community as a mental health counselor was hit and killed while out on a walk."
www.portland.gov/police/news/...
UPDATE: Pedestrian who died in Richmond Neighborhood Crash Identified
The pedestrian who died in a crash in the Richmond Neighborhood Wednesday is identified as Grey J. Wolfe, 87, of Portland. Her family has been notified of her death.
www.portland.gov
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I'm so devastated to learn that another pedestrian was hit and killed just around the corner from my house.
"87-year-old Grey Wolfe, a revered Portlander who was known by many in our community as a mental health counselor was hit and killed while out on a walk."
www.portland.gov/police/news/...
"87-year-old Grey Wolfe, a revered Portlander who was known by many in our community as a mental health counselor was hit and killed while out on a walk."
www.portland.gov/police/news/...
This CD has a problem spot, or I need to adjust some pots inside the CD player. 🤣 More testing required.
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This CD has a problem spot, or I need to adjust some pots inside the CD player. 🤣 More testing required.
A tale of two NEC CD players:
I got these from different places. One was from a smoker's house, the other was from a dog owner. (Telltale signs)
Somehow their serial numbers are 297 apart, and both have 1987.2.25 stamped on the PCB!
These were probably both bought at the same store 38 years ago.
I got these from different places. One was from a smoker's house, the other was from a dog owner. (Telltale signs)
Somehow their serial numbers are 297 apart, and both have 1987.2.25 stamped on the PCB!
These were probably both bought at the same store 38 years ago.
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
A tale of two NEC CD players:
I got these from different places. One was from a smoker's house, the other was from a dog owner. (Telltale signs)
Somehow their serial numbers are 297 apart, and both have 1987.2.25 stamped on the PCB!
These were probably both bought at the same store 38 years ago.
I got these from different places. One was from a smoker's house, the other was from a dog owner. (Telltale signs)
Somehow their serial numbers are 297 apart, and both have 1987.2.25 stamped on the PCB!
These were probably both bought at the same store 38 years ago.
Now that Logitech has totally discontinued the ability to program these (and all of their older remotes) and the IR control database is just gone ... I'm wondering if anyone has any idea how to generate codes for old electronics? (Where one is missing the remotes.)
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Now that Logitech has totally discontinued the ability to program these (and all of their older remotes) and the IR control database is just gone ... I'm wondering if anyone has any idea how to generate codes for old electronics? (Where one is missing the remotes.)
Quake speedrunning and skill has reached unbelievable new heights. Simply amazing!
youtu.be/Uu1_f3-KgtE?...
youtu.be/Uu1_f3-KgtE?...
Quake’s Most ICONIC Speedrun Has Fallen
YouTube video by Quake Speedruns Explained
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Quake speedrunning and skill has reached unbelievable new heights. Simply amazing!
youtu.be/Uu1_f3-KgtE?...
youtu.be/Uu1_f3-KgtE?...
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans.
Never before in my life have I been so worried about the future of democracy in the US.
Devin over at Legal Eagle sums it up perfectly:
youtu.be/zn-rkKIMNAs?...
This is not the future the Founding Fathers envisioned when they formed this country.
Never before in my life have I been so worried about the future of democracy in the US.
Devin over at Legal Eagle sums it up perfectly:
youtu.be/zn-rkKIMNAs?...
This is not the future the Founding Fathers envisioned when they formed this country.
Authoritarianism Is Here
YouTube video by LegalEagle
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans.
Never before in my life have I been so worried about the future of democracy in the US.
Devin over at Legal Eagle sums it up perfectly:
youtu.be/zn-rkKIMNAs?...
This is not the future the Founding Fathers envisioned when they formed this country.
Never before in my life have I been so worried about the future of democracy in the US.
Devin over at Legal Eagle sums it up perfectly:
youtu.be/zn-rkKIMNAs?...
This is not the future the Founding Fathers envisioned when they formed this country.
Yummy. Dirty key soup.
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Yummy. Dirty key soup.
In the 1980s, at least one person had to have their hand resting on top of the monitor. It's a requirement!
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In the 1980s, at least one person had to have their hand resting on top of the monitor. It's a requirement!
Dear Auntie Jenny
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Dear Auntie Jenny
I frequently have to change switch settings on my XT-IDE and 5150/5160(XT) motherboards, and I was sick of constantly having to go look up the tables to decode the switches. So here are a couple web-based tools to help out.
github.com/misterblack1...
github.com/misterblack1...
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I frequently have to change switch settings on my XT-IDE and 5150/5160(XT) motherboards, and I was sick of constantly having to go look up the tables to decode the switches. So here are a couple web-based tools to help out.
github.com/misterblack1...
github.com/misterblack1...
New rear hatch struts installed on the Nissan Leaf.
$39 well spent to have the hatch open effortlessly and all the way, even in cold weather...
$39 well spent to have the hatch open effortlessly and all the way, even in cold weather...
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
New rear hatch struts installed on the Nissan Leaf.
$39 well spent to have the hatch open effortlessly and all the way, even in cold weather...
$39 well spent to have the hatch open effortlessly and all the way, even in cold weather...
And more OSS for the Atari ST: this project using the RP2040 and allows you to use USB keyboard and mice with the Atari ST. Especially helpful for me with my Mega ST which has no keyboard.
github.com/fieldofcows/...
github.com/fieldofcows/...
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
And more OSS for the Atari ST: this project using the RP2040 and allows you to use USB keyboard and mice with the Atari ST. Especially helpful for me with my Mega ST which has no keyboard.
github.com/fieldofcows/...
github.com/fieldofcows/...
TIL that there is an open source hard drive emulator for the Atari ST line of machines. How freaking cool!
github.com/retro16/acsi...
OSH/OSS rocks 💖
github.com/retro16/acsi...
OSH/OSS rocks 💖
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
TIL that there is an open source hard drive emulator for the Atari ST line of machines. How freaking cool!
github.com/retro16/acsi...
OSH/OSS rocks 💖
github.com/retro16/acsi...
OSH/OSS rocks 💖
The battery leakage damage (which I cleaned up in the photos) is almost cool looking. Luckily it usually stays relegated to the battery section, leaving the RAM expansion portion working.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The battery leakage damage (which I cleaned up in the photos) is almost cool looking. Luckily it usually stays relegated to the battery section, leaving the RAM expansion portion working.
Someone gave me the guts from a Radio Shack "Homeminder." I wasn't able to find much on the internet about this 1984 home automation system other than sellers on eBay, but inside the metal can is a Z80 computer with 2K of SRAM, a TMS9918 graphics chip and some ROMs.
November 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Someone gave me the guts from a Radio Shack "Homeminder." I wasn't able to find much on the internet about this 1984 home automation system other than sellers on eBay, but inside the metal can is a Z80 computer with 2K of SRAM, a TMS9918 graphics chip and some ROMs.
Project Light Up the Car: I was super tired of the very dim dome light in my car, so I gave it an LED retrofit. All done with stuff I had lying around and a massive improvement inside the car.
November 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Project Light Up the Car: I was super tired of the very dim dome light in my car, so I gave it an LED retrofit. All done with stuff I had lying around and a massive improvement inside the car.
I have several old monitors with this ripple on the left side. (All to varying degrees) I have never been able to figure out which part is responsible for damping this... Does anyone have any ideas?
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have several old monitors with this ripple on the left side. (All to varying degrees) I have never been able to figure out which part is responsible for damping this... Does anyone have any ideas?