The Zenith ZT-1 tried to be a low cost gateway to the information age
Here's an interesting little thing that appears to be akin to the WebTV but from 1981. It was designed for you to hook up to a monitor and then dial up to online services. (Via a built in modem.) Sadly this is broken, so let's take a look at it and try to fix it. Part 1: This part! Part 2: • The Zenith ZT-1 alive. Sort of. Part 3: • The Zenith ZT-1 is kicking my butt and I'm... Part 4: • I finally fixed the Zenith ZT-1! -- Links Dumps of the ROMs: https://github.com/misterblack1/zenit... Other Zenith machines: / finished_up_my_zenith_z200_and_thought_id_... WebTV: https://www.deviantart.com/subwooferl... Reforming Caps: • Reforming Capacitors - Everything you want... Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) / @adriansdigitalbasement2 Support the channel on Patreon: / adriansdigitalbasement My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r... --- Instructional videos My video on chip removal without damage: • How to remove chips without damaging the c... --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino

The Zenith ZT-1 alive. Sort of.

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I finally fixed the Zenith ZT-1!

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