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) https://archive.org/details/msdos_fes... TapDancer for Android https://apkpure.com/tapdancer-virtual... uCassette (Micro Cassette) https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/%C2%B5C... Smarties: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/new... ClassicBot Classic: https://classicbot.com/store/Classicb... --- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16... Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor: https://amzn.to/2VazxDS https://www.jonard.com/Products/EX-2-... Wiha Chip Lifter: https://amzn.to/3a9ftWw https://www.wihatools.com/precision-c... O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digi... Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000... TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MI... EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DS... Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-... Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-... RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-... Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537... Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r... Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: • How to remove chips without damaging the c... --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino Outro Music: Abyss by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Unboxing and testing Commodore stuff for the holidays
![Macintosh IIsi Fix+Recap, AppleTalk stuff, NuBus and PDS cards and other Mac goodies [MAXI SIZE]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Dniqwec7_ko/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLClKPP8dBPHLAQOweJyrCodydLe6g)
Macintosh IIsi Fix+Recap, AppleTalk stuff, NuBus and PDS cards and other Mac goodies [MAXI SIZE]

More C64 diagnostic carts than you can shake a stick at, a 20 year old case mod and Danish Haribo

Microsoft's Secret 90s Weapon That Made Windows Fast

SunPCi: Full x86 PC on a Card

0110 I brought home many treasures from VCFSW 2025!

An Atari 2600 repair, a Zenith Laptop, cleaning supplies and a 286 co-processor

An Amiga floppy drive adapter, candy overload, EPROM haul and C64 cartridge housings

Amiga floppy drive resurrection (Chinon FB-354)

Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found

0093 Two international wedge computers from 1987 (Olivetti PC1 and Panasonic FS-A1F)

Broken TI99 with games, SyQuest cart testing, a Cyrix 486DLC CPU, a smashed Mac, and a hand scanner

Eversolo Play CD. Dragging my old HiFi streaming into 2026...& beyond?

A smashed C64, a C128 to SCART adapter, a W65C02S to 6502 adapter and a replica C64
![Little Guys 8: This one won't fly [EK3 Media Engine]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AHukN0JsMpo/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDikRWCU147U_7HmRm-Fx-eYVa8ug)
Little Guys 8: This one won't fly [EK3 Media Engine]

Several Incredibly Smart TVs!

This Apple IIgs repair got really weird

Mac LC II repair attempt, a bad SID from AliExpress and a SID in a matchbox
![The Videx Soft Video Switch for the Apple ][+, a MOS 8701 replacement, and an isolation transformer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AKtVg6KX40U/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLAN3nyr51HPWLykicpE1rpYuFQumA)
The Videx Soft Video Switch for the Apple ][+, a MOS 8701 replacement, and an isolation transformer

