Tech archeology: Exploring mysterious computer parts
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 Published On Aug 19, 2023

Please see pinned comment for updates! Who doesn't love a good rummage through a box of random PC parts? In today's video I do just that -- I dig into this filled box of computer parts looking for interesting and unknown cards. Part 2 will be next week when I dig seeing if I can get any of the cards working.

Part 1: This part!
Part 2: Coming soon

-- Info

Creative Labs CT2770 Sound Blaster 16 Value
(With CT1471 chip there does have real OPL3 sound, allegedly)
Creative Labs CT4500 Sound Blaster AWE64 Value PNP
Creative Labs CT3620 Sound Blaster 32
Creative Labs CT4520 Sound Blaster AWE64 Value PNP
Creative Labs CT2940 Sound Blaster 16 PNP
MQX-16 Music Quest Inc.
Scan Cap by Conversion Technology Copyright 1991
BlackFoot by Arroyo Technologies for the Macintosh II NuBus

Eclipse II Portacom Technologies VGA card with P86C911 Chip

-- Links

Freetech/Flexus 486F55 Motherboard
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/...

Keithley DDA-08/16
https://download.tek.com/manual/78340...

Dumped ROMs for TMS Vectrix EX1280 video card:
https://archive.org/details/vectrix-e...

Dump ROM from BlackFoot card:
https://archive.org/details/27-c-256-...

S100 bus RAM card TDL Z16:
http://www.s100computers.com/Hardware...

Heath EGA 150-307-3 Rev 1.33 and P/N 150-307-2 Rev 1.32
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?...

Apple Talk TOPS card:
http://archive.retro.co.za/mirrors/68...

Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spr...

Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
   / @adriansdigitalbasement2  

Support the channel on Patreon:
  / adriansdigitalbasement  

-- Tools

Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16...

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 ...  

--- Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino

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