The problem is the Atmel chip. It was only specd to retain its data for 20 years...which is why they're all failing. I had 2 of them fail in the same way...one had been working fine then suddenly just wouldn't start up one day. The 2nd one was working fine...then one day would come on but would not fully boot. It would freeze at the creative logo screen. After several resets it declined further to only the backlight coming on...then nothing. That chip must have been literally losing more and more bits of data right as I was working on it. Long story short I held on to them with hopes of someday being able to fix and I found that video about 2 months ago. Was able to contact the person with the chips and had 3 sent over. The soldering is a bitch but I got the chip replaced on both and they're both working perfectly again.
I graduated from DeVry/Chicago during 1985, with an Associate Degree in Electronics Technology and began my Electronics Technician career that same year. I have been into technology since early childhood.
I also purchased the large battery case for the Sony D-5 which required 6 C size or 4 D size batteries. I purchased it from an audiophile store in Chicago during 1985.
I owned the original Sony D-5 when first released in 1985! Good times! The world's first consumer compact sized compact disc digital audio player. I purchased it new for $300 in 1985, which was affordable. About $1,200 in 2024 dollars. I also purchased Sony's service manual for the D-5.
Is it okay if the PSP is missing screws where the battery compartment is? I bought a PSP 3001 for 15 dollars and bought a battery to see if it got power and now have to replace the screen so do I need to pick up small as screws for them or just deal with it?
Linux is better for this machine, u could run fine the lattest kernel in it. Also these days u could compute stuff in another machine then deliver it to this.
Perhaps you need to research better. I bought a Record Pi flattener and it has worked perfectly. Then, in order to smooth the process further, I bought a Furutech DF-2 automatic record flattener and it worked perfectly and automatically. Both have worked perfectly. The advantage of the Furutech is that you set and forget. Yes, it is expensive but it works the way it should.
Hello Colin Shouldn’t a tape recorded on one deck play fine on another ? I recorded a tape on a Song PCM-R300 and it plays well on it but when I play it on a Sony ES60 it gives the distorsion you showed at minute 10:27 in your video ( albeit not as exaggerated) And if I take a tape I recorded on the ES60 where it plays fine and play it in the PCM-R300 I get a similar distorsion Does this mean both decks are bad even though they read their own tapes fine? Also I had asked you in another comment if you would be willing to fix two portable unirs Tascam DP-1 where the motor spins but tape does not roll as if a belt was done I would really appreciate your help Thank you
I'm very sorry I let my anger get the better of me you are right it was my fault I pushed on the boards before screwing them in I'm so very sorry thank you so very much
I was in Japan in the 1980s and they were always into pirating in a big way and mixtapes. Before the minidisk they had twin cassette walkmans! That looked like two sony walkmans back to back. You could visit a friend and copy their latest music tape on the fly. I never saw these outside of Japan. Sure you check could get twin cassette gettoblasters but a twin cassete walkman was super portable and could also be used to play two cassettes of your favorite music back to back which gave you around 2 hours of listening pleasure.
I bought a minidisk off a dodgy guy from a car boot market in London which was probably stolen. Years later it was stolen from me in Wellington NZ while I was at a music gig recording the concert in my back pocket. I still wanted to play my disks so I found a minidisk player on a second hand website and bought it off some dodgy guy. It turned out to be the exact same player with the same scratches etc on the case. I DJed with this player and one turntable and a Newmark mixer in 1999 during a new years party.
i wanted a minidisk player for my car SO BAD. i still kind of want one. i got my mini disc player for free because i got a mini-cd player from compUSA that broke. when i went to get it replaced, they didn't sell any mini-cd burners any more and the person working there didn't understand the difference between a mini-cd and a minidisc lol
I bought one of those cute white squared CD players (you know which ones) and the only thing that bothers me is that you can’t play albums that have a continuous flow, such as Madonna’s Confessions or The Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi. There’s a very short pause before a track starts playing and my OCD could not be more triggered. I’m now looking for better options that really do the job, such as a Discman or CD players done by bigger brands. No more knockoffs.
Love the last gen shuffle - I do have a question: does it work even with iTunes / Apple Music? Because the syncing with those softwares have become worse in the past years
I've owned 4 of 5 of these over the years. Only one of them actually broke to the point where it was more than cleaning out a bit of gunk or tangled hair. I still have a PS2/USB four button turbo mouse on my desk right now. Where Kensinton went off the rails for me is, they stopped using roller bearings and just went to plastic sliders. The sliders get crudded up, and stop being smooth. Actually, they were never smooth. If Kensington ever came out with a reissue of this thing, along with software to properly support it, I'd totally get two right now.
Have to disagree. The best trackball ever made was the 1st gen Microsoft Optical Trackball, then $60 new, the one with a dark grey body and a medium size red ball with tiny squares embedded all over it. The ball sat off to the side exactly where your thumb would naturally rest, it had 5 buttons. And it was so quick and micro-millimeter precise i had to relearn fps aiming. I used to joke, ' you stick a little toe out from cover and I'll shoot it off. ' Actually got accused of cheating by the real aim bot cheaters because it gave me an edge in accuracy and speed.😂 Oh, and my 1st one lasted over 15 years, till I accidentally tripped over the cord yanking it out of the housing. Bought 4 more at a CompUSA closing, mgr special new in box, $10 each. Kept 2 & sold the others for $40 each. 1 died when lightning hit my pc in a storm, the other lasted over 20+ years till 4 years ago.😅
Passport from audiodrive actually sounds like it came from an rpg game. While the soundblaster actually sounds full, like every instrument is being listened.
I loved Newton OS. But I much preferred Palm's pricing. (I had one Newton MP130. I've had a half-dozen Palm devices, mostly Visor line. Best was a Clie with a build in keyboard.)
Fun fact: the Vaio line of computers has been featured in many Sony movies and shows (could be wrong, though) (i.e.: Terminator: Salvation, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, 2012, etc.)
