Amstrad Mega PC Test Drive | Trash to Treasure (4/4)

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It's the final part of the Amstrad Mega PC Trash to Treasure. A chance to upgrade it with a maths co processor, some more VRAM and stretch its legs to see what it's capable of.
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@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching, and a special thank you to Alan "Andrew Dalton" Suger for taking time out of his busy schedule to join us on this series. I'll be taking the MegaPC to "RetCon" expo this weekend so you can try it out for yourselves. A new T2T series will be underway soon. In the meantime if you need to stock up on tools for your own repairs then check out the video description for my curated Amazon store to help with ideas. I hope you enjoyed this one! Neil - RMC

@winnerking 5 лет назад

What about a tour in the museum!?!

@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

@@winnerking The museum will be featuring soon! They have kindly allowed me to make some Show & Tell videos there, so you'll get to see more of it soon.

@mechanicom 5 лет назад

Love your work..so methodical, and engaging. Thanks! Also the closing tune is very nice! Lovely fat baseline!

@keropiprojects 5 лет назад

upload the disk images :)

@keropiprojects 5 лет назад

RetroManCave: After searching for quite some time along with the help of friends the solution to the right side linearity issue is found: on the original monitor replace capacitor C521 with a 2.2uf 200v Mylar one (original is 470nf). Linearity will not be perfect (it can't be on this monitor) but it will improve so it will not be noticeable in gameplay: i.imgur.com/at52yvQ.png

@matthewwhitehead5505 5 лет назад

That 387 really didn't want to go in the socket. I shall miss Alan.

@electron-1979 5 лет назад

Yea, I was amused at how it kept popping out!

@Oldgamingfart 5 лет назад

It was like "Nooooooo, not maths again!" xD

@root42 5 лет назад

I was screaming at the screen: don’t bend the PCB!!!

@caw25sha 5 лет назад

I've never heard "Packard Bell" and "rock solid" used in the same sentence before.

@nickwallette6201 5 лет назад

Yeah, that was clearly a typo.

@bionicgeekgrrl 4 года назад

Packed hell they were known as back when I'd help my father fix computers for friends and family (and sometimes acquaintances who were willing to pay), Packard bell, amstrad, Compaq and others were often difficult due to their frequently proprietary natural in things like bios etc.

@bigblueassbaby9074 Год назад

Reigns true today as well. HP has the shittiest built computers. I had a $800 2020 Pavilion gaming laptop from them with the display panel installed crooked. The SSD fried itself and so many bits of the cheap plastic housing just broke off in my backpack. Never buying another Hewlett-Packard machine in my life.

@kirbyyasha 5 лет назад

I am so glad Alan Sugar accompanied you on all this. He is truly a great help onto these videos.

@DubiousEngineering 5 лет назад

Awww thanks for the shoutout Neil ... that machine is looking fantastic now it’s all cleaned up and refurbished!! Always happy to help... that maths co-processor didn’t wanna go home :-)

@Neffers_UK 5 лет назад

Do you think you could print a different slider so that it doesn't interfere with the joystick ports? You should ask Neil to loan you the cover to have a quick measure up and see what you can get away with :)

@DubiousEngineering 5 лет назад

@@Neffers_UK Anything is possible!! :-) We threw this together in a 30 mins and it took 20 mins to print... Given time, we could have done almost anything!!

@Neffers_UK 5 лет назад

@@DubiousEngineering Yeah time.. you can grow mushrooms quicker than 3D printing stuff haha, still, it's bloody awesome that it's possible though. I hope you and your wife are doing well, and enjoying the "summer".

@RetroGamesBoy78 5 лет назад

I have far too many consoles & computers as it is but if i had the room i could see myself spending plenty of time on this bad boy. Neil ......... You're hired.

@moxie_ST 5 лет назад

Arghhh fly that Falcon 3.0 I want nostalgia to hit my brain and soul ;-)

@Colin_Ames 5 лет назад

“Our kettles boil faster”. Had me choking on my tea!! A great video, as always.

@automaton20 4 года назад

Hey. Your videos are absolutely wonderful. Watching your back catalog is one of the highlights of my day. Your channel is the first one I have ever joined. Thanks for the great content, you have made my life just a little bit better.

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

Thank you Kyle! and welcome to The Cave!

@M0LHA 5 лет назад

I'm really pleased with the effort you've put in to this series. You went way beyond what I was expecting, I thought I went quite far with the MegaPC but you took it to another level. No idea how I'm going to recap mine - far too concerned I'll break a classic. Can't wait to see what you have upcoming.

@symol30872 5 лет назад

Great video as always. The Trash to Treasure series is probably my favourite of yours :)

@DEMENTO01 5 лет назад

Tbh this restoration turned up GREAT, I think one of the best restoration projects i've seen in my life. And also one of the most odd hardware as well

@oodatoodat1 5 лет назад

Neil, the stock music you choose always goes great with your videos. It never feels like stock music!

@aitchpea6011 5 лет назад

Really enjoyed this series, and Alan was an inspired touch. Thanks for sharing!

@pauljennings8432 5 лет назад

A great update video, I love the inputs from Alan. So funny!

@AerikForager 5 лет назад

Great series, thanks for all the work you put into it!

5 лет назад

I’m so pleased with that summary you gave - the Mega-PC may not be a beefy powerhouse but it’s a fantastic little nice machine that you end up adoring. I loved my Mega-PC. I’ll get another one some day.

@Ardonyx 5 лет назад

Congratulations on completing it! I´m very impressed.

@lister_of_smeg6545 5 лет назад

Alan, will you be having Neil on your show again at some point in the future?

@tommaloy90 5 лет назад

Dig the intro beats! awesome content to boot!

@madhattermikey 5 лет назад

watching this video series has been a great journey, thanks for taking us on the ride, and I have laughed at one to many Alan Sugar impressions during this watch through

@therushden 5 лет назад

Great series 👍👏 and really highlighted a machine I never knew existed. Keep up the good work rmc

@nickkraitor6560 5 лет назад

Always great to have Alan's opinion.

@pwissink1 5 лет назад

I love your Trash to treasure series. I can not get enough of it. And you learn from it as well.

@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

Thank you Peter, I also learn a lot along the way it's a pleasure to make them

@TheTurnipKing 5 лет назад

3:24 As long as the 3D printer is invovled, I'd lean towards printing a new cover with a cutout for the joypad ports

@HeyBirt 5 лет назад

I don't think that co-processor will work in the UK as it is not a 'maths' coprocessor , :)

@MinorLG 5 лет назад

Math is singular if you want maths to be singular, then the plural would be mathss, and no one wants a mathss processor

@concretecodpiece 5 лет назад

Minor League Gaming math is short for mathematics not mathematic, so yeah, very much plural and not singular. What i’m getting at is math is not a real thing and only maths is correct and all yanks are always wrong

@MinorLG 5 лет назад

@@concretecodpiece from Latin, Mathematica, math, singlar

@concretecodpiece 5 лет назад

Minor League Gaming en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics

@eightzerofour9957 5 лет назад

Have to say this was a really fun trash to treasure, totally enjoyed it. Living in Australia I never saw Amstrads other than the 464 and 6128, i had no idea they made so many different machines. I have to admit though i would have loved owning the Mega PC back then.

@AerinRavage 5 лет назад

Am I the only person who is filled with anxiety when someone repeatedly pushes down on a board and it flexes?

@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

Hehe no you're not, I was too when I was editing this, even though I knew it would turn out OK!

@janneaalto3956 5 лет назад

I remember seeing this thing in the news pages of the local computer magazines. The idea of a console in a computer blew my mind.

@oslsc 5 лет назад

Another great video a pleasure to watch you mentioned you may up load images of the software that came with the Pc as I like to get a copy of it

@Tr6e9nT 5 лет назад

Literally screaming at my phone saying "It's slow"! Great video series, even here in the states. Thank you. :)

@sergioavl 5 лет назад

Nice job! Congratulations...

@MelsvanWees 5 лет назад

Great video!! A funny way to get interested in amstrad. Hope to put a amstrad to my collection soon. Love the channel!

@calvbradley 4 года назад

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, my first PC was a Mega PC, was the sole reason I failed a lot of my GCSE's. Good times were had though...

@xcon3k 5 лет назад

Ahh Gunship 2000.. classic game. I brought that for my very first PC. Fun game. Great video!

@pacmandrugs 5 лет назад

Wow! One of my favorite retro PCs!

@mccrh7737 5 лет назад

Wow, amazing classic machine and very good work :)

@davebalaam 3 года назад

So, fun story; when I was a kid my Dad gave me and my older brother a choice between a MegaPC and an Amiga 1200 to replace our old and aging Amiga 500. I wanted the MegaPC because Megadrive, but my brother wanted the A1200 so he could carry on playing his football games (anyone else remember Sensible Soccer or Championship Manager?!). I was always a little bit gutted that he got his way, but having watched this series of videos I can kind of see that my Dad made the right decision.

@16BitJayGaming 5 лет назад

It would have been a nice thing to have, but no way my parents would have forked out that much for it. Great video series, I love the care and attention you give each project.

@Lucasrainford 5 лет назад

Great vid, cool tune :)

@magicknight8412 5 лет назад

That was a very satisfying to watch trash to treasure! Great work

@GameRetro 5 лет назад

Oh yeah! Like number 100 heheh! Great conclusion to the series mate! Enjoyed every bit of it.

@misterspitfire6564 5 лет назад

We need a 486 DX2-66 video next as that was the killer system when the original Doom was released!

@SuperDerek 5 лет назад

Always love watching a new RMC video! :D

@jasongooden917 5 лет назад

Im shaking from all the Nostalgia

@RacerX- 5 лет назад

Nice work on this, it came out great. I think if this was available over here in the US I probably would have passed but I would have thought it was cool.

@PierreVonStaines 5 лет назад

I must admit that 'Tat' has turned out quite nice! God bless you Neil and God bless all the bottles of white vinegar used to store it! ;)

@1983Chriso 5 лет назад

wow i completly forgot this existed thanks for that blast from the past i would defo one if i could ever find one

@darrenbeeken8648 5 лет назад

I have been binge watching all your videos recently, and I have to say they are all outstanding mate truly why the hell your not on bb2 God knows, but the quality, attention to detail and your personality are top quality, keep it up mate. P.s looking forward to see what you dig up on ultimate play the game now theirs a story!!!!

@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

Thank you for the kind words Darren! Ultimate have always been quite shy when it comes to media attention but I might have something for you in the coming weeks which is related

@Gadgetman1989 5 лет назад

I was watching this and when Alan said," I will destroy you" my wife walked in, heard that and left me alone for a bit lol thanks for the work on this tech, and love your content :)

@countzero1136 5 лет назад

Nice machine. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for one of those

@GaryAudley 5 лет назад

Another great video roll on the next trash to treasure.

@llynellyn 4 года назад

I always wanted one of these as a child and when my dad replaced our Amstrad PC8086 I tried tried to convince him to buy one but he got a custom built 486 instead. In retrospect it was a good decision as it meant he got a much better PC, I got a Mega Drive, and we could each use them at the same time haha.

@joncarter3761 5 лет назад

What surprised me was Amstrad didn't make a Mega Drive card for other PCs after this didn't do so well, if it was sold in a bundle with a controller but no game for the same price as a Mega Drive with a pack-in game it would have been a far more sucessful venture and would likely not hurt the Mega Drive sales.

@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

I'd like to have seen that with the cart slot on the 5.25" bay. A bit like the 3DO Blaster card

@ianhughes5090 5 лет назад

Yet again another fab video Neil. I passed on the Amstrad Mega PC due to cost back in the day and had a Mega Drive and Amiga 1200 with cd drive . I do like the idea of The Mega Drive and pc in one case but sadly came to market late in 1993. With the rise of the IBM pc and the 486 dx cpu then the Pentium cpu and the rise of 3d graphics cards but I have to admit love to have own one. Neil I look forward to your next Trash to Treasure somethink in line of sinclair

@74bobby 5 лет назад

I personally would love to have one of these Machines. Great ending to a Great Series...

@jdodgen6 5 лет назад

You big tease Alan... Yes we would love to see Falcon 3 played on the MagaDrive.

@jdodgen6 5 лет назад

Now I am off to search RU-vid for Falcon 3 played on a 386 with a math coprocessor.

@Tim_3100 5 лет назад

Cool a new mega pc video or as alan would say "its mega because i made it!"

@RobertHeadley 4 года назад

Someone make a 10 hour loop of that math coprocessor not clicking into the socket.

@KK4CNM 5 лет назад

I recall spending countless hours playing Gunship 2000, first on my 386 then later on my super speedy 486. After school and in the summertime with friends. Good times.

@ThePCPitChannel 5 лет назад

I'd love to stumble across one of these machines. It's the perfect retro combination for me

@micaelsilva 5 лет назад

"our kattles boil faster" Neil's gags are priceless

@flyingbananatree5661 5 лет назад

I didn't know police quest 3 existed, I spent countless hours on 2! I shall investigate forthwith, thanks!

@Thiesi 5 лет назад

6:22 Sorry, that _Top Gun_ reference went right over my head.

@xnonsuchx 5 лет назад

First time "Packard Bell" and "rock solid" have been used together! ;-)

@nathanmilnthorpe11 5 лет назад

this is Cool :-) I always wanted one of these. and Yay for the Shout out for PhilsComputerLab he is another Favourite of Mine :-)

@Sinisteve 5 лет назад

Looks fantastic Neil, as you say, arcade classics on one side and then point and clicks on the other, shame it wasn’t a Megadrive Amiga hybrid, the Mega Amiga would’ve been epic

@Lirio2u 5 лет назад

I know you would never do a silly video but I could watch Alan to you talk for 20 minutes. Dude, who is with me?

@jirim01 5 лет назад

Great video, thank you for your channel. ;-)

@jerometv7637 5 лет назад

LOL !!!! laughing at the Kenny Loggins song!!! ;-)

@10p6 5 лет назад

If you connect the battery backwards, then Time Trials last forever LOL. Imagine the fun if Alan had used one of his 3" disk drives on this LOL. As for Falcon and a Math co processor, it really helps with the Quake 2 Demo ;-)

@rhsxo 5 лет назад

Great script. Very funny with all the references.

@ZylonFPV 5 лет назад

Alan would be proud of the restoration

@Zerbey 3 года назад

A friend of mine had this PC and I can confirm they mostly used it for adventure games, but it would play Falcon 3.0 quite well even with out a co-processor.

@pablorai769 5 лет назад

Sir Alan's presence is so imposing, he virtually dominates every scene he's in...

@3dhYT 5 лет назад

I like your videos from repairs.

@boycecat1964 5 лет назад

I love the Alan stuff.

@samuelschwager 5 лет назад

Never had one of these, but remember spending days and nights at a friend's place with his 386 :)

@euleausberlin 5 лет назад

Thanks for your cool videos! :3

@tomicarr90 5 лет назад

Can't wait for the next trash to treasure, did you ever do anything more with the workstation you restored? The IT nerd in me is very curious indeed

@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

The VAX Station? That was way back when I had no storage space, and it was one I bought (not donated). I sold it to a programmer who wanted to code on it, which I thought was a very suitable home for it, so I no longer have it

@blinkinglightsandsmokingcaps 5 лет назад

I recall installing a co-processor in my 386-SX machine of that era. It only got used for two things - generating fractals and ray-tracing. Support in games was non-existent, and I owned no business software that could make use of it. Well, I did have one old DOS integrated package on 5 1/4" floppies, but I can't recall ever trying it due to it not supporting my printer.

@Neffers_UK 5 лет назад

In response to your "would want to own one" question, no. Do I like the idea? Yes absofreakinglutly. It's just a shame it wasn't as affordable. You were getting a sub par PC with wonky useability, not to mention the MD was a cheap to buy console back then even if bundled with a 2nd hand TV from the freeads at the time. Still, it was very entertaining content Neil, the pleasure of restoration was enjoyed in a cathartic way, and I'm really pleased with the way it turned out in the end. I really enjoy your content. Please continue sir.

@robertdutcher8081 5 лет назад

That Alan Sugar voice is so funny. Props

@FatNorthernBigot 5 лет назад

I had one of these. If only the PC was slightly higher spec'ed it would have been a smash hit.

@TheMechanicalPhilosopher 5 лет назад

We have 240 volt power in the U.S.,we just don't know how to use it. We have a British kettle in our kitchen. It shares a circuit with the water heater and draws almost as much power.

@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

Damnit....well....well.....well......we have..........let me get back to you on this

@stupotsvideo 7 месяцев назад

Im here 4 years later as im doing a video on the cost of home computers and console in argos between 1980 - 2000. And guess what the cheapest pc was they did during this time in their main catalogue? Yep... this one at £749.

@StuffWePlay 5 лет назад

Beautiful machine! I'm sure this restoration would make Alan proud lol

@caw25sha 5 лет назад

Pride is not one of Alan Sugar's vices.

@CRG 5 лет назад

Probably one of your best trash to treasure series. Have to admit I'd love to own one of these but for now I just have to settle for a megadrive sat on top of a 386 pc haha. Just out of interest what video RAM did you put into the 386. My own machine has sockets for additional memory and I was wondering if I could get some more performance out of it with an upgrade. Looking forward to see what you pull down from storage to restore next!

@mattparker9726 5 лет назад

On the big box games, Indeed!

@razorsz195 5 лет назад

omg i have that exact ctx minitor too! :D its really smooth and has decent colours

@Maxxarcade 5 лет назад

Back when people didn't worry if their PC games ran at less than 300fps. 10-15fps was considered good on most of the systems I used back in the 90's LOL.

@jlawson910 5 лет назад

I would love to add one to my collection!

@lloydtshare 4 года назад

You're hired!!

@BandanazX 5 лет назад

If you load high the Falcon 3.0 executable, the dish on the AWACS plane will spin.

@RMCRetro 5 лет назад

Now that's some top obscure knowledge. I'll return you some, if you fly to Lyme Regis in B17 Flying Fortress The Mighty 8th, there's a UFO on the beach 😁

@loughkb 5 лет назад

Don't think I didn't notice. That arcade joystick in the opening promo had a raspberry pi built in to it! RetroPi I'll bet. I built one like that a few years ago.

@mattpowell8369 5 лет назад

He normally says level up your rpi, not sure why he changed it this time

@411pete 5 лет назад

What an enjoyable T2T series once again. But I have to say that I would have loved to see Falcon with that math co-processor though... the "high fidelity mode" sounded ever so tempting.. 😥