Is this worth the effort? Replicating the

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** This channel is kindly supported by www.PCBWay.com - My choice for for high quality PCB manufacturing, 3D printing, CNC Machining and more! I thank them, and Elaine Hu for their wonderful support! **
In this video we do a fairly simple build of a "reincarnation" of the Atari Super Salt cartridge to test my Atari 65XE from the previous video. This leads us to the question... Is it worth the bother?
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Комментарии : 73

@frankowalker4662 5 месяцев назад

It's good to see Terry and Dave working for a change.

@baxtardboy 5 месяцев назад

I could watch those solder close ups all day. Lovely stuff, as Shakin' Stevens would say.

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

Ain’t got time to fix the shingles.

@Mrshoujo 5 месяцев назад

If it's Atari Related, IT'S ALWAYS WORTH DOING. Excellent computers.

@umbrellacorp. 5 месяцев назад

I have no idea what I watched but it was relaxing. 😌👍

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@TheDarkHour684 9 дней назад

I have no idea what any of this was or did or is for, but it was great!

@MarkFixesStuff 9 дней назад

SAME!!!!

@LeftoverBeefcake 5 месяцев назад

Agreed 100% - Retro Computer Shack cables are indeed amazing.

@lindoran 5 месяцев назад

They make switching regulators that are extremely low ripple now. I highly recommend using that instead on a restoration if it's for general use. Obviously a Museum restoration you want to keep original but day to day use it's way better than having all the heat in the case brittling the plastic and stressing the other components

@MarkFixesStuff 4 месяца назад

I absolutely agree. A Traco or OKI switching regulator is a really good replacement for older machines. I do miss that "warm smell" though!

@adilsongoliveira 5 месяцев назад

My fume extractors are my nostrils 😁

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

Don’t come here today then. I’m leaving a trail of fumes behind me!!

@dingusbingus7463 5 месяцев назад

Really enjoying more frequent uploads, always a good day when mark drops a new vid

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

More to come!

@zandorius 4 месяца назад

Dont get me started on the 65XE, I had one, wanted a ST, imagine my disappointment christmas 85-87 getting an XE, I grew to love it once I bought a second hand floppy disc drive for it.

@MarkFixesStuff 4 месяца назад

Haha! Loads of people had that! Same with the C64 and people getting a C16 or a Vic 20!

@markwrightrf 5 месяцев назад

The makers of Kapton tape missed a trick when it's usually used as Kept On tape... I'm here all week. PS: 27C64 for an Atari board? Pure heresy.

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

This is “Koptan” tape 😂 so I doubt the manufacturers of this particular roll care. C64 heresy? Let’s get heretical!

@blackterminal 4 месяца назад

If your Atari is black screen or green etc will you get the menu with this cartridge?

@Lbf5677 5 месяцев назад

I like to slip my parts into new sockets

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

Nothing like the feeling!

@Colin_Ames 4 месяца назад

Nothing wrong with using leaded solder for home projects.

@MarkFixesStuff 4 месяца назад

It’s true. I also use leaded on vintage machines that also have leaded solder already because mixing the two is bad. These machines should never go into landfill either, so the likelihood of them being dumped in a way that means the lead leaches into the water table is very small.

@plutington2183 5 месяцев назад

Long time viewer here and I have to say, I look forward to when you post a new video. However, long and far between, there's hasn't been anything to learn from in your content for a very long time. Just putting chips on a board with some close ups. Seeing more about the programmer or the diagnostic cart would have been nice. Some links o .hex files, a reading of heir changelog.. Just anything, really. C'mon, Mahhk, you got more in you than making short PCBWay infomercials.

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

I’ve already covered a couple of those things. Really this is just me doing bits and bobs in my hobby and I really know there are a lot more skilled purveyors of info than myself. I’ll bear it in mind though

@suavebob 5 месяцев назад

For non-leaded solder, it actually flowed and looked quite decent to work with. Anyone know the brand/type? I don't do a tonne of soldering, only on controllers or other small items, but I only ever used leaded - purposefully staying away from unleaded due to its negative reputation. As it can be hit or miss with some brands being better than others, I would be curious to know this particular type.

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

For unleaded I tend to use DURATOOL D03341

@suavebob 5 месяцев назад

@@MarkFixesStuff Cheers.

@MQsto 5 месяцев назад

I believe that if one feeds the Kapton tape to the Smurfs, they _will_ produce.

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

They prefer blueberry jalfrezi

@MQsto 5 месяцев назад

@@MarkFixesStuff Oh those silly snobs.

@Matlalcueitl 4 месяца назад

Solder with lead is actually better choice.

@richardpowell8198 4 месяца назад

Hi mark great video again, I've got about 40 8k erproms if you want any let me know and I'll post you 10😊

@MarkFixesStuff 4 месяца назад

Hi Richard! Thank you for the offer but I have ordered 20 frrm Aliexpress now! It's very kind of you though!

@RyanMercer 5 месяцев назад

Insert witty comment here.

@suavebob 5 месяцев назад

Mighty impressive beard... however, does it not feel like you have a super hairy and dense vagina on your face all day? Must get in your mouth when eating.

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

Don’t tell me what to do!

@RonHelton 5 месяцев назад

"There are many like it, but this one is mine". I see what you did there. But did you take that from the movie "Full Metal Jacket" or straight from the Marine's Rifle Creed? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

It’s always a film reference with me. I don’t know much about fighty stuff!

@JenniferinIllinois 5 месяцев назад

Mmmm, soldery blobs in close up. 😁

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

Sometimes it's the simple things Jen.

@CaboosePootis 4 месяца назад

Can I huff the dust 🥺

@ragdolltech3526 4 месяца назад

WHAT!? No socket for the capacitor???!

@MarkFixesStuff 4 месяца назад

No socket for the socket either. I’m a bad man.

@digitalarchaeologist5102 4 месяца назад

Is there any truth to the theory that repeatedly programming the ROM image into an EPROM (say 3 times) reinforces the programming reducing the chances of decay? Secondly I always cover the window but more out of OCD than anything, well I have a label printer so it's a convenient way of labelling it to. I left EPROMS outside here in the sun for two weeks solid (i wanted them erased) and yet they verified perfectly - annoyingly.

@MarkFixesStuff 4 месяца назад

Programming an EPROM simply flips the bits on the cells so I would suspect this isn’t true. The cell can’t be more flipped with repeated programming. Labelling is essential. I just didn’t in this video before I tried the cart! Thanks for watching!!

@digitalarchaeologist5102 4 месяца назад

@@MarkFixesStuff As you say it can't be more flipped but was something along the lines of the number of electrons trapped to make it go from 1 -> 0 and over time they decay so the more trapped the long it takes to decay. Well above my understanding though tbh

@MarkFixesStuff 4 месяца назад

@@digitalarchaeologist5102 I’ve had UV erasable eproms readable after decades so I don’t really think it’s worth worrying about. Not sure on the definitive answer though.

@BastetFurry 5 месяцев назад

8:41, thats what he said...

@MarkFixesStuff 5 месяцев назад

I meant the list!!!

@LetsPlayKeldeo 5 месяцев назад

As another guy in the european zone where leaded solder shouldnt be a thing anymore. I have to say besides small things that unleaded solder is some of the worst stuff x.x