More C64 diagnostic carts than you can shake a stick at, a 20 year old case mod and Danish Haribo
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- Welcome to Midweek-Mini-Mail-Call #56! On this week's episode, a whole slew of Commodore diagnostic carts, a super cool 20 year old PC case mod (audio visualizer!) and some interesting candy!
0:00 Intro
1:21 Multi-diag cart for the C64
6:29 Johan (Mashie) Grundstrom's "Mashie Design Visual Audio Kit"
14:13 A ton of interesting C64 diagnostic hardware (And more!)
35:25 A double sided C64 diagnostic cart! Dead test and normal test in one
37:34 8501 CPU that works? Ginger Haribo? Other Commodore goodies? YES!
51:20 Danish Haribo
59:48 Outro
-- Video Links
Mashie Design Visual Audio Kit Review:
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Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
/ @adriansdigitalbasement2
Support the channel on Patreon:
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-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
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O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
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Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
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Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
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Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
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Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
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TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
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TS100 Soldering Iron:
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EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
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Magnetic Screw Holder:
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www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-...
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
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RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
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Heat Sinks:
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Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
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--- Links
My GitHub repository:
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Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA - Portland, OR - PDX Commodore Users Group
www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
• How to remove chips wi...
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I kind of like this format. It seems more efficient.
I liked the format too, enjoyed it very much and time flew by :-D
Me too. From opening the package right to inspection. I did like the old mail call front view setup, but I prefer this one now I guess.
Me too, he wrapped up everything he unwrapped. Lol
I like this new format as well.
You got Brazilian chocolate: Serenata de Amor which means Love Serenade. It’s THE most beloved Brazilian candy of all times.The filling is a cashew nut candy.
Beat me to it LOL
So nice to see some Brazilian candy here, I can't imagine life without "bombons"
Awesome! I was about to talk about that and found you comment! It's awesome to see something from Brazil there!
I miss Prestigio sooooo much.....
@@leandrocosta3709 me too haha
For anyone wondering, the cartridges were printed with Jessie PLA Tan #64 from Printed Solid. It is a very close match to the color of a breadbin that isn't discolored.
The kernal switcher works very well in a 1541 disk drive to switch between JiffyDOS and stock and also change the device number of the drive if you set it to 8 ROM mode and connect the A14 and A15 address lines to the device select inputs on UC3 VIA pins 15 and 16. Connect the reset line to the 6502 and it will reboot the drive when you change "modes". The boards are also useful without the controller as an EPROM adapter. The ATTiny will remember the last bank selected and can be moved between machines without connecting the I/O if you want to use it for testing purposes. You could mount the LED directly to it as well as a small pushbutton and program it with a kernal ROM, a Basic ROM and a character ROM and use it for testing. It's a very versatile device if you think outside the box. I believe the firmware on the ATTiny is an out of date version. I didn't realize that I flashed an old version until after I shipped it.
The button on the Wifi modem will reset both the C64 and the modem. If the C64 is reset by another cartridge, etc, it will also reset the modem.
As another person pointed out, Sam's Journey doesn't use the REU's memory, but just uses the DMA controller to move the memory around, making it a good real world test of the design. PAL machines don't need the REU to play Sam's Journey. Apparently there is more time for the CPU to process code between scan lines on the PAL machines than on an NTSC machine and Sam's Journey pushes the hardware to the absolute limit. It's a great game too. If you haven't played it, you should check it out.
My wife is from Bolivia. I think she ordered the chocolates from Amazon. They are not a Prime shipping item and they take quite a while to arrive from Brazil.
I love how Adrian isn't the least bit concerned about opening a parcel someone calling themselves Dr Death sent him unsolicited!
I bet Clint over @ LGR is drooling over that Mashie Visual Audio. lol
Fun Fact: The original was hard-wired and cast into a solid block of resin. It went where the round front speaker hole was in a vintage radio. The original build log is here: www.mashie.org/casemods/anemone1.html
be he is already at the door asking to play with it
Him and Techmoan in the UK both! xD
14:50 This is not spanish, it is portuguese. This is a kind chocolate from Brazil. The name is "Serenata de Amor" which means "Love Serenade", it is made by "Garoto" which mean "Boy". Cheers from Brazil!
Funny thing, it spells the same way in Portuguese and Spanish
These look delicious!
Brazilians are everywhere....rs
@@doodles113 We are over 200 million.. 😆
looks like the Arentinian Bon o Bon :-)
You can get Bon o Bon in Amazon.... Arcor send it to USA and Canada... ;-)
Those uh, double-ended 3D prints look amazing!
The cart not fitting in the C64 is the board sitting lower due to the shield being removed. You could put some nylon washers under the board to correct the spacing.
Adrian: "You know what guys, i really could use a couple of million dollars. You know, for repair-a-thons!"
^-^
The money would show up with some fancy candies!
Gold Leaf covered candies :-)
Fun facts: the game Monopoly is actually strangely called "Matador" here in Denmark. Haribo makes ordinary "Piratos" which are pretty much just the standard soft and salty black liquorice, "Super Piratos" which you have just encountered and I have loved since childhood, "Mini Super Piratos" which is the same just in a smaller sized form factor. Some years back they made some even stronger "Super Pepper Piratos" obviously with an added peppery taste and which are dearly missed by yours truly. As you have probably figured out by now, there are no "Super" Piratos in the "Matador Mix"... maybe there is in the "Dark Matator Mix" variant, I don't remember.
I have never seen those Super Pepper Piratos, but perhaps i should be glad i haven´t? I love the "regular" Super Piratos though. As far as i can recall, those were the only kind of Piratos we had back in my childhood and youth, back in the 60s and maybe into the 70s.
@@BertGrink I remember it to be at least 10 years ago, maybe 20 (feeling old) and the bag being dark red instead of blue. You obviously have to google them as "Peber Piratos" (in Danish). But I haven't managed to find even a single low-res picture.
You should do a "solderathon", including the SMD components board you got also, I sure would love to watch! Love your content! Keep up the great work! and thank for the great videos you make!
The "Super Piratos" are flavored with ammonium chloride, aka "salmiak", it's not just because of the liquorice being strong. Very much an acquired taste and not very popular outside of northern Europe.
Ah yes, danish liqourice, have been looking forward to that! We danes love to serve those strong, salty things to our foreign visitors, not only to see their reaction, but because we love the stuff so much! In fact we’ve recently got a “Black Edition Matador Mix” without all those pesky fruity and colorful winegums 😊
Eventyr mix black edition er nu også godt. Men jeg er glad for at han kunne lide det jeg sendte ham. Den helt korrekte reaktion ved Piratos, som jeg havde forventet. 😁
@@brostenen Jeg blev heller ikke skuffet 🤣
I saw a comedian once describe the flavor of licorice saying "tastes like struggle".
@@TheodoreWard Depends on what type you try. You can get these extremely sweet and soft ones. Then there are the hard and extremely salty ones. I like all. Just not that red American stuff. Too sweet and artificial tasting.
careful with that double-ended business, Adrian!
That would be a funny package opening. Could be sent by a Dr. D.
Adrian, I’m very happy you got a big kick out of the MDVA. Enjoy!
Ah, that visual display thingy mentioned sounds like something on which LGR did a video a few years ago. More useful than that device he showed with a built-in cigarette lighter.
Yeah that cupholder/cigarette lighter is absolute garbage; i bought one myself about 10 years ago, but quickly found out that it only holds very small cups. Since i only use big mugs, i deemed it too risky to have a mug of beverage that close to anything electrical. I ended up disassembling it, intending to find somewhere else to install the lighter, but so far it just lies in a box somewhere 🤣
"Serenata" is really good!
GP 4 is still surprisingly playable with an active mod scene.
My grandma needed a new hearing aid so I offered to purchase one for her. She asked if I could get her a red one. When I asked why a red one she replied simply because red ones work better. So I got her a red hearing aid.
There is a silly/dad joke in Portuguese that red (vermelho in portuguese) helps you to see better - "Ver melhor" turns into "vermelhor".
I guess she Red that somewhere?
Serenata de Amor is a Brazilian chocolate candy that is normally comes in boxes of Garoto. It's very similar to the Argentinean Bon O Bon. Both are delicious! They are like a ball of hard peanut butter-ish, covered with wafer and chocolate.
Garoto boxes are incredibly popular here in Argentina, and they are the no. 1 souvenirs to get to your friends and coworkers when you go on vacations to Brazil.
4:27 the Cybernoid II music was my ringtone for YEARS. the best part about it is it has a very distinct sound to it on both the 6581 and the 8580 that you can't mix up between the two.
I liked this format, please do another one like this. Thanks for your content, greetings from Portugal.
Thank you for trying the pirateos! I really wanted to see your reaction after the description. I really appreciate the videos!
My best friends mother (both are Brazilian) would bring me a box of those on her yearly visits to the US. Always looked forward to the box of those. I still have some chocolates left in the fridge.
New format is great !! Thanks for great content!
Be careful what you say. You might get even more candy now! (I absolutely hate those "sticks" in the Matador Mix!)
It's really quite amazing how generous your viewers are, and I just don't know how you manage to handle it all. Looking forward to the soldering project.
Love your show but please play Jeroen's music at the correct speed! :)
I love just casually browsing the comments under Adrian's videos and finding messages from such legends such as Martin Galway.
@@bagpuss. THE Bagpuss??? Wow... I watched your show as a kid.
I actually like this format much better! More natural flow in opening and testing 😀
I like this format, it mixes things up well and has more fluidity to it than the previous format.
Informative. Useful. Calming. Inspiring. Life-changing. Enjoyable. Heart-warming. Other.
Two double ended di... agnostic cartridges. 🤭
LOL.
I like the new format. Maybe put a poll up and see what everyone else prefer. Thanks for all the great content. Love mail call.
Damnit. It's 4:30 in the morning and I spotted a new Adrian's Digital Basement on TH-cam. :)
That selector switch should be angled upward so you don't have to remove the cartridge every time you want to change it.
This chocolate, Serenata de Amor, is very common here in Brazil 😁
52:02 Funnily enough, we don't have those in Spain (and if we had, there would be people campaigning for them to be banned).
And I get that those and the Super Piratos are intended to be based on Spain, but they make the same mistake both in the name of the second and in the coins of the first (should be "Súper Piratas" and "100 pesetas" respectively).
Those Piratos are very popular here in Denmark; i remember them all the way back to my childhood in the 50s and 60s
@@BertGrink Given the feedback gave by Adrian, it does seem the kind I hear is fancied up there in the north.
A VU meter for a C64? Somebody tell TechMoan!
That device will work with any audio input.
@@theannoyedmrfloyd3998(Sigh) Yes, Mr. Obvious, you are correct. Now what did that comment do for you? Did it contribute to the working knowledge of humanity? Not quite. It was essentially worthless. Thanks for playing! You’re the kind of person that makes the Internet a pit of crap! But hey, you do you.
@@CandyGramForMongo_ Actually, you’re the kind of person that makes the Internet a pit of crap.
@@Okurka. Smooches! 😚
Salted Black Licorice is a big thing in Scandinavian countries.
Yup! 😋😊
I suspect the dead test /diagnostic cart uses one rom and not two while simulating the dip switch settings on each side in a hard wired way, I really really wanted to see it open to verify this
The double ended cartridge is functionally 2 independent cartridges with independent ROMs built on the same board
I grew up in Beaverton, and there was a dutch shop there that sold salted licorice, salmiaki, whatever you wanted to call it. It comes inZout, Doubel Zout, Trebel Zout.
It is an aquired taste here in America, but since I grew up eating it, I love them. I still order the stuff online.
Excellent as always
That Super Piratos was all it was cracked up to be!
I really like this format. Fast and effective.
The new format works good and gives a good flow.
Saw the s'ghetti, had to clicky! Been wondering if you ever had before. It's probably my favorite sour candy. Glad to see you like!
Enjoy your videos Adrian!
I like this format!
The chocolate is from Brazil. Garoto is a well known brand here. The language is Portuguese.
I miss these bombons.. :D Serenata de Amor, Sonho de Valsa, Ouro branco.. delicious stuff that you don't find elsewhere..
Really enjoying this channel - binging on it lately...
...only trouble is, it's making me hungry 😕
This yellow candy, Serenata do Amor (Love Serenate) is an chocolate from an famous brazilian Industrie called "Garoto" (Boy in brazilian portuguese), An good chocolate, maybe too sweet for some people.
I liked the fast-format :)
-Dx
Your videos are always interesting. You could teach Inuits how to build igloos and not only they would be interested, they would also probably learn something. That’s how good I think you are. Keep up the good work.
Those Pirratos remind me of 'Pomtefract Cakes' here in the UK, they were a coin sized liquorice sweet.
the haribo pirate candy i love those also the matador mix
Nice staf. Great video.
Hah funny to watch you eat those Piratos :D. They are to strong for me aswell ;).
You are most welcome here in Denmark Adrian! Please visit us at your leisure.
A few videos ago there was a joke about getting Adrian some QC stickers so he can know that a chip works. I think they need to be small stickers that say "IFW" for "It Freakin Works!"
Gah! that Cybernoid II sid demo is running way too fast on a NTSC machine (and yes its meant to be played at the 50Hz speed, as Jeroen Tel lived in a 50Hz PAL region)
@7:17 Mashie! Been a long time since I've heard his name. Hope he's well and putting his mod skills to good use. :)
Yeah, those were the wild-west days of case modding. Wanted 120mm fan intakes/exhausts? Better break out the hole saw or freehand dremel it. Watercooling? Be prepared to braze your own waterblock and hunt for a radiator at an auto parts store. Fans too loud? Run them at 5 volts or 7 volt mod it as there were no variable speed controllers back then.
4:25 8-bit DANCE PARTY!!!!
@Adrian's Digital Basement
@38:23 "..that leaves you with a nice zing in your mouth.." LMBO!! Adrian, you are a master of the unfortunate phrase!
Grand Prix 4 was an post Voodoo era game. The adequate graphics card representing this era would be an Ti4200 or the 9700 pro. So the right OS would still be 98SE or Windows 2K :)
That SID chiptune was awesome
The Sid music from the module is very cool
31:37 - last week it was the "rub out" key, now the "double ended" joke, what's going on with you, Adrian? :D
Adrians digital dungeon?
Everybody needs a double ended dongle
Don’t forget the HUMP! Tshirt awhile back.
This channel is now brought to you by Habiro!!! LOL. On a serious note. Great content.
Techmoan would like that audio LED visualizer... Though it would be simple compared to stuff he has demoed for us.
I recommend Vernors Ginger Ale if you want a good Zing. It used to make me sneeze as a kid. Also Bette Jane's Ginger Beer is good but more of a specialty brand. It has actual ginger chunks in it.
The REUs used the REC memory controller chip. CMD had Commodore make a small amount of them.
Adrian, I personally would say stick with this format for new videos you shoot of mail calls for at least small packages, if it helps you out and makes production go faster this was perfectly find for me personlly!
Those Pirate liquorice coins look like Pontefract cakes.
You´re right, they do look quite similar... i had to google the Pontefract cakes to find out what they look like. However, i doubt that they taste alike; as a Dane, i am very familiar with the Piratos - they are among my favourites in fact - and as Adrian reported, they do have a strong taste. I have also had some experience with british licorice, e.g. Bassetts, which i find very bland in comparison. We Danes are weird! lol 😂🤣😃😄😅
@@BertGrink Yeah, I find the Bassetts and Haribo versions week as well. But the original Pontefract cakes made in Pontefract, (only 50-60 miles from me), are a lot stronger. I don't know if the factory is still running or not though.
@@frankowalker4662 They were still made until 2004, at least; Wikipedia has this health warning:
"In 2004, healthcare professionals warned against overindulgence in Pontefract cake after a 56-year-old woman was admitted to hospital following an overdose. The woman consumed about 200 grams (7.1 oz) daily, leading to dangerously low potassium levels and subsequent muscle failure. Earlier in 2004, the European Commission had recommended limiting consumption of the active ingredient, glycyrrhizic acid, to 100 mg or less per day."
Even though i love licorice, 200 grams daily seems a bit excessive.
@@BertGrink Hell, that's a lot. Ha ha.
I bet she did'nt have constipation, though. LOL.
As a PAL user I always scream hearing speedy sid music
Uhh, the Super Piratos, was defently a favorit when I was a kid 😅😎. The Matador Mix is my all time favorit 🤗👍
8 bit rock star who likes his Haribo. Great video.
Serenata de Amor (Serenade of love) is a candy from Brazilian factory Garoto (Boy). How cool you got it!
i used to have a light that lit up like that while it was spinning, was from radioshack. was a big black box and could adjust the sensitivity.
Man that camera seems to really not like you this time around!
Anyways another great video! Those double ended d--- dongles look super useful too! I might get myself some.
I do have a question if you have the time, though. Is it fine to just use a bare PCB or should I really get a case for prolonged use?
I have a small idea: you should do seperated colors for separated types of mailcall midlle letter: the curent color for mini; something else for medium; and something for mega mailcalls. You dont need to do this, i just was wondering.
This video is the very definition of 'ask, and ye shall receive'. Not just a clever title!
Really like the less edited episodes here lately especially whats going on the second channel, not really sure what's different, maybe seeing more into the thought process.
+1 to Stewart for using a phillips screw!
Adrian, In Holland (Netherlands) they have a variety of liquorice Haribo sweets just for the Dutch, if you like liquorice, I urge you to reach out to your Dutch fans, it is a game changer!
All the liquorice in matador mix is not strong, so the one you skipped is in fact sweet.
Happy that you enjoyed the Haribo that I send you. The Super piratos are indeed the reaction that I thought you would have. But it is strange that I have not seen anyone else from America, taste try that stuff yet. As far as I know, you are the first.
But happy that you enjoyed them. The striped ones are kind of caramel licorise. They are called Labre Larver, wich is kind of Delicious Larvae if you translate directly.
I am also surprised by the shipping time. 1.5 month. Aprox.
Didn´t they use to make bags with just the Labre Larver? Btw. that name used to be a slang expression for an attractive girl back when i was young.
@@BertGrink They can still be bought seperately. 😋
@@brostenen Nice... i guess; i have never really fancied them much
@@BertGrink I like any dragee. Licorice with sugar coating is nice.
Serenata de amor is a Brazilian Sugarplum . A Chocolate candy with a peanut cream inside.
Regarding the Dr. Death multi-diag cartridge.
I'll bet a fella could replace those jumpers with a DPDT toggle.
A really motivated fella might even remount that rotary switch to face upward.
Them piratos are like Pontefract cakes in the UK. More like medicine than sweets. Keeps you regular
You must be getting more post than your local post office were do yo put it all them double diagnostic cartridges are a brilliant idea
though i wish i had stuff to send you or was able to help out monitarily, i do appreciate the videos you give us.
If you like a extra ginger flavored ale then look for Ginger Beer, which is basically an extra ginger flavored ginger ale. Cock and Bull is a popular Ginger Beer brand.
I will accept the challenge and attempt to shake a stick as as many diagnostics carts as possible :)
I think every time Adrian is either sent candy or eats a piece, he should say, "Ooh, piece a candy!", like James Woods did on Family Guy.
Wow you have to make a contract to Haribo in Germany :-) They sit around here in the City Solingen, it's between Cologne and Düsseldorf :-) And there you get everything they produce worldwide :-)
sweden here we welcome you
Oh gosh. I bought a bag of Haribo Piratos, the more chewy kind. I was unaware that i bought not just salty licorice but EXTRA salty licorice. i just wanted to try salty licorice and i got more than i bargained. I've only had one piece. it's been sitting for months
I used to always find different types of haribo at dollar tree.
59:30 - you call those white stuff on the back milky, right? We have those frogs too and the white is like some foam or something. But last week I actually found some type of Haribo in my local grocery store that actually said it has a milky layer to it and it was really a different texture and taste, it was really good. Tomorrow I might get some and maybe send some in your way.
I was thinking last week that it would be quicker to go straight to the 2nd desk, because some things were getting duplicated from one desk to the other.
Watch out for shingle HDDs'. They are probably good enough for vids, but they are slower than std HDDs'.
In the Matador Mix, you skipped a liquorice assuming it was a Super Piratos. I can tell you it definitely isn't as it's much sweeter :-)
I can spend all day shaking a stick, boy
Ginger beer has some good ginger taste.