I fixed an Amstrad CPC 464
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, I attempted to repair an Amstrad CPC 464 computer.
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So fun to see the young generation playing with old hardware we - older folks - spent our youth playing on! keep it up!
name says it all
@@arnejarek3308 it really does 😂
Indeed!!
I feel old
Same here :-) - it was my job in the 70s to develop industrial computers based on this processors. And that was leading edge hightech at this time! unbelievable today
Well done! Love this video! It was a very thorough and well reasoned repair. Congratulations on bringing the Amstrad back to life. One thing I noticed is that the text on the display is red but it should be yellow. Chances are the video connector has a bad solder joint in the green channel. Or if not, it could be a problem with the cable or even the Gate Array. Maybe a topic for a followup video?
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. Your insights about the display issue are super helpful, I'll definitely look into it for a follow-up video.
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic Noel is a legend :).. it was him that inspired me to get my CPC 6128.
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic Looking forward to it! :)
I was about to comment on the colour and I see that Noel already did and he sure knows his CPC repairs! I had green text on mine and a quick reflow of the solder joints on that connector and some contact cleaner sprayed into it solved the problem, that part is prone to mechanical stress. I also had the same power switch issue and the tape drive was dead which was solved with new belts. Brilliant video, lovely to see you working on an Amstrad and looking forward to the next one👍
Great help and feedback Noel, I also watch you channel and have now subscribed to this one. Good to see people help and great work Sayaka :)
I love how your channel is progressing. It is wonderful to see young people interested in electronics / engineering.
Thank you so much for your generosity! I will continue to do my best to create ever-improving content
Watching this video brings back memories of when I was doing internships as a student.
It was precisely in an AMSTRAD computer repair workshop.
Many of the repairs were due to power supply failures, the transistor that regulated the power supply was not holding up.
And it produced failures (no power) or over voltage.
the latter caused havoc, broken CPU, or group of memories...
Other failures of the floppy disks in the Amstrad CPC 6128, were mechanical.
Sometimes, the worm screw that moves the read head got stuck and stopped moving, giving an error in the drive.
The fix was easy, a simple tap on the case would free it.
Anyway I am glad to know that there is still interest in the repair of these little 8 bits.
There is a chance that the replaced chip is still working. Sometimes reseating a chip removes corrosion
My dad knew I was into computers so he got all me all the hardware back from the commodore, atari, apple II, etc... Now I've been in IT for almost two decades because of his help. I am happy to see you're diving into the roots of where technology came from and sharing your journey. It's important to know how far we've come and the layers of history to lead us where we are. Most kids nowadays take that for granted. You'll go far :)
I love that I, a tech bro who is old enough to grow up with these machines, can come here and learn a lot of things I didn’t know.
This is what youtube is for. 100%
I'm glad to hear that! It's always exciting to share knowledge and experiences with people who share my passion, that's what makes TH-cam such a great platform for connecting and learning
Great to see an Amstrad like I had in 1984 being fixed by a younger person.
Good for you. (UK)
T-shirt choice is on point as usual
Yesss!!!! Iconic TSHIRT!!!
Where to get?
64k - a dream machine! I started plugging BASIC code into a ZX81 with an external 16k memory extension. Then a 48k Spectrum.
the Amstrad CPC 464 look so clean and that keyboard look so beauty
I hope you all noticed what happened here. The vast majority of us would have said "That switch is broken" and would have replaced it. Sayaka dismantled it, cleaned it, and put it back together (why isn't 'remantled' a word?). Something worth learning there.
Thank you, I appreciate the observation! It's true, sometimes a simple fix can go a long way.
if it is remantled then when it was first assembled was it just mantled? lol
The reason remantled isn't a word is because we already have the correct word reassembled.
Dismantle means to take its strength away (-ish )so the opposite is simply mantle . Perhaps disassemble, reassemble? Love these videos!
@@marjon1703"No disassemble!" -- Johnny Five 😆
It's always nice when the chip that fails happens to be in a socket. I love your shirt too. Firefly was a great series that ended way too soon.
I agree, with the sockets it's much easier. Let's hope they make a sequel!
My childhood computer. Nice repair. I don't collect old machines, but I enjoy a lot watching people keep those and take proper care of them.
I bought myself an Amstrad CPC464 in May 1987 as a teenager, and loved it so much! A very underrated computer from that era. I used it until the early 1990s. Around 2010 I got a used 6128 from Ebay and had fun with that, and found a 3.5inch external floppy drive with the builtin ABBA switch. So much great games and other software available for it. There is a really good interview here on TH-cam with one of the design engineers of the CPC, talking about his time in the 1980s working for Alan Sugar etc.
That's awesome! I'll definitely check out that interview on TH-cam.
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic It's the 38min YT video with the title, " Interview With Roland Perry From Amstrad! (Part One) ". It's on the Xyphoe channel.
A real electronics lesson! And I learned all this from a new girl.
Thank you and congratulations on your excellent work.
We hope to see more videos.
Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm happy to hear that you found the video helpful :)
It was lovely watching this video on the retro Amstrad CPC464. I almost bought one but eventually bought the competitive Sinslcair ZX Spectrum which was out at the same time. Love the repair work, and glad to see people still interested in these early pioneers of home computers.
My first Computer was a CPC 464 in 1984. Today I have a CPC 464, a CPC 6128 and a CPC 6128 +. Also a lot of games to play with. I love old computers and retrogaming. 😊
The first computer I ever owned, so many happy memories. Well done for bringing it back to life.
(had a ZX-81 beforehand but it was on loan from a friend of my Dad's, not actually mine)
Nice. It gets on me how electronics technicians (such as myself :P) can forget that you can also fix a piece of equipment by doing something so common sensical as a cleansing.
Every now and again, though, motherboards are there to remind you that dirt in sockets and connectors is an enemy also.
Always liked the look of this computer, great video! Coloured keyboards are in swing for a reason again. :)
Love it. a CPC464 was my first PC. got a job just to get a Disk Drive... ah, the easy days...
Great job on your troubleshooting. You are very easy to listen to.
Hi, what a great memory this computer. It was my first one, somewhere around 1985. I bought it because it was the cheapest all integrated computer, including the screen. I coded a lot on it, I loved it. it was compact and easy. My favorite one was still the one after, CPC 6128, because of the discs obviously. I never opened them by the time, it looks so simple. I'm surprised that young people like yourself could be interrested by these oldies. Congratulations for your repair.
Aah the true 8-bit micro computer classic. ;) None of that Commodore nonsense! Ok seriously, considering how cost conscious Amstrad were as a manufacturer, it is quite fascinating how well these old CPCs are faring 40 years on! Great video Sayaka.
Thank you!
My first computer when i was 12. In my country it was rebranded from Schneider Rundfunk Werke and was called Schneider CPC 464. Loved it.
Much respect and in my opinion I think that you Young lady in the Attic deserve to have a whole lot of funds because you are very smart.
Love this channel. Great work! Thanks for the hard work!
Also, you say in the disclaimer that "you're not a professional". Then I gotta say that you have to be the best immitation of a professional that I've ever seen.
Really glad you're enjoying the channel.🙂Thanks a lot for the kind words!
Your videos are so heartwarming to watch. It takes me back to the old days of computing (the 90s for me), when computers were more of a hobby, an interest, and a curiosity. Seeing you work on these old machines just creates that vibe of loving home computing for what it is, a rewarding activity in its own right.
TH-cam really does know what I want. Something so comfy about this era of hardware.
Don't you just love 80's soldering joints? ;) Seriously, PCB were rugged back in those days, not by design but by necessity.
Thanks for sharing your journey.
This brave girl deserves our subscription!
The failure of the M1 signal on the Z80 was most often caused by people plugging peripherals into the unbuffered edge connector whilst power is applied. It was a very common point of failure on the ZX Spectrum and would cause the Interface 1 to not work as the M1 signal was needed.
I really enjoy your videos. Good work. Keep them coming please! 😀
I loved Amstrad CPC ! Yours channel is COOL !
Great video. Thanks for keeping the retro computer movement alive!
Brilliant!😊❤ Hearing about a female fixing a computer is like a breath of fresh air to me.
I really miss my 464!😩
Great job fixing this, and as others have said I'm happy you took the route of cleaning the switch instead of tossing it.
I hope your channel keeps growing, we need more young people discovering this wonderful hobby!
I bought an Amstrad PCW512 in 1987, and regularly swapped code with a friend who had a CPC, so you are working on a computer that is almost 40 years old. You are amazing. Love to see young people interested in the vintage computers I learnt to program when I was your age. Oh, and your t-shirt is really cool too!
Happy to have found your channel! Hugs!
Lovely to see genuine interest in preserving old tech.👍🏼👍🏼
I have never seen a Amstrad computer working. Looking forward to the completion of this repair!
Thanks! I'm already working on repairing the floppy disk drive and cassette player, but I think I'll release other videos before that.
Well made, looking forward to the repair of the drives. I am sure that you will bring them to life again and we see some programs running.
That’s hard work, those old things are not easy to fix - excellent work
I was a Commodore 64 and later Amiga kid back in the 1980's but I have alway loved the design of the Amstrad - and I still think it looks cool.
Great video, well done on fixing the machine. I haven't a clue about hardware! My CTM monitor blew up after I turned it on a few years back. Thankfully I have a SCART lead for the TV and the CPC is still working well.
I love your channel, really great work again! Just one small annotation: the floppy drives Amstrad used for the CPC series were 3 inch ones. They've been expensive back in the days and by now have become very rare.
Can't wait to see the rest of the repair!
Thank you. Great video. I love to see electronic stuff fixed.
It's great to see a woman in a hobby so very dominated by men, and a young person take interest in old computers!! You express yourself very clearly, and seem very humble as to your experience and abilities, even though I can sense a lot of raw talent in you.
Good luck with your channel, you have gained another sub!!
Thanks, I truly appreciate your comment! It's heartwarming to hear that you enjoy my content :)
Amazing to see someone so young working on a old Amstrad ..well done i use to one one and sinclair spectrums
Excellent diagnosis demonstration!
I really enjoy the extra information you give in your videos. Thank you!
Excellent job! Working with old and simpler hardware is giving you the foundation to properly understand the whole industry these days.
This is really great, Eleonora! 😃👍 Can't wait for the next video 😃👍
Nicely done! Looking forward to the next video.
another super fun video sayaka, great stuff (:
I learned so much from my CPC464! Those packs you could put on the back were amazing. I had a light pen and the colour monitor. I will always be grateful to my parents for saving hard and working hard to buy it for me.
Congrations! Great work!
Great Job young lady 👏👏! These Retro Home Computers bring back alot of great memories for me of when I was a teenager and how I wanted the CPC 664 model because not only did I like the keyboard color but that it had a built-in Floppy-Disk Drive instead of the Tape one which were Slower, but cheaper! Its nice to see how these classic computers are still appreciated & loved especially by people from your generation!
These days I’m running a 2013 Mac Pro from Apple thats probably 9yrs old at this point & running the Last Officially Supported (by Apple) macOS Monterey. I hope to get one od their M2 machines this year or the next!
Great repair! Thank you
Glad you fixed it, so satisfying.
The 464 was our first computer at home! I lost hours of my childhood trying to spot the errors in my basic programming! 😂
Good work, get the red text on screen to turn yellow and you'll be in business. Great logical approach to the repair, I was convinced that the clock was bad, I was wrong :)
That was fascinating. Well done.
I have watched almost all your videos today, and I must admit I'm impressed !
Thank you !
Excellent! Very informative!
Seeing those prices now for what it offers and damn near having a heart attack.
Well done Sakaya! You're an excellent teacher 👌🏼😃
Harrier Attack ,Sultans Maze, Roland of the Ropes , Paper Boy, Commando, Ghosts n Goblins, just a few cassettes i had , spent few rainy days on one of those also took the hand book and coded in the pontoon game and saved it to tape. I actually wanted the zx spectrum but they sold out for Christmas that year but i still had good times on the CPC which was under the tree instead.
OMG I immediately subbed, it's rare to find people truly passionate in STEM.
This is invaluable - it shows the world where we came from _(PC wise)_ . Keep it up, Eleonora!
You inspire me to repair!!!
Thank you & all the best to you, miss.
Love your behavior and every knowledge that you have. You are an good teacher in every way 😊😊😊
Still have mine - and with a tonne of games - I've had to do some minor repairs over the years. So great to see this from a younger generation ! Great stuff
Amazing work! I'm looking forward to the continuation.
You're so enthusiastic, i love it 😊
Un Trabajo Magnifico, FELICITACIONES!!!
So cute, that was my first computer in 1986. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you for the quality content.
I enjoy watching people try and fix broken electronics and have been watching a lot of a channel called StezStix Fix in the last week or so.
He does repairs on all sorts of things but I imagine that's why the algorithm popped up your channel.
I have watched through all the videos you have up so far and enjoyed them all I look forward to seeing what you tackle next :)
Thank you! I also enjoy StezStix Fix videos!
Love your videos. And great to see the enthusiasm for computing & electronics (especially retro) from the younger generation.
The CPC 464 seemed ahead of its time when it was released, and glad to see you rescued this one.
Great diagnostic work. Good job. 😀
My second computer was a CPC 464. It got it around 1985 or 86. From memory it cost me about 350 dollars Australian. That was just for the computer it self. I could afford a monitor, so I connected it to an old TV. I also had to make do with the tape deck. There was also a CPC 664, which was the exact same computer, except it had a disc drive built in, instead of the tape deck.
Absolutely brilliant video, subbed
Thanks for this, my favourite computer from back in the day. I still have mine.
Excellent video! I really enjoyed watching your thought process during fault finding. Keep up the great work!
I used to help run a Youth Club in the 1980s. The CPC464 was our go to 8 bit machine, they were pretty reliable and I rarely had to do anything other than mechanical repairs.
Great video. I'm showing your videos to my daughter so she can see that electronics is for everyone, and not just crusty middle-aged men like me 😂
My first personal computer :) great memory . Thank you to remind me this great time🎉
Fantastic diagnostic fault finding
It was my first computer over 30 years ago. It was delivered with a green monitor, and like your model with a datasette. later i got a floppy drive for 3" floppys. had a lot of fun, back then. tx
Fantastic video, thanks for sharing you knowledge
Nice job. Love it. This computer started my IT career when I was a kid. And I love watching your videos
Nice done,thanks for the video!nice you make it alive!
Very cool! Thanks!
Please continue with this style where you take time and explain things. It's really helpful to people like me for learning. Excellent video, and you are a great teacher! Subscribed. Thank you for the lesson (from someone who is probably more than twice your age).
Thank you so much for your kind words and for subscribing to my channel!
great video - enjoyed watching the repair!
Hi! Even though you said this video should not be taken as a tutorial it sure gives some good advice and ideas how to troubleshoot old computer's issues. Great work, Sayaka!
Nice work!
Had one of these with the green screen monitor as my first computer. Still remember having to adjust the heads on the tape drive for certain games. Many many hours spent playing Elite among others.
Moved to an Amiga 500 (and later a 1200) in the late 80s/early 90s before finally moving over to PC but this was a great machine for its time.
Oh how nice! I just got this video suggested by TH-cam. Well done and I have subscribed!