Main channel: Trying something new, a supercut! (Patreon)

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2024-07-15 04:18:59

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2024-07

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Hello my patrons! I'm still battling my recent round of COVID am still improving, little by little. I think the majority of the infection is gone but I'm left with the usual respiratory garbage you get from things like this.

With me having no main channel video this past weekend because of being sick, patron David Giller thought maybe I could whip up a "SUPERCUT" of the Plexus P/20 series.

I've never done anything like that, but I was just sitting around the house this weekend, so I thought "Sure, why not?" So I spent today editing up one massive SUPERCUT of the entire five part series. It's a bit over 4 hours long!

There is some internet "wisdom" that these types of (super) long-form videos actually can do well for creators over the long run. They can be something fun and interesting for a viewer to go back to at some point in the future to revisit an entire topic start to finish. Having one long supercut is easier to consume in that way than multiple parts.

So with the raw footage still sitting on my NAS, I figured it was worth a try. If it's a complete failure it might be my one and only supercut, but who knows, if it works perhaps I can edit up previous multi-part series into these types of videos. (Please give me feedback if you have any interest in watching this kind of thing)

Please note there is no new footage in this video (besides a short intro) so if you've already watched the entirety of the Plexus P/20 series, you won't be missing anything by skipping this.

Thanks for all your support!

Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBprWU9cHXs

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The Plexus P/20: A Fantastic Journey (Supercut)

Prepare yourself for an epic first for my channel: a supercut where I combine all five parts of the Plexus P/20 series into one convenient-to-watch video! Join me on a journey of discovery, excitement, tragedy and rebirth. A fantastic journey! 0:00 Intro 1:25 Overview and teardown 35:33 Imaging the hard drive 51:25 Servicing the power supplies 1:04:05 First power up 1:22:38 Getting serial working 1:47:51 First boot attempt 2:05:10 Troubleshooting a dead system 2:28:13 Amazing discoveries made 3:03:31 Fixing the failed motherboard 3:35:00 Troubleshooting the clock circuit 4:06:39 Booting a fully operation system -- Links Plexus P/20 Discord channel at Usagi Electric: https://discord.gg/rYX6es6cbA (Plexus channel) General Adrian's Digital Basement channel: https://discord.gg/Nhe8VHqZny My Github Repo (with ROM dumps and images) https://github.com/misterblack1/plexus-p20 Plexus P/20 Brochure: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/plexus/brochures/Plexus_P15_P20_Brochure_1985.pdf Plexus Unix: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/plexus/brochures/Plexus_SYS_5.2_Brochure_1985.pdf MFM emulator: https://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/mfm_old.shtml Fujitsu Hard Drive Brochure: https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_fujitsubro1984_2565589 Omti 5200 Manual: https://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/roms/omti-5400/omti_5000_series_reference_aug85.pdf Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino