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2023-07-29 16:59:01

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Hello my patrons! I'm at VCF Southwest this weekend, so this post is being released on schedule. I'm going to try to use that feature more so you can get new videos at least a full week ahead.

Anyway, this is something that was really fun to work on -- in this video I get the Radius Full page display card working again (as seen recently on a second channel video) and I really had my mind blown when I learned that this card was very special. It had the ability to provide the humble Mac Plus with true modern multi-monitor support! And it does it entirely in a way without the need for additional drivers.

In my opinion, this is seriously cool!

Direct link: https://youtu.be/slY_F1MxGlk

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Is this the first example of modern multi-monitors on a personal computer?

In 2023, many people use two or more monitors on their computer to increase productivity. It is generally thought that Apple introduced this capability to personal computers back in 1987 with the release of the Mac II. It appears that someone else beat them to the punch with a way to do it on the non-expandable Macintosh Plus, and I got it working again. -- Links Mac Plus Test-and-try: https://youtu.be/nkbNcoueY2c Mac 512k internal hard drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLsdlNrLPxQ 32x32 Article about the Radius FPD: https://32by32.com/radius-full-page-display/ Radius Full Page Display specs: http://www.1000bit.it/ad/bro/radius/RadiusFullPageDisplay.pdf PicoRC (PicoATX PSU for the Mac SE and other vintage machines) https://github.com/dekuNukem/PicoRC RGB2HDMI: https://github.com/IanSB/RGBtoHDMI Recap-a-mac: https://recapamac.com.au/macintosh-se/ 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 -- 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 --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- 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