<p>Jan Beta makes videos about repairing and restoring old computers and other equipment, especially the Commodore Amiga and C64:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/jan_beta/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/jan_beta', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/jan_beta', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jan_beta</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 40 videos uploaded. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/jan_beta/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/a/jan_beta/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/a/jan_beta/video</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p>You can also follow Jan's general social media account at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@janbeta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>janbeta</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/amiga/" rel="tag">#Amiga</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/retro/" rel="tag">#Retro</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>
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<p>New video! Repairing a Commodore 64 "short board" that displays a black screen and doesn't start up.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/ILfJ1EbKEwk" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/ILfJ1EbKEwk</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/9hCweCZpfDCSDfKhzP7HPh" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/9hCweCZpfDCSDfKhzP7HPh"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/9hCweCZpfDCSDf</span><span class="invisible">KhzP7HPh</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/troubleshooting/" rel="tag">#Troubleshooting</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="/tags/destestmax/" rel="tag">#DesTestMAX</a> <a href="/tags/deadtest/" rel="tag">#DeadTest</a> <a href="/tags/diagnostics/" rel="tag">#Diagnostics</a></p>
Edited 1y ago
<p>New video! Troubleshooting and repairing a Commodore 64 that allegedly got damaged by over voltage. Some red herrings occurred.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/ZGh4rH9ngJQ" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/ZGh4rH9ngJQ</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/oMHTdsemGrtojtBkmHZCzV" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/oMHTdsemGrtojtBkmHZCzV"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/oMHTdsemGrtojt</span><span class="invisible">BkmHZCzV</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/overvoltage/" rel="tag">#OverVoltage</a> <a href="/tags/troubleshooting/" rel="tag">#Troubleshooting</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a></p>
Edited 1y ago
<p>New video! Trying to fix a wonky C64 board which has been worked on previously.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/mkGEXlQ84wk" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/mkGEXlQ84wk</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/gRhqjexEYWjRZFaFjUr5q4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/gRhqjexEYWjRZFaFjUr5q4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/gRhqjexEYWjRZF</span><span class="invisible">aFjUr5q4</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/troubleshooting/" rel="tag">#Troubleshooting</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/destestmax/" rel="tag">#DesTestMAX</a> <a href="/tags/deadtest/" rel="tag">#DeadTest</a> <a href="/tags/diagnostics/" rel="tag">#Diagnostics</a></p>
<p>New video! Trying to repair a 250469 Revision B Commodore 64 board with some interesting faults.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/IOSVJkbqrQs" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/IOSVJkbqrQs</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/eR3kRmCsDn4x8z53xtMZiU" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/eR3kRmCsDn4x8z53xtMZiU"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/eR3kRmCsDn4x8z</span><span class="invisible">53xtMZiU</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/troubleshooting/" rel="tag">#Troubleshooting</a> <a href="/tags/blankscreen/" rel="tag">#BlankScreen</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/deadtest/" rel="tag">#DeadTest</a> <a href="/tags/destestmax/" rel="tag">#DesTestMAX</a> <a href="/tags/diagnostics/" rel="tag">#Diagnostics</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a></p>
<p>New video! I'm putting together a Commodore 64C with a relatively rare cost reduced case and then future proofing it.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/xsCXn19azSI" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/xsCXn19azSI</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/i8iz3Nh5D5apBYG69h3MUc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/i8iz3Nh5D5apBYG69h3MUc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/i8iz3Nh5D5apBY</span><span class="invisible">G69h3MUc</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/restoration/" rel="tag">#Restoration</a> <a href="/tags/refurb/" rel="tag">#Refurb</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a></p>
Edited 1y ago
<p>New video! Repairing an NTSC Commodore 64 board with lots of problems and many broken traces.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/FLu02PjkS10" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/FLu02PjkS10</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/s2AYbgp5vH5s6srngJ28U3" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/s2AYbgp5vH5s6srngJ28U3"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/s2AYbgp5vH5s6s</span><span class="invisible">rngJ28U3</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/ntsc/" rel="tag">#NTSC</a> <a href="/tags/repair/" rel="tag">#Repair</a> <a href="/tags/assy250407/" rel="tag">#ASSY250407</a> <a href="/tags/troubleshooting/" rel="tag">#Troubleshooting</a> <a href="/tags/bodgewires/" rel="tag">#BodgeWires</a> <a href="/tags/vic2/" rel="tag">#VIC2</a> <a href="/tags/diagnostics/" rel="tag">#Diagnostics</a> <a href="/tags/deadtest/" rel="tag">#DeadTest</a> <a href="/tags/destestmax/" rel="tag">#DesTestMAX</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a></p>
<p>There are lots of videos about the C64 and other Commodore 8-bit computers on this playlist:</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/commodore.png" class="emoji" alt=":commodore:" title=":commodore:"> <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/pehGFaiwWYVrFQHWXsjSqc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.video/w/p/pehGFaiwWYVrFQHWXsjSqc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/pehGFaiwWYVrFQH</span><span class="invisible">WXsjSqc</span></a></p><p>- If you're on a phone: Swipe first two video titles at the bottom to browse the rest of the playlist, click on a video to watch it.</p><p>- If you're on a computer: Choose a video by scrolling through the playlist on the right of the screen.</p><p>- If you're watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.</p><p>cc @commodore64 </p><p><a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a></p>
<p>"More Fun Making It" creates fun videos about repairing and restoring classic computers and other tech, especially the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga etc. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/accounts/morefunmakingit', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>morefunmakingit</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over a hundred videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/a/morefunmakingi</span><span class="invisible">t/videos</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/computinghistory/" rel="tag">#ComputingHistory</a> <a href="/tags/zxspectrum/" rel="tag">#ZXSpectrum</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/amiga/" rel="tag">#Amiga</a> <a href="/tags/electronics/" rel="tag">#Electronics</a> <a href="/tags/retrotech/" rel="tag">#RetroTech</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>
<p>New video! Testing the ISEVIC that gets you native HDMI output from the Commodore 64's cartridge port.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/rcsn17_pJ4E" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/rcsn17_pJ4E</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/dvSbzFE533RTZnvkVLAm15" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/dvSbzFE533RTZnvkVLAm15"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/dvSbzFE533RTZn</span><span class="invisible">vkVLAm15</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/isevic/" rel="tag">#ISEVIC</a> <a href="/tags/bloodmosher/" rel="tag">#BloodMosher</a> <a href="/tags/hdmi/" rel="tag">#HDMI</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/videoout/" rel="tag">#VideoOut</a> <a href="/tags/av/" rel="tag">#AV</a> <a href="/tags/fpga/" rel="tag">#FPGA</a> <a href="/tags/upscaler/" rel="tag">#Upscaler</a> <a href="/tags/vicii/" rel="tag">#VICII</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#RetroGaming</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a></p>
<p>New video! Testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/k7gfhEC5BWg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/k7gfhEC5BWg</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2S</span><span class="invisible">S4aRWr6u</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/chat64/" rel="tag">#Chat64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/atari800xl/" rel="tag">#Atari800XL</a> <a href="/tags/zxspectrum/" rel="tag">#ZXSpectrum</a> <a href="/tags/atari/" rel="tag">#Atari</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/sinclair/" rel="tag">#Sinclair</a> <a href="/tags/chat/" rel="tag">#Chat</a> <a href="/tags/cartridge/" rel="tag">#Cartridge</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a></p>
<p>Games, stories, and modern tips about a legendary computer</p><p>Official website: <a href="https://c64universe.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>c64universe.com</a></p><p>Support: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/c64universe" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/c64universe</a></p><p><a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/retrogames/" rel="tag">#retrogames</a> <a href="/tags/retro/" rel="tag">#retro</a></p>
Edited 182d ago
<p>New video! Setting up a BMC64 emulator on a Raspberry Pi with a real joystick port and composite video output for my retro gaming corner.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/_AscFowI2pg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/_AscFowI2pg</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/mKwdAeGj2maT6U2bYHejVu" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/mKwdAeGj2maT6U2bYHejVu"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/mKwdAeGj2maT6U</span><span class="invisible">2bYHejVu</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/c64ultimate/" rel="tag">#C64Ultimate</a> <a href="/tags/c64mini/" rel="tag">#C64Mini</a> <a href="/tags/c64maxi/" rel="tag">#C64Maxi</a> <a href="/tags/emulator/" rel="tag">#Emulator</a> <a href="/tags/vice/" rel="tag">#VICE</a> <a href="/tags/bmc64/" rel="tag">#BMC64</a> <a href="/tags/joystick/" rel="tag">#Joystick</a> <a href="/tags/composite/" rel="tag">#Composite</a> <a href="/tags/crt/" rel="tag">#CRT</a> <a href="/tags/raspberrypi/" rel="tag">#RaspberryPi</a></p>
<p>New video! Digging a bit deeper into the settings of the BMC64 emulator, installing all emulated systems and even getting autofire joysticks to work.</p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/m3RKBWSEvdU" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/m3RKBWSEvdU</a><br>PeerTube: <a href="https://makertube.net/w/tVY7GrYMV8DH1HAUbuHKXd" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/tVY7GrYMV8DH1HAUbuHKXd"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/tVY7GrYMV8DH1H</span><span class="invisible">AUbuHKXd</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#Commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/c64ultimate/" rel="tag">#C64Ultimate</a> <a href="/tags/c64mini/" rel="tag">#C64Mini</a> <a href="/tags/c64maxi/" rel="tag">#C64Maxi</a> <a href="/tags/emulator/" rel="tag">#Emulator</a> <a href="/tags/vice/" rel="tag">#VICE</a> <a href="/tags/bmc64/" rel="tag">#BMC64</a> <a href="/tags/joystick/" rel="tag">#Joystick</a> <a href="/tags/composite/" rel="tag">#Composite</a> <a href="/tags/crt/" rel="tag">#CRT</a> <a href="/tags/raspberrypi/" rel="tag">#RaspberryPi</a></p>
<p>People</p><p><a href="/tags/ascii/" rel="tag">#ascii</a> <a href="/tags/asciiart/" rel="tag">#asciiart</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/bbs/" rel="tag">#bbs</a> <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#c64</a> <a href="/tags/commodore64/" rel="tag">#commodore64</a> <a href="/tags/computer/" rel="tag">#computer</a> <a href="/tags/computerart/" rel="tag">#computerart</a> <a href="/tags/demoscene/" rel="tag">#demoscene</a> <a href="/tags/digital/" rel="tag">#digital</a> <a href="/tags/digitalart/" rel="tag">#digitalart</a> <a href="/tags/petscii/" rel="tag">#petscii</a> <a href="/tags/petsciiart/" rel="tag">#petsciiart</a> <a href="/tags/retro/" rel="tag">#retro</a> <a href="/tags/retroart/" rel="tag">#retroart</a> <a href="/tags/text/" rel="tag">#text</a> <a href="/tags/textart/" rel="tag">#textart</a> <a href="/tags/textmode/" rel="tag">#textmode</a> <a href="/tags/textpunk/" rel="tag">#textpunk</a> <a href="/tags/8bit/" rel="tag">#8bit</a> <a href="/tags/8bitart/" rel="tag">#8bitart</a> <a href="/tags/1bit/" rel="tag">#1bit</a> <a href="/tags/1bitart/" rel="tag">#1bitart</a> <a href="/tags/people/" rel="tag">#people</a> <a href="/tags/crowd/" rel="tag">#crowd</a> <a href="/tags/skeleton/" rel="tag">#skeleton</a> <a href="/tags/skull/" rel="tag">#skull</a> <a href="/tags/graphicdesign/" rel="tag">#graphicdesign</a> <a href="/tags/minimalist/" rel="tag">#minimalist</a> <a href="/tags/minimalistic/" rel="tag">#minimalistic</a></p>
