My old BBC Micro system

mikeselectricstuff · 70.2K views · 2017-05-07 · 27:49

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Mike of mikeselectricstuff shows his heavily modified old BBC Micro system in a 28-minute tour of 8-bit hardware archaeology.

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Recommended as an entry point to a favorite electronics channel, valued for deep knowledge and no showy bravado.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2017–2022

Topics

Demoscene & retrocomputing Embedded systems & DIY electronics

What people said

afandian · 2022-11 · Strong recommendation
Mikes Electric Stuff is one of my absolute favourite channels on YouTube. Highly recommend. A couple of classics: Heavily modified BBC Micro: [VIDEO] Design of LED sculpture with some interesting commentary: [LINK]
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johansch · 2017-09 · Strong recommendation
If you can stand the video format, this one is unusually rewarding for being a youtube channel: [LINK] I started with this one: [VIDEO] "My old BBC Micro system" ... which kind of established his credibilities in my mind, and then I just kept going, devouring his entire channel. Recommended - this guy knows his stuff, and unlike certain other youtube channels in this genre there is no annoying bravado.
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the-dude · 2018-02 · Recommendation
I dig the guy much better than David Jones ( EEVBlog ). Here is Mike's BBC micro : [VIDEO] Great stuff.
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