Justin D. Morgan

Chips & Technology 286: Did I Fix the Four Little Broken Traces... (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

I fixed several bad traces on the Chips & Technology 286 motherboard. Did I fix them all? Does the motherboard even work? And will it throw a temper tantalum? Answers to all these important questions tonight, live starting at 9PM EST! www.youtube.com/live/8VeQHLm...

I am not feeling well tonight (something I’ve eaten is not agreeing with me). I’m postponing tonight’s stream to next week, instead of shifting streams, for reasons that will become apparent next week…

Former Regrets: Working on the IIsigh and the Macintosh Plus from Mercari (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

Let’s take a look at some former regrets, and see if I can’t finish them. Yes, this is the Mac Plus from Mercari and the 25MHz IIsi… Live tonight starting at 8PM EST! www.youtube.com/live/fQR7roq...

Chips & Technology 286: This Motherboard Has Four Little Broken Traces... (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

This 286 motherboard has four, count them, four little broken traces, ah ah ah! (Thunderclap) Can I fix them? Let’s find out, live starting at 9:30PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/Weavqh9...

The Quadra700CD: Making My Own 256K VRAM SIMMs for 2MB of On-Board VRAM! (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

My Quadra 700CD needs more VRAM so I can enjoy 16 and 24-bit color at more resolutions. Instead of buying VRAM SIMMs, I’ve decided to build them. Time to make the VRAM, live tonight starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/BhMfXt_...

The Macintosh IIsi: More Diagnostics, More Soldering, More IIsigh-ing? (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

The IIsi is not a beginner-friendly computer. Maybe it was when it was new, but the tolls of time have caught up with the ones I own… IIsigh. Let’s continue trying to troubleshoot the Sad Mac (without lifting pads 🤞), live tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/xykoKhJ...

More Spinning Rust: Will Two More MFM/RLL Hard Drives Low Level Format? (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

Tonight’s hard drives (one MFM and one RLL) might be paperweights, but we won’t know that until I try to format them. Plus, I should have a package from Dave to open that might come in handy… I’ll be spinning that rust live starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/UzbE9FI...

Spinning Rust: Will Four MFM/RLL Hard Drives from eBay Low Level Format? (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

The sounds, the feels, the spinning rust: it’s a hard drive life! Yes, all these drives are eventually going to fail, but until then, I’m going for nostalgia over longevity. The low level formatting starts tonight, live at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/YDT3O55...

The Macintosh IIsi: Will Diagnostic Mode Lead Us to the Problem? (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

The IIsigh is Sad… as in Sad Mac. Perhaps the built-in Diagnostic Mode can help zero in on a cause! This is the first time I’ve tried this procedure, and I’ll be doing it live, tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/BBq219g...

No Package, No Problem! We'll Just Have to Look at Projects in Progress (Computerized Start™ Live) I was expecting a package from Amazon today that I needed to work on the IIsi. However, this morning, Amazon gave me the inconvenient news: delivery is delayed by a day (or more?). IIsigh. Convenient...

I was expecting a package that didn’t arrive today, so instead of looking at the IIsigh, we’ll be looking at other things still on my workbench. After Wheel of Regrets ™, of course! Live staring at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/eOQRwHZ...

Macintosh LC 475: Let's Recap This (Suspected) Dealer-Upgraded LC II! (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

I said that we’d be looking at the IIsi tonight, but I can’t find my USB to Serial adapter. So we’re going to look at a Mac LC 475 instead. It should just need a re-cap and floppy drive maintenance. We’ll find out live, tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/jTWPxQf...

The IBM PC 5150: Let's Install New Tantalum Caps and Test the Hard Card! (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

My IBM 5150 (aka the “Personal Computer”) threw a temper tantalum when I powered it up. To prevent further tempers (and smells), I think it’s time to recap it so I can try to test the hard card. Live tonight starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/uJJO2Nx...

The Macintosh IIsi: I Spun the "Wheel" to Make a "Crummy" Deal... Regret? (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

I didn’t plan to, but I spun the wheel (of Regrets™) for a crummy deal. Will I IIsi or IIsigh by the end of the livestream? Find out live, starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/hR6KpXf...

Tandy 1400 and TRS-80 Model 4P: They Both Need Some #SepTandy Love! (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

It’s #SepTandy and about time that I pull a Tandy or two on the workbench… and I have two models that I need to order capacitors for! Let’s see what my TRS-80 4P and my 1400s in terms of caps, live tonight starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/q0tdAhQ...

In case you missed it: we had an real smoke test during Wheel of Regrets™ last night! youtube.com/clip/Ugkx3y9...

The Macintosh IIsi: Do I Have Broken Traces, Broken Chips, or Both? (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

This might be in-IIsigh-naty: to think that I can get one IIsi logic board working before the end of the stream. But I’m going to give it my best, live tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/ipjYikK...

The Macintosh SE: Putting It Back Together with Less and Spinning Rust.. (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

My Macintosh SE was damp, if not wet, at one point. I’ve ultrasonically cleaned the logic board, which took care of the rust in it. Now it’s time to install Mac OS on the original hard drive and reassemble. Live tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/KYe0AGq...

Is That a Radius Card?: I Braved Labor Day Traffic for a Mac Plus Pair! (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

A viewer alerted me to a pair of Mac Plus computers, one with what appears to be a Radius card, within a reasonable driving distance. And by special request, we’re going to look at both computers, live tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/EWSI2w0...

Labor Day Video Game Repairs: Will My Labor Tonight Result in Future Fun? (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

It’s Labor Day in the US, so I was tempted to completely take the day off. However, I decided that I’d work on fun items instead! We’ll primarily be looking at video game consoles, live this afternoon starting at 4PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/UnoxD-3...

Estate Sale PowerMac G4s: I Went Shopping for Batteries and Saw the Sign! (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

I occasionally stop at yard, garage, and estate sales, and usually leave empty handed (at least as far as the channel goes). Saturday, my luck changed, and I picked up two PowerMac G4s for $35. Let’s take a look at them, live tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/pW9eFwF...

The Macintosh IIsi: Can I Repair and Overclock the Second Logic Board? (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

The Macintosh IIsi shipped at 20MHz to preserve sales of higher-end models. If I can sort out the cause of the lines in the video, I’d like to answer one question: could it do 25MHz? Let’s warm up the soldering iron, live tonight starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/c8GTrMH...

Marketplace Pick-Ups: Testing the G4, Monitor, Hard Drives, and More! (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

“This just in!” I went Marketplace shopping last Thursday and my $30 went far: a $10 PowerMac G4, a $10 NEC AccuSync monitor, and a $10 pile of “scrap”. Will more of it work? We’ll find out live, tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/5uI2oUO...

Marketplace Pick-Ups: Went for a G4 and Monitor, Came Home With More! (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

“This just in!” I went Marketplace shopping last Thursday and my $30 went far: a $10 PowerMac G4, a $10 NEC AccuSync monitor, and a $10 pile of “scrap”. Will any of it work? We’ll find out live, tonight starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/Phqa70u...

Atari 1040ST: Did the Power Supply Failure Cause Collateral Damage? (Computerized Start™ Live) I bought an Atari 1040ST from eBay (the place where I buy the things I later regret™). In true "Wheel of Regrets™" fashion, I tried powering it up without inspecting it, to which it made a blaugh nois...

I’ve tried repairing the power supply from my Atari 1040ST, and realized I’m probably going to have to throw the parts cannon at it… so I’m going to try replacing it instead with a Mean Well-based solution. Live tonight starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/AIH6Y5w...

YouTube video by GutBomb The Sun Ultra 5 Was Kinda Weird

My Sun Ultra 10 is also kinda weird. How weird? Check out this video on the Sun Ultra 5 by my friend GutBomb: youtu.be/_WzL0PwrlG8?...

Testing Potential Regrets™: Because I've Been Busy Shopping on eBay... (Computerized Start™ Live) I have another pile of Potential Regrets™ taking up room on my workbench, because the Wheel of Regrets™ has been busy... or something like that. But it would be really nice if I could file these parts...

I regret to inform you that tonight’s stream will be filled with regrets™. I also regret to inform you that I’ll be repairing these regrets™ later. And I finally regret to inform you that I’ll be starting later than usual tonight, live at 9:30PM EDT. www.youtube.com/live/UkRZdS_...

The Macintosh IIsi: Can I Work Around the Irreparable Power Supply? (Computerized Start™ Live) The Macintosh IIsi was launched as a lower-cost alternative in the Macintosh II series. To keep costs down, Apple used more electrolytic capacitors, and the surface-mount electrolytic capacitors from ...

Sigh, my Macintosh IIsi has power supply problems. While mine is currently irreparable, I’ve ordered PCBs to let me install a PicoPSU into the original power supply shell. Let’s test one out then continue troubleshooting, live tonight starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/HrfNYQl...

Old Macs Repair Stream: Because Old Macs Rule the Basement! Part 2 (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

Tuesday, we worked on a Mac that I only read about back in the day. Tonight, we work on a model that I actually used: the Macintosh SE. Mine survived its battery, but has rust from damp storage conditions. Let’s fix it, live tonight starting at 9PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/sAtZjSE...

YouTube video by Ron's Computer Videos Computer shipping woes? Try these tested tips!

Friends don’t let friends ship vintage computers without some sage advice: youtu.be/iEPm1mXIoy0?...

Old Macs Repair Stream: Let's Start with a Quadra 650 Power Supply... (Computerized Start™ Live) YouTube video by Justin D. Morgan

By popular demand, we’re going to have a week of repairing old Macs on the channel. First up: recapping the power supply in the Quadra 650. How many RIFA capacitors will we find inside? Find out live, tonight starting at 8PM EDT! www.youtube.com/live/Gmzpdd3...