Tag: The 8-bit guy

How a Character LCD Works, Part 2 Video by The 8-Bit Guy

In this episode The 8-Bit Guy shows how to connect an LCD screen to a Commodore 64’s User Port. Check out the video below. YouTube: The 8-Bit Guy

The 8-Bit Guy restores a TRS-80 Color Computer 1

The 8-Bit Guy has published a video where he walks us through the restoration of a CoCo 1 he acquired. The computer was in really bad shape, with a lot of dirty and the paint was worn off in different spots – a really ugly machine. I watched the video and he did a really good job, although I would think…

VIC-20 Super Expander and EPROM Programmer Video by The 8-Bit Guy

The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at a very special cartridge for the Commodore VIC-20, the Super Expander. Also he takes a brief look at an EPROM programmer. Check out the video below. YouTube: The 8-Bit Guy

The Quest for 80 Columns on the Commodore 64

The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at 4 different ways to achieve 80 columns display on the Commodore 64. [youtube BJzOErvJwZs nolink] YouTube: The 8-Bit Guy

Commodore 128 Complete Restoration and Board Repair.

The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at a Commodore 128 that he bought on craigslist in terrible shape. He then completely restores it to ‘as new’ condition! Check out the video below. [youtube wLp6bzG9exk nolink] YouTube Channel: The 8-Bit Guy

CGA Graphics – Not as bad as you thought!

The 8-bit guy YouTube channel turned on the reference of easy to understand explanations about old tech. Few months back his video entitle “How oldschool graphics worked Part 1″ was watched by more than 2 million times after it reached most of the major tech news outlets. This new release talks about the CGA graphics standard seen on many PC compatibles computer…

Macintosh 128K vs. Apple IIGS – One of Apple's biggest mistakes?

The 8-Bit Guy YouTube channel has published about a month ago, which I was watching this morning where he talks about Apple and Steve Job’s biggest mistakes. This first video of the series compares the Apple IIGS and the Macintosh, two computers that came to market at around the same time. It is interesting to see how the Apple IIGS…