In a recent main channel video I fixed a broken Atari 800XL but found it had some keyboard issues. Let's try to address those issues by washing the keyboard.

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It's time for another Atari 8-bit computer repair. I can't quite call it a repair-a-thon as there are only two of these, but it's been fun learning a lot about how these Atari machines work. This one is giving us the dreaded black screen -- so let's figure out what's keeping it from working.

During Apple’s late-90s struggles with profitability, it made a few overtures toward licensing its software to other computer manufacturers, while at the same time trying to modernize its operating…

I've had this smashed Atari 400 for a number of years and it's never worked correctly. Let's dig in to this old 8-bit computer and figure out what's wrong with it and fix the broken case.

We’ve already seen the marvels of the exciting Amiga PC in our previous Episode, but what about its Atari counterpart, which ran Atari TOS and the GEM GUI? The advertisements say you’ll have Power Without the Price, so let’s see if it’s true or not! Also in 🇮🇹