iiiDIY @iiidiy.bsky.social

Quietly restoring old tech, and making calm videos about it here: http://youtube.com/@iiidiy

Hello! I make restoration videos, merging my interest in film, old technology, and craftsmanship.

If you like retro computing, 90s tech & culture, meticulous restorations, and geeking-out about cinematography, well then you're my type of nerd!
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #1990s
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Ian Scott @polpo.org
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#PicoGUS can now emulate Sound Blaster 16 with the newly released firmware v4.0.0! Other changes include CD-ROM speed and reliability improvements, GUS mode improvements, and more. Check the full changelog and download the release at github.com/polpo/picogus/releases/tag/v4.0.0
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Garth Beagle @garthbeagle.bsky.social
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What’s your favourite Appearance Manager Theme? 😎

For #MARCHintosh I’ve bundled together over 90 Themes and Sound effects in ready to go Mac OS 8.6 images usuable on any Power Mac

Get it here👇

macintoshgarden.org/apps/appearance-manager-themes-and-sounds-mac-os-86-bundle
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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social
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Woo-hoo, the channel has reached 25,000 YouTube subscribers! 🥳

Huge thanks to YOU! ...to all my subscribers, friends, and any of you kind folks who've shared my links and stories over the years. Here's to 25k more! 🎉

📺 www.youtube.com/Mac84
...not subscribed yet? ☝️😅
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The 5k SNES giveaway prize FINALLY made its way to France - and it couldn't have gone to a better recipient! @cabridiy.bsky.social does restoration and video game streaming! Excited to see what he does with it :)
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New video is out! Watch as I re-discover the joys of flex cables and somehow restore a Game Boy DMG in the process.

Huge thanks to @thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social for the guest-appearance, and @mac84.bsky.social for the guest-guest-appearance!

youtu.be/9dEZEnxdiOQ?si=Xq_ggnHKX7E2ebfP

#retrogaming #restoration
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A new episode drops tomorrow, but it's out NOW - early and ad-free for Patreon supporters here: www.patreon.com/posts/december-video-146717407?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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Can you guess what Saturday's video will be about?

#vintagecomputing #retrogaming #retrocomputing
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Related, the winner of the SNES giveaway for 5k has been found! It'll be on the way to France soon🇫🇷🎉

Big thanks to @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social and his Big Bad Bench for the loaner PowerMac 6500 :)
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THANK YOU to everyone that has subscribed to this little channel! We've passed the 6,500 mark! All of your comments, likes, and shares are super encouraging - it all keeps me motivated to make these fun videos! :) Love the positive community we've got in the vintage computing world!

#restoration
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New video! A reasonable person would've thrown this out. I am not a reasonable person! Full Restoration of a rusty Commodore 1702:

youtu.be/SQE4ViGvLes

#commodore #restoration #vintagecomputing #retrogaming #retrocomputing #commodore1702 #electronicsrepair
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Can you guess the subject of tomorrow's video?

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
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New video is coming this Saturday, and it's up early and ad-free for Patreon supporters here!
www.patreon.com/posts/september-20th-139051864
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This summer I took a ZX Spectrum across Ontario and Quebec. Of course I made a buddy-road-trip video about it! You can own this little slice of computing history during @morefunmakingit.bsky.social's charity auction later this year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yhSwjO18A

#roamingspectrum #vintagecomputing
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GutBomb @gutbomb.net
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New video! Was the Performa / Quadra / LC 630 Crummy?

youtu.be/ZstO5iREEOw
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RobSmithDev @robsmithdev.bsky.social
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I build a real working Alien Motion Tracker
youtu.be/KpUjXUSlkbU
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Happy to report that we've passed another important milestone!

Thank you to everyone watching & sharing my work! Now, only 600 more subscribers to go before I giveaway an SNES 🎮

#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #retrogaming #restoration #vintagemac
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I wrote a long behind the scenes update over on Patreon, but the TLDR is: I'm really frustrated with my current project. Switching gears, pausing membership fees, and another video will be ready whenever it's ready. Thanks for your continued viewership and support!

www.patreon.com/posts/update-pause-134610860
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Ian Scott @polpo.org
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#PicoGUS is now an ODE! I've just released firmware v3.0.0, which adds Panasonic CD-ROM drive emulation. Put some ISOs or BIN/CUE files on a USB stick, plug it into your PicoGUS, and you've got a virtual CD-ROM drive that works in DOS and Windows 9x and supports CD audio. github.com/polpo/picogus/releases/tag/v3.0.0
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My unfinished projects are haunting me, even as I try to enjoy a work-trip to Belgium 👀🖥️
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Ian Scott @polpo.org
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The video from my talk at VCF East 2025, "Making a Hardware Emulator for a Legendary PC Sound Card" is now on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTLAhIkmUl0
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MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL IS SET FOR DELETION!
If you or anyone you know works at Google/YouTube, please get in contact at helpslopesgameroom@gmail.com
A more detailed series of events can be found in the video below this post
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We hit another milestone! Thanks to everyone watching, subscribing, and sharing my videos!! ❤️ It’s a lot of fun making these things and sharing my hobby with 3400 like-minded people. Here’s to many more :)

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #restoration
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Update: it took until 1:27PM, but... "This is my best creation ever" 🔥😎
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Watch LIVE as @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social discovers the joy of a Macintosh Classic in real-time! Starting at noon EST, I give John until 1:00PM before he admits out loud that they are sleek, beautiful machines that just need a little love
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Progress?
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New video! Saving a Sad SNES - restoring the legendary 90s game console.

Something a bit different this time :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPbbeXYAFYI

#Nintendo #SNES #Famicom #SuperFamicom #90s #retrogaming
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I continue to have issues with commercial music licensing, so I'm not sure when my new video will be available to the public (hopefully soon!).

In the meantime, Patreon subscribers can enjoy ad-free early access here:

www.patreon.com/posts/may-31-video-add-130358699
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Trixter @oldskool.org
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VCFMW call for presentations now open: www.vcfmw.org/talks/

If you are coming to #vcfmw this year and wanted to give a talk, our submission form is now open until the end of July.
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Wrapped filming of my next video... can you guess what it's about? 🔍

#restoration #retro #vintage #retrocomputing #retrogaming
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