Welcome to the unboxing video for June 2017.
This is going to be a long video, so let's just get right into it!
This first box is from Zion Castor out of South Bend, Indiana.
It's definitely a compact Macintosh of some kind.
It's another SE/30!
I think this is like the 3rd one I've received since I told the world I didn't have one.
Unfortunately, I haven't had time to get any of them working yet.
But I'm hoping to eventually use all of these for an episode on Appletalk networking!
OK, so this next box is from Marton in Hungary.
He said he was sending me some kind of vintage Casio digital watch.
Interesting.
It's a fully dot-matrix watch and it says it is a touch screen.
I was big into Casio watches back in the 1980s and 90s, so I'm surprised I've never seen
this model before.
The touch screen was a bit hard to use at first, but eventually I got the hang of it.
It's also hard to operate while trying to get it at just the right angle for the camera
to see the screen.
I'll have to adjust the band a bit to fit my tiny wrist.
OK, there we go.
That doesn't look half bad on me.
I mean, who needs an Apple Watch, huh?
Anyway, this is very cool!
Thank you Marton!
I may wear this around some!
The next box is from Haven Johnson.
I'm not sure what's in here.
He said it was some Commodore 64 stuff.
OK, so what we appear to have here are a bunch of games on disk.
Very nice.
So what is this next thing?
Ah, hah.
I've heard of these, but I've never seen one in person.
It's an ethernet card for the Commodore 64.
And apparently it does come with a plastic case, but I'll need to drill my own holes
to make it fit.
And this is a box of thermal paper.
However, if you are watching this now, I already used this in a video a few weeks ago on the
Gameboy Camera.
Here's a better view of all of the disk games.
I'm not familiar with about half of these, so hopefully I'll have some time to try
them out!
So thank you Haven!
OK, so this box is from, ok, I'm not sure who it's from.
It's certainly from overseas somewhere.
OK, so this is the CVX4, which is a clone of the Covox Speech thing.
This was sent to me by a guy named Serge.
And I already did an episode on this, so I'm sort of showing you this out of order.
Actually, he sent me two of these.
And by the way it's possible to use these in a stereo configuration if you have two
parallel ports.
In the 3rd bag is a little MIDI synthesizer that can attach to the feature connector on
a Soundblaster card.
So I'll have to show that eventually.
The next donation I got was this old Radio Shack tape drive, and it was hand delivered
to me by Samuel, so thank you Samuel!
Next box is from Andrew out of London, Ontario.
He said he was sending me some Commodore stuff.
Ah yes, the Commodore 16.
I actually already have one of these.
But what I was really wanting was the matching cassette drive that I do not have.
The name plate is coming off, but I am sure I can fix that.
And the power supply is the European style.
I actually didn't know Canada had a different plug style from the USA.
Unfortunately, the one thing I really wanted, this cassette drive, seems to have been destroyed
in shipping.
Yeah, at first I thought maybe I could fix this, but I think I'm going to declare it
a total loss.
Well, it's the thought that counts..
So thank you Andrew!
The next package is from Emily out of Plymouth, Michigan.
She may be my one and only female viewer.
I believe she was sending me some sort of toy keyboard to review.
Wow, this is an impressive packing job, with custom formed cardboard slots and everything!
So, we have a little keyboard with a note attached.
Anyone who wants to read that can pause the video.
Suffice it to say, this is essentially the modern day toy keyboard, and she wanted to
see how I thought it compared to toy keyboards from the 1980s.. so I'll probably be doing
an episode on this eventually.
This next box is from Amazon so I wasn't sure who sent to to me at first.
But it turns out this is from Justin.
I guess he got tired of seeing all of the old and busted soldering equipment that I
use.
So, he sent me this nice soldering station.
So yeah, this is pretty cool.
It's fancier than anything I've ever used before.
There were also a variety of other tools included in the box, and I'll have to confess I don't
know what half of these are even for.
Still, I'm sure you'll see some of this being used in the next episode that involves
soldering.
So thank you very much Justin!
And we've got a big and heavy box here from Steven out of Portland Maine.
And I know what is in here because I actually volunteered to pay for the shipping on this.
But I won't spoil the surprise for you.
So, do you recognize this keyboard?
Let's see if the rest of the system arrived intact!
And here it is!
The Kaypro II in all of its glory!
It's even got the little disk drive protector things.
I powered it on and it seems to work.
You'll definitely be seeing more of this thing in a later video, so I won't spoil
any of it.
So, thank you very much Steven!
Here's a box from Thomas Caldwell out of Monroe, Washington.
This is one of these where he said it would be a surprise.
I am usually hesitant to accept packages without knowing what they are, because I may already
have one or just flat out not want it, so I hate for people to risk the trouble of shipping
me something if I can't use it.
So, let's see what this mystery box contains.
What we appear to have here is a Sega Genesis with a custom paint job.
Very interesting.
Here are the matching controllers.
And this is cool, it's a cartridge with 6 Genesis games on it.
Several of these are popular games too.
And this is not bootleg, it appears to be official from Sega.
Also in the box is some kind of vintage calculator.
I've never seen anything quite like it before.
And then, in here is some sort of 3D headset.
This most likely pre-dates the Oculus.
OK, so thank you Thomas!
Next package is from David Goar out of Boise, Idaho.
And, I know what's in this package, but I'm not sure I've ever seen one of these
in person.
Notice it says AST on it.
What makes this really interesting is that I worked for AST in the laptop support department
for several years during the late 1990s before they went out of business.
And AST had bought out several companies a few years earlier including Tandy and Grid.
And so this was a new PDA like product with the Grid name.
You might be able to say this is like a palm pilot on steroids and certainly something
that might have evolved into the iPad had they not been a terrible failure.
I'll stick some batteries in it and see if it works.
There is a second battery on the left, for backing up the RAM, and I think it is dead.
So, it works.
It appears that the memory is wiped, as I suspected.
And it also appears this runs some form of the GEOS operating system, which has its roots
back in the Commodore 64 days.
This is a reflective LCD and so much like the Gameboy, it's hard to get the camera
to see the whole screen without some light glaring off of it, but it's much easier
to read in person.
As I suspected, the backup battery is low.. probably dead is more like it.
And so, yeah, this is the Gridpad..
Oh look, it has America Online pre-installed.
Anyway, I'll have to cover this more in a later episode!
Thank you David Goar for sending me this!
OK, this next box says it is from Jim Brain, but this is actually a drop shipment from
Lorin Milsap, who has donated several items in the past.
He said it was a surprise, but I trust him that he knows what I would or wouldn't have
any use for.
OK, so this is a Zoomfloppy.
This plugs into the USB port of a modern PC and allows you to connect old disk drives,
mostly Commodore drives to your PC so you can read and write information to those old
floppy disks.
Very cool.
I'll definitely put this to good use!
Notice it has the IEEE connector so it can even run PET disk drives.
Thank you Lorin!
Next package is from Don Grant.
Let's see what we have here.
Ahh!
It's an Atari 1200XL.
That's great because now I have almost the entire Atari 8-Bit line of computers.
I'm only missing the 600 at this point.
So, this is very nice!
Thank you Don!
Next package is from Pond Software.
I'm sorry I can't pronounce that name, I'd probably butcher it trying.
So let's see what we've got here.
Ok, so this appears to be a brand-new game for the Commodore 64 or 128.
The Bear essentials.
I've actually never heard of this.
I'm going to go ahead and cut the shrink-wrap off and have a look inside.
So it appears to ship on floppy disk.
Well, I'll have to check this out.
I'll probably attach a quick review of this to the end of a related video at some point.
So thank you for this.. moving on.
The next package is from Adam.
And I think this is a cartridge of some kind.
Ah yes!
The Mach 128.
I remember reading about these in magazines back in the 1980s.
Apparently this was a great fast loader cartridge for the Commodore 128.
I can't wait to try this out after all of these years.
Thank you Adam!
Next package is from Matthias out of the U.K. Cool, this is the first postcard with Captain
Archer I've ever gotten.
And two unopened Atari 7800 games.
Now I have to make a decision to either cut the shrink wrap so I can try these out in
my 7800 or leave them unopened as collectors items.
How will I ever decide!
Anyway, this is very cool, so thank you Matthais!
Next box is from Paul Dixon.
Check it out!
A Sound Sampler for the Commodore 64.
I've never seen this before.
Oh look.
The cartridge has the same form factor as the Sound Expander and the Magic Voice cartridge.
It appears to come with software on cassette, and a little microphone.
So yeah, this is cool.
Can't wait to try this out.
Thank you Paul!
OK, so this next box is from Tom and it is HUGE!
I'm not entirely sure what is in here.
He said it was Commodore stuff, and I can almost never turn down Commodore stuff.
So we'll see what it is.
OK, this is so big, I'm going to have to put it in the floor just to dig stuff out.
OK, so there's a bunch of individually wrapped items here.
This was one heck of a good packing job.
I don't think anything will be broken from this.
OK, so there's all of the different items.
I'll dig around in the packing peanuts just to be sure.
Oh, and if Clint from LGR is watching, since you like packing peanuts so much, this is
just for you!
OK, so, now I have to unwrap all of these items because I still have no idea what they
are.
OK, so the first item here is a boxed modem for the Mattel Aquarius.
That's cool.
Unfortunately, I don't have an Aquarius to use it with, but now that I've said that
I'll probably have 3 of them next month.
And here's another Aquarius item.
I think it's a cartridge with some budget software on it.
These boxes are in great condition too!
And what's next..
Ah yes, a Commodore 1200 baud modem.
I tell you what, if you had one of these in the mid 1980s you were rockin' because everyone
else was running a 300 baud.
Those were the days!
Let's open it up!
So here's the manual.
And here's the modem.
This thing looks like it's never been used!
And as always, it included a Quantum link disk.
This is very cool!
And the next thing is..
I think this is that same cassette drive that Andrew sent me that I was wanting.
And sure enough, it is!
And yeah, this one survived shipping!
The reason I wanted one of these is because the Plus/4 and Commodore 16 used a different
connector for the cassette drive than the rest of the Commodore machines.
As you can see, its a little round connector.
So, very cool.. and there are still more items to open from Tom.
Ah yes.. a 1541C disk drive.
This is still essentially the classic 1541 but they changed the case color to match the
later model 64.
This one appears to be in great shape too!
No yellowing or anything.
And I think we're saving the best for last because this next item is really cool.
It's a Commodore Plus/4.
I actually already had one of these, but this one is in the original box and the box is
absolutely perfect, like it just came from the store.
Wow.
This is fantastic.
Believe it or not, I just spent an hour on the phone with Bil Herd the other day, who
was an engineer at Commodore and helped design this computer.
I was asking him all sorts of questions about the design decisions on this computer.
That will be for an upcoming video, so you'll be seeing this again!.
So, this is eve thing I got from Tom.
This was a very generous donation, and I appreciate it a lot, thank you Tom!
The next package is from Dimitri out of Ontario, Canada.
So these are some clones of the old Nintendo Game and Watch devices.
These were actually made back in the Soviet Union right before the breakup.
They need some button cell batteries so I can't demonstrate them at the moment, but
I'll definitely get some batteries and have a look at these.
And also a Tetris clone.
So, very cool, thank you Dimitri!
OK, so this next box is…
Kind of fragile.
And it's from CubicleNate.
Falling fast may cause unscheduled disassembly.
Well, that's certainly true of that cassette drive I opened earlier.
It's kind of old, kind of fragile, Golly, fragile contents.
What is in here, glass items or something?
Please, please, please, don't drop me… too hard.
Well, I guess we're about to see if any of that helped the contents survive.
This one is packed with newspaper.
Heres' the first item.
8K of static RAM.
This board looks like it is from the early 1970s.
No idea what it goes to.
Next thing is a main board for the Commodore 64.
If I recall, I think he said these were all for spare parts.
So they probably don't work, but I can use them to repair others.
This is definitely a main board to a Commodore disk drive, although I'm not sure which
model.
Well, it says 1984, so probably a 1541.
And here's a fully intact 1541 disk drive.
And a fully intact Commodore 64.
I think he said this one has a memory problem.
So maybe I can fix it.
Anyway, thank you Nathan!
OK, so this is interesting.
This is a package from Sega.
They contacted me and said they wanted to send me a package, but they wouldn't say
what it was.
Well, Techmoan got the same package and already did a video on it the day before mine showed
up, so it kind of spoiled the surprise.
But I'll show it to you anyway.
Cassette Tapes changed music forever.
We're about to do the same with retro gaming on mobile.
Ok.
I'll be curious to see what they've come up with.
So, here's the cassette and these are basically just songs from the old Genesis games, with
maybe some Dreamcast games thrown in there.
I got number 274 out of the 512 they made.
I know Techmoan got one, so not sure who got all the rest.
They also sent this regular Bic pen.
I was confused at first because it doesn't even have a Sega logo on it.
Then I realized it is probably because back in the 80s we used to use this kind of pen
to wind cassette tapes by hand because the hexagonal shape fits perfectly on the teeth
of the reels.
So, yeah, that was a thing we actually did back then.
Next package is from Sam Mendelson.
And it looks like a shoe box.
But, inside it looks like some old MS-DOS games.
There's space rogue, and yeah, it comes on the old 5.25 inch floppies.
Might and Magic.
I remember this one too, although I was more of an Ultima guy myself.
And last is Starfleet II.
I have to say I'm not familiar with this game.
Once I get a proper MS-DOS machine working with a 5.25" disk drive, I'll try this
out.
Anyway, thank you Sam!
Next box is from David Leach.
I know what's in here, but I won't spoil it.
So, this is a vintage calculator.
But not just any old calculator.
This is from Commodore.
Many people don't realize that before they made computers, they were a calculator company.
This one doesn't work, but I am going to attempt to repair it eventually.
I think it is just an internal power supply problem.
So this is highly collectible, thank you David!
Next box is from Dennis Murphy.
I' not sure what the significance of the Captain Ed's sticker is, maybe somebody
can comment on that.
Inside we have……
A modem.
Total communications, and it's still factory shrink wrapped.
This modem is sort of special to me because, even though it was an aftermarket product
for the Commodore 64, it was the first modem I ever owned.
It is very basic, only does pulse dialing, no tone dialing.
And it's 300 baud.
But I remember that magical evening back in 1980 something when I fired this thing up
and connected to an online service for the fist time!
So, great find here, thank you Dennis!
Next box is from Ed out of Portland, Oregon.
So the first thing here is a box of Bonus brand disks..
I remember those!
Actually, these are CP/M disks.
And since I have a few computers that run CP/M now, such as the Osborne and Kaypro,
I'm anxious to give these a try!
And this is a little 486 computer.
I had mentioned I've been looking for a small form factor 486 desktop computer.
Unfortunately, shipping was not kind to this thing, and there wasn't a lot of packing
material in the box.
Lets's see how much damage there is.
The faceplate to the floppy came off.
The entire front bezel seems busted.
Inside, it appears the processor heat sink is loose, and the entire frame is slightly
bent.
I'll see what I can do later to fix this up some.
Anyway, thank you Ed, especially for the CP/M disks!
Next box is from Henry Taylor.
And, let's see what we have here.
This is an old iBook G3.
This is the 500 Mhz model, which was the first model to come in the white or snow look after
they stopped making the clamshell model.
And other than missing a key, it is in really good condition, and I think I have some spare
keys for this model somewhere in the attic.
So thank you Henry, this will be a great addition to my iBook collection!
Next box is from Tyler Jones.
And yes, we're getting close to being done now.
So just hang in there!
This is not the first time Tyler has sent me some cool stuff.
This is supposed to be some Atari 8-Bit stuff.
OK, so there are empty game boxes.
But I have a lot of cartridges that go to these.
Not sure what I'm going to do with these, though.
There's also a box full of old Atari disks.
And this is definitely something unusual.
It's a set of games for the old TRS-80 computers.
Not the Color Computer, but the business machine.
It says these work on Model 1 through 3, so I hope it will work on my Model 4P that I
have.
And the disks are in here.
So that's really cool!
Tyler also sent me another box too.
There are several individually wrapped items here.
So, yeah, now I'll have to unwrap all of these mysteries!
So, here's another game..
Racing Destruction Set.. and it does have the disk in there.
Summer Games.
An original Atari joystick.
Chomper Stomper, Spiderman, Some sort of paint program.
3 different cartridges.
An Atari 1050 disk drive.
I already have one of these but it doesn't work quite right, hopefully this one does.
And last is an 800XL.
Probably one of the most popular Atari machines.
I already have two of these and neither one works, so hopefully this one does!
So, thank you very much Tyler!
And we've got a fairly big box here from Chris Lane.
And well, gee.
That's interesting.
A complete package of bubble wrap.
Well, I guess I can use that next time I'm shipping something out.
And here's a note, you can pause the video if you want to read that.
And it looks like there's a little keyboard in here.
This looks familiar.
Ah yes, the PT-1.
I remember seeing these in the store back in the 80s.
This was like the cheapest of the cheap kids toy keyboards.
This one has a bit of yellowing and it is missing the switch covers, though.
Still, I'll be interested to fire this up!
But here's the main attraction.
It's a Yamaha PSR-6.
It's quite dirty.
But I'm sure I can clean this up.
This is going to be an interesting keyboard to review because it's an early Yamaha but
actually has like a tone bank instead of like 20 instruments.
So yeah, thank you very much Chris.
OK, so the last package is from Tim Labonte.
I think that's how you say that.
By the way, in case I didn't mention.
I actually show this in the order I receive them.
So, this was received on the last day of June.
I know some people said I should re-order these from least to most interesting.
But I prefer chronological order.
Here's another letter.
I won't read it aloud because it is long, but you can pause the video if you want.
So, yeah, this is a Macintosh LC-III.
This finally completes my collection of Macintosh LC series, although I think somebody is sending
me the machine that came after this one that looks similar.
This one is in near perfect condition.
So that's awesome.
I really appreciate that, thank you Tim!OK, so not a package, just an envelope from John.
So, what could this be?
Well, there is a note, and apparently some bandaids for when I cut myself opening all
of these boxes.
Another note, and like the ten thousandth person asking for a shoutout to their channel.
OK, so that about wraps that up!
I am absolutely amazed at the amount of stuff that you guys sent me during June.
So, if it continues to come in at this rate, I may have to start breaking this video up
into two parts, like maybe every two weeks instead of every month, because originally,
when I wanted to start doing this video, you know it's just an extra video I can do once
a month, it will only take a few hours, so it won't really interfere much with my other
projects.
Unfortunately, when they get to be this long, it really does start to become a huge project
in and of itself, so not that I'm complaining, but I'm just saying, so don't be terribly
surprised if you might start seeing two of these a month.
Anyway, I guess thank you to all my fans for the stuff you sent me and I'll see you next
time!
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