I just wanted to say thank you to everyone. It is really nice to see that you liked this small restoration job of mine. Also, I would like to thank Chef Peri for making this awesome video - it is a top-notch work! I must admit that I did a lot of mistakes while working on this unit. It is all described in details on my blog. However, because of learned lessons you can expect way better outcome with my future extreme refurbishing projects ... and there are quite a few. I just need more time ;)
Wow.. I'd guess somebody deliberately smashed up that machine at some point. I have to admit even I was surprised that it could be restored that well. I wish there were more video of the molding process because that's something I could use some help with!
Unfortunately that's all we have as Pete likes to just get on with the work rather than film (must be nice!) but I'll mention it for future molds. If only we had some kind of TARDIS to go back in time and watch the process... 😉👍
The 8-Bit Guy Right? It was bad. The first thing that came to mind was that poor VIC-20 you recently restored. I was like "damn, this is even worse!" You did a great job with that refurb, btw (as did Pete with this 800xl)
Dave, I'll try to cover more details while writing posts with upcoming restorations. A lot of mistakes were made during this job and that can be now avoided :) I've described it all in a blog post.
@@RetroRecipes I still remember K9's last appearance in one of the tenth Doctor episodes, "School Reunion", where he destroyed the Krillitane Oil, knowing it would destroy him as well. Headmaster: "Bad dog!" K9: "Affirmative!" Until that episode, I had no idea that a robot dog could sound so *smug.* :-D
The 800 XL was my first ever computer. My mum bought it for me for Christmas when I was about 11. I still remember it fondly, thank you for bringing this one back to life.
Wow....cannot believe it turned out so well! I figured with that messed up plastic, it would have meant a case swap....but in the end, you can't tell it was ever broken!
We all did... JESUS that thing was bad but this takes the cake! I honestly can't believe it could be fixed at all. They really don't make things the way they used to!
This is by far the most inspiring restoration ive seen on a retro computer, it really shows you can restore almost any machine with dedication. Awesome video, you just gained a new subscriber.
Yeah this guy is like he could be easily be selling iphones or something, not looking/sounding like a typical retro nerd (whatever "typical" a retro nerd is like). No offense.
The circuit board itself is actually made out of layers of fiberglass, not silicon. Common mistake! Very clever idea on repairing the cracked circuit board. I'm an electrical engineering specializing in circuit board design myself, and I've never thought of doing that personally! I'd probably have just remade the bare board in Altium and had a brand new bare board made at a board fabrication house and then transfer over what components were still working. Good on you guys for finding a way to salvage the original.
just use vires to repair broken traces ... thats pretty comon fix ... no one will do it that way you mention ... it will cost like 10 working atari computers :D
That is amazing. Anyone else would have done their best to get it working and just sourced a new case. Great to see so much care and attention put into these old machines. Ive subscribed.
Hey man just found this channel, loving the content! I love refurbish videos, there is a special place in heaven to people who appreciate and take care of old technology. Altough I am a tad too young to have used these machines (im from dos/win95 era) I would love to have the chance to use one someday. Keep the good work!
I feel like Ive stumbled upon the Bob Ross of computer repair. I was legitimately disappointed when you said "beat the heck out of it" instead of "beat the devil out of it" lol
Louisiana 1987. I was 4 years old, I received a secondhand Atari 800XL from my Grandmother. It sat by my bedside with a small black and white tv and I played it almost everyday. Choplifter, Ms Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Jungle Hunt, even practicing typing. I was a teenager when my mother smashed my Atari 800XL with a hammer and threw it away. Leaving only a single keyboard key to remind me. Probably coincidental that you restored the exact model that I had, with similar damage. But in a way, it's like you really did restore the one my mom broke all those years. This video is an amazing restoration. and in some way it has restored special memories to me. Thanks 👍✨
Probably a coincidence. Only God knows. The one I had was thrown away in Livingston, Louisiana some time between 1994-97 and had been struck with a hammer several times, specifically the keyboard. and when it was thrown away, it was put on top of the garbage so someone could see it.
Just bought a 65XE with a few issues. After watching this, I got motivated and had a go at my own refurbishment. So glad I did.. love these old 8bit Atari’s 😁
I don't think I have seen worse, except maybe the 8-bit's Guy restoration when he had to consult with an expert to fix the board. Overall I like the video, except the arrogant jokes(?).
I've seen EVERY retro computing video on UA-cam and I'd never seen such an amazing restoration job. Congrats and thank you for taking us through the whole process! That's one lucky computer!
Some love goes into that..you had another keyboard and still restored the old one!!. The case work is seriously Impressive. Yeah maybe not perfect just 100% improvement. Like people say, most would just swap out the old housing..not even imagine to attempt that!!. When those metal pins went in I thought WTF I never imagined it turning out like that..total Genius hats off to you!!!
I have on a occasion restored old video game machines and I have to say, truly a superb job here. I really like the case repair and your attention to restoring the electronics (nice soldering on the board by the way). A+ work!
thisone was my first computer i feel nostalgic and sad when i remember the day i threw it away because i wasnt working anymore. nothing else but thank you for bringing back this honorable restoration/refurbishing of this amazing device.
Some may ask why go through this trouble... You can ask the same to some car enthusiasts repairing wrecks to their new state. One particular restauration I know is a Jaguar E Type race car (Lindner/Knöcker) which was beyond any reasonable repair. They did it anyway with as much original parts as they could. Great job.
Just discovered this channel today. This refurb is awesome - It's great that you've rebuilt and saved a machine, even though it's not a particularly rare one, when it would be just so easy to not bother, and salvage what parts you could from it. All credit to you for this great job!
I just found this channel. Subbed immediately. Absolutely awesome. You're like the plastic surgeon of restoring this stuff. You also give off that Bob Ross vibe. I love it.
Well, let me catch my jaw which lies on the floor before I tell you "what an amazing job ! At the beginning of the video I thought that the poor XL would never come back to life. When I see the result ... It' like all new ! You're the one retrocomputer lover, man !
I'm an Atarian. SO Great video! I love all retro computers, but as I spent a lot of time with an 800XL, than later various STs and a lynx, I am grounded in Atari. I have an 800, 800XL, 2 x lynx, also a 1040 STE. All the tape players and 5 1/4 inch drives that go with the above. Oh I forgot, I have an unused boxed Woody. Get them out and just look at them once in a while. I don't really use these as prefer to use emulation on my Nvidia Shield TV. I have other systems but have a real soft spot for Atari. The Atari in this video is really brought back from the dead, really inspirational. Just noticed what looks like an apple 2e behind you. When the company I worked for closed our office in 1993, in the office below ours were two apple 2es, I really wanted to take them home but was worried it might be considered theft, even though the were abandoned. Following week went back to check on our old office only to find some complete wankers had broken in and smashed everything to pieces, including both the apples. I so regretted not taking at least one of them home. It was an import clearance office in Dover, closure was due to European integration.
Absolutely brilliant! Personally I would have just stripped it for any useful parts, but what you managed to pull off is just incredible. I have never seen anyone create molds for use in something like this, will definitely have to take a closer look at this approach to case repair in general. I am curious to know how long this project took. It certainly must have taken quite a while, there was a Huge amount of work to be done for sure - Thumbs up on this, once again incredible job on the restoration. (one less piece of history in the landfill).
It almost makes me cry thinking about what that poor old thing went through to be in that condition. And good to know I'm not the only one who leaves protective films on forever (I think my Falcon030 still does)! ;-)
Just a little tip for any rusty parts, you can soak them in a citric acid solution (citric acid powder and water) for a couple of hours. Happy restorations!
I had my doubts about the case at first but well done, you pulled it off and it looks amazing, my mate had one of these when we were kids and spent hours on it 😀
That poor little machine sure looks like it fell out of a 747 at flight level 300 straight onto the peak of the Empire State Building - really hurts to see such abuse. *Thank you for letting us witness the marvellous resurrection of this beauty* - and I say that although I've never been an Atari fanboy ;)
You did a great job at refurbishing an Atari 800XL personal home computer system. Any fan of the Atari systems would be proud to have this refurbished computer. 👍
removing the protective film was always my favorite part of getting a new system, it was so satisfying removing the foggy plastic to reveal the shiny shiny smooth plastic underneath
That's just incredible! I can't believe you got it looking that good without replacing the case !! All that is different is a couple of ICs, and you get it looking like that!? My lord this is amazing work here!
This was absolutely amazing. I came back just now to watch it a second time a year or so later. Would love to see more of these alleged “unrefurbishable” projects as they really push the boundaries of what we think is possible!
That is a lot of dedication for that Atari. My first computer was an Atari 800XL, still have it but I have a quarter sized hole on the top right of the case. Was wondering how I should fix it, or just replace the top case.
What I did was I simply went to a car paint shop and told guys there to make me two cans of a custom color. Then they scanned an inside of a case with a color scanner and based on that readings created a custom paint. I also wanted it to be matt. It turned out to be a cool idea. Since then, I am getting all my paints from this shop for all my projects. - Pete
After watching this video I came to the conclusion that everything can be restored and repaired no matter the physical state, you just need to put more effort into it. Great video!
Atari was an annoying company in a lot of ways, but the 8 bit systems were pretty amazing when you dig deep into the more obscure tricks they can pull. They were designed by roughly the same people that later designed the Amiga, and boy does it ever show.
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone. It is really nice to see that you liked this small restoration job of mine. Also, I would like to thank Chef Peri for making this awesome video - it is a top-notch work! I must admit that I did a lot of mistakes while working on this unit. It is all described in details on my blog. However, because of learned lessons you can expect way better outcome with my future extreme refurbishing projects ... and there are quite a few. I just need more time ;)
They're not mistakes, they're happy accidents :) And the pleasure is mine Pete. Looking forward to working with you again!
Drygol - wymiatasz. Pełen szacun za to co zrobiłeś z tą maszyną
Dzieki wodzu :D
i didnt understand how you repaired motherboard.
Which part of that repair ? Broken PCB ?
Wow.. I'd guess somebody deliberately smashed up that machine at some point. I have to admit even I was surprised that it could be restored that well. I wish there were more video of the molding process because that's something I could use some help with!
Unfortunately that's all we have as Pete likes to just get on with the work rather than film (must be nice!) but I'll mention it for future molds. If only we had some kind of TARDIS to go back in time and watch the process... 😉👍
The 8-Bit Guy Right? It was bad. The first thing that came to mind was that poor VIC-20 you recently restored. I was like "damn, this is even worse!" You did a great job with that refurb, btw (as did Pete with this 800xl)
It looks like it was actually run over with a car.
Was hoping you were here to see this. crazy restoration! next level shit :)
Dave, I'll try to cover more details while writing posts with upcoming restorations. A lot of mistakes were made during this job and that can be now avoided :) I've described it all in a blog post.
Thats no refurb, thats an archaeological reconstruction!
Nice!!
Agreed. And agreed that Tom Baker was the coolest Doctor.
I can agree to that! And K9 was the coolest companion. 👍🕹️
@@Hal9526 No arguments there, friend. 👍
@@RetroRecipes I still remember K9's last appearance in one of the tenth Doctor episodes, "School Reunion", where he destroyed the Krillitane Oil, knowing it would destroy him as well.
Headmaster: "Bad dog!"
K9: "Affirmative!"
Until that episode, I had no idea that a robot dog could sound so *smug.* :-D
The 800 XL was my first ever computer. My mum bought it for me for Christmas when I was about 11. I still remember it fondly, thank you for bringing this one back to life.
Damn, mate, this in not refurbishing... this is rising the dead!
Cheers
Perifractic, the Retro Tech Necromancer!
I've seen some crazy restorations, but this one takes the cake.
Retro Recipes cake? 🍰
Wow....cannot believe it turned out so well! I figured with that messed up plastic, it would have meant a case swap....but in the end, you can't tell it was ever broken!
DvdXploitr omg its the neo hyphen geo guy
Jeez, and I thought that VIC-20 the 8-Bit guy found was bad
We all did... JESUS that thing was bad but this takes the cake! I honestly can't believe it could be fixed at all. They really don't make things the way they used to!
I thought I knew everything about restoring old computers. +1 for showing me a few techniques I never heard of before!
+1 for taking the time to let us know. Thanks! 👍🕹️
This is by far the most inspiring restoration ive seen on a retro computer, it really shows you can restore almost any machine with dedication. Awesome video, you just gained a new subscriber.
Welcome! 👍🕹️
Your voice sounds like this is some kind of yoga meditation video.
And now we move from bending the pins to bending the legs and finally, dog pose 🐶👍🕹️💤
It kinda is, hugely satisfying soul meal type of restoration
Bob Ross vibes
hes like Bob Ross if he repaired computers
EDIT: beat me to it, i didn't look
Yeah this guy is like he could be easily be selling iphones or something, not looking/sounding like a typical retro nerd (whatever "typical" a retro nerd is like). No offense.
The circuit board itself is actually made out of layers of fiberglass, not silicon. Common mistake! Very clever idea on repairing the cracked circuit board. I'm an electrical engineering specializing in circuit board design myself, and I've never thought of doing that personally! I'd probably have just remade the bare board in Altium and had a brand new bare board made at a board fabrication house and then transfer over what components were still working. Good on you guys for finding a way to salvage the original.
just use vires to repair broken traces ... thats pretty comon fix ... no one will do it that way you mention ... it will cost like 10 working atari computers :D
That is amazing. Anyone else would have done their best to get it working and just sourced a new case. Great to see so much care and attention put into these old machines. Ive subscribed.
Welcome to the channel! 👍🕹️
Hey man just found this channel, loving the content! I love refurbish videos, there is a special place in heaven to people who appreciate and take care of old technology. Altough I am a tad too young to have used these machines (im from dos/win95 era) I would love to have the chance to use one someday. Keep the good work!
I feel like Ive stumbled upon the Bob Ross of computer repair. I was legitimately disappointed when you said "beat the heck out of it" instead of "beat the devil out of it" lol
But it was just a happy little accident 👍🕹️🎨
Absolutly thought the same! Ok apart from the "Devil" bit ;)
+Tiara Azmalan... I see the thought didn't cross my mind only... 🙂
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
That is exactly that, Bob Ross of computer repair 😀
Amazing resurrection. I’ve come back and rewatched this video several times. Who doesn’t love a story of bringing back a life once thought lost.
INCREDIBLE! Glad to see some love given to restoring this 800XL which is, in my opinion, the best Atari computer they ever made. THANK YOU!
Louisiana 1987. I was 4 years old, I received a secondhand Atari 800XL from my Grandmother. It sat by my bedside with a small black and white tv and I played it almost everyday. Choplifter, Ms Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Jungle Hunt, even practicing typing. I was a teenager when my mother smashed my Atari 800XL with a hammer and threw it away. Leaving only a single keyboard key to remind me. Probably coincidental that you restored the exact model that I had, with similar damage. But in a way, it's like you really did restore the one my mom broke all those years.
This video is an amazing restoration.
and in some way it has restored special memories to me. Thanks 👍✨
Wow! Are you saying this might have been yours? Maybe...?
Probably a coincidence. Only God knows.
The one I had was thrown away in Livingston, Louisiana some time between 1994-97 and had been struck with a hammer several times, specifically the keyboard. and when it was thrown away, it was put on top of the garbage so someone could see it.
@@Left-Earth I wonder... I guess we'll never know. Might I ask why it got the hammer treatment? Was she more of a Sega woman?
Working the miracle that you did with that Atari 800xl deserves my subscription........Done and done!
Just bought a 65XE with a few issues. After watching this, I got motivated and had a go at my own refurbishment. So glad I did.. love these old 8bit Atari’s 😁
Thanks for watching! 😊 Now then, how bad do you want to peel that film off? 😉 Let me know below! 👍🕹️
leave the film on until you get a replacement for that piece of clear plastic on the right which is still scratched to hell..
I don't think I have seen worse, except maybe the 8-bit's Guy restoration when he had to consult with an expert to fix the board. Overall I like the video, except the arrogant jokes(?).
Have you thought about retrobrighting those keys from the keyboard to remove the yellowing?
Stay tuned for my next video on that subject 😉👍🕹️
fun things,but, in a way i feel you are wasting your time on these things, you could use your talent on new inventions and stuff instead
I've seen EVERY retro computing video on UA-cam and I'd never seen such an amazing restoration job. Congrats and thank you for taking us through the whole process! That's one lucky computer!
Thank you for your kind words! 👍🕹️
i use your channel for a bed time story. It is so interesting and relaxing at the same time but i always fall asleep because of your voice.
Sweet dreams 👍🕹️💤
As a fellow user of these machines since my childhood days, I can simply admire this beautiful masterpiece. Bravo!!
This felt like a Bob Ross computer restoration guide and I had absolutely no idea how badly I needed this until now.
Just fixing a happy little accident! 👍🎨
Aside from probably retro-brighting the yellowed keys, this is perfect. Wow!
That was so amazing...! After viewing this, I walked over to my pristine 800xl sitting under its official dust cover, and smiled approvingly.
Awww sweeet!
Fantastic job! I grew up with a lot of these machine. It’s good to them get the love they deserve.
Some love goes into that..you had another keyboard and still restored the old one!!. The case work is seriously Impressive. Yeah maybe not perfect just 100% improvement. Like people say, most would just swap out the old housing..not even imagine to attempt that!!. When those metal pins went in I thought WTF I never imagined it turning out like that..total Genius hats off to you!!!
I have on a occasion restored old video game machines and I have to say, truly a superb job here. I really like the case repair and your attention to restoring the electronics (nice soldering on the board by the way). A+ work!
Absolutely impressive. One of the best restoration jobs I've seen.
This is so heartwarming to see. Please dont stop to keep old technology alive! Thank you for this inspiring video.
We will never stop
Best renovation atari i ever seen :) Cheers from Poland! Not let die retro computers!
thisone was my first computer i feel nostalgic and sad when i remember the day i threw it away because i wasnt working anymore. nothing else but thank you for bringing back this honorable restoration/refurbishing of this amazing device.
Subed! I like the fact that you fix the existing parts instead of replacing them. Great job!
Wow! Great refurb job! That makes my minor issues with my old machines look so simple!
Omg!You have only 5000 subs?For your high quality content you should have 500000!
That is such a nice compliment. Thank you! I only started in January so it's early days. Feel free to share on Reddit 😊😉👍🕹️
UNBELIEVABLE...!!
You're the "Bob Ross" of restoration!
Call me in awe, impressed, and subscribed! Brilliant work and presentation. 😎👍
Thank you so much and welcome! 👍🕹️
This is one of the most satisfying videos I have ever watched. Absolutely brilliant.
Amazing work! You have pleased the god of old computers.
I really enjoyed this episode. Thank you for restoring such beautiful machine.
Some may ask why go through this trouble... You can ask the same to some car enthusiasts repairing wrecks to their new state.
One particular restauration I know is a Jaguar E Type race car (Lindner/Knöcker) which was beyond any reasonable repair. They did it anyway with as much original parts as they could.
Great job.
Just discovered this channel today. This refurb is awesome - It's great that you've rebuilt and saved a machine, even though it's not a particularly rare one, when it would be just so easy to not bother, and salvage what parts you could from it. All credit to you for this great job!
Thank you from Pete and me! 👍🕹️
When mixing any resin, slow down with the mixing. If you're too fast, you end up whipping air into it. Otherwise, insane work.
I cried all the way through your video. First with tears of sadness then with tears of joy.
Liked and subscribed.
Absolutely AMAZING restoration!!
I just found this channel. Subbed immediately. Absolutely awesome. You're like the plastic surgeon of restoring this stuff. You also give off that Bob Ross vibe. I love it.
Another little happy accident to fix 🕹️🎨
Well, let me catch my jaw which lies on the floor before I tell you "what an amazing job ! At the beginning of the video I thought that the poor XL would never come back to life. When I see the result ... It' like all new ! You're the one retrocomputer lover, man !
Wow, nice job. The molding is nice - I have considered it, but never done it. Great intro, to wet my appetite. Thanks!
I'm an Atarian. SO Great video! I love all retro computers, but as I spent a lot of time with an 800XL, than later various STs and a lynx, I am grounded in Atari. I have an 800, 800XL, 2 x lynx, also a 1040 STE. All the tape players and 5 1/4 inch drives that go with the above.
Oh I forgot, I have an unused boxed Woody. Get them out and just look at them once in a while.
I don't really use these as prefer to use emulation on my Nvidia Shield TV.
I have other systems but have a real soft spot for Atari.
The Atari in this video is really brought back from the dead, really inspirational.
Just noticed what looks like an apple 2e behind you.
When the company I worked for closed our office in 1993, in the office below ours were two apple 2es, I really wanted to take them home but was worried it might be considered theft, even though the were abandoned.
Following week went back to check on our old office only to find some complete wankers had broken in and smashed everything to pieces, including both the apples.
I so regretted not taking at least one of them home. It was an import clearance office in Dover, closure was due to European integration.
You're very welcome! Thanks for sharing 👍🕹️
I'm surprise this thing still works. Superb job! Congrats!
Absolutely brilliant! Personally I would have just stripped it for any useful parts, but what you managed to pull off is just incredible. I have never seen anyone create molds for use in something like this, will definitely have to take a closer look at this approach to case repair in general. I am curious to know how long this project took. It certainly must have taken quite a while, there was a Huge amount of work to be done for sure - Thumbs up on this, once again incredible job on the restoration. (one less piece of history in the landfill).
Exactly! And it took a couple of weeks. 👍🕹️
Best refurbish i 've ever seen in my life !. Congratulations Pete. You are the man!
Thank you! He sure is! 👍🕹️
Only one word to show my respect for this work: IMPRESSIVE.
I love this video! Atari 800XL was my very first 'Home Computer', and I played a lot of it. Wish I still can get one!
It almost makes me cry thinking about what that poor old thing went through to be in that condition. And good to know I'm not the only one who leaves protective films on forever (I think my Falcon030 still does)! ;-)
Just a little tip for any rusty parts, you can soak them in a citric acid solution (citric acid powder and water) for a couple of hours.
Happy restorations!
Yup, however, I prefer using phosphoric acid to remove rust. Works like a charm. I will cover it in another episode of extreme refurb :)
Amazing! Just because you can doesn't mean you should, but I'm glad you did! Subbed!
I had my doubts about the case at first but well done, you pulled it off and it looks amazing, my mate had one of these when we were kids and spent hours on it 😀
That poor little machine sure looks like it fell out of a 747 at flight level 300 straight onto the peak of the Empire State Building - really hurts to see such abuse. *Thank you for letting us witness the marvellous resurrection of this beauty* - and I say that although I've never been an Atari fanboy ;)
You're welcome! We actually don't know how it got like that, other than 33 years probably rotting in a basement under piles of junk. Or that 747! 😉🕹️
Retro Recipes lol.
That's pretty cool! I miss the Atari days. The 800XL was the 2nd computer I had as a child. What a fun time!
It took me only 40 seconds to subscribe. Really look forward to future videos.
Welcome! 👍🕹️
This is pure talent. These requires patience and precision. You sir deserve every sub and like.
I love how simple he makes this look, an Atari 800XL that was probably ran over by a car is restored in a matter of days
Wow! This is an above-and-beyond repair and refurb. Very nicely done, Pete.
Polish way of making miracles.
You did a great job at refurbishing an Atari 800XL personal home computer system. Any fan of the Atari systems would be proud to have this refurbished computer. 👍
That’s crazy how you rebuilt the plastic shell.......
Amazing job! Real clever trick with the painting and texture. Might have to "borrow" this idea in the future for some of my IBM machines.
Did you ever consider make ASMR videos? Your voice is perfect for it! Your videos are interesting as well as deeply relaxing.
I hadn't considered that... Until now! Thank you. 👍🕹️
Upload this video without the background music, or at a constant, low, level, and you are there. Would love to hear it!
I have a video coming especially for you this Saturday. Stay tuned! ;)
removing the protective film was always my favorite part of getting a new system, it was so satisfying removing the foggy plastic to reveal the shiny shiny smooth plastic underneath
I never understood people who refused to. BTW you are 9th in line! 👍🕹️
11:30 you speak of polishing and there's a box with "szczotki" on it, which translates to "brushes" in Polish 😁
I think He is Polish
не исключено
He told me in comment on another video, that Pete is actually Polish guy, he made this restoration
He sounds so English
That's just incredible! I can't believe you got it looking that good without replacing the case !! All that is different is a couple of ICs, and you get it looking like that!? My lord this is amazing work here!
Thank you from us both! 👍🕹️
Just discovered your channel. I know what I’m gonna do tonight. Binge your videos.
Thank you! Welcome! 👍🕹️
What a great job. At first I had tears in my eyes, but now I am happy again.
😭😊
Where are you from? I saw many things with polish text on them :)
I'm from the UK (video, music and commentary), Pete who did the refurb is indeed Polish!
You're the victor Frankenstein of old machines !!! wow what a job !! Carry on !
Totally amazing job you did there, Subbed!
Druciarstwo wyniesione do poziomu sztuki na najwyższym poziomie!
Używasz Polskiego Sprzętu/Chemii :-)
Robota zajebista
To Polak odnawiał. Drygol Gdańsk.
This was absolutely amazing. I came back just now to watch it a second time a year or so later. Would love to see more of these alleged “unrefurbishable” projects as they really push the boundaries of what we think is possible!
Well good news, a new one is coming in a matter of days/weeks..
That is a lot of dedication for that Atari. My first computer was an Atari 800XL, still have it but I have a quarter sized hole on the top right of the case. Was wondering how I should fix it, or just replace the top case.
If I were you I'd try to repair it rather than lose half of your original childhood computer. I hope this video helps. 👍🕹️
What color white paint did you use?
What I did was I simply went to a car paint shop and told guys there to make me two cans of a custom color. Then they scanned an inside of a case with a color scanner and based on that readings created a custom paint. I also wanted it to be matt. It turned out to be a cool idea. Since then, I am getting all my paints from this shop for all my projects. - Pete
Interesting. I'll have to see if anyone in my area does this.
Thanks
My jaw literally dropped when you revealed the painted case, wow, great work
Peel it off please, my ocd is killing me. :)
Superb job btw.
Hmm maybe I'll make a one minute slowmo of the peeling... 😜🕹️
Thanks for this amazing video! How encouraging and inspiring it is! It should deserve many likes!
Thank you! 👍🕹️
Subscribed , this was magic
Thank you!
Awesome. That brings some memories. I used to own the 800xe with tape recorder and after market Turbo basic loader.
That was some amazing plastic surgery
Wow! I've done some really complex restorations and repairs, but this one is almost unbelivable! Great great great work!
What kind of black magic is this?
Btw, amazing work mate
After watching this video I came to the conclusion that everything can be restored and repaired no matter the physical state, you just need to put more effort into it. Great video!
Great! Congrats.
Genuinely THE best retro console restoration i’ve ever seen. Speechless.
I got moved. And I don't even like Atari. Lol
You're not alone, A thing of beuty to see such a beaten machine shine in such a new light.
Atari was an annoying company in a lot of ways, but the 8 bit systems were pretty amazing when you dig deep into the more obscure tricks they can pull.
They were designed by roughly the same people that later designed the Amiga, and boy does it ever show.
I am in utter awe at the magnitude of this resoration.
Genius!!!
Wow, so much work went into that. Even the bit about replicating the texture - that's very clever.
i cried
Absolutely Beautiful! Unbelievable that was the same machine!