Neat! There's an open-source project to build a Radio-86K, and it includes both the Soviet IC's and their US counterparts, to make it easy for those who may have trouble sourcing the originals. I haven't built one, but I've been intrigued by it ever since I found out about it.
From personal experience ... it's hard work. You pretty much need to pump out videos all the time to keep UA-cam recommending "your latest video" and that way pick up new subscribers. In the early days (less than 1000 subs) this can be a lot of work for no reward (well, except for UA-cam which has no problem running ads on your videos, but you don't see any revenue). So if Brian were creating a new video every few days or so, then he'd see quite a bit of subscriber growth (also considering the effort he puts in to his videos) ... but again, that's tiring work for no compensation ... especially if you have a day job ;) /Brett
Hey, I'm a bit late, but I'm Russian so if you'll need any help with translating whatever you may encounter while tinkering around with this computer, feel free to ask me, great video btw :3
Спасибо! I haven't had much time since getting the computer to look at it, but I think the first thing I need to figure out is how to power it and what kind of adapters I'll need to hook it up to a US TV. It will probably be a very slow process as I want to make sure I don't destroy it accidentally.
@@brianscomputerretreat6485 The main incompatibility problem is the 50 Hz frame rate. In principle, you can try to overclock the computer by 20% by replacing quartz to get a 60 Hz frame rate. The official operating speed of the processor is 2.5 MHz, and for some reason it was set significantly lower in this computer.
@@brianscomputerretreat6485 The main incompatibility problem is the 50 Hz frame rate. In principle, you can try to overclock the computer by 20% by replacing quartz to get a 60 Hz frame rate. The official operating speed of the processor is 2.5 MHz, and for some reason it was set significantly lower in this computer.
@@brianscomputerretreat6485 The main incompatibility problem is the 50 Hz frame rate. In principle, you can try to overclock the computer by replacing quartz to get a 60 Hz frame rate. The official operating speed of the processor is 2.5 MHz, and for some reason it was set significantly lower in this computer.
BTW, did you get it powered on? Most of these machines come with schematics and pin-outs ... and I've found most run on just +5V from the PSU ... so you could practically run it from a USB charger ... I actually made a USB-to-DIN power cable for a Moldovan Spectrum clone. /Brett
Hey! Great video! Can‘t wait to see that thing running!
This channel's really cool. Glad the UA-cam algorithm dropped me here (finally)
A nice machine and in decent condition! Cant wait to see it running
Like others, this came up on my front page today. Apparently this video was 6 months ahead of the niche computers zeitgeist!
Neat! There's an open-source project to build a Radio-86K, and it includes both the Soviet IC's and their US counterparts, to make it easy for those who may have trouble sourcing the originals. I haven't built one, but I've been intrigued by it ever since I found out about it.
I'm glad the algorithm brought me here.
I came here from the UA-cam homepage, prepare to blow up!
Why does this channel have so few subscribers? the quality of the videos is so high!
From personal experience ... it's hard work. You pretty much need to pump out videos all the time to keep UA-cam recommending "your latest video" and that way pick up new subscribers. In the early days (less than 1000 subs) this can be a lot of work for no reward (well, except for UA-cam which has no problem running ads on your videos, but you don't see any revenue). So if Brian were creating a new video every few days or so, then he'd see quite a bit of subscriber growth (also considering the effort he puts in to his videos) ... but again, that's tiring work for no compensation ... especially if you have a day job ;) /Brett
only commenting for the engagement boost.
Welcome back
Hey, I'm a bit late, but I'm Russian so if you'll need any help with translating whatever you may encounter while tinkering around with this computer, feel free to ask me, great video btw :3
Спасибо! I haven't had much time since getting the computer to look at it, but I think the first thing I need to figure out is how to power it and what kind of adapters I'll need to hook it up to a US TV. It will probably be a very slow process as I want to make sure I don't destroy it accidentally.
@@brianscomputerretreat6485 The main incompatibility problem is the 50 Hz frame rate. In principle, you can try to overclock the computer by 20% by replacing quartz to get a 60 Hz frame rate. The official operating speed of the processor is 2.5 MHz, and for some reason it was set significantly lower in this computer.
@@brianscomputerretreat6485 The main incompatibility problem is the 50 Hz frame rate. In principle, you can try to overclock the computer by 20% by replacing quartz to get a 60 Hz frame rate. The official operating speed of the processor is 2.5 MHz, and for some reason it was set significantly lower in this computer.
@@brianscomputerretreat6485 The main incompatibility problem is the 50 Hz frame rate. In principle, you can try to overclock the computer by replacing quartz to get a 60 Hz frame rate. The official operating speed of the processor is 2.5 MHz, and for some reason it was set significantly lower in this computer.
BTW, did you get it powered on? Most of these machines come with schematics and pin-outs ... and I've found most run on just +5V from the PSU ... so you could practically run it from a USB charger ... I actually made a USB-to-DIN power cable for a Moldovan Spectrum clone. /Brett
50% of your Soviet PC is missing
In the US....lol....I feel a headache approaching...goodluck
Только в совке могли придумать название для ПК апогей!