Surprising My Neighbor With His Childhood Computer

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Published on May 5, 2023 5:04:20 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1nQ_1x7tjw

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My neighbor surprised me by giving me his childhood TI99/4A and a bunch of accessories and he asked to come by the lab if I got it working. Today I get to pay him back, show him his restored computer and try to recover a game from cassette that was lost for 38 years.


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Links:
Gaming Alexandria https://www.gamingalexandria.com
Tape dumping tutorial by Dustin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWpTHZC53YE

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:59 Power supply
03:56 Video cable and test
06:03 Disassembly
07:20 Cassette tapes
09:11 Testing
09:51 Data recovery
14:35 Loading on the TI99/4A
17:27 Putting it all together
20:41 John's visit


Music tracks:
Funky Stars by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/funky-stars-amstrad-cpc-true-8bit-version
Battro OST by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/battro-ost
More awesome music by McKlain: https://www.mcklain.com
Plan music by Marcus Lim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAS4t1IKm1A


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