FOUND: A Super-Rare Commodore D9090!

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  @The8BitGuy · 4 years ago

  Hi Dave!  So, I do know somebody that has both the 9060 and the 9090.  I could most likely borrow them and do an episode about them.  That being said, I'm not sure what I could say about them that you haven't already covered in this video.  I will think about it, though.

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• SU

  @SuperSmashDolls · 4 years ago

  Drilling out unused PCB pads to prevent user RAM upgrades is the kind of aggressive contempt for tinkerers that would make Steve "Slots were a mistake" Jobs blush.

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  @realityveil6151 · 4 years ago

  Imagine being so rich and so wholesome that you're version of "throwing down the gauntlet" is to offer to donate 1000$ to a charity of their choice.  Dave, you are a treasure and a blessing and I think of you every time I open task manager.

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  @Corsa15DT · 4 years ago

  But you don't understand the chaos theory Dave. Now that you made a video about it, the 15 dormant basement dwelling D9090s will soon find it way on Ebay for huge amounts and the 8bit guy will be able to grab one

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• BO

  @bobns509 · 9 months ago

  Those holes on a commodore board are telling a nice story about a jack tramiel mindset.

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• JE

  @JeffAPierson · 9 months ago

  Anyone that makes an MFM drive story interesting deserves a thumbsup

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• PO

  @Poolroulade · 4 years ago

  Ok, that PET Circle of Life analogy is the first thing that made me chuckle for weeks

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• CU

  @curtdawe · 9 months ago (edited)

  Dave, I have no idea why this video popped up on my feed now, four years later, but I loved it! I'm into the C64's and even more-so the later 64C's myself, as that was the one my parents - well, I guess more specifically, my mother, who just passed this Fall - bought me for Christmas when I was in high school. Old Commodore hard drives like the 9090 would have been an awesome sight to behold back in the day. I always longed here in Newfoundland for one of those CMD hard drives in Commodore magazine and marvelled at what a cool piece of kit they were! These videos bring back a lot of nostalgia for me! Merry Christmas to you and yours, Dave !

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• DI

  @DiestroCorleone · 4 years ago

  God, a collaboration between the two Daves would be awsome.

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• ME

  @MEMETV1 · 7 months ago

  Another FASCINATING video! Thanks Dave. You were lucky with your oscilloscope and reference disk to realign the 1541 heads....we had "eyeballs, a marker and a screw driver" lol!

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  @adriankelly_edinburgh · 4 years ago

  I enjoyed this episode. It reminded me of when I was staying at my Grandmother's house here in Scotland during the mid-80s when I found a bunch of Commodore PET BASIC manuals in a cupboard. My Uncle had been getting trained to code on PETs at work and had kept the manuals afterwards, as you do. I had my trusty Acorn Electron with me so I was able to work through all of the examples he'd been taught with a little light translation between BASIC dialects and complete all of the exercises set - interesting that both machines were 6502-based too. I eventually went on to become developer myself and my Uncle worked for the remainder of his career in IT. He sadly passed earlier this year so it was cool to remember this little chapter of my life which I might have otherwise forgotten about. Thanks.

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• DD

  @ddniUK · 4 years ago

  Dave being a Commodore fan makes me enjoy his channel even more! Would love to hear what the Microsoft team he worked in made of the Amiga when it launched…

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