Tech archeology: The frustrating experience of trying to identify mystery cards

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In part 1, we explored a box filled with PC parts to discover what cool treasures lurked within. In this video, let's try to test out some of the card, both the normal and the mysterious ones. What can I actually get working? Part 1: https://youtu.be/KW8XP_cQ5Hk Part 2: This part! 00:00 Into 01:08 Cleaning up dirty parts 02:20 Drying the freshly washed parts 04:11 Testing Sound Blaster cards 06:55 Results of testing the "normal" cards 11:30 Flexus 486F55 motherboard 23:27 Kingston 133Mhz 486 upgrade 28:12 Heath 150-307-3 video card 43:16 Compaq Video Controller GA2 46:14 Orchid Turbo Graphics Controller 57:45 Vectrix EX1280 1:04:01 Periscope IV Rev 2 1:06:13 MQX-16 by Music Quest 1:07:06 TOPS AppleTalk card by Centram Systems 1:07:47 Scan Cap by Conversion Technologies 1:08:53 BlackFoot by Arroyo Technologies 1:10:49 So much of this is lost to time 1:15:10 Outro -- Info MQX-16 Music Quest Inc. Scan Cap by Conversion Technology Copyright 1991 BlackFoot by Arroyo Technologies for the Macintosh II NuBus Patron stynx found this about the Orchid Turbo Graphics card: "Orchid Technology. The Turbo Graphics Controller (TGC), which is functionally compatible with the IBM Professional Graphics Controller, runs 4 to 25 times faster than IBM’s product. The TGC offers 640-by-480 pixel display resolution and can run on a less expensive display than IBM’s. It writes directly to screen memory (bit-map), and has RAM designed specially for video applications. Approximately $2,000." Fond in PC_Tech_Journal_vol03_n08 page 30 Also from Patron stynx: Arroyo Technologies "Blackfoot JPEG": Macworld May 1992 page 211 Claims to allow 1MB/s JPEG decompression. -- Links Patron stynx found this about that Vectrix video card: bitsavers.org/pdf/vectrix/isa/ex1280/ The card was featured in SMMC 007: https://youtu.be/eLxf5wKzDJM?t=589 Nick Griebel found that a Computer chronicles episode makes a reference to TOP technology, and kind of describes how you can transfer IBM files to an Apple via Appletalk and TOPS. https://youtu.be/lyHm8u_AR30?t=180 Freetech/Flexus 486F55 https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/freetech-flexus-486f55 Link to dumped ROMs for Vectrix EX1280 Link to dump ROM from BlackFoot card Heath EGA 150-307-3 Rev 1.33 and P/N 150-307-2 Rev 1.32 https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=64541 AppleTalk TOPS card: http://archive.retro.co.za/mirrors/68000/www.vintagemacworld.com/pc_hardware.html Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino