Epic! 8-bitguy uses 1 weird trick to detroy rare prototypes!

[Calooby]

The FBI really needsh to be called on thish.

Also he's not doing it right, he's supposed to cover it in globs of semen hot glue to fix it.

 

[Pissmaster]

You know, otherwise, he's really competent. I wonder if the chaotic fucking shitshow of everything going on is getting to him.

Someone send him an Apple 1 before the election, I wanna see what he does

 

[Pee Cola]

You know, otherwise, he's really competent..

There are other vintage computing YouTubers that do a much better job of restoring vintage hardware. Adrian's Digital Basement and RetroManCave spring to mind.

I still cringe at the half-arsed job David did when he attempted a case repair on a Bell and Howell (rebadged Apple II) a while back.

 

[Wingus Dongshire]

There are other vintage computing YouTubers that do a much better job of restoring vintage hardware. Adrian's Digital Basement and RetroManCave spring to mind.

I still cringe at the half-arsed job David did when he attempted a case repair on a Bell and Howell (rebadged Apple II) a while back.

What about when he dunked an osborne case (with leather handle) into caustic chemicals?

 

[Gatdam Animal Person]

I like that in his videos he shows every process for everything he does. You can learn from him if it works or (miserably) not, and avoid the same mistakes he has been through.

 

[Pissmaster]

I like that episode where he takes apart a NES M82 demo unit and just blows the board straight to hell with a fucking grenade and then just slaps a Raspberry Pi Zero in there with some Flex Tape and calls it an upgrade

 

[Pee Cola]

What about when he dunked an osborne case (with leather handle) into caustic chemicals?

Good grief. I've not seen that one. I don't think I want to, either...

 

[tehpope]

I remember a ton of people having a collective shit over this video.

 

[Ahriman]

I had no fucking idea what people were talking about until I saw the thread on /g/.

More context, for those out of the loop like myself:

>retarded youtuber gets his hands on one out of five known units of a prototype IBM computer
>it doesn't work, so he tries fixing it
>computer can't be switched on without the monitor plugged in (power switch is on the side of the monitor)
>he shorts two pins on the power connector going to the monitor to get around this, unsurpisingly the power supply blows up
>power supply is held together with security torx screws
>he "doesn't want to wait for the right tool to arrive", and takes a dremel to the power supply case of a very rare computer so he can remove the screws with pliers
>after damaging the power supply case, he replaces the fuse he blew with an incorrect one
>the computer still isn't working, what a surprise

https://boards.4channel.org/g/thread/77933392

I don't even know where my sides are anymore, this is brilliant

 

[UCHUBomb]

I remember a ton of people having a collective shit over this video.

I always found it amusing that, instead of just printing on some nice and dense glossy paper, he instead just mimicked the look by covering it in shipping tape and cutting precisely. It's such a janky boomer dad solution to come up with. Props for actually recreating the labels as closely as possible, I suppose.

 

[Looney Troons]

Haha. I’ve met Dave in person. He’s a nice dude, but he has that false-Messiah complex where he has surrounded himself solely around idiots who think he is brilliant because they know no better, and he abuses this. I still think some of his content is amusing (in the same vein as LGR, I guess), something to keep on in the background while working or doing something more involved.

He’s building a new set or stage for his show, and I really can’t wait to see how that debacle unfolds. If you’ve seen his home network setup, you can clearly see the man likes to take his liberties and cut corners.

 

[Lmove]

I had no fucking idea what people were talking about until I saw the thread on /g/.

More context, for those out of the loop like myself:

>retarded youtuber gets his hands on one out of five known units of a prototype IBM computer
>it doesn't work, so he tries fixing it
>computer can't be switched on without the monitor plugged in (power switch is on the side of the monitor)
>he shorts two pins on the power connector going to the monitor to get around this, unsurpisingly the power supply blows up
>power supply is held together with security torx screws
>he "doesn't want to wait for the right tool to arrive", and takes a dremel to the power supply case of a very rare computer so he can remove the screws with pliers
>after damaging the power supply case, he replaces the fuse he blew with an incorrect one
>the computer still isn't working, what a surprise

https://boards.4channel.org/g/thread/77933392

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I don't even know where my sides are anymore, this is brilliant

What makes me shit bricks is that if he wasn't such a lazy fucking nigger he could do better; or preferably, do nothing.
The information is out there, here:

https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22IBM%22&page=12

Bunch of shit archived by IBM themselves. If he wasn't so busy feeding his gunt nutrients , he could look at computers similar to the prototype.
And even if that bitch is such an ancient fucking puzzle that no computer before and after it can even compare.
He could send them an email, like a white man.

But nooo, my fellow white nigger had to make a YT video asap, could you imagine not being able to create a famine in your neighborhood? He could lose weight.

 

[Pissmaster]

Haha. I’ve met Dave in person. He’s a nice dude, but he has that false-Messiah complex where he has surrounded himself solely around idiots who think he is brilliant because they know no better, and he abuses this. I still think some of his content is amusing (in the same vein as LGR, I guess), something to keep on in the background while working or doing something more involved.

He’s building a new set or stage for his show, and I really can’t wait to see how that debacle unfolds. If you’ve seen his home network setup, you can clearly see the man likes to take his liberties and cut corners.

He was using a router from 2007 until recently. Imagine being known as one of YouTube's most prominent tech guys and not even having a router that has a 5ghz band.



It's that white Apple blob-looking thing on the right wall, a first-gen Airport Extreme. I was surprised when I found out it wasn't just decorative or used in an intranet. That's really his home's router.

I also found this line:

Eventually, about 8 years ago, we added some rooms onto our house. I actually did all of the electrical wiring myself, which our city inspector not only approved, but said I did it better *chuckle* than most electricians.

Shit, if that's true, I need to move up to Kennedale and become an electrician. Easiest job ever, I'll just show up to work crunk off my ass daily and still do a better job than everyone.

So! Who wants to point out all the ways he's shown off the outside of his house, where his security cameras are, how he lets fans come over, and powerlevels like a motherfucker?

 

[Ahriman]

They both look like old people already.

 

[Moist Nugget]

The 8-bit guy? More like the 9mm guy, amirite?

Also, where's the Techmoan YTP series? That one's legitimately hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXOH1tJJu4

prepare for painful wheezing

 

[Pissmaster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXOH1tJJu4

prepare for painful wheezing

 

[RadicalCentrist]

I cannot watch any of this, reminds me too much of my dad but in youtube form

 

[Glad I couldn't help]

Does anybody remember the AI episode he did a while back (he pulled it from his channel). I haven't seen it, but just looking at the title I knew it was going to be stupid, so I didn't watch.

You know, otherwise, he's really competent. I wonder if the chaotic fucking shitshow of everything going on is getting to him.

Someone send him an Apple 1 before the election, I wanna see what he does

I agree, and I still like the guy and his content, fuck ups aside. If Boogie, Quinton, or any other Internet Famous ditwits had just a fraction of Dave's knowledge or work ethic, they wouldn't be the fucking losers they are now.

Having said that, I have notice that he does have a bit of a thin skin. So for example, in the episode explaining electric car chargers*, he opens with a text screen saying this was going to be about electric cars, not vintage electronics, and if you don't like that, don't watch. This should be obvious to non-morons, but I guess Dave doesn't like get all the retarded comments and he can't just ignore or delete those comments. Also, I suspect there is a larger overlap between retro tech and electric car enthusiasts than chance would predict, so I'm guessing the crowd whining about his electric car episodes is pretty small.

* He explains that Tesla has its own snowflake charger that is not compatible with the rest of the industry. Well fuck them and their Apple-tier bullshit, yet another reason to hate Elon Musk and his cultists, who at this point are now worse that Steve Jobs and the Appletards.

 

[Ahriman]

Her smile and optimism: gone.

 

[Pee Cola]

Three pages in and nobody has mentioned the recent screeching on Twitter over The 8-Bit Guy's "problematic" open carry videos?