Jan Beta
@janbeta.net
I repair/hack/make/destroy stuff on YouTube/PeerTube.
Retrocomputing, VintageAudio, Tinkering. As unprofessional as it gets.
Chaotic good. Anti-fascist. C64 rules.
https://janbeta.net/
Retrocomputing, VintageAudio, Tinkering. As unprofessional as it gets.
Chaotic good. Anti-fascist. C64 rules.
https://janbeta.net/
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System (PAL SNSP-CPU-01) Restoration
YouTube video by Jan Beta
youtu.be
New video! Fully restoring a PAL Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Recapping, Cleaning, Retrobrighting, Repairing, even some 3D Priniting.
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
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Amigas at NASA? Seems so! On a 1990/1991 demoscene slideshow disk, I found these cool digitizations. The classic worm logo as well!
February 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Amigas at NASA? Seems so! On a 1990/1991 demoscene slideshow disk, I found these cool digitizations. The classic worm logo as well!
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Managed to play a little something on the C64 earlier this week. It's not much, but it's something:
Deceptor on C64 (Rob's Retro Rambles)
YouTube video by GigerPunk
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Managed to play a little something on the C64 earlier this week. It's not much, but it's something:
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Old Agnus in an unmodified Amiga 500.
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Old Agnus in an unmodified Amiga 500.
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New video! Fully restoring a PAL Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Recapping, Cleaning, Retrobrighting, Repairing, even some 3D Priniting.
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (PAL SNSP-CPU-01) Restoration
YouTube video by Jan Beta
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New video! Fully restoring a PAL Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Recapping, Cleaning, Retrobrighting, Repairing, even some 3D Priniting.
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
New video! Fully restoring a PAL Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Recapping, Cleaning, Retrobrighting, Repairing, even some 3D Priniting.
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (PAL SNSP-CPU-01) Restoration
YouTube video by Jan Beta
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New video! Fully restoring a PAL Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Recapping, Cleaning, Retrobrighting, Repairing, even some 3D Priniting.
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
YouTube: youtu.be/N_58DqbB3e8
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/4DYddo3pkm...
#SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Restoration #Repair #Recapping #Corrosion #RetroGaming
New video is up ad-free (but with integrated sponsored content) for all supporters on Patreon & Ko-fi and the YouTube channel members! Thank you so much for your support! <3 www.patreon.com/posts/super-...
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (PAL SNSP-CPU-01) Restoration (ad free, but sponsored) | Patreon
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November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
New video is up ad-free (but with integrated sponsored content) for all supporters on Patreon & Ko-fi and the YouTube channel members! Thank you so much for your support! <3 www.patreon.com/posts/super-...
New lengthy video coming up later. It took a while to edit the massive amounts of footage down to something digestible. :D
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
New lengthy video coming up later. It took a while to edit the massive amounts of footage down to something digestible. :D
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It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
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I am very thankful to have met Becky at VCF East and to have chatted with her about her winning the Atari Space Invaders championship.
Such an amazing person and a gaming industry legend.
Sleep well Becky.
Such an amazing person and a gaming industry legend.
Sleep well Becky.
Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died
Heineman's cancer fundraiser is now collecting for her funeral.
www.pcgamer.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I am very thankful to have met Becky at VCF East and to have chatted with her about her winning the Atari Space Invaders championship.
Such an amazing person and a gaming industry legend.
Sleep well Becky.
Such an amazing person and a gaming industry legend.
Sleep well Becky.
Old man yells at Cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Old man yells at Cloudflare
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Quick fix on the kid‘s CD player (Harman/Kardon HD200 from around 1988). It was completely dead so I suspected the power supply section. I started measuring voltages and when I touched one of the connections going from the transformer into the PCB with the multimeter probe, it sprung to life. (1/2)
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Quick fix on the kid‘s CD player (Harman/Kardon HD200 from around 1988). It was completely dead so I suspected the power supply section. I started measuring voltages and when I touched one of the connections going from the transformer into the PCB with the multimeter probe, it sprung to life. (1/2)
I was a guest on the German #BesserWissen podcast and talked about the #Commodore #VIC20/#VC20 (and also managed to repair the host‘s VIC after recording). The episode is available here: besserwissen.podigee.io/165-vc20
Volkscomputer - der erste Millionär - Besser Wissen - Podcast
Wir unterhalten uns über den ersten Computer, der einen Werbeetat in Millionenhöhe hatte und mehr als eine Million Exemplare verkaufte.
besserwissen.podigee.io
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I was a guest on the German #BesserWissen podcast and talked about the #Commodore #VIC20/#VC20 (and also managed to repair the host‘s VIC after recording). The episode is available here: besserwissen.podigee.io/165-vc20
It’s done! Much more effort than I anticipated but it turned out nicely, if I may say so myself. Very pleased with it. Video coming soon! #SNEStoration #Nintendo #SuperNintendo #SNES
November 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s done! Much more effort than I anticipated but it turned out nicely, if I may say so myself. Very pleased with it. Video coming soon! #SNEStoration #Nintendo #SuperNintendo #SNES
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Tonight, I was working on a Commodore 1802 monitor with a rare non-broken front door! The power switch disintegrated, so I installed a better metal one salvaged from an old AT PSU.
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Tonight, I was working on a Commodore 1802 monitor with a rare non-broken front door! The power switch disintegrated, so I installed a better metal one salvaged from an old AT PSU.
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Hey everyone!
In this medley, I combined all my personal favorite C64 game tracks from my childhood into one 8-minute journey. It’s banger after banger after banger… so many earworms at once, it’s almost overwhelming! 🎵🎶
Come with me on a musical trip back to my childhood. 🕹️
#8bit #c64 #vgm
In this medley, I combined all my personal favorite C64 game tracks from my childhood into one 8-minute journey. It’s banger after banger after banger… so many earworms at once, it’s almost overwhelming! 🎵🎶
Come with me on a musical trip back to my childhood. 🕹️
#8bit #c64 #vgm
The Best C64 Tunes Ever Made in ONE HIT-MEDLEY!
YouTube video by Nordischsound
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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#LogLoads64
Bod Squad, The
I think I picked this up LATE in the #C64 Day and you know what, if you like platformers / Rick Dangerous, this is a DECENT game. Great production values, brilliant movement and GFX & SFX. For a BUDGET game. It really is very good. If you have not played it - do so today!
Bod Squad, The
I think I picked this up LATE in the #C64 Day and you know what, if you like platformers / Rick Dangerous, this is a DECENT game. Great production values, brilliant movement and GFX & SFX. For a BUDGET game. It really is very good. If you have not played it - do so today!
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#LogLoads64
Bod Squad, The
I think I picked this up LATE in the #C64 Day and you know what, if you like platformers / Rick Dangerous, this is a DECENT game. Great production values, brilliant movement and GFX & SFX. For a BUDGET game. It really is very good. If you have not played it - do so today!
Bod Squad, The
I think I picked this up LATE in the #C64 Day and you know what, if you like platformers / Rick Dangerous, this is a DECENT game. Great production values, brilliant movement and GFX & SFX. For a BUDGET game. It really is very good. If you have not played it - do so today!
SNEStoration going on. #InTheLabDoingStuff
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
SNEStoration going on. #InTheLabDoingStuff
#Commodore keycaps update update: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Keyboard for your Commodore computer! by CBMSTUFF - Clarifications... - Indiegogo
Update to progress
www.indiegogo.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#Commodore keycaps update update: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
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Some time in the future, as fire rains from the sky and the oceans boil, Earth will experience its last-ever Monday, and Garfield will be well pleased
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Some time in the future, as fire rains from the sky and the oceans boil, Earth will experience its last-ever Monday, and Garfield will be well pleased
New old tool in the Beta Lab: #Mitutoyo calipers I randomly found on eBay for little money. Not exactly sure how to date these but the logo appears to be the one used roughly from 1962 to 1965 (according to leftover.engineering/2020/09/06/m...). They are still VERY accurate as far as I can see. <3
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
New old tool in the Beta Lab: #Mitutoyo calipers I randomly found on eBay for little money. Not exactly sure how to date these but the logo appears to be the one used roughly from 1962 to 1965 (according to leftover.engineering/2020/09/06/m...). They are still VERY accurate as far as I can see. <3
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An interesting update below for those of you waiting for the Blingboard and indeed the Commodore 64 Ultimate.
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Keyboard for your Commodore computer! by CBMSTUFF - Keycap update - Indiegogo
Latest news...
www.indiegogo.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
An interesting update below for those of you waiting for the Blingboard and indeed the Commodore 64 Ultimate.
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
New video! Making a single chip Amiga Kickstart switcher and trying out a boot selector for the A600 and A1200.
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
One Chip Amiga Kickstart Switcher & an A600/A1200 Boot Selector
YouTube video by Jan Beta
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
New video! Making a single chip Amiga Kickstart switcher and trying out a boot selector for the A600 and A1200.
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
YouTube: youtu.be/EJ7AFMgJjdQ
PeerTube: makertube.net/w/vmBrgvh5ro...
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #Kickstart #KickstartSwitcher #BootSelector #RetroComputing #VintageComputing