iiiDIY
@iiidiy.bsky.social
Quietly restoring old tech, and making calm videos about it here: http://youtube.com/@iiidiy
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iiiDIY
@iiidiy.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Hello! I make restoration videos, merging my interest in film, old technology, and craftsmanship.
If you like retro computing, 90s tech & culture, meticulous restorations, and geeking-out about cinematography, well then you're my type of nerd!
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #1990s
If you like retro computing, 90s tech & culture, meticulous restorations, and geeking-out about cinematography, well then you're my type of nerd!
#RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #1990s
THANK YOU to everyone that has subscribed to this little channel! We've passed the 6,500 mark! All of your comments, likes, and shares are super encouraging - it all keeps me motivated to make these fun videos! :) Love the positive community we've got in the vintage computing world!
#restoration
#restoration
October 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
THANK YOU to everyone that has subscribed to this little channel! We've passed the 6,500 mark! All of your comments, likes, and shares are super encouraging - it all keeps me motivated to make these fun videos! :) Love the positive community we've got in the vintage computing world!
#restoration
#restoration
New video! A reasonable person would've thrown this out. I am not a reasonable person! Full Restoration of a rusty Commodore 1702:
youtu.be/SQE4ViGvLes
#commodore #restoration #vintagecomputing #retrogaming #retrocomputing #commodore1702 #electronicsrepair
youtu.be/SQE4ViGvLes
#commodore #restoration #vintagecomputing #retrogaming #retrocomputing #commodore1702 #electronicsrepair
I Restored this Rusted Commodore CRT - ASMR Repair
YouTube video by iiiDIY
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September 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
New video! A reasonable person would've thrown this out. I am not a reasonable person! Full Restoration of a rusty Commodore 1702:
youtu.be/SQE4ViGvLes
#commodore #restoration #vintagecomputing #retrogaming #retrocomputing #commodore1702 #electronicsrepair
youtu.be/SQE4ViGvLes
#commodore #restoration #vintagecomputing #retrogaming #retrocomputing #commodore1702 #electronicsrepair
September 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New video is coming this Saturday, and it's up early and ad-free for Patreon supporters here!
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www.patreon.com/posts/septem...
September 20th Video - Early & Ad Free! | iiiDIY
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September 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New video is coming this Saturday, and it's up early and ad-free for Patreon supporters here!
www.patreon.com/posts/septem...
www.patreon.com/posts/septem...
This summer I took a ZX Spectrum across Ontario and Quebec. Of course I made a buddy-road-trip video about it! You can own this little slice of computing history during @morefunmakingit.bsky.social's charity auction later this year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yh...
#roamingspectrum #vintagecomputing
#roamingspectrum #vintagecomputing
Gloved Maniac & ZX Spectrum in the Canadian Wilderness - An iiiDIY Production.
YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It
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September 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This summer I took a ZX Spectrum across Ontario and Quebec. Of course I made a buddy-road-trip video about it! You can own this little slice of computing history during @morefunmakingit.bsky.social's charity auction later this year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yh...
#roamingspectrum #vintagecomputing
#roamingspectrum #vintagecomputing
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I build a real working Alien Motion Tracker
youtu.be/KpUjXUSlkbU
youtu.be/KpUjXUSlkbU
Building a REAL Alien Motion Tracker
YouTube video by RobSmithDev
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August 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I build a real working Alien Motion Tracker
youtu.be/KpUjXUSlkbU
youtu.be/KpUjXUSlkbU
Happy to report that we've passed another important milestone!
Thank you to everyone watching & sharing my work! Now, only 600 more subscribers to go before I giveaway an SNES 🎮
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #retrogaming #restoration #vintagemac
Thank you to everyone watching & sharing my work! Now, only 600 more subscribers to go before I giveaway an SNES 🎮
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #retrogaming #restoration #vintagemac
July 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Happy to report that we've passed another important milestone!
Thank you to everyone watching & sharing my work! Now, only 600 more subscribers to go before I giveaway an SNES 🎮
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #retrogaming #restoration #vintagemac
Thank you to everyone watching & sharing my work! Now, only 600 more subscribers to go before I giveaway an SNES 🎮
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #retrogaming #restoration #vintagemac
I wrote a long behind the scenes update over on Patreon, but the TLDR is: I'm really frustrated with my current project. Switching gears, pausing membership fees, and another video will be ready whenever it's ready. Thanks for your continued viewership and support!
www.patreon.com/posts/update...
www.patreon.com/posts/update...
Update & Summertime Pause | iiiDIY
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July 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I wrote a long behind the scenes update over on Patreon, but the TLDR is: I'm really frustrated with my current project. Switching gears, pausing membership fees, and another video will be ready whenever it's ready. Thanks for your continued viewership and support!
www.patreon.com/posts/update...
www.patreon.com/posts/update...
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#PicoGUS is now an ODE! I've just released firmware v3.0.0, which adds Panasonic CD-ROM drive emulation. Put some ISOs or BIN/CUE files on a USB stick, plug it into your PicoGUS, and you've got a virtual CD-ROM drive that works in DOS and Windows 9x and supports CD audio. github.com/polpo/picogu...
Release v3.0.0 · polpo/picogus
New features/changes
CD-ROM emulation
PicoGUS now supports CD-ROM emulation (in other words, PicoGUS is now an ODE)! It emulates a Panasonic/MKE interface and drive and supports CD images in ISO or...
github.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#PicoGUS is now an ODE! I've just released firmware v3.0.0, which adds Panasonic CD-ROM drive emulation. Put some ISOs or BIN/CUE files on a USB stick, plug it into your PicoGUS, and you've got a virtual CD-ROM drive that works in DOS and Windows 9x and supports CD audio. github.com/polpo/picogu...
My unfinished projects are haunting me, even as I try to enjoy a work-trip to Belgium 👀🖥️
June 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My unfinished projects are haunting me, even as I try to enjoy a work-trip to Belgium 👀🖥️
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The video from my talk at VCF East 2025, "Making a Hardware Emulator for a Legendary PC Sound Card" is now on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTLA...
June 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The video from my talk at VCF East 2025, "Making a Hardware Emulator for a Legendary PC Sound Card" is now on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTLA...
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MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL IS SET FOR DELETION!
If you or anyone you know works at Google/YouTube, please get in contact at [email protected]
A more detailed series of events can be found in the video below this post
If you or anyone you know works at Google/YouTube, please get in contact at [email protected]
A more detailed series of events can be found in the video below this post
June 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL IS SET FOR DELETION!
If you or anyone you know works at Google/YouTube, please get in contact at [email protected]
A more detailed series of events can be found in the video below this post
If you or anyone you know works at Google/YouTube, please get in contact at [email protected]
A more detailed series of events can be found in the video below this post
We hit another milestone! Thanks to everyone watching, subscribing, and sharing my videos!! ❤️ It’s a lot of fun making these things and sharing my hobby with 3400 like-minded people. Here’s to many more :)
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #restoration
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #restoration
June 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We hit another milestone! Thanks to everyone watching, subscribing, and sharing my videos!! ❤️ It’s a lot of fun making these things and sharing my hobby with 3400 like-minded people. Here’s to many more :)
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #restoration
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #restoration
Watch LIVE as @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social discovers the joy of a Macintosh Classic in real-time! Starting at noon EST, I give John until 1:00PM before he admits out loud that they are sleek, beautiful machines that just need a little love
My lack of enthusiasm for the Macintosh Classic is fairly public. Can we make it less terrible by installing a 68030 upgrade in it? Let's build HKZ's new Mini Performer Plus and install it in a Macintosh Classic entirely the wrong way. Saturday (7th) at noon eastern. youtube.com/live/oIT5QKR...
Building and installing HKZ's Mini Performer+ 68030 upgrade in a Macintosh Classic the wrong way
YouTube video by BigBadBiologist's BigBadBench
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June 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Watch LIVE as @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social discovers the joy of a Macintosh Classic in real-time! Starting at noon EST, I give John until 1:00PM before he admits out loud that they are sleek, beautiful machines that just need a little love
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New video! Saving a Sad SNES - restoring the legendary 90s game console.
Something a bit different this time :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPbb...
#Nintendo #SNES #Famicom #SuperFamicom #90s #retrogaming
Something a bit different this time :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPbb...
#Nintendo #SNES #Famicom #SuperFamicom #90s #retrogaming
Saving a Sad SNES - Nearly Perfect Repair & Restoration - iiiDIY
YouTube video by iiiDIY
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June 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New video! Saving a Sad SNES - restoring the legendary 90s game console.
Something a bit different this time :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPbb...
#Nintendo #SNES #Famicom #SuperFamicom #90s #retrogaming
Something a bit different this time :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPbb...
#Nintendo #SNES #Famicom #SuperFamicom #90s #retrogaming
I continue to have issues with commercial music licensing, so I'm not sure when my new video will be available to the public (hopefully soon!).
In the meantime, Patreon subscribers can enjoy ad-free early access here:
www.patreon.com/posts/may-31...
In the meantime, Patreon subscribers can enjoy ad-free early access here:
www.patreon.com/posts/may-31...
May 31 Video - Early & Ad Free | iiiDIY
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May 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I continue to have issues with commercial music licensing, so I'm not sure when my new video will be available to the public (hopefully soon!).
In the meantime, Patreon subscribers can enjoy ad-free early access here:
www.patreon.com/posts/may-31...
In the meantime, Patreon subscribers can enjoy ad-free early access here:
www.patreon.com/posts/may-31...
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VCFMW call for presentations now open: www.vcfmw.org/talks/
If you are coming to #vcfmw this year and wanted to give a talk, our submission form is now open until the end of July.
If you are coming to #vcfmw this year and wanted to give a talk, our submission form is now open until the end of July.
VCF Midwest Talks
We are now accepting talk proposals for VCFMW 20! If you’d like to give a presentation, here’s what you need to know:
How to submit: All proposals must be submitted through our online form Deadline: J...
www.vcfmw.org
May 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
VCFMW call for presentations now open: www.vcfmw.org/talks/
If you are coming to #vcfmw this year and wanted to give a talk, our submission form is now open until the end of July.
If you are coming to #vcfmw this year and wanted to give a talk, our submission form is now open until the end of July.
Wrapped filming of my next video... can you guess what it's about? 🔍
#restoration #retro #vintage #retrocomputing #retrogaming
#restoration #retro #vintage #retrocomputing #retrogaming
May 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wrapped filming of my next video... can you guess what it's about? 🔍
#restoration #retro #vintage #retrocomputing #retrogaming
#restoration #retro #vintage #retrocomputing #retrogaming
A calm, methodical refurbishment of a nice old inkjet from Ron ❤️
So You've Decided to Refurbish Your Apple StyleWriter II Printer... (special thanks to @iiidiy.bsky.social)
youtu.be/LLioq10WDQ8
youtu.be/LLioq10WDQ8
So You've Decided to Refurbish Your Apple StyleWriter II Printer...
YouTube video by Ron's Computer Videos
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April 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A calm, methodical refurbishment of a nice old inkjet from Ron ❤️
Making a top-quality rip of @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social 's stream, helping prep for his VCF East exhibit. Check your torrent feed for BBBBBBStream_20250329_ENG_240p_CAM_39MB_Lossless_VCFE[iiiDIY].mov 👀
#vintagecomputing #vintageAV #HighRes
#vintagecomputing #vintageAV #HighRes
March 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Making a top-quality rip of @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social 's stream, helping prep for his VCF East exhibit. Check your torrent feed for BBBBBBStream_20250329_ENG_240p_CAM_39MB_Lossless_VCFE[iiiDIY].mov 👀
#vintagecomputing #vintageAV #HighRes
#vintagecomputing #vintageAV #HighRes
New video! Restoring the LC630 DOS - a Macintosh hiding a PC inside!
youtu.be/YFKG-6O0EC8?...
Happy #Marchintosh everyone! :)
#VintageComputer #VintrageComputing #Restoration #Marchintosh2025 #RetroComputers #90s
youtu.be/YFKG-6O0EC8?...
Happy #Marchintosh everyone! :)
#VintageComputer #VintrageComputing #Restoration #Marchintosh2025 #RetroComputers #90s
PC or Mac? ...YES! The LC 630 DOS Full Restoration - iiiDIY
YouTube video by iiiDIY
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March 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
New video! Restoring the LC630 DOS - a Macintosh hiding a PC inside!
youtu.be/YFKG-6O0EC8?...
Happy #Marchintosh everyone! :)
#VintageComputer #VintrageComputing #Restoration #Marchintosh2025 #RetroComputers #90s
youtu.be/YFKG-6O0EC8?...
Happy #Marchintosh everyone! :)
#VintageComputer #VintrageComputing #Restoration #Marchintosh2025 #RetroComputers #90s