Sharp PC-1211 (TRS-80 PC-1) Repair-a-thon #1. Turning 5 broken pokecoms into 4 working ones!

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In this video we take a stack of 5 Sharp PC-1211 (TRS-80 PC-1) pokecoms and try to turn them into 4 working ones. We’ll first evaluate all 5 units to see what’s wrong and develop a game plan. Then we’ll dig into each unit in more detail to get as many fixed up as possible. Will we get 4 units out of 5 working? Join us and find out.

Timeline:
00:00 – Welcome
01:21 – Evaluate Units #1 - #4
12:07 – Evaluate Unit #5, detailed checks
22:09 – Detailed checks of Units #4
30:17 – Fix Unit #1 with guts of Unit #5
37:09 – Fix Unit #4, chip swap, LCD swap
47:40 – Wrap up, #2 near future
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