Thank you for all the wonderful and positive comments.

@SeaJay_Oceans

2 жыл бұрын

Truly a labor of Love ! :-)

@duodream

2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work, Lee! Get on with the next videos already! lol

@nickfifteen

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah yeah, but get on with it!! ;-P _(lol, but seriously, all those extra bits from everyone cheering you on was hilarious... I love this community!!)_

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickfifteen it's a shame a few people didn't understand and said they stopped watching !

@Neksus-M06

2 жыл бұрын

This shows how hasty we are throwing away parts that could be saved. Thanks for the effort, it was worth it. Case study: disaster recovery. :)

This is not a clean, or a refurbishment. This is a miracle. Congratulations!

What a monumental clean up and fix. Great work Lee

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

all thanks thanks to your motivational clips haha

@senilyDeluxe

2 жыл бұрын

@@leesmithsworkshop the video editing alone must've taken hours - awesome editing job! And I was just about to skip the cleaning part. Glad I didn't.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@senilyDeluxe I broke it down into 5 sections and did a bit each day. I had 3 full days of video for the rebuilding part alone and used the funny clips to skip past because it was just like the cleaning up part.

@Grunchy005

2 жыл бұрын

It could only be a labor of love. That dodgy keyboard cable should be straightforward to mend, in comparison with repopulating the main board !!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

@@Grunchy005 I was told the keys pressing only happens when you run all tests so it's actually ok as long as you have it sitting in the good spot.

Congratulations Lee! Another one saved 👍🕹️

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your clip and watching these videos. My goal is to improve the audio in the workshop, but when I have so many 3d prints running it's hard to stop them to record so I have to use the noise reduction and it does not sound as nice as the VO parts.

@ToTheGAMES

2 жыл бұрын

Perifrhacktics!

What a monumental effort. You've definitely done this machine justice! No spoilers here but I've very much enjoyed the process. Also good to see some handsome retro KZreadrs in this video. 😁

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

I am sure you would have tried just as hard as I did.

The 800XL was my first ever computer so I have a soft spot for it. After seeing the first video I never thought that this one would ever work again. Amazing work on bringing it back to life.

It'll be a very long time until we see another vintage computer resto of this calibre on KZread. I'm gobsmacked. Great to see that your hard work paid off, Lee.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really do hope we don't find more in this state, some will not be saved :(

Lee Smith, a formidable force in the fight against battery acid corrosion. I still think you're mad, but you sure are determined. Great job so far. Thanks for making this series, I'm really enjoying it ;)

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

After watching the recent archy video with gadgetuk164 I got off very lightly and it was more of a dusting on the surface and not so much burnt. I used up all my luck for this year I think.

Nothing short of impressive! I'm so glad you could bring it back to the land of the living. I have a very soft spot for the 800XL as it was my first computer, at the age of 9. It's still by my side, alive and kicking!

@thoriumbr

2 жыл бұрын

I would say "miles ahead of impressive!" When I saw Part 1, I thought the machine would end up as a non-functional decoration piece. Seeing it booting and playing was awesome!

Brilliant work Lee! Thank you for letting me take part too 😁 BOOOOOO! 🤣

Fantastic work Lee, really enjoyed the whole journey. I remember seeing that bid sitting on this machine and thinking who in their right mind would actually put a bid in! I'm glad it was you.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

it's still too delicate to use, but lucky for me I have the one from Jonny that just needs the poky and a new keyboard mylar so perhaps another video to restore that one too. Thank you so much for the clips haha the song is just too good.

I appreciate seeing all the multitude of cleaning steps/attempts rather than just skipping ahead to the cleaned board

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

I felt like I had to show as much as possible because you know someone would say it's not the same one.

i use to repair old computer and old electronic stuff but to be honest i would never had the idea to do a repair attempt of this thing, bravo

Wow 😲 You certainly deserve a medal for that. An extremely rusted one 😉 That is an amazing job. I can't imagine even start working on a machine like that, let alone after you opened it up. My hat's off to you brave sir!

Outstanding work! You have set the bar! Another 8 bit lives.

I honestly thought it was going to be dead even after all that work but I am so glad it worked, keep the videos coming bud.

Triumphant job Lee. Just shows what one can do with hard work, sticking to it and a bit of good luck. Truly brilliant.

I applaud anyone who takes on such a project. Must have been a heck of a video to edit as well. Great job!

Great Video. Loved the guests. The swearing was perfectly understandable.

Best reaction I have ever seen love seeing computers saved like this

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

F£$k yeah !

an incredible series, a well deserved end result! as mad as it sounds id love to see another brutal repairs series like this.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

who knows, someone could have a system just sitting and waiting for me.

Fantastic series of videos.

I was so pleased for you when it booted, you've done an absolutely amazing job!

Great job!!! Fantastic. Looking forward to part 4.

Woooooooooooo! Fantastic effort to get that working again!

OMG. so much dedication to revive this 800xl. Thanks!

Great job Lee. Absolutely amazing! Really enjoyed.

Amazing result. Great video!

What an amazing job. I'm not sure many people would have even attempted this so hats off to you.

I'd love to see this little machine become a main retro machine for somebody, considering what all it has gone through =)

You have reset the bar for restorations. Fantastic job!

Absolutely incredible!! (Although it was really unfair of some people to comment before you even finished the video 😂)

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

why so mean haha

Can't believe you got that going- really well done!

Great series, really impressive work!

I feel what you're feeling, great job!!

That was some hard graft, night and day! subbed!

I was just as exited as you when I saw that atari 800xl work that's just insane it was the most corroded thing I have ever seen in my life! and it works !!! great job mate.

Wow! Wow! Wow! 😂 Amazing work Lee! (Love all the cameos too!)

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

WOO it really made the video fun

I swear I almost started crying watching this! :D Amazing restoration! Well done! :D

Amazing. I came to your channel following some Spectrum Next sprite videos and found this! Incredible.

Amazing rescue! Good job!

Incredible effort Lee. My first thought when I saw the board in pt1 was 'Absolutely no chance'. But I'm very pleased to have been proved wrong!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

it was my first thought as well ! I am just glad I decided to carry on and give it my best.

Incredible work men! Congratulations for this amazing and titanic restoration.

Mate I'm so chuffed for you, I cannot believe you managed to bring this back from the dead!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

it really was a special moment.

This is a monumental series. You deserve way more exposure. Really really impressive!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

I love your work :) I am a forensic specialist , and my specialty is recovering data from water damaged devices. Awesome Job ! :) Greetings from Germany.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

wow that sounds interesting, thanks for watching.😁

What an impressive repair! Good job

Nice one, Lee. Impressive. Long, but very watchable, and I was able to binge the series!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

I watched so many times while editing, but can still watch the first and 3rd episodes again.

Awesome work!

Amazing restoration, congrats :D

Fantastic work Fella - two thumbs up

Amazing stuff Lee, my heart was in my mouth for That Important Moment. Hat very much taken off and doffed. Hi from BinaryDinosaurs.

Wow. Great restoration job!👍

I salute you sir, you have such passion and perseverance and it really shows. That's a legendary repair job for the history books, and all the cameos were hilarious. A++ would watch again!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I get so into a project it takes over and it's all I think about so the switch on moment was after 4 weeks of it being in my head almost 24/7

You did an amazing job on this!

First time I've seen this whole restoration and awesome stuff Lee well done xxxxx

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

Great stuff! Loved it! ... EDIT: I was in a hurry but actually, I should've written AMAZING JOB and please give us more of such content!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling this could be the one that I never repeat again.

@retrohaxblog

2 жыл бұрын

@@leesmithsworkshop Haha! you will, you will :D It is kinda addictive :D

OMG, that's AWESOME work!

This is incredible work.

Absolutely amazing job. Can’t believe you got it working. And the amount of work you put into it, is unbelievable. 🎉🎉🎉

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Congratulations on getting this system up and running. I can't believe it's working but just shows what a lot of hard work can achieve. Keep the great videos coming, nothing wrong with cleaning and soldering montages. I didn't know the rest of KZread is so impatient 😉

I can't believe it! It went from absolutely disgusting to fully working! Really awesome!

that excitement, good work

Wow! This has to be the most epic restoration on KZread! Great Job!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

too kind :)

Great work!

Wow, That restoration was amazing.

Unbelievable! You've done an amazing job!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Phenomenal work!

That was lovely, nicely edited as well!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I am trying to make a big effort and just need better audio while in the workshop, but all the fans and 3d printers need to be removed all the time.

Good job! Looks great.

I loved my atari 800 xl as a kid. I had a seperate cassette deck and loads of tape games that took forever to load or cload as the case maybe. I have no idea what happened to it, probably given away when I got an amiga 1200. If I hadn't have seen it I wouldn't believe such a restoration was possible. Well done Sir.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

I never had one of these, but did have many others that I would have sold for very little to upgrade and I do regret not keeping them especially the Amiga 4000 because I expect I will never own another.

Amazing. You definitely should be proud of your hardwork, and *flipping* working!A nice job indeed!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

haha flipping flippest flip

Hi Lee, I really love a good restore vid, I find them surprisingly therapeutic 🙂👍. It’s not right to call this a restoration vid, this goes well beyond that, this was epic, the absolute best vid I’ve seen for a long time. Well done for making it, and I agree with you that all of the guys that sent in clips are part of a great community 👍 I’m only an idle observer but immensely grateful for the interest and entertainment you all bring to retro computing, well done.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I am so amazed at the reactions to this series and this comment sums up the overall feeling. I know it's not the most polished video and audio, but it's real and my reactions are too. So glad I could share this with you all.

Really surprised about the amazing Job! ... since it survived Acid you should name it the Joker!

Wow, an absolutely amazing job you did there with this 800XL! And the end result must have been so satisfying! 😎👍 I really liked the short "go go go" clips from the other _retro giants_ of YT! 😂

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

I had so much fun watching the clips while editing and it kept the video moving along.

I have really enjoyed watching your work.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Watched all three. Excellent job.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

You swore like a pirate, and it's okay, you earned it. xD

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

I did and enjoyed it too.

Well done, Lee! Awesome job! 👍

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alex

I have been working on Retro computer systems like this for around 30 years, I have to say I am very impressed, I would not have attempted that!

I've seen computers being brought back from the dead but this was something else.

Wow that was an amazing restoration equal to archaeology- you basically took a rotten zombie state board and transformed it into a living breathing super model. You must really love this work. It’s great there are enthusiasts like you with the skills, time, and love to do this work. What a star! 👍🏻

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

everyone needs a weekend hobby and I just happen to have all the equipment for this type of work and enjoy the challenge.

Incredible recovery!

Amazing job!

I kept thinking this was the "Acid-Hundred XL" Outstanding job, sir! I have completed a base design for the Atari 8-bit keyboard PCB the use modern Cherry MX style switches. It would appear that the original 800XL key caps would sit on top of those perfectly, but I don't currently have an 800XL to test that theory.

You could be proud of yourself!!!. Congrats Lee :-))

When I first see this machine, I think that this is ready to 6 feet under :D Nice job!!!

That was seriously impressive 😁😁

E stato un lavoro enorme,ma il risultato e' eccellente!!,il computer e' perfetto.complimenti,gran lavoro.bravo

Awsome, congratulations!

Well done!

Amazing work, it was great to see this go from being a pile of slag to a working machine!

Well done Lee, so proud!👍😊

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

It's so moneysupermarket ! haha

@GazMarshall

2 жыл бұрын

@@leesmithsworkshop 🤪

As the creator/designer of Mr. Cool (at 45 minute mark) .. i approve of this video! hehe :)

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

HI, WOW haha thanks for watching.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Is the game lockup normal when a key is pressed ?

@peteroliphant7289

2 жыл бұрын

@@leesmithsworkshop Not that i remember... maybe i built into it that hitting any key was a pause since it was a joystick game?... but this was about 38 years ago! hehe

There's no standing ovation emoji Lee, but rest assured, I stood, I whooped and I cheered. Well done on an epic repair and great video series. 🧍‍♂️👏

Incredible work. I bet that Atari haunted your dreams every night.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

yes 100%

fantastic job, well done

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

I can't decide if you're a lunatic or a legend, but either way, i subbed. Awesome job dude.

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

i would say a bit of both.

Outstanding!

@leesmithsworkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

👍 such awesome video))) thanks