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Very exciting! Watching closely!

Update: the PVM is in the back of my brother's car. Sadly won't be heading this way until Monday.

Please do! I'd love to hear more about it! Yes, professional video monitors are super, super desirable for retro videogames. But, they're kinda like a Macintosh Color Classic. To 99 percent of the population, they're just junk, so saving them before they go into the landfill is half the battle...

I do have a battery-bombed SE/30 board here with slot Type C on it (see the Type C photo above). It was gifted to me by someone here at 68kmla for parts. But yeah, I don't know if it's common at all (sounds like it isn't), or if the BMOW ROM fails in it. I do have a basic design done for Type C...

It was intended to be more about "hang out" time than an instructional video. I personally can't watch recorded live streams after the fact - something about watching it happen live is entertaining, but when it's done, I'm just not interested. And if I can solder one of those up, anybody can!

Quick update! I spoke with Steve at Big Mess O' Wires and sent him some clips - it turns out that there are at least two variants of white, all-plastic SIMM slots. So now, I have "Type A" and "Type B" clips available. I also made them both compatible with stock SE/30 ROM SIMMs, so you can...

Okay, first off I am shocked to hear that not one, but two people on the forum have the same PVM! I didn't think this one was that popular or common! As for the RGB mod... maybe at some point, we can do a better job at documenting this! Although right now, I must admit that I'm pretty content...

I dug around on the Wayback Machine a bit, and found a bit of information about the mod. The instructions are not very detailed - basically just a list of components.

This was the piece of information that tipped the PVM-14N5U into my favor. I don’t see myself doing the mod, but it is very nice to know that it’s just a few components away! I wonder if I can buy additional front panel switches somewhere, since the PVM-14N5U has fewer buttons than the 6U...

Yep! Specs say 13 1/8" viewable. I think that's about the right size for my setup. Looking forward to getting it... I don't think I've ever even seen a PVM in person.

Excellent news! And to celebrate, I'm going to attempt to solder one of these together. Live. In front of people. What could possibly go wrong? Details here: 

Confession time: retro macs aren't my only hobby. They might not even be my main hobby. Here's what one entire corner of my office looks like: I'm a pretty big fan of retro videogame consoles, specifically the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, and...

I don't think so. There is a guy in the Eastern US who buys "glass" (tubes) and resells it. I watched a YouTube video interview with him and Bob from RetroRGB, and basically, he said that manufacturing is completely shut down. Additionally, all of the people who know how to do it are...

Hrm. I wonder what changed between the first and second boot attempt. A good wash and thorough dry isn't a bad idea. Since I wash using tap water, I always use the air compressor to blast all of the water out from under the IC's. Don't give up, I know that it looks grim right now, but keep...

Maybe there's a bridged pin on the ASC somewhere?

I will! I have poor @LaPorta in limbo right now, as I can't decide whether to buy his CRT or not. Very curious to hear how the CRT rejuvenator goes. Where the heck did you find that, anyway?!

YOU CAN GET SOCKETS FOR THOSE?! Oh man, I wish I'd known that when I did my ASC! As for the break... yeah, I would try to bridge it with a bit of solder. Worst-case scenario, it doesn't work, and you end up running a little bodge wire on top later. No big deal. And if the thought of a bodge...

Yep, I used a Rectangular Pattern Constraint in a 2D sketch to generate those. Worked like a charm. That was a ton of manual work in SketchUp. As for purchasing the license... normally it is $500/yr. They announced some changes to the non-commercial version that are totally fair, but would make...

Time for an update! Since last posting about this, the only 3D modeling tool I could use was SketchUp, which is actually pretty bad for designing mechanical parts. Since then, I've learned a new tool: Fusion 360! I even spent $300 on a real Fusion 360 license a couple of days ago, so I am really...

Thanks! I have dabbled with recording some of my restoration work... so I have footage of a few of my projects, but I've had a hard time finding the time/energy to get them edited into actual videos. I am thinking about live-streaming some of my restoration projects, we'll see. As for the...