Jan Beta

Just watched the other YouTubers' videos about the #EVO64 board and... Why are most of them claiming you can build a 100% new C64 from it? Clickbait? We still don't have a replacement for every single MOS custom chip. Or am I missing something?

Also, that one video that involves placing the VIC-II in the board backwards made me cringe slightly. (Especially the part blaming it on the EVO creators.) 

Feb 4, 2023 at 3:10pmWeb
Show threadJan BetaFeb 4, 2023

I did intentionally not watch the others' videos before I finished and released my own, btw.

(I won't even start about the wrong assumptions that many people seem to have about the "improvement" of sound quality when using tube equipment... Relax, it's just a matter of taste!)

Show threadJan BetaFeb 4, 2023

I needed that.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk. 😘

Show threadOkonaFeb 4, 2023
@janbeta oh, please another TED talk. That was fantastic!
Show threadarpsFeb 5, 2023
@janbeta I was pleased to see your video, I was left feeling like another assessment on the tube (and of the tube, haha) may have been selling it short. Thanks for the video and comments
Show threadNiels MoseleyFeb 4, 2023
@janbeta indeed! Perhaps in the future we’ll be able to manufacture low volume CMOS versions cheap enough. Prices are coming down and the tools to do it are available. The only question is how many people are willing to pay around 10 euros per chip?
Show threadBen S.Feb 4, 2023
@janbeta he's always putting components in backwards lol
Show threadDerrick BrundageFeb 5, 2023
@HunterZ @janbeta he edits his own videos and chooses to show his mistakes. Can't see why that's a negative.
Show threadMinki the AvaliFeb 4, 2023
@janbeta Tholin (a user from the Software Domain) is making a custom silicone SID replacement which has up to 8 SID circuits and features SPI out for high quality digital capture. Its part number will be AR-6581x8.
Show threadJean-Sébastien GuayFeb 4, 2023
@janbeta I saw that video too. It's kind of in line with other things he's done of late ... Honestly I wonder why I still watch his videos.
Show threadfamicloneFeb 4, 2023
@janbeta This guy always sounds ungrateful, especially with hobbiest creations. They act like free stuff is such a burden, and the creators didn’t do a good enough job. At least they’ve shipped!
Show threadRetroSwimFeb 5, 2023
@janbeta I though that was really weird too, like wouldn't the Occam's razor assumption be that all the chips on the board are aligned the same way?