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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs!

@thebasement.bsky.social
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Hi! I’m Johann and in The Basement I make videos mostly about retro gear, and sometimes I even manage to fix it! youtube.com/@thebasementchannel

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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
$20 laptop. Seems to work fine!
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
And I didn’t even dial it back 100k 😇
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Odometer Repair on the Mercedes W124 300E
YouTube video by ThisOldCar
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Easy peasy windscreen repair!
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Windscreen Repair on a 1990 Mercedes 300E
YouTube video by ThisOldCar
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Sunday morning cruise across town in the ‘95 Mercedes 260E #w124
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Another computer to RIP (rest in pieces) in The Basement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
It’s not fast, but it is mine
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
What is life without a few risks from time to time?
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Mercedes Benz W124 300E 2.6 - Bought sight unseen! Is it a huge mistake?
YouTube video by ThisOldCar
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The Basement now has a retro ride to recover retro tech!
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Just my luck, brand new MacBook and the dvd drive is broken. Should I return it to Apple?
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Many thanks to @rtod.bsky.social for this Christmas message. Only took 46 days to arrive!😆
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
But who monitors the monitor?
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IBM Aptiva Monitor Repair - Someone cut the cord!
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Air NZ baggage drop kiosks in this airport are all running an unactivated version of windows 😆
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Op shop find today. Slim pickings at the moment…
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
This diode is very very naughty
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Can anyone guess this 90s Apple product I’m working on today?
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
An early Christmas for me! Always wanted an original gameboy, and this one is in lovely condition. Also loving the lime green DS.
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
It’s a very merry PCBWaymas here in The Basement!
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
My work has put 3 of these signs in every stairwell. Apparently we need to be instructed how to use stairs.
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Sigh. Another senseless loss to the retro world.
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Remember when Apple included stickers with their products?
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Who’s ready for a game of Darklands™️?
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hopefully it’s just a quick and easy belt change… 😳
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Sony's Tray Loading Tape Deck! - It’s a cassette drawer! - TC-V7 Review & Repair
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Weird flashing LCD 🤔 Power supply caps?
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Why is the Imaging Edge Mobile App from @Sony such garbage? Constant drop outs in connection to camera, and then today I notice it’s chewed 51% of my battery doing god knows what in the background. I haven’t opened the app for a week, what is it possibly doing?
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
World’s most effective heatsinks
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I’m such a sucker for a nice mechanism 😍
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Staying SHARP!
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Vintage DOS Laptop from 1991 - Sharp PC 6500
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Running with the lodes
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Cute and feisty! Love these tiny G4 PowerBooks 😻
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PowerBook G4 12" Laptop Repair and Review - Upgrading with mSATA SSD!
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The current influx of users to Bluesky
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
iMac. 600Mhz G3 in Graphite. Hiding in the shrubbery.
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The EARLIEST media centre PC, Japanese exclusive!
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A weird Japanese computer from 1997 - Toshiba Vision Connect Review and Repair
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Thrift store “audiophile” PlayStation find, does it work??
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
One for all the noisy keyboard nerds
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IBM Model M Keyboard - Review & Repair
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Because sometimes girls just wanna have fun 💁‍♂️
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Retrofitting a NEW IPS LCD into a vintage Sega GameGear
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Sega GameGear - Capacitor Replacement and NEW LCD screen!
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Portable when you need it, power when you don’t! PowerBook Duo 280c plus DuoDock for the ultimate 90s combo!!
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Ultimate rescue of the crustiest PowerBook 540c
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PowerBook 540c Rescue and Repair - Fixing the vinegar syndrome LCD!
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Got there in the end. Sorry Martin.
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The DIRTIEST little Mac!
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Dead on Arrival Mac Plus! - Repair and Review - Apple's compact Mac from 1986
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Tray loading linear tracking turntable. Gotta love 80s Sony!
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Figured out a FREE way to set up a retro gaming PC, by using a Mac!
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Building a gaming PC from a FREE* Mac Pro!
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Who loves unnecessary and over complicated mechanisms? 🙋‍♂️
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Australia ONLY got this black Mac!
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Apple Macintosh Performa 5400/180 Directors Edition - Review and Upgrades!
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
How do I replace the magic smoke?
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Why so much hate for the PowerBook 150? 🤷‍♂️
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Powerbook 150 for $15! | Why is it so hated? | Review & Repair
YouTube video by TheBasement
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The Cave (Neil) @visitthecave.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
We're committed to the preservation of vintage arcades, the hardware, software and the experience. Come and try them for yourself by booking a visit at retrocollective.co.uk #arcade #retrogaming #retro #gaming #museum #daysout #visit
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The Basement - Retro hardware & repairs! @thebasement.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I finally manage to get this sit down cocktail arcade cabinet machine working again!
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Classic Cocktail Arcade Cabinet - Screen repair and upgrades
YouTube video by TheBasement
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