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There's something very enjoyable watching people go through the debug process, cleaning stuff up and then just doing a nice neat job of fixing stuff.

Some channels I enjoy for retro computer/electronics repair:

Adrian's Digital Basement: https://www.youtube.com/c/adriansdigitalbasement

Jan Beta: https://www.youtube.com/c/JanBeta

Mark Fixes Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/c/markfixesstuff

RMC: https://www.youtube.com/c/RMCRetro (he does lots of non-repair retro stuff too, search for Trash to Treasure to see the repair stuff).

I'd like to add "MyMateVince" to the list: https://www.youtube.com/c/Mymatevince

His "Trying to Fix" videos are a pleasure to watch, and mostly (not always!) deal with older tech or toys. But he'd also try to fix a dead Playstation, for instance. Or a 2010-ish Macbook.

I'd like to add Noel's Retro Lab to the list: https://www.youtube.com/c/NoelsRetroLab

One nice thing he does is putting a tiny scope probe symbol on the part of the schematic diagram he's currently investigating.

8 bit show and tell is absolutely brilliant for any c64 fans out there ( down to assembly level ), plus a little more besides.

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