RobSmithDev

Software, Electronics, Tutorials & Solutions for Retro and Modern

Welcome to RobSmithDev!

I've listed all of my videos below in date order, alternatively, visit my YouTube Channel to view them from there.

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Complete Restoration & the most AMAZING New Case Ever! A Real Phoenix from the Ashes

A while back I picked up an A590 PCB board, but it didn't come with a case, and had a few of the chips missing too, plus some looked damaged.

So, in this video, I've decided to firstly fully repair the broken board, and then, place it in the most amazing case you've ever seen...


Christmas Lights are Boring - Lets Make Our Own! Arduino Tutorial

It's getting to that time of the year to decorate a tree with lights, and instead of using some of the boring ones available, I thought I'd have a go at making my own, and I'm going to be using some of the code and ideas from some previous projects.


Meet the MAMBA, the Alternative to the A520 Modulator.. but why?

A while back I came across the Mamba, an after marker Amiga A520 alternative. The A520 is a TV modulator that allows you to connect your Amiga to a TV via its RF or Composite video output.

The A520 was very reliable, so why were there aftermarket alternatives made? In this video, we'll take a look.


How Triple Format PC/ST/Amiga Floppy Disks Worked

Following on from the last video about dual format videos, I thought I'd take a look at the triple format floppy disks. These include content for the Amiga, Atari ST and PC all on the same disk.


How Dual Format "ST-Amiga" Disks Worked

In this video I'm going to take a deep dive, deep deep down into the weeds, into how the dual format disks worked that came with the ST-Amiga Format mag back in the day.


How DiskSpare.device fitted 984k on a Double Density Floppy Disk

I'm currently working on an update to DiskFlashback and I wanted to add support for the Amiga DiskSpare.device disk format and so while investigating how it worked I thought I'd share my findings.


Building Your Own Level/Map Editor in AMOS

For something that I'm working on I'll need a level editor, so I decided to build one, and because its a useful topic I've decided to show you how a basic level designer could be built. This will be the bases for the level editor I need.


My Electronics Journey Started Here

Back when I was much younger (I'm older than I look) and before owning an Amiga I was really into electronics. My parents bought me several of these electronics kits over the years and this is one of the ones I received..

In this video I'll take a small journey down memory lane for me and have a quick play with this kit.


A Shipping Forecast Prank - This Chip, Not Those!

I'm going to tell you a story about playing a small prank on a coder and a self proclaimed greedy musician and it all started on the 22nd of January, listing to Unstable Radio on djh0ffmans twitch channel.

Towards the end, he played one of his songs, Shipping Forecast, and what he said gave me an idea....


Are My Floppies Safe from an iPhone?

A while back I had a thought. There's magnets on the back of the iPhone used as part of the "MagSafe" charging, and I wondered if they were strong enough to actually damage the data on a floppy disk.

Admittedly this would have been more of an issue when you might regularly carry one of these around with you, but its still an interesting question.

Rather than just test the iPhone I'll test several different magnets after measuring their strength, and then we'll review the results.


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