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Main channel: The Zenith ZT-1 lives! Going deep to figure out what killed it
🕑 Added 2025-07-24 20:05:52 +0000 UTCHello my patrons, here is part 2 of the Zenith ZT-1 series where I actually get this machine to show signs of life. Getting to that part required breaking out tools I don't even normally use: my logic analyzer! So enjoy the troubleshooting exercise and see what it's like working on an undocumented system where you lack schematics and technical documentation.
Thanks for all your support!
Direct link: https://youtu.be/5Cdh13hjNf0
Comments
Nikolai Kondrashov
I wonder if the bottom line missing is the CRTC/VRAM issue similar to the left column, and not a RetroTINK problem. It looks suspiciously clean cut off.
Alan Grassia
Hi Adrian, the ZT-1 videos have been pretty interesting to watch. It sort of feels like we're watching a "who done it" crime drama. It was the Intel CRT controller with the RetroTink in the Basement! Ok, maybe I've played a little too much Clue! with the kids. Anyway, I am enjoying this series and I am looking forward to a future video on this interesting terminal. Keep up the good work!
