Well hello there, my name is Adrian Black and I am a retro computer hobbyist. I tinker and fix old computers on my YouTube channel. You’re probably here because you watch my videos, but if not, this is my channel: https://www.youtube.com/AdriansDigitalBasement

This site is a place for me to share links to the tools and products I use (they aren’t sponsored links) and each of these are my personal choice or simply what I have and use here in the basement. I have also included a link to my GitHub repository where I will occasionally share useful code as well as a link to my upload section on archive.org.

I am still amazed at the generosity of my viewers and their donations and I have dedicated a second channel (Adrian’s Digital Basement ][ ) to unboxing packages received in the basement.

If you have a donation for the channel please visit the about section on my Youtube channel or click the CONTACT section of this website. If you would like to sponsor me on Patreon or purchase merchandise, please use the menu options above.

As always, stay healthy, stay safe and feel free to sign my guest book to let everyone know you were here.

Excerpts from My Guestbook:

Chris Lythall / December 10, 2024
Hi Adrian, what can I say. You are absolutely fantastic to watch and so so informative. I can't begin to express what you have done for my confidence in electronics....
Kyle Fassbinder / December 3, 2024
If it wasn't for you, I would probably be broke because I spent all my money collecting and repairing all the electronics. Because you do it that means I don't...
Vincent Miceli / December 2, 2024
I love your channel. I am electronics hobbyist and a professional software developer and architect. I started my journey when my mother bought me a subscription to Radio-Electonics magazine in...
Weasel / November 21, 2024
Love the YouTube channel(s)! Component-level repair outside of the factory is a lost-art at this point - almost non-existent. I also *HATE* sending perfectly good electronics to the landfill or...
Paul Alexander / November 12, 2024
I love watching this channel. When I was in 7th grade (1976) my father and I built an IMSAII 8080. We built at CRT from a Heathkit, we had a...
RIchard / November 8, 2024
The way you debug and hack hardware is awesome! You're the one YouTuber whose videos I must immediately watch as soon as they drop. I met you at VCF a...
Keith Townsend / October 7, 2024
Love your videos. You have a very watchable style that engages me start to finish. I enjoyed seeing you and the other youtubers on the panel at VCF Southwest this...
Jerome K. / September 12, 2024
HI Adrian! I've been watching you YouTube channel for a few years now. I always look forward to seeing what you have next. Now, retired, I've gotten the bug to...
Carlos Wagner / September 8, 2024
Salut, Mr. Black. I just love your videos and remembered and learned a lot while enjoy then. Unfortunately we don't have a retro computing scene here in my city and...
Eric James / September 7, 2024
Did I just miss you at the Vintage Computer Festival in Schaumburg, IL? I think you were taking a break. I’m an old school (self taught) software and hardware designer...
Eric Badger / September 7, 2024
Thanks for featuring the BadgerPico6502 on your show! Was fun to watch and particularly enjoyed the fractal benchmark. Thanks again.
David Small / July 29, 2024
Watched for years. Just swinging through to say hello! Great channel(s). Awesome information. Building up the courage to repair a dirty old dump find C64 Rev.A, 2 disk drives, and...
David Peterson / July 26, 2024
Just stopped by to tell you I love your youtube channels!! The quality of your videos, format of your videos, diag, are awesome! Most youtubers videos bother the crap out...
mkl / July 14, 2024
The laptop with Conner hdd. I had a CP3044, that didnt work ok w/ Amiga 600. Maybe CP3044 "lies" it's default "default translation", mixing 4 heads with 2. On PC...
David / June 14, 2024
Regarding the ZANSI.SYS/NANSI/QuickCRT tests in "Hacking an IBM CGA card for fun and speed!", have you heard of FlickerFree by Steve Gibson of GRC.com? He wrote it in 1986 and...