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* From "[[https://youtu.be/wgi0A0YPXkE Early 8 Bit Sound Digitisers]]", the highly dubious musical capabilities of the Covox Voicemaster. Hum Along creates what sounds like digital farting, which David indicates his reaction to using an emoji sticking its fingers in its ears. As for Composer, it can't automatically register tempo at all and does an incredibly poor job of recognising pitch even when the audio source is a keyboard, resulting in speedy collections of random notes vaguely resembling the user input at best. Even a demo file on the Apple II version sounds terrible, indicating even the ''programmers'' couldn't get it working properly.

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* From "[[https://youtu.be/wgi0A0YPXkE Early 8 Bit Sound Digitisers]]", the highly dubious musical capabilities of the Covox Voicemaster. Hum Along creates what sounds like digital farting, which David indicates his reaction to using an emoji sticking its fingers in its ears. As for Composer, it can't automatically register tempo at all and does an incredibly poor job of recognising pitch even when the audio source is a keyboard, resulting in speedy collections of random notes vaguely resembling the user input at best. Even a demo file on the Apple II version sounds terrible, indicating suggesting that not even the ''programmers'' couldn't could get it working properly.
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'''Mat''' ''[hangs up]'' Flippin' idiot!

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'''Mat''' '''Mat''': ''[hangs up]'' Flippin' idiot!
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'''SAM''': '''H[-EY-] T[-ECHMOAN-], I [-JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR-] Y[-OU-]T[-UBE CHANNEL IS TOTAL CRAAAAAP-]!'''\\

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'''SAM''': '''H[-EY-] T[-ECHMOAN-], T[-ECHMOAN-]! I [-JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR-] Y[-OU-]T[-UBE CHANNEL IS TOTAL CRAAAAAP-]!'''\\
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'''SAM''': Hey Techmoan, I just have to tell you that your [=YouTube=] channel is total craaaaap!\\

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'''SAM''': Hey Techmoan, '''H[-EY-] T[-ECHMOAN-], I just have to tell you that your [=YouTube=] channel is total craaaaap!\\[-JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR-] Y[-OU-]T[-UBE CHANNEL IS TOTAL CRAAAAAP-]!'''\\
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* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4JfLCaBMU The Incredible Musical Keyboard for the Commodore 64]]", while waiting for the software to load from floppy disk, David does various tasks such as grocery shopping, grooming his cat, exercise, read a magazine, and play a game of ''TabletopGame/{{Uno}}'' with the Obsolete Geek.

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* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4JfLCaBMU The Incredible Musical Keyboard for the Commodore 64]]", while waiting [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading for the software to load from floppy disk, disk]], David does various tasks such as grocery shopping, grooming his cat, exercise, read a magazine, and play a game of ''TabletopGame/{{Uno}}'' with the Obsolete Geek.
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* After having issues with the monitor board for the arcade game ''Moon Base'', David gives the board to Sark at the Vintage Computer Festival in Chicago - but not before jokingly handing it to Adrian Black, who had already tried to fix it for David. Adrian rejects it on sight, calling it "cursed".

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* After having issues with the monitor board for the arcade game ''Moon Base'', David gives the board to Sark [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BfxUiF58Co at the Vintage Computer Festival in Chicago Chicago]] - but not before jokingly handing it to Adrian Black, who had already tried to fix it for David. Adrian rejects it on sight, calling it "cursed". David starts to wonder if he's right when, after Sark successfully fixed the board, he accidentally breaks the tube of the CRT monitor (mind you, he'd previously taken the monitor in and out of the machine dozens of times with no issues). At least he had a spare machine to get it fully working, but still.
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'''Mat''' ''[hangs up]'' Flippin' idiot!

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'''Mat''' ''[hangs up]'' Flippin' idiot!idiot!
* After having issues with the monitor board for the arcade game ''Moon Base'', David gives the board to Sark at the Vintage Computer Festival in Chicago - but not before jokingly handing it to Adrian Black, who had already tried to fix it for David. Adrian rejects it on sight, calling it "cursed".
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** David facetiously mentions that the most popular machine at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo was the ATM machine.

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** David facetiously mentions that the most popular machine at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo was the ATM machine.ATM.



'''Mat Taylor''' ''[hangs up]'' Flippin' idiot!

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'''Mat Taylor''' '''Mat''' ''[hangs up]'' Flippin' idiot!
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'''Mat Taylor''' ''[hangs up]]' Flippin' idiot!

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'''Mat Taylor''' ''[hangs up]]' up]'' Flippin' idiot!
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-->'''David''': ''(after listening to "VIVALDI")'' Um... [[NoJustNoReaction I have no comment on that.]]

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-->'''David''': ''(after listening to "VIVALDI")'' Um... [[NoJustNoReaction I have no comment on that.]]]]
* From "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsMRxNSDccc How Speech Synthesizers Work]]", as David is recalling the use of 1980s speech synthesizer software, he mentions its use to make [[PrankCall prank calls]]. He then demonstrates one:
-->''[David is seen using a 1980s era landline phone, pressing "0-1-1-4-4" on the buttons]''[[note]]011 is the international access code in the United States and the rest of the UsefulNotes/NorthAmericanNumberingPlan, 44 is the country code for the United Kingdom[[/note]]\\
''[cut to the {{WebVideo/Techmoan}} studio, where a phone rings]''\\
'''Mat Taylor''': Hello?\\
'''SAM''': Hey Techmoan, I just have to tell you that your [=YouTube=] channel is total craaaaap!\\
'''Mat Taylor''' ''[hangs up]]' Flippin' idiot!
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** David shows footage of someone dressed as [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] playing bagpipes while riding a unicycle.

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** David shows footage of someone dressed as [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] playing bagpipes while riding a unicycle.unicycle.
* From "[[https://youtu.be/wgi0A0YPXkE Early 8 Bit Sound Digitisers]]", the highly dubious musical capabilities of the Covox Voicemaster. Hum Along creates what sounds like digital farting, which David indicates his reaction to using an emoji sticking its fingers in its ears. As for Composer, it can't automatically register tempo at all and does an incredibly poor job of recognising pitch even when the audio source is a keyboard, resulting in speedy collections of random notes vaguely resembling the user input at best. Even a demo file on the Apple II version sounds terrible, indicating even the ''programmers'' couldn't get it working properly.
-->'''David''': ''(after listening to "VIVALDI")'' Um... [[NoJustNoReaction I have no comment on that.]]
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** While playing the "Pop Hits" cartridge, David has one of his cats "play" the keyboard.
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* In an apparent outtake, when David [[https://www.facebook.com/the8bitguy/videos/1098645436857485/ opens the cartridge door on an Atari 400]], the metal shield falls off. David's reaction: "[[DeadpanSnarker Well, that's just lovely.]]"

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* In an apparent outtake, outtake posted on Facebook, when David [[https://www.facebook.com/the8bitguy/videos/1098645436857485/ opens the cartridge door on an Atari 400]], the metal shield falls off. David's reaction: "[[DeadpanSnarker Well, that's just lovely.]]"



** David criticizes the keyboard's software for being too generous when handing out praise. In particular, when he plays the ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' cartridge, he believes that Dora should say "You stink! You should try harder!" whenever the player gets a low score.
** Sticking with ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', he states that he's [[EarWorm sadly all too familiar]] with Dora's songs, since he watched the show with his daughter when she was little.

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** David criticizes the keyboard's software for being too generous when handing out praise.praise, disincentivizing kids from wanting to do better. In particular, when he plays the ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' cartridge, he believes that Dora should say "You stink! You should try harder!" whenever the player gets a low score.
** Sticking Staying with ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', he states that he's [[EarWorm sadly all too familiar]] with Dora's songs, since he watched the show with his daughter when she was little.

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** A fan has David autograph a {{hentai}} magazine.

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** A fan has David autograph a {{hentai}} magazine. As David is trying to explain it, [[{{Corpsing}} he desperately tries to keep from laughing.]]
** David shows footage of someone dressed as [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] playing bagpipes while riding a unicycle.

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* In the episode where he covers "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHyZdtXULw phone phreaking]]", he facetiously mentions that the most popular machine at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo was the ATM machine.

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* In the episode where he covers covering "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHyZdtXULw phone phreaking]]", he phreaking]]":
** David
facetiously mentions that the most popular machine at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo was the ATM machine.machine.
** A fan has David autograph a {{hentai}} magazine.
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* On The 8-Bit Guy Website/{{Facebook}} page, David posts a picture of [[https://www.facebook.com/the8bitguy/photos/a.834460873275944/1709870935734929/?type=3&theater one of his cats sitting on his Tandy 1000 HX]] with the caption "Kitty says no coding today on Planet X3."

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* On The 8-Bit Guy Website/{{Facebook}} page, David posts a picture of [[https://www.facebook.com/the8bitguy/photos/a.834460873275944/1709870935734929/?type=3&theater one of his cats sitting on his Tandy 1000 HX]] with the caption "Kitty says no coding today on Planet X3.""
* In the episode where he covers "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHyZdtXULw phone phreaking]]", he facetiously mentions that the most popular machine at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo was the ATM machine.
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* In an apparent outtake, when David [[https://www.facebook.com/the8bitguy/videos/1098645436857485/ opens the cartridge door on an Atari 400]], the metal shield falls off. David's reaction: "[[DeadpanSnarker Well, that's just lovely.]]"
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* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4JfLCaBMU The Incredible Musical Keyboard for the Commodore 64]]", while waiting for the software to load from floppy disk, David does various tasks such as grocery shopping, grooming his cat, exercise, read a magazine, and play a game of ''TabletopGame/{{Uno}}'' with the Obsolete Geek.

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* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4JfLCaBMU The Incredible Musical Keyboard for the Commodore 64]]", while waiting for the software to load from floppy disk, David does various tasks such as grocery shopping, grooming his cat, exercise, read a magazine, and play a game of ''TabletopGame/{{Uno}}'' with the Obsolete Geek.Geek.
* On The 8-Bit Guy Website/{{Facebook}} page, David posts a picture of [[https://www.facebook.com/the8bitguy/photos/a.834460873275944/1709870935734929/?type=3&theater one of his cats sitting on his Tandy 1000 HX]] with the caption "Kitty says no coding today on Planet X3."
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* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4JfLCaBMU The Incredible Musical Keyboard for the Commodore 64]]", while waiting for the software to load from floppy disk, David does various tasks such as grocery shopping, grooming his cat, exercise, read a magazine, and play a game of TabletopGame/{{Uno}} with the Obsolete Geek.

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* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4JfLCaBMU The Incredible Musical Keyboard for the Commodore 64]]", while waiting for the software to load from floppy disk, David does various tasks such as grocery shopping, grooming his cat, exercise, read a magazine, and play a game of TabletopGame/{{Uno}} ''TabletopGame/{{Uno}}'' with the Obsolete Geek.
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* David plays the "Meow Mix" jingle with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBak46asLlA Meowstic Keyboard]].
* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J3aT-wKtDE The Fisher Price 'I Can Play' keyboard]]" review:
** David criticizes the keyboard's software for being too generous when handing out praise. In particular, when he plays the ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' cartridge, he believes that Dora should say "You stink! You should try harder!" whenever the player gets a low score.
** Sticking with ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', he states that he's [[EarWorm sadly all too familiar]] with Dora's songs, since he watched the show with his daughter when she was little.
* In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4JfLCaBMU The Incredible Musical Keyboard for the Commodore 64]]", while waiting for the software to load from floppy disk, David does various tasks such as grocery shopping, grooming his cat, exercise, read a magazine, and play a game of TabletopGame/{{Uno}} with the Obsolete Geek.

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