# Projects & Pickups - Rare Atari Hardware, New Tools, Mystery Box of ST Games & Patron Gift!

> Atari Video Music Restoration Update, Patreon Gift of the Month, USB Microscope, very rare Atari Sparrow prorotype motherboard, Atari SX212 1200 baud modem, a new book from Bitmap Books called The Games That Weren't, a VGA distribution amplifier to improve my capture setup, a variable resistor box, and a mystery box of goodies from Patreon supporter Dave Velociraptor!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2020-11-19-projects-collecting-pickups-are-atari-hardware-new-tools-mystery-box-of-st-games-patron-gift.html
- Published: 2020-11-19
- Last updated: 2022-04-06
- Author: Rees (ctrl-alt-rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcXfugAJDBE (27:21)
- Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 UK (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/), unless stated otherwise below

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcXfugAJDBE

A chance to go "behind the scenes" with the channel with a slightly more informal, unscripted format wherein I talk about some of my ongoing projects, a few of my Atari collecting pickups and some future video plans. In this episode, I also open the monthly "gift" I bought with the money from my patreon supporters!

Some topics covered: Atari Video Music Restoration Update, Patreon Gift of the Month, USB Microscope, very rare Atari Sparrow prorotype motherboard, Atari SX212 1200 baud modem, a new book from Bitmap Books called The Games That Weren't, a VGA distribution amplifier to improve my capture setup, a variable resistor box, and a mystery box of goodies from Patreon supporter Dave Velociraptor!

Relevant Links:

RMC Discord ctrl-alt-rees Room: [https://discord.com/channels/431348664489738251/735847458000863252](https://discord.com/channels/431348664489738251/735847458000863252)

sheepytina's Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/sheepytina](https://www.youtube.com/sheepytina)

Raleno LED panel: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TYLGFD5](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TYLGFD5)

USB microscope: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DH66CL5](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DH66CL5)

Bitmap Books: The Games That Weren't: [https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-games-that-werent](https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-games-that-werent)

VGA Distribution Amplifier: [https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192949411867](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192949411867)

Variable Resistor Box: [https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324060108036](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324060108036)

RMC Charity Calendar: [https://rmcretro.store/charity-retro-calendar](https://rmcretro.store/charity-retro-calendar)

Relevant Videos:

USB Microscope Review: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZGp3AZBE_I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZGp3AZBE_I)

Atari Sparrow Exploration: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoF98_XLL3U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoF98_XLL3U)

Socials:

ctrl.alt.rees BlueSky: [https://bsky.app/profile/ctrl-alt-rees.com](https://bsky.app/profile/ctrl-alt-rees.com)

ctrl.alt.rees Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/ctrl.alt.rees](https://www.instagram.com/ctrl.alt.rees)

ctrl.alt.rees Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/ctrlaltrees](https://www.patreon.com/ctrlaltrees)

ctrl.alt.rees Ko-Fi: [https://ko-fi.com/ctrlaltrees](https://ko-fi.com/ctrlaltrees)

Projects & Pickups Playlist: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJ-Nv_tKpJmsldd0vdJO0o6tI9UIGvTP](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLJ-Nv_tKpJmsldd0vdJO0o6tI9UIGvTP)

Music Credit:
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: [https://www.epidemicsound.com](https://www.epidemicsound.com)

Outro Music By h0ffman: [https://soundcloud.com/h0ffman](https://soundcloud.com/h0ffman)