To those wondering if the RF signal always looks that bad, check out the same Dragon BASIC running on a TRS-80 Color Computer through the same setup. Not great by any means, but a lot better than what's seen in the unboxing! The machine just needs a little repair work :) https://i.imgur.com/zRxqLsf.png

"Like an MRE bag... Nice..."
In Steve We Trust.
Great unboxing! Sucks that the color didn't work.

The first time I ever got paid to write a program, a friend of my father owned a small shop that made custom picture frames, and he wanted a point-of-sale system that would print out receipts and save transactions.  He'd bought a Tandy Color Computer from the local Radio Shack, but had no clue what to do with it.  So in the summer of '82 (I was 12 years old) I wrote him some software and taught him how to use it.  Also taught him BASIC so he could maintain it himself, and make changes as needed.  Got paid $50 -- I thought I was rich!  LOL!   $50 for a 12-year-old in 1982 was a ton of money, honestly.  That was when I first realized I could turn my fascination with computers into a career.  :-)

There’s an entire online community for the Dragon computer. There are people who actually develop and sell new games for the system!

other retro tech enthusiasts: "wow this looks so cool!"
LGR: instinctively sniffs

Well, here’s something interesting. The old address of Tano is now a movie soundstage for a small studio in New Orleans.

"COURIER PILOT was written in DRAGON BASIC by 14 year-old Tyson Sawyer of Jaffery, New Hampshire."
Wonder whatever happened to him, and if he's still upset they misspelled Jaffrey.

"Like an MRE bag... Nice" ----- Now lets get this out on to a tray

"First time it's been touched in like 36 years" one minute later pounding on case.  ^_^

7:45 -  MD: Proudly gathers family to watch video, "I packed this!!!!"
LGR: Turns on computer
MD: Weeps silently.

On the uk dragon's the channel select switch at the back is the power on/off switch and the power brick does not have a switch on it. Those sticking keys are caused by a misaligned top half of the case. It's a common problem. The keys are actually touching the case at the sides. Take the top of the case off and realign it

“It’s like an mre bag.... nice” Somebody’s been watching steve1989 😂😂

The Dragon 32 was the first computer I ever used. One of my teachers at school had one and brought it in to school. Of course, all the cool kids got to use it (or try to use it) first. No one could even get it to load any software so I was left alone with it for an afternoon. It was one of the most memorable days of my life. Happy memories

Dragon 64 packed by Mo 30-something years ago. "Hey Mo!"

7:31 let's get this out onto a tray!

LGR, Techmoan, 8BitGuy, and Technology Connections all with new stuff today. Awesome.

If you'd told me in 1980-something that in 2020 I'd be watching a video on my PC of someone taking near pornographic pleasure in unboxing a Dragon computer I wouldn't have believed you. In fact I barely believe I'm not imagining posting this comment.

SteveMRE : eating old rations
Clint LGR : sniffing retro cables

I had one of these for my tenth birthday in 1984 (had to share it with my brother). I already had a commodore 64
We had endless novelty fun typing gibberish

Blurbs is UNDERRATED! Always bringing random goodness to my life.