I've moved apartments multiple times now while taking a 12 year-old flat screen TV that I never even bother plugging in. I could save myself the effort and sell it, but it's become a piece of precious retro tech to me, since it has absolutely no embedded internet connectivity. I'm loath to replace it with a "smart" TV, so it gets to come along with the 40 year-old IBM PC that currently sees more use.
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Windows 95’s phone dialer
I just love this vintage tech, which still works. One could use the calculator on the mobile phone of course, but this is way more fun (and more beautiful) ...
Brandt 
I found an ancient calculator (a Commodore "Minuteman 
6" -- yes, that Commodore) that I used when I was in elementary school. It belonged to my dad. The calculator was first sold in 1974.
The power leads from the battery snapped off from the main board decades ago, but now I have a Hakko desoldering tool, so I was able to clear out the through-hole solder points and reattach the wires from the battery. It has a 7-segment red LED display and minimal operations.
And...it works! Sort of. I seem to have gotten it into a sort of self-test mode that displays a scrolling 0, until I power cycle it, then it displays EEFEEE until I hit the Clear button. And some of the segments don't illuminate. But it hasn't felt electrons surging through it since the 20th century, so I'll cut it some slack.
Welcome to the future, time traveler!
https://calculator-museum.nl/calculators/commodore-minuteman6-body.html
I’m embarrassed to admit how many sampling heads I tried before I realized I had the wrong vertical mode selected.
5. It was 5.
Also the graticule lights just went out, and the readout is on the fritz again (both voltage and time displays are incorrect). I seem to remember that from this mainframe. The Tektronix readout system on the 7k series is the work of a mad genius.
#tektronix #oscilloscope #1980s #retroTech
Let me put it this way: it may be understandable that the #musiccassette won over #8Track in the end — especially in out of home use … 
Please delete Comic Sans as soon as possible. 
Commodore is back! The iconic brand is under new leadership with veterans like Albert Charpentier and Bil Herd. Check out the new Commodore 64 Ultimate machines, blending classic design with modern tech. #Commodore #RetroTech https://news.itsfoss.com/commodore-lives-again/
It's FOSS News · Commodore is Back from the Dead!80s called, and they want you to know that you can pre-order the latest version of the Commodore.
My spouse commandeered the living room TV to play Death Stranding 2, so I have gotten creative.
This is a Fire Stick connected to an HDMI > Component downscaler which in turn is connected to a Component > Composite downscaler which is finally connected to the Trinitron CRT.
On the Fire Stick, I'm using the Silk web browser with secure DNS configured to use AdGuard for blocking pop-ups and such while I watch anime in a website's video player.
Nostalgico dell’affidabilità dei vecchi modelli? "Smartphone così non ne fanno più" è il pezzo che stai cercando. #RetroTech #SmartphoneEvolution
https://www.tomshw.it/smartphone/smartphone-cosi-non-ne-fanno-piu
Tom's Hardware · Smartphone così non ne fanno più
I just launched my own PeerTube instance: https://devwithzachary.com
No ads. No tracking. Just my videos, self-hosted and fully independent.
It’s now running on my Mac Pro "Trash Can" (2013):
24-core Xeon, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe — plenty of power to keep things streaming!
If you enjoy what I do and want to support it:
https://patreon.com/DevWithZachary
[Image: Mac Pro "Trash Can" server setup]
The Blockbuster website in October 2000
It's now all set up and placed at least temporarily in my networking nook 
The LanBoy Air might be over a decade old, but it still delivers - server now has airflow, expandability, and style 
Excited to upgrade it further, add more drives + Proxmox down the line.
Thanks for coming on the ride, and what a ride it was! 
Viewed my first pre-recorded #VHS in many years today, while the downsides to the format in many ways are still apparent. The sound quality can be surprisingly good, a bit flat to modern formats sure, but definitely passable. #retrotech #physicalmedia
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The 3x HQRP battery is the only expanded battery currently manufactured & comes in a strange box labeling it for a video camera.
Regardless, it fits & powers the #PocketPC perfectly! It also laughably increases the size of the #PDA.
Unfortunately, beyond the factory charge, it will not charge. I tried multiple docks, cords & devices. Nothing will charge it. A replacement yielded the same results.
Has anyone managed to get this battery to charge?
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Anyone have any luck with the big HQRP Batteries for the Axim x50/x51 variants #PocketPC?
Cameron Sino makes some excellent aftermarket batteries for these devices. Occasionally they fit a bit snug but they are a perfect drop in replacement for the original Dell 1100mAh batteries.
However, I really wanted a bigger battery & since the 2200mAh battery is no longer made, I picked up the thicc & chonky HQRP 3400mAh battery. Unfortunately there are issues… …
Aren’t you glad connecting to the Internet is so much easier today?
Real-Time ROM Switching with Software Defined Retro ROM
#C64 #VIC20 #RetroComputing #STM32 #OpenSource #ROMHacking #Commodore #AppleII #ZXSpectrum #RetroTech
https://theoasisbbs.com/real-time-rom-switching-with-software-defined-retro-rom/?feed_id=4478&_unique_id=6882325da9373
The Oasis BBS · Real-Time ROM Switching with Software Defined Retro ROM - The Oasis BBSReal-time ROM switching now possible with the Software Defined Retro ROM. Hot-swap character sets on your C64 or VIC-20 while running.
Brel en néérlandais, ça ne rend pas pareil 