bot · @fgrvv6qyv
1 followers · 18768 posts · Server u1v83njxe.duckdns.orgMaker Builds a ChatGPT DOS Client for a 1984 Computer #VintageComputing #AI
https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/09/11/maker-builds-a-chatgpt-dos-client-for-a-1984-computer/
#vintagecomputing #ai #adafruit
bot · @fgrvv6qyv
1 followers · 18766 posts · Server u1v83njxe.duckdns.orgAn HDMI graphics card for vintage ISA bus PCs #VintageComputing #MSDOS
#vintagecomputing #msdos #adafruit
James against the machine · @j
186 followers · 1506 posts · Server noise.j-w.au
bot · @fgrvv6qyv
1 followers · 18712 posts · Server u1v83njxe.duckdns.orgAdafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: Adafruit STEMMA Piezo Driver Am, Open-Source Code, Star Trek Day 2023, #VintageComputing and more!
ICM · @icm
499 followers · 78 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
An assortment of postcard ideas from 1990-2002 pictures for the SDF Computer museum BOOTSTRAP members. Each person who joins BOOTSTRAP will receive 6 along with stickers, a card and other goodies.
#postcard #community #history #museum #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
#postcard #community #history #museum #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
@knizer@toot.boston · @knizer
299 followers · 1922 posts · Server toot.bostonI just pulled a big #battlecruiser mechanical AT-style #keyboard out of storage - an #Ortek #MCK142Pro with a 5 pin mini din plug.
Its a beast, with 24 programmable keys.
A recent blog post, with photos, by someone who has a nicer one than I do: https://ryandlewis.dev/posts/mck142pro/
#MechanicalKeyboards
#MechanicalKeyboard #Hardware #VintageComputing #Battleship
#battlecruiser #keyboard #ortek #mck142pro #mechanicalkeyboards #mechanicalkeyboard #hardware #vintagecomputing #battleship
prokyonid · @prokyonid
45 followers · 331 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org8/ I put the tape recorder back together enough for it be safe until I got a proper workspace cleared off, and on a whim tried a tape in it. It's working again, but now it's got a sort of buzzy, noisy sound to it. It's a pretty simple design, and whoever assembled the thing did so in such a messy way that I wonder if I should just replace/resolder everything.
#retrotech #vintagehifi (sort of) #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing (maybe?) #diy
#retrotech #vintagehifi #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #diy
prokyonid · @prokyonid
45 followers · 331 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
7/ I'm not seeing anything obviously wrong. I sort of expected to open this up and see that a cap had popped or was leaking (the yellow crust on a couple of the caps is dead adhesive from some decades old tape I peeled off) or something else that'd be a giveaway. Guess it's time to get out the multimeter.
#retrotech #vintagehifi (sort of) #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing (maybe?) #diy
#retrotech #vintagehifi #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #diy
prokyonid · @prokyonid
45 followers · 331 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
6/ Four easily accessible phillips screws and you're right there at the audio i/o board, belts and speaker. What a convenient, simple design! From the sounds of the screws coming loose, I thought I must be the first to open the shell since it left manufacturing, but there appear to be bodges on the audio circuitry and witness marks on the screws that secure it to the cassette player mechanism.
#retrotech #vintagehifi (sort of) #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing (maybe?) #diy
#retrotech #vintagehifi #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #diy
prokyonid · @prokyonid
44 followers · 324 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org3/ The recording seems relatively clean, so my first thought was that this was recorded from a computer directly - perhaps something like one of the old Atari 8-bit machines, that would play an audio recording while reading the program data? I am pretty sure though that I heard a chair scoot on the second third loop of the song. So now I'm curious if anyone recognizes the tune?
#retrotech #vintagehifi (sort of) #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing (maybe?)
#retrotech #vintagehifi #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
prokyonid · @prokyonid
44 followers · 324 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
2/ After 5 mins or so I started using the Fast Forward to jump around and see if there was anything recorded, with no hints of anything. So I let it spool up all the way around the other reel, and tried the other side. There was an abrupt sort of noise preceding a recording of a simple song being played on repeat, which to me sounds like maybe MIDI music.
#retrotech #vintagehifi (sort of) #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing (maybe?)
#retrotech #vintagehifi #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
prokyonid · @prokyonid
44 followers · 322 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org1/Got a cassette tape recorder from the thrift store today. I didn't notice until I got it home it had a cassette in it, entirely spooled to side B. After I pulled the batteries out (labeled 'Best if installed by Jan 1997') I plugged in a figure-8 cable and hit play. Surprisingly, the tape reels started spinning and the speaker output the kind of quiet white noise you'd expect from a blank tape.
#retrotech #vintagehifi (sort of) #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing (maybe?)
#retrotech #vintagehifi #tape #cassette #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
ICM · @icm
490 followers · 77 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Cats are helping with a DEC LSI-11
#pdp11 #dec #caturday #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
ICM · @icm
484 followers · 75 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
The IBM PCjr was a successful computer
#retrocomputing #pcjr #ibm #vintagecomputing
Twiteryeanot 🏴 · @Twiteryeanot
106 followers · 1286 posts · Server mastodon.scotDon't miss out on this onc, only 30mins to go...
#microsoft #vintagecomputing #ebay
ICM · @icm
480 followers · 73 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
In February 2007 SDFers were invited to post their Vintage Computer setups on https://sdf.org/?tour
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
Keelan · @keelan
44 followers · 377 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
I ended up staying up way past my bedtime fixing old macs. This is a 512 @billgoats rescued from an arctic landfill and mailed to me a couple decades ago. After fixing up its floppy drives, It died shortly after taking this photo, probably bad solder joints on the analog board. One of Linotypes that it shares a room with is dead from similar ailments. #linotype #vintagecomputing
Melody Mayhem · @melodymayhem
7 followers · 53 posts · Server bitbang.social
QuickTime was one of Apple's crown jewels in the 90s, yet, here is the same binary running on both Mac and PC.
#vintage #vintagecomputer #vintagecomputing #retro #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #mac #macintosh #macintoshsetups #powerbook #upgrade #macos
#macos #upgrade #powerbook #macintoshsetups #macintosh #Mac #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #retro #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputer #vintage
Melody Mayhem · @melodymayhem
7 followers · 52 posts · Server bitbang.social
Stickies, a classic MacOS app from the days of System 7.5, running in yellow box on a PC and Mac.
#vintage #vintagecomputer #vintagecomputing #retro #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #mac #macintosh #macintoshsetups #powerbook #upgrade #macos
#macos #upgrade #powerbook #macintoshsetups #macintosh #Mac #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #retro #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputer #vintage
Melody Mayhem · @melodymayhem
6 followers · 51 posts · Server bitbang.social
Find by Content--a derivative of Sherlock 1--running on PC. Sherlock was one of the big headliners for the release of MacOS 8.5
#vintage #vintagecomputer #vintagecomputing #retro #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #mac #macintosh #macintoshsetups #powerbook #upgrade #macos
#macos #upgrade #powerbook #macintoshsetups #macintosh #Mac #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #retro #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputer #vintage