Retro Viator

Classic Computer Enthusiast

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@Keyboards_bot Yep, that’s my laptop I bought in 1992 before heading off to college. You can read about it at https://t.co/z1M3uSaV4O.

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@oldfreshapples Bought it!

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@ThisOldTech2 What’s up with the color adjust? Does it have onboard CGA?

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@techknight2 I have this guy, which is pretty close.

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@steveodphotos @geekenspiel @realRetroPC Lovely!

Just an “Intel Inside” remains on mine.

https://t.co/TIH5sMnosD

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@hulkintosh Wow! That’s quite a treasure trove. Congrats.

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@realRetroPC This was on my bench today!

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@HeyBirt Online product search is like looking through a rifle scope. Lots of details, if you’re looking at the right thing. Catalogs lets you scan, but a catalog is a curated experience (due to resource limits), which is both good and bad.

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A few years ago, I posted a deep dive on the history of the Harpoon software franchise. https://t.co/X1Kj2aWXKH

Now it’s exciting to see Harpoon’s successor, @CommandDevTeam, get amazing press in the @WSJ.

https://t.co/leL36SdUl8

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Reorganizing my garage and came across a mouse infestation.🐭

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After some nice recent actions, I’ve updated my collection list.

https://t.co/m5YWhiMiqg

Lots to enjoy, and perhaps a few I could prune. (Though I will probably start with passing along a printer or two or three taking up space.)

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@gutbomb Oh yes… the Intergraph workstation, along with its funky keyboard.

Given to me after years of service propping open a telecom door at my office.

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Loving my new rolling shelves to help manage my overflow projects.

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@gutbomb Despite all its capabilities, it does a good job of getting out of the way and working fast and accurately.

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This “cheap” oscilloscope has been making the rounds lately, but paired with Probe Master probes, it’s now my favorite multimeter.

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@thevintnerd I’m lucky! It is the onboard VGA controller, and I still have video.

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I learned an important lesson about the risk of using an oscilloscope probe on a tight PLCC when Vcc and ground are next to each other. 💥