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Stefano Marinelli
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40 years ago (yes, I’m „vintage“ 😉) I had one of the most memorable nights of my life regarding computers and telephone. Couldn’t happen today because communication got too fast and too cheap.
https://www.arminhanisch.de/2025/10/calling-peter-norton-en/
40 years ago (yes, I’m „vintage“ 😉) I had one of the most memorable nights of my life regarding computers and telephone. Couldn’t happen today because communication got too fast and too cheap.
https://www.arminhanisch.de/2025/10/calling-peter-norton-en/
Please could anyone with a #Kobo #Nia (#KoboNia) and/or #RightToRepair #RetroTech type folks point me in the direction of a valid image? Mine's borked amd I need #community #help! Thanks you ♥️
@sjvn Just gave my 12-year-old #Apple #MacBook Pro a fresh life with Linux Mint. 🚀
On newer machines I go for #Ubuntu, but here I happily skipped #GNOME and went for #KDE. Smooth, fast, and still rocking ~2h battery life. Proof that old hardware can shine again! 💻✨
#LinuxLife #RetroTech #KDEPlasma #FOSSFTW #MintyFresh #LinuxOnMac #OldButGold #HackThePlanet #Linux #Mint
@ai6yr In 1977 my parents got me a watch with red LED lights. It was expensive, but cool. I lost it somewhere when the band broke.
(Here is a photo of a LED watch that was like mine.)
(Here is a photo of a LED watch that was like mine.)
I could track down the original, to find out how much it cost at the time. I have an idea, but I'm not certain of the brand. I DID find a fascinating article about the rise and fall of LED WATCHES & the rise of the LCD watches.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/four-revolutions-led-watches
Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Does anyone know where I can get my hands on some old token ring gear?
What hashtag do you even use for that?
Does anyone know where I can get my hands on some old token ring gear?
What hashtag do you even use for that?
wakest ⁂
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Today’s #RetroTech Old Tat
Sony M-909 MicroCassette Corder, 1991
Smallest Cassette Tape Recorder - to my knowledge
Uses MicroCassette Dictation Cassette
Voice Activated Recording, Auto Reverse, supports both speeds - 2.4 cm/s & 1.2 cm/s
Another example of just because Sony could, they did
wakest ⁂
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Todays #RetroTech Old Tat Arrival at AVAV Towers
Peirce Wire Recorder Cartridge, c1945
60 mins run time, built in counter
After initially building Wire Recorders for the US Military, Peirce became a subsidiary of IBM. Later becoming IBMs Dictation Division
It’s a heavy duty beast
Shown next to Audio Cassette for scale
Another, very kind donation from Thomas in Germany
Todays #RetroTech Old Tat Arrival at AVAV Towers
Peirce Wire Recorder Cartridge, c1945
60 mins run time, built in counter
After initially building Wire Recorders for the US Military, Peirce became a subsidiary of IBM. Later becoming IBMs Dictation Division
It’s a heavy duty beast
Shown next to Audio Cassette for scale
Another, very kind donation from Thomas in Germany
Your weary 'net denizen
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Today’s #RetroTech
Shyvers Multiphone 1939
World First Streaming Service. At its peak over 8,000 units were installed
Unit connected to Dedicated Phone Line
Drop coin & connect to female DJs
They pick & play your request, from 78, down the phone
Based in Seattle. Service ceased about 1959, when Jukeboxes started to offer 100 plus Selections
Today’s #RetroTech
Shyvers Multiphone 1939
World First Streaming Service. At its peak over 8,000 units were installed
Unit connected to Dedicated Phone Line
Drop coin & connect to female DJs
They pick & play your request, from 78, down the phone
Based in Seattle. Service ceased about 1959, when Jukeboxes started to offer 100 plus Selections
Today’s #RetroTech Old Tat
Sony M-909 MicroCassette Corder, 1991
Smallest Cassette Tape Recorder - to my knowledge
Uses MicroCassette Dictation Cassette
Voice Activated Recording, Auto Reverse, supports both speeds - 2.4 cm/s & 1.2 cm/s
Another example of just because Sony could, they did
Christine Lemmer-Webber
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Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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So you replace a fuse with an iron nail, which causes a transistor to run so hot it burns a hole in the PCB. So what do you do? Apparently some fine repair tech came to this problem and the apparent solution was to jumper over the now totally burned traces and then add wires and hang the now missing transistor from those. Because why not?
This is a WhiteStar pinball platform driver board I got for spares long ago, but I think it's glorious in all of its tech goreness.
Back view of a burned PCB, with some jumpering over the burned to black area around the hole in it.
A partially parted out PCB with a huge burnt hole in it, with some grey wires poking from it.