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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · 17d

Getting ready to setup the new Raspberry Pi 500+ as my retro computer emulation station.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · 17d

I’m enjoying reading @christopherdrum.bsky.social deep dive into vintage productivity software at stonetools.ghost.io

Stone Tools

Exploring retro productivity software from the 8/16-bit era. No games, just work.

stonetools.ghost.io

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · 26d

Thanks for the video. I pulled the trigger and ordered one, not because I NEED it, but because I’m gratefully they put together such a useful and nice product.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · 26d

That was one of my favorites as a kid because it was easy to sit down and play a quick run or two. That still makes it great today.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Sep 15

Good to know. I hope it doesn’t come to that. Thank you.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Sep 14

I’m sure I checked the clock signal earlier, but the problem was intermittent and strange, so I guess the crystal finally gave up and died completely.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Sep 14

I think I finally figured out why the floppy was not working. I have two dead oscillators. The 24MHz crystal is dead, and it feeds the 82077AA floppy controller.

I also discovered the 14.1818MHz crystal is dead too. I can’t find that exact frequency, so I hope a 14.31818MHz replacement will do.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Sep 7

I tempted fate and bought a Bondi Blue iMac G3 from eBay. The plastic needed to be snapped back into position and some clips were broken. Amazingly, the fragile inner bezel looks to be in good shape from the outside. Sadly, it doesn’t start, so I’ll have to open it up and see what going on.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Aug 24

Is the right pad soldered on the 33uF cap?

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Aug 23

Game changer…
youtu.be/ogHqmjn6sY4...

ITX Llama: A Brand New PC for 1990s DOS Games!

youtu.be

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Nostalgia Nerd @nostalgianerd.com · Aug 21

When every PC had a lock, but you never really understood why.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Aug 19

Cool! I’m interested if you’re going to put some of these up for sale somewhere. 🤩

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Aug 15

Oh no. This CD duplicator just showed up locally at a good price. I have no reason to be want one… yet…

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jul 22

I’ve got a springy long metal pin that came with mine. Of course, the spring is just something to hold onto since the rest of the pin shaft gets hot.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jul 14

I’ll keep an eye out for that. That little board is a world of hurt.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jul 14

You’re going to inspire me to get back to my collection of misfit IIsi.

It has felt like a bundle of frustrations just waiting to pull me in.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jul 11

I took one apart years ago to prepare it for a new polarizer since it suffered from vinegar syndrome, then I never bought the polarizer material, so it has sat deconstructed. I now doubt my abilities to put it back together.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jul 5

“There are those that look at things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" — George Bernard Shaw

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · Jul 3

Ever wonder how hit CBS Show 'Whiz Kids' turns the stars into star hackers? Issue 1 of K-Power Magazine has the secret!

A program listing titled "How 'Whiz Kids' Fakes It: Check out this program CBS uses to make Richie Adler look like a whiz kid typist!" Translations are available for the Commodore 64, TRS-80 Model 4, Timex Sinclair 1000 and 1500, Apple, Atari, IBM, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 Color, TRS-80 Model III, and VIC-20 computers. A tiny picture of Richie Adler, a nerd in fannel wearing glasses and typing at a deconstructed keyboard, appears in the bottom right.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jul 2

Looks cool! And your bench looks nice and tidy too.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jun 29

I stopped by infinitemac.org for the first time in awhile, and I continue to be blown away by its features and finesse. It’s zero effort emulation with an unlimited software library.

Truly a technical work of art.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jun 28

You’re very kind, and again a step ahead. I just hit the Buy Now button for the proper drive on eBay, but I’ll let you know if it lets me down. Thanks!

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jun 28

Well, @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social pointed out that the bezel looks like it fits a caddy drive. I hoped that I could remove the front fascia from the tray and it would magically fit, but no such luck.

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jun 28

Well, you’re right! You are a step ahead. The opening is just big enough for a caddy.

I thought the AppleCD 300 was a tray drive. I do have a have an external CD 150 (caddy model)…

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Retro Viator @retroviator.com · Jun 28

I’m thrilled to have an official Apple CD mounting kit for my Quadra 650. We’ll see if it partners nicely with this SCSI Panasonic x2 CD-ROM.

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