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Vintage computer repairer and enthusiast. Remover of batteries. Electronics Necromancer. I block "AI" and "crypto" peeps
https://retrorewind.social/@48kRAM
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Quote with your first computer.

I'm very lucky to still have mine -- An Atari 400. My dad built an external keyboard from an 800 kbd mechanism. He also upgraded its RAM to... well.... 48kB. 😁
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Now I heard there was a tiny box
Engraved with names like Minecraft Notch
And Brian Fargo and FourZeroTwo, yeah
But though it promised games for free
And mobile ports on your TV
It's a cold and it's a broken Founders' Ouya
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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I see a lot of people talking about the A1200 mini.

Here's a reminder that Paul Andrews of Retro Games ltd. (and various other companies, and a proper James Blunt) does not deserve your money:

boingboing.net/2019/11/18/h...
Horace Goes Copyright Striking
How an obscure game character from the 8-bit era ended up at the heart of a very modern YouTube takedown fight
boingboing.net
October 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Giant tech companies siphon petabytes of stolen data into gigawatt datacenters to build machines that spout lies and racism

The Demoscene writes a 22 kilobyte program that sings about gay computers

We are not the same

soundcloud.com/virgill/comp...

demozoo.org/music/118028/
64Klang - Computers are gay
#1st place @ Nordlicht 2014 executable music competition 64Klang2 modular synth by Gopher / Alcatraz Filesize: 21 kb
soundcloud.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?

I got lucky. Well... except that I'll probably be kidnapped on Earth. At least a couple of them can come rescue me
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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🥳 retrogaming anniversary 🥳

On this day [Nov 25th] in 1975, Atari registered its iconic logo. The stylised "A" was designed by Atari's in-house graphic designer, George Opperman.
/|\ ausretrogamer.com/celebrating-...
Celebrating the Iconic Atari Logo | AUSRETROGAMER
The iconic Atari logo was registered on this day, November 25, in 1975. Long live Atari
ausretrogamer.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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This is exactly right
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Come with me if you want to live, Charlie Brown
They mostly come at night, Charlie Brown.
Come quietly or there will be trouble, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I recently discovered that the original soundtrack for Doom was composed using an SC-55 so this is the canonical E1M1
We have finally got the MT-32 and SC-55 setup for the ultimate in DOS gaming.... The setup we all dreamed of having back in the day.
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Stocking stuffer ideas for your retro collector:

-Amtech flux
-Solder braid
-Sharp tweezers
-Flush cutter
-Machined dip sockets 8 up to 40pin
-Ceramic capacitor assortment up to 10uF
-Eye loupes
-Magic erasers
-kynar wire
-DeoxIT with needle dispenser
-Polypropylene safety cap assortment up to 1uf
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Only someone this wealthy would so flippantly suggest you uproot your life, sell your house, pull your kids out of school, quit your job, request a transfer — all to save 50 basis points on CPI. 🤡
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Old Agnus in an unmodified Amiga 500.
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Sleek, simple to use, powerful, and boots directly into games when required but is also a versatile machine capable of running desktop software? Plays nicely with TVs and monitors? Great controller support? It can only be...

Huh? You were expecting a photo of a Steam Machine?
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
OUT! GET THE [DAMN] BATTERIES OUT!!!
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It has been

0

days since

a spring-loaded micro SD card slot sent my card flying across the room
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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why would i hate people for being of a different race, ethnicity, sexuality or gender than me when i can instead hate SHITTY SOFTWARE and the LAZY SHITASSES WHO MAKE IT
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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I have once again created a charity Retro Computer calendar for 2026!! Last year you helped raise £44 for charity by downloading my calendar. Let's try and beat that this year!! 🙏 Thank you!!

loudscotsbloke.itch.io/retro-comput...
Retro Computer Calendar 2026 by Loudscotsbloke
Retro Computer Calendar 2026
loudscotsbloke.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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#scamalert unauthorized use of my and others’ images on this scam site that claims you can get in touch with various cybersecurity people through them.

Pretty sure neither @schneier.com nor I have phone numbers in India 🤦🏻‍♀️
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Literally exactly what the Founders worried about. Exactly.
A foreign country bribed the president with a bar of gold.

Where are my Originalists at?
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.

How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.

www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings

“Big tech has made their choice”

www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Think about buying a car, a fun, stress-free negotiating process that everybody loves. Now imagine that if you don’t buy a car you die and if you buy the wrong car you also die
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
...the option to save the game anywhere, any time, during any thing. Adults have interrupts to deal with.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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The Rubbish Heap reviews Japanese retro games with snappy reviews, explains them properly, whether you need to know any Japanese and to what level. We go beyond the surface level glance and unlock what is going on behind the language barrier! www.youtube.com/@SakiEndosRu... #retrogaming
Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap - Japanese Retro Gaming
A new Japanese retro game review every other Friday. Welcome to Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap a retro and modern game review channel where Saki, Hisao and Kaito will dive into Japanese games that don't of...
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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November 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM