@averyredbox.bsky.social
I collect and repair Vintage electronics. ADHD, Autism, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, and Dyslexia are my body's pass time. Trained Auto Mechanic. https://archive.org/details/@pinkboy1006 https://www.youtube.com/@PINKBOY1006
https://twitter.com/avery_redbox
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Usagi's video today really hit close to home with the IV/90 I'm still trying to understand.
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Usagi's video today really hit close to home with the IV/90 I'm still trying to understand.
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A second Maxell battery that has been sitting on my bench for years has now started to push the resin-capped end off.
January 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
A second Maxell battery that has been sitting on my bench for years has now started to push the resin-capped end off.
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Due to difficulty doing my work, I've decided to offer my time in exchange for pay. I can teach electronics theory, give open Q&A sessions, and help with others' projects. I need to move soon and cannot afford it, so I'm hoping a few people will hire me. Feel free to DM if interested. Price TBD.
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Due to difficulty doing my work, I've decided to offer my time in exchange for pay. I can teach electronics theory, give open Q&A sessions, and help with others' projects. I need to move soon and cannot afford it, so I'm hoping a few people will hire me. Feel free to DM if interested. Price TBD.
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Thanks for all the support in 2025! 👍🏼
December 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks for all the support in 2025! 👍🏼
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All fixed! Now I can (hopefully?????) get my years-late videophone video done. >_>
December 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
All fixed! Now I can (hopefully?????) get my years-late videophone video done. >_>
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I was going to be a bit more celebratory today with getting the last video of the year finished and stuff, then it got dropped on me pretty hard this morning that over the weekend we lost an icon in the world of tech reporting.
😔
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
😔
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
December 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I was going to be a bit more celebratory today with getting the last video of the year finished and stuff, then it got dropped on me pretty hard this morning that over the weekend we lost an icon in the world of tech reporting.
😔
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
😔
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
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Every year I'm guilty of buying my own Christmas presents, because nobody else knew of or where to find some obscure IBM retail computer from the early 90's to which seemingly does not exist on the internet until now.
IBM 4612 SurePoint Mobile computer. Yes, it's just a "Penabled" 486 DOS tablet.
IBM 4612 SurePoint Mobile computer. Yes, it's just a "Penabled" 486 DOS tablet.
December 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Every year I'm guilty of buying my own Christmas presents, because nobody else knew of or where to find some obscure IBM retail computer from the early 90's to which seemingly does not exist on the internet until now.
IBM 4612 SurePoint Mobile computer. Yes, it's just a "Penabled" 486 DOS tablet.
IBM 4612 SurePoint Mobile computer. Yes, it's just a "Penabled" 486 DOS tablet.
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Is this acceptable for #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing in 2026?
December 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Is this acceptable for #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing in 2026?
Got a new answering machine. The Western Electric model 1-B from 1955. Still had the original outgoing announcement. Sadly no incoming messages though. Its all tube and has a tone wheel like a B-3 organ for the beep.
December 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Got a new answering machine. The Western Electric model 1-B from 1955. Still had the original outgoing announcement. Sadly no incoming messages though. Its all tube and has a tone wheel like a B-3 organ for the beep.
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Since @averyredbox.bsky.social currently has the other Visitel unit back in the MidWest that I bought during the show and I have mine out tonight we tried testing a picture call over VoIP and it worked!
November 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Since @averyredbox.bsky.social currently has the other Visitel unit back in the MidWest that I bought during the show and I have mine out tonight we tried testing a picture call over VoIP and it worked!
My side of the connection from @celgen.org's side of the world. The last two pictures were coming through my iPhone of all things! It worked, however you can see the noise gate kicking in 3/4 of the way through on the transmission. This is probably the longest connection on a Visitel in many years.
November 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My side of the connection from @celgen.org's side of the world. The last two pictures were coming through my iPhone of all things! It worked, however you can see the noise gate kicking in 3/4 of the way through on the transmission. This is probably the longest connection on a Visitel in many years.
I think my new Flir is broken. Some crazy dude keeps popping up on boot….
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I think my new Flir is broken. Some crazy dude keeps popping up on boot….
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Another great person, Burger Becky, has passed away from the vintage computing community. We were privileged to have her speak at VCF East and VCF West to tell her stories. Her stories will be preserved for posterity. She will be greatly missed!
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Another great person, Burger Becky, has passed away from the vintage computing community. We were privileged to have her speak at VCF East and VCF West to tell her stories. Her stories will be preserved for posterity. She will be greatly missed!
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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His latest video was great but that one break away, oh man that made me brainstorm. 😂
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
His latest video was great but that one break away, oh man that made me brainstorm. 😂
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Returning to VCF Midwest two years later on LGR!
youtu.be/FTKnv4LoAjY
And wow has it changed. It feels like an almost entirely different show! 66,000 square feet of vintage computers, retro hardware, software, and old school goodness of all kinds. Here's what the show was like (for me) in 2025!
youtu.be/FTKnv4LoAjY
And wow has it changed. It feels like an almost entirely different show! 66,000 square feet of vintage computers, retro hardware, software, and old school goodness of all kinds. Here's what the show was like (for me) in 2025!
The Largest Vintage Computer Festival Ever! VCFMW 2025
YouTube video by LGR
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October 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Returning to VCF Midwest two years later on LGR!
youtu.be/FTKnv4LoAjY
And wow has it changed. It feels like an almost entirely different show! 66,000 square feet of vintage computers, retro hardware, software, and old school goodness of all kinds. Here's what the show was like (for me) in 2025!
youtu.be/FTKnv4LoAjY
And wow has it changed. It feels like an almost entirely different show! 66,000 square feet of vintage computers, retro hardware, software, and old school goodness of all kinds. Here's what the show was like (for me) in 2025!
@celgen.org New phone. Old corrosion.
September 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
@celgen.org New phone. Old corrosion.
And thats a wrap! As of 2 hours ago the venue is closed up and all equipment has been packed into the truck. Tetris is not just a game sometimes, and today I won 🚚
Great seeing/meeting everyone at #VCFMW it was an incredible event as always. See yall’ next year!
Great seeing/meeting everyone at #VCFMW it was an incredible event as always. See yall’ next year!
September 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM
And thats a wrap! As of 2 hours ago the venue is closed up and all equipment has been packed into the truck. Tetris is not just a game sometimes, and today I won 🚚
Great seeing/meeting everyone at #VCFMW it was an incredible event as always. See yall’ next year!
Great seeing/meeting everyone at #VCFMW it was an incredible event as always. See yall’ next year!
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AMPS is alive at VCF Midwest! Another way to get billed by ShadyTel. #VCFMW #VCFMidwest
September 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
AMPS is alive at VCF Midwest! Another way to get billed by ShadyTel. #VCFMW #VCFMidwest
#VCFMW was in full swing tonight with everyone setting up. Capped off the night playing some unreal tournament in a good ol’ fashioned LAN party. My machine decided it didn’t want to have windows explorer to run anymore, but progman and CMD made it work just fine. See everyone tomorrow. Now to sleep
September 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
#VCFMW was in full swing tonight with everyone setting up. Capped off the night playing some unreal tournament in a good ol’ fashioned LAN party. My machine decided it didn’t want to have windows explorer to run anymore, but progman and CMD made it work just fine. See everyone tomorrow. Now to sleep
Its all packed! All ready for Friday unloading at #VCFMW
Took all day to do and my arms feel like wet noodles, but its done. Now I go collapse in bed. 🛌
Took all day to do and my arms feel like wet noodles, but its done. Now I go collapse in bed. 🛌
September 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Its all packed! All ready for Friday unloading at #VCFMW
Took all day to do and my arms feel like wet noodles, but its done. Now I go collapse in bed. 🛌
Took all day to do and my arms feel like wet noodles, but its done. Now I go collapse in bed. 🛌
I should probably post this *somewhere*
I will be at #VCFMW showcasing some extremely rare pieces of A/V tech. Zenith PhoneVision and a Sony PV-100 VTR. Look for table group G and I’ll be there!
I will be at #VCFMW showcasing some extremely rare pieces of A/V tech. Zenith PhoneVision and a Sony PV-100 VTR. Look for table group G and I’ll be there!
September 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I should probably post this *somewhere*
I will be at #VCFMW showcasing some extremely rare pieces of A/V tech. Zenith PhoneVision and a Sony PV-100 VTR. Look for table group G and I’ll be there!
I will be at #VCFMW showcasing some extremely rare pieces of A/V tech. Zenith PhoneVision and a Sony PV-100 VTR. Look for table group G and I’ll be there!
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✨ French CanCan 10 years anniversary! ✨
September 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
✨ French CanCan 10 years anniversary! ✨
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September 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Me being told by the developer that no, they will not accept my 60's blueprints, $75000 for an 8000 square foot plot is barely a tenth the value of the land and to leave the site immediately because I'm trespassing. (2025)
September 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Me being told by the developer that no, they will not accept my 60's blueprints, $75000 for an 8000 square foot plot is barely a tenth the value of the land and to leave the site immediately because I'm trespassing. (2025)