Garth Beagle
@garthbeagle.bsky.social
I am a curator of vintage computers, weird creatures, and of course "retro" nostalgia and oddities
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
https://www.youtube.com/c/GarthBeagle
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
https://www.youtube.com/c/GarthBeagle
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Have you played your Apple II today? ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Have you played your Apple II today? ❤️
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Everything you need to get a BlueSCSI working in your Portable!
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Everything you need to get a BlueSCSI working in your Portable!
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LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Home movies? Weird stuff? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
LIVE TONIGHT 7PM EST: What's on these #VHS tapes? Commercials? Home movies? Weird stuff? Endangered or #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org? There's only one way to find out. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live at 7pm EST on Twitch.
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
twitch.tv/uncommonephe...
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Today we are reading vintage Richard Scarry
November 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Today we are reading vintage Richard Scarry
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Speaking of RIFA madness, I’ve been collecting every non-exploded one I’ve pulled out of PSUs over the years. Every summer I say I’ll wire some up and slo-mo film the detonation and every summer I fail to do this.
Next year eh.
Next year eh.
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Speaking of RIFA madness, I’ve been collecting every non-exploded one I’ve pulled out of PSUs over the years. Every summer I say I’ll wire some up and slo-mo film the detonation and every summer I fail to do this.
Next year eh.
Next year eh.
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Hey. Want to hook up one keyboard and mouse up to four ADB Macs at the same time? Well, now you can.
Pre-order your WOOTSwitch today, and get it as soon as they arrive!
jcm-1.com/product/wo...
Pre-order your WOOTSwitch today, and get it as soon as they arrive!
jcm-1.com/product/wo...
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hey. Want to hook up one keyboard and mouse up to four ADB Macs at the same time? Well, now you can.
Pre-order your WOOTSwitch today, and get it as soon as they arrive!
jcm-1.com/product/wo...
Pre-order your WOOTSwitch today, and get it as soon as they arrive!
jcm-1.com/product/wo...
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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
-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
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
-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
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Exhaustively Exploring Everything* at VCF Midwest 2025
YouTube video by Userlandia
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Leia calling Chewbacca a "walking carpet" seems pretty racist but I guess we're not ready to have that conversation
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Leia calling Chewbacca a "walking carpet" seems pretty racist but I guess we're not ready to have that conversation
1984 Microwave Leakage Detector from Radio Shack
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
1984 Microwave Leakage Detector from Radio Shack
1984 desoldering pump from Radio Shack
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
1984 desoldering pump from Radio Shack
I had to laugh when @adriansdigitalbasement.com held this up, noting that it wasn't working with the old optical mouse 😄
(from youtu.be/mEdot_payjE?...)
(from youtu.be/mEdot_payjE?...)
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I had to laugh when @adriansdigitalbasement.com held this up, noting that it wasn't working with the old optical mouse 😄
(from youtu.be/mEdot_payjE?...)
(from youtu.be/mEdot_payjE?...)
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@engineersneedart.com put a lot of thought into this amazing new kit. If you’re interested in learning more about electronics or are looking for a great Christmas gift to introduce your young ones to electronics, then definitely check this out!
I put together an electronics kit + book intended as a gentle introduction to transistors and early computer logic gates (resistor-transistor logic or RTL).
I set up a Tindie store page for the little over a dozen I have readied. (I'll create a web site soon.)
www.tindie.com/products/jca...
I set up a Tindie store page for the little over a dozen I have readied. (I'll create a web site soon.)
www.tindie.com/products/jca...
Transistor Logic Pixie by EngineersNeedArt on Tindie
An educational kit to learn about transistors and simple logic gates. Easy for beginners and a stepping stone to more advanced electronics.
www.tindie.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
@engineersneedart.com put a lot of thought into this amazing new kit. If you’re interested in learning more about electronics or are looking for a great Christmas gift to introduce your young ones to electronics, then definitely check this out!
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Cool cloud dropping rain on Monterey Bay.
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Cool cloud dropping rain on Monterey Bay.
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I posted a short on YT yesterday about some moldy computers I bought. This was part of that lot. After a lot of cleanup, adding a sound card, and upgrading to a DX2-66, this Compaq Presario 633 is a nice little machine! (Sad I forgot to take a nasty before pic)
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I posted a short on YT yesterday about some moldy computers I bought. This was part of that lot. After a lot of cleanup, adding a sound card, and upgrading to a DX2-66, this Compaq Presario 633 is a nice little machine! (Sad I forgot to take a nasty before pic)
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It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
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Restored the Vaio last night. Cleaned up really well! Now to be on the lookout for matching accessories.
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Restored the Vaio last night. Cleaned up really well! Now to be on the lookout for matching accessories.
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Humpback whales in Monterey Bay. 🐋🐋
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Humpback whales in Monterey Bay. 🐋🐋
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Oh if you insist.
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Oh if you insist.
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Legend is an inadequate word to describe Rebecca Heineman.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Legend is an inadequate word to describe Rebecca Heineman.
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Flower Power G4 Tower
August 30, 2023 at 7:20 AM
Flower Power G4 Tower