techknight
@thetechknight.bsky.social
39yo Aspie | He/Him | Single/looking | ISTJ | Electronics Technician and Engineer | Embedded Dev | Severe Weather nut | Originally from Ohio and now in NC | Discord: thetechknight
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techknight
@thetechknight.bsky.social
· Nov 13
- I'm a German Weather Geek
- I was a Rabbit Mom for over 20 Years
- I'm an Illustrator and semi-photographer
- I love hoarding Painting supplies and forgetting about 50 % of them.
- I'm a Neurodivert on Autism Spectrum
- I was a Rabbit Mom for over 20 Years
- I'm an Illustrator and semi-photographer
- I love hoarding Painting supplies and forgetting about 50 % of them.
- I'm a Neurodivert on Autism Spectrum
Hey #wxtwitter I made an account here! Here’s a little introductory bio about me:
- I’m an operational meteorologist with an interest in coastal mesoscale processes
- I’m a competitive powerlifter
- I own a photography business
- I have a Alaskan Goldenmute
Tell me some stuff about yourself!
- I’m an operational meteorologist with an interest in coastal mesoscale processes
- I’m a competitive powerlifter
- I own a photography business
- I have a Alaskan Goldenmute
Tell me some stuff about yourself!
- I am an electronics repair technician and engineer
- Severe weather nerd with an addiction to watching storms
- Embedded developer/engineer
- I love tinkering with, repairing and hoard-- erm.. collecting vintage electronics and computers 😅
- Reverse engineering
- Fellow neurodivergent (ASD1/Aspie)
- Severe weather nerd with an addiction to watching storms
- Embedded developer/engineer
- I love tinkering with, repairing and hoard-- erm.. collecting vintage electronics and computers 😅
- Reverse engineering
- Fellow neurodivergent (ASD1/Aspie)
First time going to the System Source swap meet. That was fun! Brought home so much free crap which is a bad idea as someone with poor impulse control😅 I did notice it primarily focused around them/their inventory versus the parking lot sellers
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
First time going to the System Source swap meet. That was fun! Brought home so much free crap which is a bad idea as someone with poor impulse control😅 I did notice it primarily focused around them/their inventory versus the parking lot sellers
PCB Design... Oh how I missed ye
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
PCB Design... Oh how I missed ye
My coworkers are hilarious
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My coworkers are hilarious
This DASDEC and FM Transmitter was also at the hamfest today. It went quickly, but i thought about getting that transmitter to sail the seven seas
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This DASDEC and FM Transmitter was also at the hamfest today. It went quickly, but i thought about getting that transmitter to sail the seven seas
Went to a local hamfest swap meet today, and i FINALLY got a decent score on a CRT tester
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Went to a local hamfest swap meet today, and i FINALLY got a decent score on a CRT tester
The next thing up on the bench for repair. Packard Bell Spectria
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The next thing up on the bench for repair. Packard Bell Spectria
FINALLY! I can wrap this project up. The seriously blown up Macintosh portable is now fully operational. All of the bad parts are in the bag
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
FINALLY! I can wrap this project up. The seriously blown up Macintosh portable is now fully operational. All of the bad parts are in the bag
Repair of the century right here. The one part in my stash I've had since a kid has finally proved useful... Fixed the Macintosh portable inverter with a transformer from a scanner
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Repair of the century right here. The one part in my stash I've had since a kid has finally proved useful... Fixed the Macintosh portable inverter with a transformer from a scanner
I have never seen a floppy disk drive this worn out. Of course, it has inconsistent decoding of tracks beyond 50, and almost no capability of reading track 60+. Just look at that head wear. Epson SMD-1000.
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I have never seen a floppy disk drive this worn out. Of course, it has inconsistent decoding of tracks beyond 50, and almost no capability of reading track 60+. Just look at that head wear. Epson SMD-1000.
If the AI bubble could pop already, that would be greeaaattt.... dotcom all over again imho.
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If the AI bubble could pop already, that would be greeaaattt.... dotcom all over again imho.
I think I'm going to focus on my own projects this weekend instead of customer repairs. Time to take a look at this guy I just picked up. CompuAdd 316SL
October 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I think I'm going to focus on my own projects this weekend instead of customer repairs. Time to take a look at this guy I just picked up. CompuAdd 316SL
I just got this new toy in for the cost of shipping. Parts machine. Hopefully I can make one good one from the addition of this Lisa
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I just got this new toy in for the cost of shipping. Parts machine. Hopefully I can make one good one from the addition of this Lisa
Good old leaky capacitors and a broken cam gear on a shuguart sa455 floppy drive. Not sure if a 3D print file exists
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Good old leaky capacitors and a broken cam gear on a shuguart sa455 floppy drive. Not sure if a 3D print file exists
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My system 7 project is continuing at a good clip, ps/2 keyboard input, sb16 emulation and started converting the pascal and assembly source for macpaint from Bill Atkinson to C also for inclusion #RetroComputing #macintosh #OpenSource github.com/Kelsidavis/S...
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My system 7 project is continuing at a good clip, ps/2 keyboard input, sb16 emulation and started converting the pascal and assembly source for macpaint from Bill Atkinson to C also for inclusion #RetroComputing #macintosh #OpenSource github.com/Kelsidavis/S...
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Working in IT is a thankless job. "Nothing is broken, why do we even pay you guys?" is always followed by "My printer stopped working, why do we even pay you guys?"
Every.
Single.
Time.
Every.
Single.
Time.
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Working in IT is a thankless job. "Nothing is broken, why do we even pay you guys?" is always followed by "My printer stopped working, why do we even pay you guys?"
Every.
Single.
Time.
Every.
Single.
Time.
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the Macintosh System 7 was the first W I D E S C R E E N Macintosh.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
the Macintosh System 7 was the first W I D E S C R E E N Macintosh.
For some reason, I still have this award and it is the last remaining school award I have
October 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
For some reason, I still have this award and it is the last remaining school award I have
Dang. They finally caught up with my email. I've had it since 2004, and I've not had Time Warner service since 2014 so they let me ride this one for a long time. Sadly, now its a scramble figuring out what services use it and get it switched over.
October 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Dang. They finally caught up with my email. I've had it since 2004, and I've not had Time Warner service since 2014 so they let me ride this one for a long time. Sadly, now its a scramble figuring out what services use it and get it switched over.
Calling all commodore 1084S-P aficionados. How do I know which chassis I have for the flyback? I don't see a label anywhere
October 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Calling all commodore 1084S-P aficionados. How do I know which chassis I have for the flyback? I don't see a label anywhere
Time to experiment with a Lithium battery on the Macintosh Portable, see how long it lasts and how well it charges.
October 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Time to experiment with a Lithium battery on the Macintosh Portable, see how long it lasts and how well it charges.
After replacing all of the 74 series chips from this blown up Macintosh portable, by some miracle it actually chimes!!
October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
After replacing all of the 74 series chips from this blown up Macintosh portable, by some miracle it actually chimes!!
Got this macintosh portable logic board in from Apple Rescue of Denver. Complaint was a line and Sad Mac 0000000E/0000FFFF. Found an open via on '245 /OE and a shorted trace under a cap. All fixed and working!
October 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Got this macintosh portable logic board in from Apple Rescue of Denver. Complaint was a line and Sad Mac 0000000E/0000FFFF. Found an open via on '245 /OE and a shorted trace under a cap. All fixed and working!
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Working on More Cool Things™ for jcm-1.com
How about a JCM special version of the MiniPerformer+ for the Mac Plus, that clips over the CPU?
No soldering required. No permanent mods.
Interested? Sound off in the comments.
How about a JCM special version of the MiniPerformer+ for the Mac Plus, that clips over the CPU?
No soldering required. No permanent mods.
Interested? Sound off in the comments.
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Working on More Cool Things™ for jcm-1.com
How about a JCM special version of the MiniPerformer+ for the Mac Plus, that clips over the CPU?
No soldering required. No permanent mods.
Interested? Sound off in the comments.
How about a JCM special version of the MiniPerformer+ for the Mac Plus, that clips over the CPU?
No soldering required. No permanent mods.
Interested? Sound off in the comments.