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Tested and sorted a “couple” 1541s tonight with the help of my daughter…

You know you’re old when the systems you used to work on are in the Computer Museum

This is why you shouldn’t just power up that old computer from the basement. Ewwwww. Hopefully this VIC-20 can be salvaged. #retrorepair #vic20

Billy learned the companion app for his brand new "Make A Million" ball was no longer in service, thus rendering it a regular bouncing ball instead of a smart one that counts it's bounces. Dad + Python to the rescue! It's rough code, but it works! github.com/ktelep/MAM_BLE_Py…

First output from the TMS9918A display adapter I built for my home brew 6502. Now to display something besides whatever is left in memory…#6502sbc #RetroComputing #homebrewcomputer

Just saw #FreeGuy And had to have a talk with my son about Datacenter Safety procedures and fire suppression. #OSHA

Finally found a copy of one of my favorites to take out of the public library when I was a kid. #retrocomputing #trs80 #c64 #basicprogramming

That feeling when you bring an 8-bit back from the dead. Failed 6520, RAM chip, and damaged PCB trace in this 800XL. Good as new now. #Atari8bit #retrorepair

Looks shady, but it’s working. I can now archive these DC Area Commodore User Group disks of the month from the 80s. #Commodore #C64 #RetroComputing

When your ticket to the #BronxZoo includes the carousel, you ride the carousel.

Today I faced my fears of CRTs and after successfully discharging it, recapped this Commodore 1702 monitor and gave it all a good cleaning. Contact cleaner is magic stuff.

SX-64 #1 is up and working 100% now. On to repairing #2, which is in worse shape.

It lives! Replaced the PLA and I’m still suspicious of CIA2, but it loaded Zork from an external drive 😀

I’ve been really excited to start working on restoring this SX-64. Finally made it into the bench. The finest in portable computing.

I’m thinking somethings not quite right with this c64. #c64 #commodore #retrorepair

Laying out the breadboard for the ZKT-1 video adapter. TMS9918A, 16k DRAM, and a 74LS00 for enable logic. Basing it off an article in @circuitcellar printed August of 1982 #RetroComputing still waiting on the magic crystal tho (10.7Mhz)

Got my TMS9918 display drivers today for my computer, but I lack the magic crystal that vibrates at exactly 10,736,800 times per second to use them. I will have to go on an epic quest to acquire such a crystal (or order it from Amazon) #electronics #homebrewcomputer

I’ve deployed entire enterprise applications that took less effort than installing two plugins into my sons Minecraft Server.

Finally cut a clean PCB on my #shapeoko. Now I’ll have a clean PCB for my Tapeduino so I ran rock some sweet text adventures on the Plus/4

In the garage cutting PCBs because I only need one and want it NOW.