A dead 1980s sound mixer, a USB-C mod, and a room full of curious fixers 
Read how a spontaneous repair at @tog brought the Quickshot Studio 4 back to life 
https://www.tog.ie/2025/04/from-the-dead-to-the-dancefloor-quickshot-studio-4-revived/
Join our next Repair Café this Sat, April 19th, 2–6pm
https://www.tog.ie/2025/03/april-2025-repair-cafe/
Did anyone have a CD audio player back in the day that featured CD+G video output?
I got my first CD player in 1985, a Pioneer PD-5010 which had CD+G output, but I never had the cable and didn't have the tech sense to search for it beyond just the local Circuit City.
I never saw the visuals. 
https://bytecellar.com/2015/09/15/recalling-my-first-cd-player-stereo-system/
Look what arrived!
An original, sealed box release of #SuSE #Linux 8.1 Professional, from the year 2002!
I grabbed it off of eBay for a small price and it arrived quickly.
My plan is to take my 2001 laptop, the Fujitsu #Lifebook E6550, and without using the internet and just by consulting the manual and disks in the box, set up an authentic contemporary Linux system.
My ST busily awaiting the arrival of its monochrome SM124 CRT arriving today. I hope it was well packed...
Oh hey, there is a still in use Dell latitude Xp from 1994 with built in trackball and 3.5 inch floppy built in, still in active use at work! From the dust on the keyboard, it’s barely in use… but it would cause a “world of hurt” if it was to die.
#legacytech #vintagetech #computers
I remember the heated debates on SCSI vs PCI in 1990s personal computers ... and today I learned that the _real_ PCI is a Panel Call Indicator. And I now know how it sounds!
I've also found out about the Evan Doorbell tapes.
The perfect way to start the week!
That's why the world needs Mastodon.
Thank you, Connections Museum. So glad to have discovered you.
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see your old computer reviewed by a vintage tech YouTuber.
Turning to the #mastodonHiveMind. #HelpMeFind the name of an #mp3player I had back in the late 90s (maybe early 00s?).
I've looked through pages of image search results. Poured through eBay. Toured the #vintageTech & #portableSound articles & forums.
I mocked up what I remember. Device was this rounded, pear-ish shape. That soft matte black plastic. Screen on the top. Had buttons on the top edges. I think there was an SD slot at the bottom. Maybe buttons on front below screen?
Any insight?
Ah yes, the #nostalgia of pixelated clouds and virtual turbulence, brought to you by an #Atari aficionado who only just discovered this groundbreaking '80s masterpiece on Facebook Marketplace. 
In true retro fashion, let's celebrate the tech equivalent of a floppy disk—because nothing screams cutting-edge like a game that’s been 'kept alive' by #Microsoft. 
https://www.goto10retro.com/p/sublogic-flight-simulator #RetroGaming #VintageTech #FloppyDisk #HackerNews #ngated
33 years ago today, Intel introduced its 486DX2 CPU. It was Intel's first clock-multiplied CPU and quickly became very popular. Today the 66 MHz 486DX2 is a retro classic. #retrocomputing #retrogaming #cpu #vintagetech #techhistory #nostalgia #intel https://dfarq.homeip.net/intel-486dx2-cpu/
J'ai trouvé un vieux briquet mural... électrique ! 
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Does anyone know anything about the Creative Zen Micro? Specifically, what to do if the screen is barely functioning?
I found mine the other day, and got it working, sort of (as I wanted to listen to mp3/mp4 files without uploading them to a server somewhere).
It seems to function - battery works, I can access files via my laptop - but the screen is super-faded and so I can't really use the interface. 
Anyone??
https://toot.community/@museumofportablesound/109823857086519241
I've got one more! 
(okay, maybe I have a bit of an addiction to old barometers...)
When simple red LEDs could convey an entire game...
http://handheldmuseum.org/device/fj-strauss-co-inc-straco/
Check out my video cleaning this game above, too. (with my kiddo's help) Cheers!
Word has it that "Fifty Shades of Grey" was originally going to be titled "Eleven Patterns of Shading."
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #graphics #vintagetech #vintagead #FiftyShadesOfGrey #books #eljames
"In 1966 [...] five megabytes of data—a relatively small amount by today's standards—required an astounding 62,500 punched cards."
https://www.vintag.es/2025/02/5-megabytes-of-computer-data.html
While it's probably impossible to know the last CRT ever made by anyone, we do know what the last CRT made by certain companies are, including Sony. 19 years ago, Sony introduced its curtain call CRTs. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #SonyCRT #VintageTech #Nostalgia https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-last-sony-crt-ever-made/
Mask up 