Retro Viator

@Keyboards_bot Yep, that’s my laptop I bought in 1992 before heading off to college. You can read about it at retroviator.com/gateway-2000-n….

@oldfreshapples Bought it!

Original Imac 233 Mhz/20 Gb Hd/160 Mb Ram/rage Pro Bondi Blue - M4984 - Grade A ebay.com/itm/2570798441… #ad

@ThisOldTech2 What’s up with the color adjust? Does it have onboard CGA?

@techknight2 I have this guy, which is pretty close.

Anyone know where I can find one of these AT cases? Had one as a kid and every time I see one, I want one even more 🤣

@steveodphotos @geekenspiel @realRetroPC Lovely! Just an “Intel Inside” remains on mine. retroviator.com/compaq-presari…

@realRetroPC Thanks to @geekenspiel for the new stickers. It was fun restoring this machine. The 4 CD Changer needs some work before I reinstall it.

A Compaq Presario 3060 All-In-One would be a Holy Grail find for me. 🤤🏆

@hulkintosh Wow! That’s quite a treasure trove. Congrats.

Today’s trunk full of goodies!

@realRetroPC This was on my bench today!

Gateway 2000. ✨

@HeyBirt Online product search is like looking through a rifle scope. Lots of details, if you’re looking at the right thing. Catalogs lets you scan, but a catalog is a curated experience (due to resource limits), which is both good and bad.

Question is: Why is it sometimes easier to search a paper catalog? Superior layout; look in correction section and then by pictures? Familiarity?

I was looking for some 0.156" pitch connectors and found it easier to get out the old Mouser paper catalog to look them up. The online search engine was not bringing many up. Went with Molex KK series. Guessed I should have just searched for KK. <more>

A few years ago, I posted a deep dive on the history of the Harpoon software franchise. retroviator.com/harpoon/ Now it’s exciting to see Harpoon’s successor, @CommandDevTeam, get amazing press in the @WSJ. wsj.com/politics/natio…

Reorganizing my garage and came across a mouse infestation.🐭

After some nice recent actions, I’ve updated my collection list. retroviator.com/collection/ Lots to enjoy, and perhaps a few I could prune. (Though I will probably start with passing along a printer or two or three taking up space.)

@gutbomb Oh yes… the Intergraph workstation, along with its funky keyboard. Given to me after years of service propping open a telecom door at my office.

@RetroViator 👀

Loving my new rolling shelves to help manage my overflow projects.

@gutbomb Despite all its capabilities, it does a good job of getting out of the way and working fast and accurately.

@RetroViator This is my primary multimeter and scope too. I use it with some of those ultra sharp pointy multimeter probes.

This “cheap” oscilloscope has been making the rounds lately, but paired with Probe Master probes, it’s now my favorite multimeter.

@thevintnerd I’m lucky! It is the onboard VGA controller, and I still have video.

@RetroViator Ouch! Fingers crossed it still works 🤞🏻

I learned an important lesson about the risk of using an oscilloscope probe on a tight PLCC when Vcc and ground are next to each other. 💥