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Sharp 1981

@RetroTechChris What do you do with all of them?

I decided to test the LTE 5000 fleet again today (minus the five on loan to MAGFest). All but one powered up! With some persuasion, the "stubborn one" powered up too! And... I love the Win95 boot screen on a 640x480 laptop!

@GamewithDave The wonder years.

What year is this?

British Summer Time ends tonight Don’t forget to put your clocks back!

レトロPC出して動作チェックしてるけど偏光板の劣化が結構進んでしまったのぅ…

Whoa, Have you see the new Mac! Apple has done a great job cramping so much tech in. What a beauty! #retrocomputing

Since the European winter is just around the corner, why not.... #retrogames #retrocomputing

Portland Retro Gaming Expo attendees got their first try at an early video game: Space War! On the IMLAC PDS-1. Would you like to support us so we can attend future events? icm.museum #prge #portland #retrogaming #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #classicgaming #gaming

Chunky thru hole components. The good old days when my 50 year old eyes can see them!

Don’t stop innovating Sony.

JVC 3100R Video Capsule TV/Radio (1978)

Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy was released 41 years ago today on Sept 14, 1984. Written by Steve Meretzky and Douglas Adams. It was #Infocom's 14th game. What a bad day! As the story begins a bulldozer is preparing to level your house. DON’T PANIC! #Commodore64 #Commodore #C64

Oh my, what do we have here? An ultra-budget eMachines T1100 from the early 2000s? Why.. yes! And it's even in nice shape! Let's explore it a bit, and see if we can make it do something useful. Time for a 🧵

@awesomekling Calendar week is the go. 😎😁

Respectfully, YYYY-MM-DD is the least confusing date format 🤓

@rlup @sysxplore Same with me. Mine booted to the command line, kids these days has got it easy with a GUI. 😂 -

@sysxplore No. I started with Red Hat Linux (back in the late 90's), before RHEL, Fedora, or Ubuntu even existed. I've used a lot more Microsoft Windows over the years, because that's what paid the bills. 🤓

Did everyone start their Linux journey with Ubuntu?

Without any requirement, it is difficult to know if it is a bug or not.

@dave4shmups Mostly. It’s @oldtechadverts.bsky.social Are you over there as well?

Well, I just got Whammed. My earliest exit for a while. 😂 #Whamageddon2024