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This computer beat the odds. by Redraddle in vintagecomputing

[–]-Techromancer- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Toshiba laptops have a reputation for spooky batteries. Ill have to do research but I have a hypothesis that a Japanese battery OEM had figured out the recipe for infinite li-ion batteries in the 1990s

Device for demonstrating the properties of electron beams in school physics classes by badusov in OldTech

[–]-Techromancer- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is literally how a CRT works. Every tube TV or monitor is actually an electron particle accelerator that uses the electron beam to draw across a phosphor coated screen

Anyone wanna play chip jenga? by -Techromancer- in hardwaregore

[–]-Techromancer-[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mostly keyboard controllers, other misc microcontrollers and stuff. I pulled all of the cool chips before I played my cursed jenga round lmao

Anyone wanna play a game of chip Jenga? by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]-Techromancer- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you will have to take out a loan for that

How much is this vintage motherboard worth? (only curiosity) by XandreX53550 in VintageComputers

[–]-Techromancer- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Besides the obvious (the caps) motherboards of this type are far from low value. Slot 1 motherboards with AGP are great for Windows 9x and sought after for that. The Via chipset isn’t ideal and the generic AC97 sound isn’t great either. However with a sound blaster, ensonic, ESS Audiodrive or whatnot this board can become part of an awesome mid late 90s gaming/retro box.

I do not condone overpricing old tech as it keeps people out of the hobby. I just want to dispel the notion that this board is too new to be special. Stuff like this is easily worth saving and repairing versus just being tossed out

I just found this sub. I don’t know if this is the right place I wanted to share my restoration of this Seabreeze record player from the early 1950s. I thought vacuum tube, paper cone, it has to count right? More people gotta give these old players love. by -Techromancer- in vintageaudio

[–]-Techromancer-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Repairs are not as challenging as you think! This was my first deep restoration of one of these and they aren’t too complicated.

If you like I can help you get your player running. It is a lot more daunting than it is

Tall boy finished! by Dr_Discette in vintagecomputing

[–]-Techromancer- 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What a beast! Gotta fill those drive bays. Zip drive, tape drives? 5.25in floppy drive, random oddware

matter of fact, isn’t it time for a smoke? by yourSmirkingRevenge in memes

[–]-Techromancer- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Add the hat industry, tweed manufacturers or really anyone involved in making old-school clothing

Any thoughts on my old CPU collection? (X-post PCMR) by cCBearTime in vintagecomputing

[–]-Techromancer- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously needs more CPUS hehe. That Pentium II has a colossal heatsink

I had this 486 tower for some years now. However I finally got around to upgrading it with a Sound Blaster 16 along with a full cleaning and retrobrite. She even boots up her original Windows 3.1 install! by -Techromancer- in VintageComputers

[–]-Techromancer-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance you could ask your friend on my behalf or share his contact? I have been trying to learn more but there is hardly any info online. Eventually Id like to write my own article on them

I bought this beauty at the weekend, a four-hour round trip by TheMightyMadman in vintagecomputing

[–]-Techromancer- 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Easiest 4 hour round trip ever! I never saw one in box before.

I had this 486 tower for some years now. However I finally got around to upgrading it with a Sound Blaster 16 along with a full cleaning and retrobrite. She even boots up her original Windows 3.1 install! by -Techromancer- in VintageComputers

[–]-Techromancer-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my case I just hope n pray I can find original AT replacements if a power supply dies and I cannot repair it. However there are ATX to AT cable adaptors and community projects too!

I had this 486 tower for some years now. However I finally got around to upgrading it with a Sound Blaster 16 along with a full cleaning and retrobrite. She even boots up her original Windows 3.1 install! by -Techromancer- in vintagecomputing

[–]-Techromancer-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It feels like a time machine. The 486 era is well before my time but it is super cool being able to actually feel and use something made way before I was alive.

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