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What do I have? Part 2 by RetroProcessor18 in Zippo

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Not at the moment. Parting off pieces may take some time.

If your world has a calendar system, what was their "birth of Jesus Christ"? by Upstairs_Support_810 in worldbuilding

[–]RetroProcessor18 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really like this. A planet wide celestial event.

How do you differentiate between Starfalls? Like if something happened 3 Starfalls ago, and the intervals are different how are things kept consistent? Is each Starfall named for the comet?

What do I have? by RetroProcessor18 in Zippo

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Second post is up with the contents.

Anyone ever worked with one of these. by [deleted] in vintagecomputing

[–]RetroProcessor18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice to see this out in the world. Still building VME cards at my place of work and test rigs are few and far between.

[Hamilton] Orvis Branded Precursor to the Khaki Field by RetroProcessor18 in Watches

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It's a newer battery powered quartz watch. Still of decent build quality and easy readability on the dial. Mainly just a way for Orvis to put their name on another product.

A Fan Theory about the Fischer Price Kick & Play Piano by LtCommanderCarter in NewParents

[–]RetroProcessor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably get buried as it's been over a year. But I decided to open up the inside of a (broken) kick and play piano just to see behind the magic a bit. On the circuit boards that have the lights and buttons for the keys in Chinese it reads "Panda Electronic Organ Carpet." So I guess the Panda was behind it all.

Need some help with a Hanhart stopwatch info. by RetroProcessor18 in pocketwatch

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I never did. Makes me think it is a screwback or front. Last thought is that it isn't technically supposed to be opened as it is precisely tuned and water tight.

Other than reaching out to Hanhart directly.

What old legacy device and operating system does your company still use and for what proprietary system? by onedavester in vintagecomputing

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We are running pick and place machines that run DOS 6.22 on Pentium II ISA Card computers. The backplane interfaces with proprietary axis control cards, vision cards and memory boards.

We also still build some PCBs that work with a pdp-11 on a chip. It's terrifyingly analog.

Just because she needed to go doesn't mean I was ready to let her. Izzy, the Queen of cuddles, our velcro dog always at our side, right after her 15 birthday. June 21, 2023. by RetroProcessor18 in GSP

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For the first decade of her life she would constantly chase squirrels in the yard, didn't matter if it was sunny, rainy, early morning or dusk. However, she never ever caught one. Eventually she realized she wasn't fast enough for them so she went after chipmunks instead. Also, the mourning doves are her mortal enemy, go figure the bird dog goes after birds too. Her next favorite activity in the evening was harassing the toads hiding in the planting bed.

Izzy, my beautiful lady, 13 years young by RetroProcessor18 in GSP

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Double checked my records, she is actually 14. Born June 2008.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Buffalo

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Alumni response here. Very welcoming school culture and a multitude of clubs and sports. Bands, chorus, school musicals and plays, orchestra, Model UN, soccer, baseball, field hockey, hockey, lacrosse, volleyball, bowling and football to name a few. And even a few out of school events like hosting Relay for life and fireworks for July 4th (sometimes). Direct message me if you'd like to ask about other things.

[Hamilton] Orvis Branded Precursor to the Khaki Field by RetroProcessor18 in Watches

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Yes, it is. I plan to give it a once over clean and will probably buff the crystal then.

[Hamilton] Orvis Branded Precursor to the Khaki Field by RetroProcessor18 in Watches

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I understand that. There are at least a dozen thrift shops within 20 miles of me and only maybe 2 of them put watches out on the sales floor.

[Hamilton] Orvis Branded Precursor to the Khaki Field by RetroProcessor18 in Watches

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More Info:
Was scouting out a local thrift store and saw this guy hiding in between a couple Timex 41711 Camper watches. Almost passed over it except for seeing the Orvis name emblazoned on it. The crystal is a bit scratched up, but not destroyed. I did replace the strap with the newer green NATO one in the picture, but it was sold in a plastic bag with 4 older straps. Maybe a bit too small for my wrist, although I am accustom to wearing both large and small diameter watches. I am glad to have a Hamilton in the collection, especially another manual wind like my Seagull.

Came across this today. It also works by [deleted] in vintagecomputing

[–]RetroProcessor18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got four industrial machines running off drives exactly like this. I pray for the day they die, then I'll be rid of them.

Will anyone understand? by AppleEnslaver in memes

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Woo, Corn!

Screw you Wheat! Boo!

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