Paradroyd @paradroyd@mastodon.sdf.org

I am quite happy with this setup. I just need to get a C128 down here and I'll be good....
#retrocomputing

On the web, you can do other stuff while reading an article. On a BBS, get distracted and it will kick your ass off!

Did some work on the Mac Plus earlier today.
Transplanted the internals from a damaged and badly yellowed case into a fairly pristine one from a "dead" Plus that I picked up for a few bucks at VCFMW last fall.
Everything went fine. I still have a bit of monitor adjustment to do though.

#retrocomputing #macintosh

Holy crap! Einhander actually seems to fully work on the MiSTer PSX core except for some background sounds.

I did not expect this.

#MiSTerFPGA #retrogaming #psx #playstation

Now the PETSCII BBSs on the C64,
Always use the right tool for the job...

#bbsing #c64 #petscii #retrocomputing #CRT

Now I'm hitting the Atari 8 bitr BBSs...
Duran Duran "New Religion" blaring in the background...

#atari8bit #retrocomputing #bbsing

BBSing on a Saturday night...

#amiga #atari800 #retrocomputing #bbsing

Weird...
Looking around inside the M1299, it's a but dusty, but there are no signs of blown caps that are obvious. The smell is definitely there though.
I'll have to take it apart further later. I'm going to try to get a service manual first.

#apple #Macintosh #crt #retrocomputing

In the process of re-building parity to a new 8TB parity drive on my Unraid server (up from 4TB).
Just the party disk is bigger than the whole array was when I started it many years ago.

#unraid #nas

The Apple M1299 RGB monitor that I have on my Mac II Si apparently blew a stinky power filter cap, so it looks like I'll be taking that apart soon.

Still seems to work fine, but the smell is pretty terrible, and I'm sure the cap insides that are probably all over the place inside the monitor aren't doing great things to the rest of the components in there.

#Macintosh #retrocomputing

Not my best round, but not really bad, either.

#retrogaming #intellivision

I'm updating one of my critical Pis from "Stretch" to "Buster" in place.
It still amazes me that this is possible at all, but it is, these days, and I've done it multiple times,

A bit of Saturday night BBSing.

#bbsing #retrocomputing #amiga #atari8bit

Happy Caturday!

#cat #caturday #catsofmastodon

The fix is to take the central stick out, put some automotive dielectric grease (or Vasoline, if you want to be cheap about it) on the shaft, and put it back in place.
Afterwards, it's as good as new.

When working properly (as they usually are) these are, IMO, one of the best classic, Atari-compatible retro joysticks you can get.

I acquire more of them whenever I run across them at a halfway reasonable price for my retro systems.

#wico #ergostick #retrogaming #joystick

Basically, these Wico Ergosticks are all micro switches with a stick that passes through the center of them, and acts as a fulcrum to selectively press them.
This particular Ergostick was a little too tight and occasionally had too much friction to return to center...

#wico #ergostick #retrogaming #joystick

Worked on one of my Wico Ergosticks that I'd picked up at VCF Midwest had a slight stick-sticking problem...

#wico #ergostick #retrogaming

Happy (late) Caturday!

#cat #caturday #catsofmastodon

Dark Force Atari-centric BBS via Amiga.

#bbsing #retrocomputing #atari #amiga

Bubba has given the cabinet a good once-over and certifies it as,"rat-free".

#cat #catsofmastodon #caturday

The more I encounter the exFAT file system in real-world situations, the more I see it break seemingly unrelated things in new and sometimes spectacular ways, the less I like it.

To sum up, I do not like exFAT. I will replace it with something (almost anything) else whenever possible.