A flir imager booting with a crazy Alec from Technology Connections on screen as the splash screen.

I think my new Flir is broken. Some crazy dude keeps popping up on boot….

Another great person, Burger Becky, has passed away from the vintage computing community. We were privileged to have her speak at VCF East and VCF West to tell her stories. Her stories will be preserved for posterity. She will be greatly missed!
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His latest video was great but that one break away, oh man that made me brainstorm. 😂

YouTube video by LGR The Largest Vintage Computer Festival Ever! VCFMW 2025

Returning to VCF Midwest two years later on LGR!

youtu.be/FTKnv4LoAjY

And wow has it changed. It feels like an almost entirely different show! 66,000 square feet of vintage computers, retro hardware, software, and old school goodness of all kinds. Here's what the show was like (for me) in 2025!

@celgen.org New phone. Old corrosion.

Slow file copy progress dialogs

3 TB of #VCFMW 2025 presentation footage copying over. This may take a while to edit and upload.

Heh. Thats from my table, got em’ from the free pile. Probably going to make them say different three stooges quotes when you hit them, like “oh a wise guy huh?” Type stuff.

And thats a wrap! As of 2 hours ago the venue is closed up and all equipment has been packed into the truck. Tetris is not just a game sometimes, and today I won 🚚
Great seeing/meeting everyone at #VCFMW it was an incredible event as always. See yall’ next year!

AMPS is alive at VCF Midwest! Another way to get billed by ShadyTel. #VCFMW #VCFMidwest

And to clarify, at this point we had some horrendous ping issues so we were mocking the server host :P
It got solved soon afterwards

#VCFMW was in full swing tonight with everyone setting up. Capped off the night playing some unreal tournament in a good ol’ fashioned LAN party. My machine decided it didn’t want to have windows explorer to run anymore, but progman and CMD made it work just fine. See everyone tomorrow. Now to sleep

And before someone asks, yes the stuff on the rack was moved. It was put there temporarily while I loaded the last few things in.

Its all packed! All ready for Friday unloading at #VCFMW
Took all day to do and my arms feel like wet noodles, but its done. Now I go collapse in bed. 🛌

Zenith phonevision put in rack with other ancillary equipment

Sony, VTR PV – 100 cleaned and put together sitting on a table with a tape laced in

I should probably post this *somewhere*
I will be at #VCFMW showcasing some extremely rare pieces of A/V tech. Zenith PhoneVision and a Sony PV-100 VTR. Look for table group G and I’ll be there!

✨ French CanCan 10 years anniversary! ✨

When it absolutely needs to get there

@grummanllv.com

Me being told by the developer that no, they will not accept my 60's blueprints, $75000 for an 8000 square foot plot is barely a tenth the value of the land and to leave the site immediately because I'm trespassing. (2025)

If you ever make a website, you gotta scan those and make it the background. It would make a great collage.

I have always had a strong appreciation of artwork, especially in tech with bespoke things such as Smart Cards. It's kinda neat to look at these designs and think about the thought processes behind it.

a physical copy of the book, "Designing Electronics That Work." "Real-World Hardware Development" by Hunter Scott there's an illustration of a small square circuit board being attended by six ants.

i'm proud to have been involved in the creation of this new book from @nostarchpress.bsky.social, Designing Electronics That Work! it's full of useful material for anyone who wants to build anything electronic and bring it to mass production.

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And depending on the tip you’re using you can put it through it too and clean the whole thing without taking it apart

Motor current meter showing the servo lock come up. (the original meter is unfortunately dead.

Now with audio. (It sounds way better in person)

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!!! WE HAVE LIFE ON THE HEAD DRUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I screwed up the audio recording while i was idly working but my excitement is visible

Seems good to me

caption: Subminiature AC Power Plug. it's a 1/8" audio plug. The outer shell is marked Ground (Earth). The middle ring contact is Neutral, and the central pin is Hot.

A euro-style switched outlet panel but in the middle is a small hole for an audio-style 1/8" jack.

sad that the subminiature AC power plug never took off. the design was inherently safe since kids couldn't fit forks or scissors in

Taking it slow at the end here and making sure everything is correct. Cleaning and polishing the heads and replacing the felt pads and such. I’m also taking a page out of BandersonTV’s book and using ring terminals as cap lugs. Works great!

Crusty: The Story Of The Mac SE That Could Retrocomputing often involves careful restorations, rare components, and white gloves.  This story involves none of those. This is the story of two people who sought to answer one of the greatest q…

Ever heard of Crusty the Mac? SEs’ are basically impossible to kill as a friend found out. hackaday.com/2024/01/23/c...