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Coffee addicted cat who loves to tinker with old school tech stuff... also makes videos of the process! - bsky account is a test run for now... See https://www.youtube.com/atkelar for the videos!

230 Followers  |  15 Following  |  278 Posts  |  Joined: 29.09.2023  |  1.9806

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Akai VT110 - Part 2
YouTube video by atkelar Akai VT110 - Part 2

And it's done! Part 2 of the VT-110 Video Tape Recorder series is coming online at the top of the hour! Join in live for the premiere if you have time! It's all about the camera this time! youtu.be/7ryxzSpPw08 #YuTube

15.02.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you say "Feature Creep"? Β· Atkelar hp9825tools Β· Discussion #2 Working on... oof... let's say I had a bit of "feature creep". Now, the 9825 CPU libarary inlcudes a "CpuSimulator" class now; I'm still waiting with the push of the branch until I have some other ...

Ooof... some 3k lines of C# code later... github.com/Atkelar/hp98... #hp9825a

13.02.2026 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Atkelar (@atkelar@meow.social) Attached: 1 image Another update for the HP 9825A... What have I been up to? Besides getting some low level tinkering supplies for the brewing RAM PCB replacement, and getting the "version 2" ROM r...

Another update for the HP 9825A...

What have I been up to? Find out over here:
meow.social/@atkelar/116...
or here
www.youtube.com/post/UgkxHS_...

(bsky character limit too narrow for full post, sorry!)

06.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Panel 1: Exec: "Ok guys ok ok we won't kill Adobe Animate." Crowd: "Phew" "thank fuck" "That's better" "I'm still switching to something else." "No yeah you really should"
Panel 2: Exec: "Unfortunately we will also stop adding new features to it." Crowd: "WOO!!!" "It's a dream come true!" "Yeah!" "Finally!" Exec: "... um. Why are they cheering"

Panel 1: Exec: "Ok guys ok ok we won't kill Adobe Animate." Crowd: "Phew" "thank fuck" "That's better" "I'm still switching to something else." "No yeah you really should" Panel 2: Exec: "Unfortunately we will also stop adding new features to it." Crowd: "WOO!!!" "It's a dream come true!" "Yeah!" "Finally!" Exec: "... um. Why are they cheering"

maintenance mode

04.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9085    πŸ” 2057    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 26

Throw out a few Lego bricks and ye shall find your feet pretty quickly 😜

04.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have two similar sized ones; hard to tell them apart from a screenshot, but this seems to be the smaller one: 8701125 - the larger one would be 8701150

02.02.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue looks at Green over his shoulder as Green looks at a tiny cut on his tail.
Green: Oh huh, a tiny cut.
Blue: Let me get the wound spray.

Green begins to lick the tiny cut, while Blue looks shocked.
Green: Nah, it's fine.
Blue: Don't lick it!!

Blue frowns at Green as Green looks up from the cut.
Green: Your own saliva is actually better for your wounds than someone else's.
Blue: That doesn't make it good for you!

As Blue leaves to get the wound spray, Green calmly continues to lick the wound.
Blue: You stop that! I can hear you!

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue looks at Green over his shoulder as Green looks at a tiny cut on his tail. Green: Oh huh, a tiny cut. Blue: Let me get the wound spray. Green begins to lick the tiny cut, while Blue looks shocked. Green: Nah, it's fine. Blue: Don't lick it!! Blue frowns at Green as Green looks up from the cut. Green: Your own saliva is actually better for your wounds than someone else's. Blue: That doesn't make it good for you! As Blue leaves to get the wound spray, Green calmly continues to lick the wound. Blue: You stop that! I can hear you!

02.02.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3283    πŸ” 579    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 13
Akai VT110 - Part 1
YouTube video by atkelar Akai VT110 - Part 1

Coming up at the top of the hour: Part 1 in a series about an old video tape recorder device. Join in live if you have time! Bring popcorn, this is a long one! youtu.be/CoziYEwiD_U #youtube

01.02.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nehebkau's design is hilarious.

01.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1363    πŸ” 268    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 1
28.01.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 15981    πŸ” 6267    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 34
Ein Cartoon in Schwarz-Weiß zeigt eine Szene in einem Wartezimmer einer Tierarztpraxis. Eine Krankenschwester mit Stethoskop berΓΌhrt die Schulter eines sitzenden Mannes im Anzug und Bowtie, der neben einer Frau sitzt, die ein Papier hΓ€lt. Sie sagt: β€žZu Ihrer Katze, Herr SchrΓΆdinger – ich habe gute Nachrichten und schlechte Nachrichten.β€œ Im Hintergrund ist die Rezeption mit dem Schild β€žCheck Inβ€œ zu sehen, ein Mann hΓ€lt eine Katze, und eine Person sitzt am Schalter. Auf dem Tisch stehen eine Vase mit Blumen und liegen Magazine. Gezeichnet von Schwartz.

Ein Cartoon in Schwarz-Weiß zeigt eine Szene in einem Wartezimmer einer Tierarztpraxis. Eine Krankenschwester mit Stethoskop berΓΌhrt die Schulter eines sitzenden Mannes im Anzug und Bowtie, der neben einer Frau sitzt, die ein Papier hΓ€lt. Sie sagt: β€žZu Ihrer Katze, Herr SchrΓΆdinger – ich habe gute Nachrichten und schlechte Nachrichten.β€œ Im Hintergrund ist die Rezeption mit dem Schild β€žCheck Inβ€œ zu sehen, ein Mann hΓ€lt eine Katze, und eine Person sitzt am Schalter. Auf dem Tisch stehen eine Vase mit Blumen und liegen Magazine. Gezeichnet von Schwartz.

πŸ–ΌοΈ Benjamin Schwartz

27.01.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 284    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Magical wolfy. For @drakefate.bsky.social

27.01.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 568    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green jump in fright as a withered, dried-up potted pointsettia approaches them through apparent natural means.
Blue: What are you?
Potted plant: I am cuetlaxōchitl, ghost of christmas flower past.

The foxes listen as the undead houseplant complains.
Potted plant: Not a month has passed since I was brought to this house, and already I've been neglected to death!
Green: Well, can you come back to haunt us next December, so you'll be more seasonal?

The foxes follow with their eyes as the potted plant moves past them, leaving the scene.
Potted plant: Fine. But I will return.

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green jump in fright as a withered, dried-up potted pointsettia approaches them through apparent natural means. Blue: What are you? Potted plant: I am cuetlaxōchitl, ghost of christmas flower past. The foxes listen as the undead houseplant complains. Potted plant: Not a month has passed since I was brought to this house, and already I've been neglected to death! Green: Well, can you come back to haunt us next December, so you'll be more seasonal? The foxes follow with their eyes as the potted plant moves past them, leaving the scene. Potted plant: Fine. But I will return.

23.01.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2792    πŸ” 416    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7

[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it

22.01.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10711    πŸ” 3662    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 35

I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud

22.01.2026 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4968    πŸ” 1948    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 6

Ah, checkout lane snacks 😸 my go to ones!

22.01.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fluke Trendar 200
YouTube video by atkelar Fluke Trendar 200

Coming up at the top of the hour: a small restoration project of a "Fluke Trendar 200 IC test clip" - Fluke's idea of a field tester for digital ICs. Join in live if you have time! youtu.be/7e5oEy9_Q24 #youtube

18.01.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks! But alas, I was not part of the team in this year: @shorty.bsky.social would be the one in this case 😊

17.01.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Google displaying pictures of the Winnie the Pooh character Roo above a summary of the Hazbin Hotel character Roo AKA The Root of All

Google displaying pictures of the Winnie the Pooh character Roo above a summary of the Hazbin Hotel character Roo AKA The Root of All

GOOGLE’S AI RESULTS ARE AS STELLAR AS ALWAYS

15.01.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1856    πŸ” 398    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 20

I wonder how many viewers still know what that thing is 😸

09.01.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A close up of 8 LEDs on a prototyping board, each of which has a 4-pin plastic covered no-solder breadboard connector.

A close up of 8 LEDs on a prototyping board, each of which has a 4-pin plastic covered no-solder breadboard connector.

Does anybody here have an idea what these breadboard style sockets might be called? Or where I could get a bunch? These are used on several PCBs around prototyping kits I have, and I have a project in the queue that might benefit from these...

06.01.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

so... memory improvements is a cooking class? 😸

06.01.2026 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I adore @henrieke.bsky.social β€˜s character, Kiki! I was so honored when they reached out to me for one of these sketch commissions! πŸ₯Ί (2026)

04.01.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 379    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Just a BLINK example... but on an HP 9825A
YouTube video by atkelar Just a BLINK example... but on an HP 9825A

Oh, and I just today made this here: youtube.com/shorts/Mkk3F... 😁

04.01.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
HP 9825A - Part 3
YouTube video by atkelar HP 9825A - Part 3

And coming up at the top of the hour: Part 3 of the HP 9825A restoration and repair project! Join in live, if you have time... almost 50 minutes that is! youtu.be/LVP6H7Sk_sI #youtube

04.01.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy New Year everdody!

...working on part three of the HP 9825A series; lots of flip chart shots in this one, so quite a bit of video production and post-production work. I hope to make the Patron/Member preview on Friday, but it's going to be close; didn't have a particularly good day yesterday.

01.01.2026 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blood pudding.

27.12.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1245    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 1

woah... yeah, that's sketchy. The lack of regulation is worrying for whatever you use it for... would be interesting to see how wide the voltage drifts when loading it down... x.x

27.12.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Atkelar (@atkelar@meow.social) Live Stream on Twitch! I'm getting stuff ready for a live stream later today. Stage Hands will be handling that, while I take a well deserved cat nap! What's it about? Let me (Stage Hands) explain ...

Live Stream, starting in about 2 hours: details here meow.social/@atkelar/115...

26.12.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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