Mastodawn

#PriceCheck: The 1985 RCA SelectaVision VCR. 📼

1985: A massive $499.00 (about $1,400 today!). 2026: You can find them at estate sales for $20, but the memories of recording Saturday morning cartoons are priceless. 📈

Do you still have a working VCR in your setup?

#VCR #MediaArchive #80sTech #RCA

Hacker News Nov 11

DEC Mini – computer inspired by one of the loveliest retro computers of the 80s

https://decmini.tin.cat/

#HackerNews #DECmini #RetroComputing #80sTech #ComputerHistory #VintageComputers

DEC Mini, a lovely 3D-printable retro computer

The long-awaited new DEC Mini is the latest iteration of the DEC1 business computers that set an industry standard starting with the VT-series terminals in the 70s. Conceived to satisfy the most demanding users both at the office and at home, the DEC Mini owes its power to multiple state-of-the-art parallel processors, is fully IBM-PC compatible, offers extreme upgradability and packs unprecedented high-end specifications. With a small form factor that seamlessly fits in your desktop, the DEC Mini truly is destined to revolutionize the microcomputer industry of the decade:

DEC Mini

Rick VA3DSO Nov 11

Just updated the VIC-BBS to include Xmodem uploads and downloads. There's a complementary VIC-20 terminal program called "Saturn3" that also includes Xmodem upload and download.

So now, VIC-20 users can finally do file transfers without having to rely on a friend with a C64! Keep in mind I didn't test this much, but give it a shot if you're interested.

bbs.deepskies.com:6400

https://github.com/VA3DSO/VIC-BBS

#Commodore #VIC20 #RetroComputing #BBS #BulletinBoardSystem #Xmodem #FileTransfers #Modem #DialUp #80sTech #RetroComputing

GitHub - VA3DSO/VIC-BBS: Bulletin Board System for the Commodore VIC-20

Bulletin Board System for the Commodore VIC-20. Contribute to VA3DSO/VIC-BBS development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

Hacker News Sep 7, 2025

Formatting code should be unnecessary (and we knew this back in the 80s)

https://maxleiter.com/blog/formatting

#HackerNews #FormattingCode #Unnecessary #80sTech #HackerNews #CodingCulture #CodeStyle

Max Leiter

and we knew this back in the 80s

Max Leiter's website

N-gated Hacker News Aug 18, 2025

🥳 Get ready for the groundbreaking "Walkie-Textie" – finally, a device that lets you text from your walkie-talkie! Who knew combining 1980s tech with modern-day boredom could be such a hit? 💡 Now you can send "LOL" while pretending to be a secret agent in your mom's basement. 📻😂
http://www.technoblogy.com/show?2AON #WalkieTextie #80sTech #texting #innovation #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Technoblogy - Walkie-Textie Wireless Communicator

Electronics and microcontroller projects

VIDEOK7 VideoKassette Aug 12, 2025

🕹️ VECTREX FAN ALERT - TEES $16! 🕹️

🎯 Vectrex 1 logo - console history on a tee

✨ Perfect for old-school gamers
🔗 https://prometheus31.dashery.com/products/5994100-vectrex-1-t-shirt
"Game over for full prices!"
🛒 #GamingMerch #80sTech #retrogaming

RetroComputingMX Jun 12, 2025

El 11 de junio se introdujo al mercado el IBM 3380. Este gigante de almacenamiento ofrecía hasta 1.26 GB por unidad gracias a cabezas de película delgada. Un titán del almacenamiento del #retrocomputingmx #ibm3380 #mainframe #almacenamientoretro #80stech

https://retrocomputingmx.com/i1df

C.W. Smith 🇺🇲Apr 15, 2025

#Photography
#80sTech
#Kodak

So I recently was looking up old 80s tech to try and remember some stuff from when I was 4 or 5. This popped up in my head so after some digging I found the Disc camera trend Kodak Started in the early 80s.

Fascinating.

Disc Cameras: Kodak's Successful Failure

https://youtube.com/watch?v=N5lHP6TvjzA

Introduced to great fanfare by Kodak in 1982, Disc Cameras used an innovative film format featuring exposures mounted on a flat plastic disc, which allowed f...