I still use my Pentax K-7, a digital SLR I bought more than 15 years ago, with a fixed 21mm lens.
The shutter sound is comforting, and the colors—tuned like old reversal film—feel nostalgic.

It’s bulky, but carrying it reminds me I’m off the clock.
To me, smartphone cameras are for “recording,” but this one is for feeling.

#Pentax #K7 #Photography #ReversalColors #OldGearLove #SlowLife #DigitalNostalgia

Don’t forget to enable automatic updates! (Windows XP setup)

#RetroTech #WindowsXP #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #2000sTech

I like to live dangerously… like burning my CDs at 48x!

#RetroTech #00sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #2000sTech

Now when the song comes on, don’t hit record until the DJ is done talking, and be sure to stop it before the DJ starts talking again!

#RetroTech #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech

Fingers crossed that this burn doesn’t fail… it will be the best emo mix yet!

#RetroTech #00sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #2000sTech

Installing Windows XP

#RetroTech #WindowsXP #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #2000sTech

Remember when you had to figure out if a phone number was long distance or not? DialPad .com offered free Internet to phone number calls. (Oct 2000)

#RetroTech #00sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #2000sTech

Make sure you have the latest version of Real Player! (real .com in February 2000)

#RetroTech #00sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #2000sTech

Throughout the growth of the Internet and technology, we are unknowingly misled and misinformed for corporate profit.
We should be well-informed for the growth of our humanity.

#DistortedKnowledge #DigitalAutonomy #Decentralization #TextCulture #FediTech #DigitalNostalgia #indieWEB

Back to Usenet. Learn from them. Retrospective.

Plain text, threaded conversations.
Ideas shared freely, no flashy UI — just thoughtful messages.
Author references propagated over network.
Small, readable, decentralized — lessons in simplicity and clarity.
Echoes today in IndieWeb: own your content, control your identity.

#Usenet #TextCulture #RetroInternet #ASCII #Hackers #FediTech #DigitalNostalgia #IndieWeb