Blake PattersonJul 23, 2025

Forty years ago today, the Commodore Amiga 1000 was released to the world. With its unprecedented graphics & sound capabilities, powerful 16-bit CPU and custom chipset, and UNIX-like multitasking OS, the Amiga was a truly revolutionary system for its time. And, many are still in use to this day, with the platform seeing new software and hardware development from month to month.

I presently have three, myself. :-)

Happy 40th, Amiga!

#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #vintagtecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #computinghistory #computers #MC68K #AmigaDOS #AmigaOS #tech #technews #vintagetech

Blake PattersonSep 8, 2024

Keyboards!

#keyboards #keycaps #keyswitches #geekhack #hardware #vintagtecomputing #retrocomputing #tech #typing #input #CherryMX #Topre #capacitance

Show threadBlake PattersonAug 12, 2023

@SharkaBytes I made this ~15 years ago re: Flight Simulator II and X. Long before the recent FS2020, but still cool, I think. 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dakScZahmiQ

#flightsim #retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #apple #atari #fs2020 #vintagtecomputing
#gameads

Flight Simuators II and X: 25 years of progress

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48kRAMJan 17, 2023

I'll be streaming from the Retro Room tonite, continuing the work on the BBC Master 128 that @GedgeHead sent me...what, how long ago? *ugh, time*

Anyway, If you fancy desoldering chips on a Beeb, please drop in!

7PM US/Eastern
https://twitch.tv/48kRAM

(might start early if I can manage)

#Twitch #vintagtecomputing

48kRAM - Twitch

I'm a vintage computer enthusiast and fixer-upper. I grew up with an Atari 8-bit computer but I love discovering other old machines as well. I use and repair old hardware on my stream.

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RetroWizzardJan 15, 2023
On the hunt for leaking batteries again.
This time in this cute little #Macintosh classic.
Luckily it came with one of those German "Sonnenschein" branded batteries that never leak.
I wonder how they accomplished that.🤔
Those caps look suspicious though.
Will see if I still have some tantalums left in my parts bin.
#retrogaming #RetroComputing #vintagtecomputing #Apple
Blake PattersonJan 9, 2023

Do you BBS?

https://hackaday.com/2022/11/29/a-handy-guide-to-the-humble-bbs/

#BBS #BBSing #vintagtecomputing #comptinghistory

A Handy Guide To The Humble BBS

Some of us who’ve been online since the early days fondly remember the web of yore — with its flashing banners, wildly distracting backgrounds, and automatic side-scrolling text. But th…

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Blake PattersonNov 30, 2022

BBSing With The ESP8266 [Hack A Day]
https://hackaday.com/2017/06/17/bbsing-with-the-esp8266/

#BBS #vintagtecomputing #telnet

BBSing With The ESP8266

Modems have been around for longer than the web, and before we had Facebook we had the BBS scene. Somewhat surprisingly, people are still hosting BBSes, but have fun finding a landline these days. …

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