Nanoraptor
A small friend is out for a gentle clean today.
Jan 26 at 1:42amWeb
Show threadWoozle HypertwinJan 26

@NanoRaptor I've got an old Compaq 286 luggable that I need to try to rescue, starting with the floppy drive, but in all my many boxes of ancient computer pieces I couldn't find a floppy-cleaner disk.

I found my floppy-cleaner-disk yesterday. (I just haven't had time to sit down and muck with it yet what with ice-storms and ADHD and life and stuff.)

...appropros of nothing in particular (autistic parallel-talk, maybe?)

Show threadGwyn CieslaJan 26
@NanoRaptor these pics are so *cozy*. Thank you for sharing!
Show threadDarryl RammJan 26

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I had one! Well our lab did was playing with it for instrument control. Darn fuzzy little CRT.

Miss the Lisa we had more.

Show threadChester Wisniewski 🇨🇦Jan 26
@NanoRaptor I love how the definition of storage has changed. I think I was able to cram 15 5.25" floppies in that opening.
Show threadSkjeggtrollJan 26

@chetwisniewski @NanoRaptor

I vaguely remember a story about how the instrutions in a user manual for a piece of office software had to be changed from "To do X, insert disk 2 in the floppy drive and press F8" to "To do X, remove disk 1 from the floppy drive and insert disk 2 and then press F8."

Show threaddonkeyJan 26
@NanoRaptor Oh my gosh - I first saw one of those in Dr Floppy at the top of Queen Street in Auckland back in the 80s. SO wanted to save up for it.
Show threadIan MalcolmJan 26

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Aww!

My only real memory of the SX-64 was a friend once bringing one down to their parents' beach house for a long weekend and us all playing Ghostbusters and California Games on that tiny screen.

The next time we just took my beige breadbin and plugged that into the telly instead. 😉

Show threadKavusJan 26
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I wish I hadn't sold mine. I just felt like I didn't have space. I did sell it to someone who promised to take good care of it.
Show threadLee HauserJan 26
@NanoRaptor A thing of beauty and a joy forever. I was up close and personal with one sometime in the late '80s.
Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Jan 26

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Beautiful!!!

Show threadSascha Pallenberg 🇹🇼 ♻️ ⚡Jan 26
@NanoRaptor I am so jealous. What a lovely SX64 😍
Show threadBlake CoverettJan 26
@NanoRaptor A good reminder. A loan from my grandparents helped me buy it as my first university computer, with the Z-80 card so I could run all the new things the uni CP/M archive. Back then, my eyes could even tolerate the 80 column mode on that tiny screen to use it as a terminal.
Show threadFrancesco MariniJan 26
@NanoRaptor oooh! An SX-64! 😍
Only saw one in person once, at a fair. Always wanted one. Is it in working condition?
Show threadNanoraptorJan 26
@fmarini It certainly is! slightly crackly sound that settles as it warms, but the rest is just peachy.
Show threadstibbonsJan 26
@NanoRaptor What a lovely friend. Tell it I said hi.
Show threadPaula MaddoxJan 26
@NanoRaptor I love the SX64, I had one as a teenager and would love to own one again.
Show threadthe Stripey GoodnessJan 26
@NanoRaptor I need to rebuild the keyboard on mine; the membrane is highly unreliable, I guess? There also seems to be a problem with the cartridge port. I'll have to find some kind of guide.
Show threadGiamedinJan 26

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I grew up playing games on one of these! Seeing this took me back.

Show threadOrb 2069Jan 26

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Wait, are you doing Wikipedia pages for your creations now?

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_SX-64

Commodore SX-64 - Wikipedia

Show threadFull Metal ArchaeopteryxJan 26
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First one I saw in person was 1985... Back then it was huge nerd cred in my circles (also, fuck that guy for having the money to buy it 😅)
Show threadDaniel (Not A Lawyer)Jan 26

Wow, I've never even heard of that one.

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Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 2
@NanoRaptor you gonna turn it into a #DX64 with dual floppies?