Mastodawn

The PicoGUS is such an amazing piece of technology that @polpo has developed. I want to get one working in my custom wood/glass SBC 486 with external enameled wire ISA bus. Let's poke it with the oscilloscope Saturday at noon eastern to figure out what the problem is. https://youtube.com/live/q7gv79ilp7k?feature=share

AlanGrassia 2d ago

Archie is working hard on this particular #Caturday

AlanGrassia 2d ago

in ♥️ with PDA (and 🐧)3d ago

My #podcast instance has launched ... including a trailer episode. Still learning #reaper.

So if you like to chat with me about #pda ... go for it!

https://palmfullofstories.com

For a #palm full for stories (@palmfullofstories) • Activity

Link: inlovewithpda.com Ich liebe PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants). Mit diesem Podcast möchte ich die Geschichten rund um diese ehemalige Geräteklasse erhalten. Daher möchte ich mit euch sprechen. Egal, ob ihr Nutzer oder Entwickler wart. Mal auf Englisch … Mal auf Englisch, mal auf Deutsch. mal kurz … … mal länger … I love PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants). With this podcast, I want to preserve the stories surrounding this now defunct class of devices. That’s why I want to talk to you, whether you were a user or a developer. Sometimes in English… Sometimes in English, sometimes in German. Sometimes short… …sometimes longer…

For a #palm full of stories

AlanGrassia 3d ago

Ron's Computer Videos🖥️📼5d ago

In a world of Jokers, be a Batman:

AlanGrassia 3d ago

Ed Bott 4d ago

In my three-plus decades of watching Microsoft, I've seen the company do some truly dumb things. The transition from Windows 10 to Windows 11 deserves a spot at the top of the list.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-should-have-been-an-easy-upgrade-microsoft-chose-to-unleash-chaos-on-us-instead/

Windows 11 should have been an easy upgrade - Microsoft chose to unleash chaos on us instead

For more than three decades, Microsoft's customers have been able to count on at least 10 years of support for their Windows PCs. That all ended with Windows 11, and the company might never be able to clean up the mess.

ZDNET

AlanGrassia 3d ago

Jack Wellborn 5d ago

In honor of FireWire support presumably going away in macOS Tahoe, here's pictures from when I connected my original iPod to my M1 MacBook Pro.

(The recommended song to play in your head while looking at these photos is "Pee Wee's Big Adventure: Breakfast Machine”.)

MacBook Pro to
Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter to
Thunderbolt 2 cable to
Thunderbolt 2 to FireWire 2 adapter to
Firewire 2 cable to
External HD with FireWire 2 and FireWire 1 ports to
FireWire 1 cable to
iPod

@atpfm

AlanGrassia 3d ago

BigBadBiologist 4d ago

This week is going way better. I fixed the Mac Plus, my washing machine, and my lawnmower! This Mac SE popped up on marketplace. Normally I wouldn't be into a regular SE, but it looks like it has a video card. Let's see what's inside Thursday (3rd) at 10:30AM eastern. #vintagemacintosh https://youtube.com/live/qEblIHcC_58?feature=share

AlanGrassia Jun 29

Bill Amend Jun 29

This week's comic: Beating the Odds https://foxtrot.com/2025/06/29/beating-the-odds/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=ba-social&utm_content=ft250629&utm_campaign=social

Beating the Odds

FoxTrot by Bill Amend | June 29, 2025

FoxTrot Comics by Bill Amend

AlanGrassia Jun 28

Blake Patterson Jun 27

Tunes on the IIgs tonight

#AppleII #AppleIIgs #vintagecomputing #reteocomputing #chiptune #demoscene #trackermusic #apple2forever #CRT #ByteCellar #setups #retrocomputers #computers #Amiga

AlanGrassia Jun 28

BigBadBiologist Jun 27

This week has totally destroyed my confidence as a fixer, as everything I touched is in worse condition than when I started. Let's see if I can build back a little credibility by rebuilding this Mac Plus that was hit with a battery bomb. Saturday (28th) at noon eastern. #vintagemac https://youtube.com/live/qBDJf4j-_uQ?feature=share

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