ChrisRƎTRO

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retro gaming enthusiast. techno-archeologist. collector of ancient PC hardware. restorer of computers forgone & forgotten.

I don't toot much. Promise.

Born1983
LocationGermany
Look what came in the mail today. Another 386 board, this time with OPTi chipset, but it has the dreaded Varta bomb. I'll see if I can rescue it. #retrogaming #retrocomputing
Left this UV-EPROM in direct sunlight for a couple hours just as an experiment. No harm done, zero bits have been deleted... #retrocomputing
If you test mainboards on a regular basis, try this. Got this idea from @CpuGalaxy on Twitter. Thanks! #RetroComputing

Ever since the 'DF Retro' video by John Linneman on the Ridge Racer series, it felt like second-hand prices for these games were a tad elevated. Anyway, I finally got myself a copy for a decent price... yay! 😎

#RidgeRacer #Xbox360 #retrogaming

Took a photo of a user guide illustration of an old #Microsoft Mouse and added some effects in GIMP. I'm an artist now. 👨🏻‍🎨
Yes, of course it comes with its own controller. Supports up to 200 hz update rate!
Finally got myself a new gaming mouse. But first, lets read ze manual... #pcgaming #retrocomputing #retrogaming #Microsoft

Since I generally like #Jazz, this is prob my most favorite video game music cover of all time. Totally underrated, imo.

https://youtu.be/LwU7zCzm-cg

#SEGA #SonicTheHedeghog #gamemusic

Leandro Abreu - Spring Yard Zone Jazz Arrangement - Sonic The Hedgehog

YouTube

I think I've found the best real-life analogue of a Star Trek TOS bridge workstation: the circa 1985 Aesthedes 2 computer graphics workstation.

* same layout of swivel chair, control board, row of big monitors, row of small monitors
* you want buttons? we got buttons!

Just not the "semicircle" button layout, which seemed sensible in the 1960s but was going out of style by the 80s. And then the keys got eaten too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthedes

Aesthedes - Wikipedia