Joel Crane

@PotatoFi
63 Followers
39 Following
87 Posts
Idahoan 🥔 living in Finland 🇫🇮, working at Hamina Wireless. CWNE #233. I'm into old computers, retro videogames, 3D printing, and fixing stuff.
LocationHelsinki, Finland
Work Websitehttps://www.hamina.com/
Personal Websitehttps://www.potatofi.com
Joel CraneOct 19

A new-old-stock Nokia 6300 from eBay. I still have mine that I carried for 5 or 6 years in storage in the US, but have been planning to pick up a fresh one for awhile. I might grab a pre-paid SIM to see if the 2G networks are still around in Finland.

Next up, I'd like to find a NOS GSM Motorola Razr V3.

Joel CraneNov 14, 2024
My PowerBook 160 must have been dropped at some point, as one of the serial ports is missing right off the PCB. My 145B had completely different ports, so I couldn't borrow one from that, so I decided to design and 3D print a blank. 👍
Joel CraneNov 7, 2024
“You’re going home with me.” #GameBoy
Joel CraneNov 3, 2024
I hate that iOS app developers are leaving iOS 15 and thus the iPod touch behind, especially for apps that target kids. I get it, but I hate it.
Joel CraneOct 14, 2024
I always enjoy seeing the “Pub” tram around Helsinki! 🍺🚋🇫🇮
Joel CraneOct 11, 2024
In Poland, I ate Zapiekanka. Bread, mushrooms, tons of melty cheese, and ketchup for 3.50€. Delicious.
Joel CraneOct 5, 2024

Time to finish up the PowerBook 160 with a BlueSCSI kit from @onegeekarmy!

This card does SCSI solid state storage and SCSI ethernet emulation (which means Wi-Fi support for this 1992 machine). I’ve never soldered castellated joins before; they’re pretty fun!

Joel CraneSep 15, 2024
Hey, that works! It’s not razor sharp, but I’ll take it. #macintosh
Joel CraneSep 14, 2024

After over 14 months without, I’m pretty thrilled to have smuggled a couple of Macs into Finland! 🍎🇫🇮

The 145B has a good LCD for the 160 (thanks for the assist, @thisdoesnotcomp!).

I’ll get a BlueSCSI for storage and Wi-Fi, and then I need to figure out a battery. 🤔

Joel CraneJul 30, 2024
A small thing I fixed on my blog last night: Reverting from the "X" to The Bird. It will always be Twitter to me. To-do: add a link to my Mastodon. 🤪