Byte⏩Shift

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IT person. Well-padded. Sometimes stupid, sometimes bright. I love #synthesizers. Sometimes I make #music with them, usually without pants. I also putter around with #electronics, #microcontrollers, #IoT, #HomeAutomation / #HomeAssistant, and #RetroComputing...also without pants. I won't post much personal stuff. LGBTQ ally. Say hi!
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Byte⏩ShiftJun 23, 2024
Gammitin (Ben) 💾Jun 22, 2024
A little Saturday retro computing 'hack':
Usb floppy drives from places like Amazon, only write HD 1.44MB disks, have you ever wanted to write a DD 720k disk on a modern computer easily, without something like a Greaseweazle?
Get yourself a Dell MPF82E, it has a USB port
Byte⏩ShiftJun 16, 2024
Jeepers, I haven't posted anything here since Halloween of 2023!
(oops, sorry)
Byte⏩ShiftOct 31, 2023
Since it's #Halloween, enjoy this old chestnut of mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdsip96In2E
(or don't, I'm not the boss of you!)
Every Day Is Halloween (Ministry cover)

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Byte⏩ShiftOct 18, 2023
Do you use Discord and enjoy #retrocomputing and other retro-related topics? If so, let me know and I'll send you an invite to the RTC server, an active, friendly, inclusive spot to chat about this stuff!
Show threadByte⏩ShiftOct 18, 2023
Oops.. Apparently I already posted about this thing LOL.
My plan is to see how far I can expand it using the bus connector on the top edge.
Byte⏩ShiftOct 18, 2023
This little Micro Master 8085 trainer is a neat toy I picked up at #VCFMW #retrocomputing
Byte⏩ShiftOct 16, 2023
Don't talk to me or my son ever again
Byte⏩ShiftSep 27, 2023
This TRS-80 Model I was an import from Canada. It was a hopeless case, having been stripped of its ROMs and left for dead. Its journey back to the land of the living took well over a month, and I replaced a total of 28 ICs in just the main unit itself. I'll be writing about this fella's revival, and my modifications, in the future, as well. #TRS80 #retrocomputing
Byte⏩ShiftSep 27, 2023
I've collected a few things since my posting dried up here: I bought this Osborne 1 at #VCFSW in Dallas, and spent almost a month getting it running again. I'll be doing writeups on its repair when I get time. #retrocomputing
Show threadByte⏩ShiftSep 27, 2023
I came back from #VCFMW with a few things beyond a case of COVID: A Kaypro 2X, and a MicroMaster 8000 8085 CPU trainer. #retrocomputing