swartz_de

@swartz
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Ur-Pälzer, Database monkey @ BASF. Father of 4 Kids. Born in Santa Rosa, California. Went on a vacation to Germany in '82 that never ended. I tend to post stuff about old mobile computing tech, although not limited to that subject. Opinions are my own.
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swartz_deJan 16, 2025
When encountering strange behaviour trying to port a program, you might want to check if some fundamental function has been changed between versions. And Sharp, why did you change the 254 character unDIMed string length we had in the E5xx series back to 7 in the G85x? #ポケコン #twitterarchive
swartz_deApr 17, 2023

"Just one organizer, Rick. That's it. Just to play a bit, then it goes right back on ebay."

Yeah, right.

swartz_deJan 14, 2023
Somewhat regularly, I take stock of my retro collection. Mostly to make sure I've taken the batteries out. While I had most of my stuff out, I took some pretty pictures.
117 units (74 unique systems)
102 working
Top 2:
Sharp 66
Casio 32
I really need more space.
#ポケコン
swartz_deNov 28, 2022
While on a little outing to our local art museum yesterday, I came across this interesting piece. Apparently, the sculptor Hede Bühl envisioned Robocop 12 years before MGM did. :)
swartz_deNov 25, 2022

Rats. Yeah right, Mr. Police dude.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-63739836

Drugs: India police say rats ate 200kg of seized cannabis

Police in India have blamed rats for destroying nearly 200kg of seized cannabis in police stations.

swartz_deNov 20, 2022
Your Sunday Pocket Computer dose, brought to you courtesy of this Sharp PC-1600. #ポケコン
swartz_deNov 14, 2022
I love getting parcels from Japan! Today's delivery included some auction wins, a 3D printed pocket computer cover, a few watches to fill out the package & a cheap handheld games console! #casio #vx2 #fx780p #sharp #g820 #ポケコン
swartz_deNov 13, 2022
Greetings from me and this lovely #sharp #PC1280. #ポケコン
Show threadswartz_deNov 9, 2022
Good units are expensive, but I personally wouldn't pay more than €150 for a unit in excellent condition, preferably with RAM expansion. My last PB-1000 came off eBay for €30 in Dec. It had some corrosion issues & the open slider is missing, other than that it works perfectly.
Show threadswartz_deNov 9, 2022
You can see the family resemblance to Casio's other clam shell models, although the PB-1000 dwarfs them in both size and weight. The chunkiness comes in no small part from the 3 AA batteries needed to power the unit.