sweetlilmre

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I'm into retro computing, music and making things. 29 years commercial experience in developing and architecting software systems and now I'm in R&D and strategy (coding is once again my hobby, not my job 😊).
GitHubhttps://github.com/sweetlilmre/
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@VintageProject I left the calculator alone for a while, been busy. It's been very hot here. Had a look at it to find the polarizer had cleanly unstuck itself from the lcd! So now I guess it's polarizer replacement time and also time to find some reflective silver stuff for the backing. First have to see if the lcd still works...
@VintageProject so I finally got some time to do a disassembly on that "burnt screen" calculator. It's a bit hairy. The screen is glued onto a plastic housing. I pried it loose while using a syringe to inject IPA between the screen and housing to loosen the glue. The back silver reflective sticker was "burnt", not sure of the polarizer as yet. The glue from that sticker does not come off with IPA. Back polarizer seems to be the next layer. I'll revert with more if I can make further progress.
@polpo I just tested my 1st #picogus build with futurecrew's 2nd Reality. Totally. Blown. Away! You are a legend!
This is a better representation of what it looked like to the eye.
Totally not retro, but it's not often that I see glow worms and getting a picture like this is difficult. IRL it looked like 2 SMD leds glowing in the dark!
I've been waiting a long, long time to get a big box copy of this. It's in pretty good condition as well! #dosnostalgia #dosgaming #dosgames
Some more of the Vic 20 haul. Pretty pleased with the ram pack, joystick and manuals. The tape drive has had a rough life! #VIC20Rulez #retrogamming
Very dirty and some major work ahead, but box and polys are fair, so that's good! #VIC20Rulez #retrogamming
A whole lot of cling wrapped Vic20 goodness arrived today. I will take better pictures when there is daylight and I'm not falling asleep on my feet #commodore #VIC20Rulez
#xbox well the rust is gone. Now fibre pen to get the discolouration off and a clear varnish coat to seal it off afterwards