Vintage Apparatus

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The social footprint for the Vintage Apparatus team - website, YouTube channel, and general retro nerdiness.
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Vintage ApparatusJul 9
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Doing some research for the next video, I looked at the history of Telenet, the first commerical public packet switch network in the US (1975-ish), and found this gem:

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Vintage ApparatusJun 22

Here's a quick short about the Psion organizer 2.

https://youtube.com/shorts/viG3RTCRdko?feature=share

#vintagecomputers #retrocomputing #psion #handheld #pda #oldcomputers

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Vintage ApparatusJun 8

I went to the Vintage Computer Festival East last month, - here's some of the cool stuff I saw...

https://youtu.be/NnTVkJ-DEJk

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputers #vcfeast #vcf

A Visit to Vintage Computer Festival 2025

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Vintage ApparatusMay 12

Whipped up a quick video about the classic Speak and Read toy from Texas Instruments...

https://youtube.com/shorts/24qLFdbkJtQ?feature=share

#toys #vintagecomputers #retrocomputing

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Vintage ApparatusApr 4
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Aaaand I'm off. Hope to see some of ya'll at VCF East this weekend! Feel free to say hi, nerd out, show off yer toys, and generally nerd out! #retrocomputing #vintagecomputers #vcf #vcfeast

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Vintage ApparatusApr 3
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Tomorrow I'll be down at VCF East in New Jersey! If you see me about, please feel free to say hi (I'll have a shirt that has my logo on it, and I'm stupid tall. Easy to spot!) https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ #retrocomputing #vintagecomputers #vcf

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Vintage ApparatusMar 29

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Check it out. Tranparent case Apple Newton Messagepad 110. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputers #apple #newton

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Vintage ApparatusFeb 8

New video is up! If you like old Apple stuff, particularly when Apple was in its dark times, this is a good one!

https://youtu.be/x3Sv-c0zTCg

#vintagecomputers #retrocomputing #apple #powerbook #powerpc #macOS #Mac

1997 Powerbook G3! A Dark Time at Apple!

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Vintage ApparatusFeb 4
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Here's a little tidbit I just learned. The PowerPC architecture is what drives the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers, currently on Mars. (There are also SPARC CPU's on board as well!) #nasa #cpu #risc #mars #oldcomputers #vintagecomputing

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Vintage ApparatusJan 19
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