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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-26 at 22:14

The sysop of one of the BBSes I spent a lot of time on when I was a kid has posted a video about resurrecting his BBS from the old floppy disks. What a blast from the past!

https://youtu.be/goYLHx7IdkU?si=iVsGEZ9_EruyHwcw

[#]VintageComputing #RetroComputing #C64 #BBS

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-24 at 04:53

I've been kicked around since I was born.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-18 at 21:13

So, I got one of those fancy iPhone things. How do I get on the instatok with this?

[#]VintageComputing #RetroComputing

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-18 at 19:24

Push the button, Frank.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-16 at 01:53

Our foster dog, Belle Bean, gets to meet a potential forever family on Friday. Fingers crossed!

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-14 at 16:19

Hotel room booked for #VCFMW. See you in September!

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-10 at 21:54

This box of donuts was sitting on the counter in the break area today when I went to refill my coffee. I didn't eat any. I would like everyone to acknowledge my incredible feat of self-restraint.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-07 at 16:50

I went to Ikea for the first time in years. I guess I waited too long. They're over me now.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-02 at 19:24

I wouldn't call it a masterpiece but this 1983 British computer crime mini-series "The Consultant" has been a fun binge today.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBhWllxOAdhbaEfoeUOJr87SvkoDwTgi1&si=EtIW9fW0hsbX7MMT

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2025-01-02 at 00:06

By Grabthar's Hammer... what a savings.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-30 at 02:42

The fog is getting thicker...

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-27 at 19:59

@paulrickards Just realized it's printed on the side. I was looking on the bottom and in the manual and it just said to use the included adapter. Silly me. 9v Center Negative.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-27 at 19:34

Hey, @paulrickards could I trouble you to check the voltage and polarity of the power adapter for this Panasonic Penwriter RK-P400C? Mine came without one and I want to be sure before I start tinkering.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-27 at 18:37

I feared this image had been lost but it turned up during my digital archeology over the last few days. I shot this post-sunset space shuttle launch image from the roof of my house with an Agfa ePhoto 1280 digital camera. Garbage by modern standards but pretty good 24 years ago when I shot it.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-25 at 18:17

40 years ago today, I woke to find this under the Christmas tree. It's not an overstatement to say that my life was changed forever.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-20 at 15:45

Mute and block features are good but if those don't work, there's another product you can use for dealing with those pesky a-holes.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-20 at 04:14

I ams Popeye of Borg. Prepare to be askimilgrated.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-19 at 04:48

I connected it to the internet with a SLIP connection via a 28.8kbps modem.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-19 at 04:46

I installed it on my 386DX/40 which had a whopping 16MB RAM, a ~400MB hard drive, and a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive. I have all the components to recreate that system now. I should do that soon.

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Written by Matthew Sparby on 2024-12-19 at 04:32

(It was Slackware)

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