How many Reel to Reel Decks are too many? One more won’t hurt, especially as it’s a little tiny one

Todays #RetroTech arrival at AVAV Towers

Homey HR-408A

What’s so special about that? You may well ask. John Tracy used one constantly on Thunderbird 5

Been after a sensibly priced one for ages

Got time measurements working via manual cursors. Problem was in Stop Comparator card. Did a swap for now, but suspect Q54, will do component level troubleshooting next, but for now happy to get this closer to working.
0% zone still not working, which means no voltage measurements, and thus no automatic risetime measurements; that’s next on the list.
#tektronix #1960s #oscilloscope #electronics #testEquipment #retroTech

Important safety tip, thanks Egon
#tektronix #electronics #1960s #retroTech

A blast from the past! Found this hidden gem from 1989. Old school stuff that died from lack of standardization amongst ultra-competitive vendors, but you can definitely see the seeds of modern DevOps, IDEs and SDLC practices in every page. Lots of relevant lessons to be gleaned from CASE is Software Automation by Carma L McClure. #DevOps #SoftwareEngineering #RetroTech #Programming #Books

Next on the bench, the Tektronix 567 oscilloscope with possibly the first digital readout facility on any oscilloscope.
Swapping a bad tube in the regulator got all the rails up to spec. A few bad Nixie tubes in the readout unit were swapped, and now the real troubleshooting begins.
#tektronix #tek567 #oscilloscope #1960s #electronics #testEquipment #retroTech

This was an easy win. Pulse generator initially had a slow rise time. Some disassembly, cleaning and reassembling got it working properly.
#tektronix #1960s #electronics #testEquipment #retroTech

Design Milk : We Are Rewind’s Retro Cassette Player Screams ’80s Barbiecore https://design-milk.com/we-are-rewinds-retro-cassette-player-screams-80s-barbiecore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-are-rewinds-retro-cassette-player-screams-80s-barbiecore #portablemusicplayer #cassetteplayer #rechargeable #audioplayer #musicplayer #WeAreRewind #Technology #Barbiecore #retrotech #cassette #audio #retro #Main

New Arrival of #RetroTech Old Tat at AVAV Towers

Laser Etched #LaserDisc

Been after one for ages, but they are silly money, this one wasn’t. I’m not an Anime fan either, but all the ones I’m aware of, are

Looks lovely, though it’s hard to photograph.

Before anyone asks, it’s the ‘blank’ side, but it does play a short ‘play other side’ message. Sadly not @LaserdiscTurtle :-)

Anyway, more tat for the collection

@obsoletemediauk

The #Sega IR 7000 Communicator #PDA.

A few days ago my lovely kiddo (who inherited my game collecting habits ) happened to find two of these at a yard sale and snapped them up!

These are much cooler devices than I had initially thought they would be but they are not terribly intuitive.

Does anyone know where I can find a manual for these online? I cannot seem to find one.

Tagging @SuperSelena64 and @Robavince in hopes that one of them might know.

Flight Sim + PS3 controller on Windows? @mikahsargent walks you through the setup in Hands-On Tech 215.
Bonus: A fun retro resource for browsing old hardware docs & images.

Download and subscribe here: https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech/episodes/215
#Gaming #TechTips #RetroTech #WindowsGaming

Betamax is 50 years old

Selection of Decks at AVAV Towers #RetroTech #Betamax #Beta

First UK Beta Deck, Sony SL-8000 & Toshiba Clone C-5250, 1978

Sony C9 Betamax, 1982, Trinicon Camera HVC 4000P

Sony F1 Portable with PCM-F1 Processor, c1982

Sony SL-HF950 Super Beta Hi Fi with PCM-501ES Decoder

The Linux kernel is bidding adieu to Intel i486 support with v6.15. A nostalgic moment for many, but progress means leaving older hardware behind. i486 users can rely on older kernels or specific distros. #Linux #RetroTech #KernelUpdate

My mum: "I'm so bored, I've got the snooker on TV. But it's not the challenge it used to be in black and white."

Come to where the flavor is. Come, to Bodgetown.
#electronics #tektronix #1960s #retroTech