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Kevin Russell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@manawyrm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>manawyrm</span></a></span> </p><p>No idea what hashtags to help here. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/laserDisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laserDisk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldtech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fixit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fixit</span></a> </p><p>What <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hashtags</span></a> would help find old laser disk printing help <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>?</p>
Tisha Tiger<p>Une "nouvelle" platine cassette Sony TC-K1A vient d'arriver pour remplacer la TC-K2A dont le mécanisme a un problème qui semble irrémédiable.</p><p>Bien évidement, je garde la TC-K2A pour pièces.</p><p>C'est la malédiction des amateurs d'appareils anciens : tout va finir par casser d'une manière ou d'une autre. Parfois ça se répare, parfois pas.</p><p><a href="https://htt.social/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/cassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cassette</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/K7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>K7</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/Hifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hifi</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/oldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldTech</span></a></p>
MissConstrue<p>Y’all! I told you I was doing serious archeological research up in here, but did you believe? Well, yeah you probably did, especially if you are of a “certain age” as Jane Austin so politely put it. </p><p>This box, y’all, this box measures 11x4”, and weighs about 7 pounds. It is a ten Megabyte external hard drive for the first gen Macintosh. (Which I also have.). On this hard drive I have adobe photoshop, illustrator 88, autocad, FrameMaker, and produced magazines both indie underground, but also internationally distributed CAD publications. </p><p>10MB y’all. 10. Megabytes. Ima need an Indiana jones hat and a whip, stat!<br><a href="https://mefi.social/tags/oldtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldtech</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/WhereDoesSheGetTheseWonderfulToys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhereDoesSheGetTheseWonderfulToys</span></a></p>
Tisha Tiger<p>I'm recording a new disco cassette to better enjoy testing and repairing old players 🎶</p><p><a href="https://htt.social/tags/retroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/oldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/HiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiFi</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/disco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disco</span></a></p>
Cheryl Lindo Jones<p>Yet another B&amp;W picture of Pixel, but also talk about the gadgety camera I used to take the picture</p><p>picture a day: jul 2 </p><p><a href="https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/picture-a-day-jul-2-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/pict</span><span class="invisible">ure-a-day-jul-2-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackAndWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAndWhite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gadgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gadgets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cameras</span></a></p>
Reay<p>'This was peak technology': Gen Z is bringing back the BlackBerry - Fast Company <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91350858/gen-z-is-bringing-back-the-blackberry?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91350858/gen-z</span><span class="invisible">-is-bringing-back-the-blackberry?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/oldtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldtech</span></a></p>
Tisha Tiger<p>📺 TV analogique New Old Stock</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OeqAZviBja8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/OeqAZviBja8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://htt.social/tags/tv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tv</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/uhf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uhf</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/analogique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>analogique</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/oldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldTech</span></a></p>
Cheryl Lindo Jones<p>Early Birthday Present to Myself: Pentax Q10 </p><p><a href="https://cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/early-birthday-present-to-myself-pentax-q10/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cjs-wunderkammer.ghost.io/earl</span><span class="invisible">y-birthday-present-to-myself-pentax-q10/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>camera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pentax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a></p>
LordWoolamaloo<p>Found in my old room at the parental mansion: <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DeadTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeadTech</span></a> </p><p>Betamax, no less! Looks like it was used to record <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DoctorWho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoctorWho</span></a> back in the Long Ago...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/VintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/VCR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/VideoCassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoCassette</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Betamax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Betamax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTech</span></a></p>
knizer<p><a href="https://toot.boston/tags/BostonWeekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BostonWeekend</span></a> 26/x<br>Sun <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/SWAPFEST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SWAPFEST</span></a> is back at <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/MIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIT</span></a> - come early and bring cash, folks start packing up by 1pm. Here's an excellent roundup of May's from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GamesMissed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GamesMissed</span></a></span> - but check out the <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/swapfest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swapfest</span></a> tag for other great finds.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GamesMissed/114530333597889092" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@GamesMissed/1</span><span class="invisible">14530333597889092</span></a><br><a href="https://toot.boston/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massachusetts</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/BostonGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BostonGeek</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/CambridgeMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CambridgeMA</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/Cambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cambridge</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/oldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldTech</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> #</p>
Tisha Tiger<p>I'm setting my room on fire at the convention!</p><p><a href="https://htt.social/tags/oldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/boombox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boombox</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/cassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cassette</span></a></p>
Tisha Tiger<p>📡 Modulateur des années 50</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dzkUH8m_Bzg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/dzkUH8m_Bzg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://htt.social/tags/modulateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modulateur</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/modulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modulation</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/oldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/retroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/shorts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shorts</span></a></p>
Edge 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈<p>How does one destroy 75 or so old CDs? I found a box of old backups of photos and files mostly from the early 2000's and have no idea how to destroy them safely.</p><p>Info says to break them in a towel or clamp a bunch of them together and drill through them, but was wondering others had actually tried anything better?</p><p>Appreciate advice.</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/OldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTech</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/CDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDs</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Destroy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Destroy</span></a></p>
Jake in the desert<p>The retro computing renaissance: why old tech is new again<br><a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/the-retro-computing-renaissance-why-old-tech-is-new-again" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">xda-developers.com/the-retro-c</span><span class="invisible">omputing-renaissance-why-old-tech-is-new-again</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/OldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a></p>
Edge 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈<p>Doing some work here today, and needed a hat, so dug through the pile and pulled out this one. Dating myself...</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SunMicrosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SunMicrosystem</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/OldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTech</span></a></p>
Sally Jeffery<p>Old tech. Is this stuff of any use to anyone, or is it all just e-waste? I suspect the latter but it seemed worth asking before it goes for recycling. London, UK. Also a box of cables (network and coax mostly)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ZipDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZipDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sagem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sagem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EyeTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EyeTV</span></a></p>
small cypress<p>Alright I'm going to make letterpress work about visioning new internet futures. I have some very long-form thoughts about setting moveable lead type about hand-coding and personal websites</p><p>something something about craft, friction, "obsolescence" and who gets to decide what's obsolete</p><p>It's a complete 180* from my previous work but I have an abundance of creative energy from surfing the independent web rn</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/letterpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>letterpress</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/analog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>analog</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/oldtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldtech</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>
Mark A. Rayner<p>Except that bastard always reverses the charges.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/oldtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldtech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a></p>
Absolute Memery 🎭<p>Have you cleaned your mouse this year?<br><a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vintage</span></a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/OldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTech</span></a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/OldTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/BackInMyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackInMyDay</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meme</span></a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humour</span></a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a></p>
Tisha Tiger<p>☎️ Répartiteur téléphonique</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-bYA3ZUSLWQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/-bYA3ZUSLWQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/oldTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/vintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/telephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telephone</span></a> <a href="https://htt.social/tags/repartiteur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repartiteur</span></a></p>
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