For my first #marchintosh post, some scores from #trashnothing #freecycle over the weekend.

The #iMac apparently had the magic smoke & sparks fly out, we shall see what parts can be salvaged

- An older #ipad
- a few #macpro - Two appear to be the 2012 vintage, the same as my orignal MacPro that I still have. Hopefully candidates for #OCLP
- Some #keyboards
- retro surge srtip
- random ewaste: panasonic land line phone, some cables, spicy pillows,

Original post on #pixelfed :
https://defcon.social/@irishmasms@pixel.infosec.exchange/114111062655093396

#siliconValley #SillyValley
#vintagecomputing #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputint #vintagecomputer #vintagecomputers #vintagecomputalk #vintagehardware
#computerHistory
#retro #retrocomputing #retroComputers #WallOfRetro #retroTech #retroTechnology
#nerdsOfVintage #happyNerding
#computer #tech #computerHardware
#SF #sanfran #sanfrancisco #sanfrannerds
#sanfrangeeks
#sanfrancomputers
#sanfranretro
#sanfranvintage

Hey my #retrocomputer and #retrogaming fam. The Media Archaeology Lab @mediaarchaeologylab is doing its spring T-shirt order.

You can get this rad exploded diagram of...a sort of Lovecraftian retro-mutant hardware Frankenstein, but only if you put in your request by February 28.

Don't delay! This is a one-and-done shirt and you don't want the FOMO.

https://forms.gle/viNjaM1qY3SiFPbr8

Lol

Ehh... since new people are joining, I might as well update my old intro. Thankfully, my instance allows for a higher word count on posts!

I am Sinclair-Speccy, your resident computer nerd. I go by Sinclair, Speccy, Sinco, Altair, or even Alphonse. My primary interests are #RetroComputing, #OldTech, and #OStan. You’ll usually find me boosting retro tech content and occasionally posting it myself, mostly retro tech ads. I’m fascinated by vintage mainframes like the IBM 704, CDC 6500, and Whirlwind I as well as microcomputers such as the Altair 8800 and MK14, but I am not old enough to have ever used them in person.

I’ve moved around a bit online as I started on .art, then bitbang.social and now oldbytes.space. When not geeking out over computers I enjoy experimenting with older operating systems using emulators like 86Box, VirtualBox, Bochs, and QEMU or playing games such as the Sims 4, Sims 3, Arma 3 and Universe Sandbox. My interest in emulation all started when I managed to run Yggdrasil Linux from the '90s!

I also do 3D rendering in Bryce 3D which I mainly post on my account for my website (https://sakurajima.moe/@themainframe) which also hosts content on my 3 worldbuilding settings and I share some of my work on DeviantArt. One of my favourite niche fandoms is OS-tans which is turning operating systems and hardware into anime characters. I even have my own OS-tan universe that is hosted on my site.

Musically I vibe with #vaporwave, #synthwave, #darksynth,#phonk, and experimental music. Some favorite artists include Windows96, Dynatron, Carpenter Brut, KSLV Noh, and Frums.

As for some other stuff I enjoy #mythology, #transformers, #cats, #fantasy, #nature such as #flowers and #plants and #animals, #steampunk, a bit of #classicalmusic, #starwars, #photography, #art, #space, #cyberpunk and #scifi but you’re more likely to find that content on my other account.

You can check out my website here: https://sinclair-speccy.github.io/The-Mainframe/index.html and I hope to expand it into a tech journalism platform someday, though motivation and its static nature kind of stop me...