Main account of an otter | Furry | 27 | Single | pan | collects old computers | DMs open! | This account is SFW only.https://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3mbsabdsdek2vRate my workbench07 Jan 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbsabdsdek2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3majw7wgbj222G4 Cube21 Dec 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3majw7wgbj222https://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3ma5icdz7ks2xLook at this sexy TV I picked up17 Dec 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5icdz7ks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3ma5edawwvk2bthe fuck do they have me using at work #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing17 Dec 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5edawwvk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3linnjvannk2aApple ][ #364 #retrocomputing21 Feb 2025 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3linnjvannk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3lhjl3rxu3c2pTesting out and getting my PS/2 Model 95, with a Pentium 66! Everything seems to be working well, and it has 64 MB of memory. I installed Windows 95 on it too. #retrocomputing06 Feb 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjl3rxu3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3ldtxkgvgdk2eCustom luggable PC I built, with a Pentium III in a BSI chassis.21 Dec 2024 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtxkgvgdk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3ldlc2nydac2zHow tall can you make a 5150? #retrocomputing18 Dec 2024 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlc2nydac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3ldk3zeoavk2aMy weird SE/30. I got it like this, all mods were done by the original owner. Low persistence green CRT Daystar 68030 50 MHz upgrade 128mb RAM Ethernet card No FDD, two HDDs Running A/UX and NetBSD18 Dec 2024 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldk3zeoavk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3lco6ruomos22Know someone with diabetes? Check out the first blood glucose meter from 1970! It cost $650! As a Type 1, and someone into retro tech, this is such a cool item to own. #diabetes06 Dec 2024 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lco6ruomos22https://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3lcb335gprc2jJust finished fixing up this NeXT Computer with the NeXT Dimension color video card. The computer cost $6,500, and when the video card launched, it cost $3,995, and the monitor was at least $2,995. Plus additional RAM, etc.01 Dec 2024 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcb335gprc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3lc65zveccc2hGot my VT-100 back together and working. Now need to get the computer it goes to working too30 Nov 2024 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc65zveccc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3lbrimluxls2gMy cleaned and working Lear Siegler ADM-3A dumb terminal. When it launched in 1976, it cost $995!25 Nov 2024 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrimluxls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3lbrhvc2nw22gI saw Lee Felsenstein speak at the System Source computer museum on Saturday. Had a great time there! He designed the SOL-20 and Osborne 125 Nov 2024 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrhvc2nw22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3lbrhmsza4c2gI kinda like Devo25 Nov 2024 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrhmsza4c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l7rf5nhiig26Nothing beats the black Bell and Howell Apple II, it’s strikingly beautiful A lot of these were used in schools, so I was lucky to get this from the original owner in immaculate condition. It also has a unique TransWarp CPU upgrade I added!31 Oct 2024 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7rf5nhiig26https://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l7qpttkhab2pMmmm I love it when iFixIt says “very difficult 1-2 hours”30 Oct 2024 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7qpttkhab2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l7f2tqcdzf2qhow to bother a diabetic: ask them their A1C they love it trust me26 Oct 2024 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7f2tqcdzf2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l7b7cgoc6h26Commodore PET 2001 from 1977 Finally got it all up and running, just need to finish the tape drive.24 Oct 2024 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7b7cgoc6h26https://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l77gyi5wt52hThe first iPod Touch from 2007! Look at those icons… I miss them #ipod23 Oct 2024 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l77gyi5wt52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l74uzfnarr2qLook at this Macintosh Quadra 700 from 1991! You may recognize it from Jurassic park! It has a very powerful CPU upgrade in it, taking it from a 25 MHz Motorola 68040 to a 100 MHz PowerPC!22 Oct 2024 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l74uzfnarr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l743kfmerj2tAnother terminal I fixed up recently Data General Dasher D3 from about 197922 Oct 2024 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l743kfmerj2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l73tv2fzrf2hReplaced the battery in this iPod Nano 2nd generation. Was a little annoying but not the worst thing I’ve ever done. I had one like this as a kid, but I accidentally sent it through the wash! I found this one on eBay in really nice shape, but the battery was completely shot, but not swollen.22 Oct 2024 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l73tv2fzrf2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l72dobzjim2wI recently got this Altair 680 (mostly) functional! It’s in really really nice shape, and was assembled in 1976! Yes, you do a lot of your programming via those switches on the front.21 Oct 2024 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l72dobzjim2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ripleytech.bsky.social/post/3l726rjno2b2lMacintosh SE with an aftermarket video card that gives it a second full page monitor!! It’s so cool #computers21 Oct 2024 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:34ukec7va6sn6atc23dal5d3/app.bsky.feed.post/3l726rjno2b2l