Software engineer! Interested in vintage computers, video game modding, and many other tech/engineering-related topics. they/them, dragon, ΘΔ More long form content at https://bombsquad.dev!https://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.devhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3miulwh7sy22fWorking on some ANSI art drawing software for CGA/MDA, thought it would be appropriate to give the computer I've nicknamed 'Protogen' a #protogen face!07 Apr 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3miulwh7sy22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mhjqxbbv4k2sFinally 3D printed a programmer's key for my Macintosh Plus.. I'm a real programmer now, supposedly! A third shade of beige for my mismatched Plus - platinum keyboard, beige chassis, and now a bone white PLA switch... #MARCHintosh21 Mar 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjqxbbv4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mhhswqtbnc23There's a fox trapped inside my Macintosh Plus!20 Mar 2026 05:47 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhswqtbnc23https://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mhclees2uk2uHas anyone made 3D models of *all* of the gears in the Macintosh floppy disk eject mechanism? I have a 3D printed replacement for the one that *usually* breaks, but not the one that I've removed here... which is the one that broke in another 800k drive I have! #retrocomputing18 Mar 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhclees2uk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mgy3bc4loc25Eternally surprised by how far miniaturization has come... I guess we can fit USB-C ports, charging circuitry, a status LED, and a lithium ion battery inside a AA battery now. And it's charged by this absolute hydra of a USB-C cable... all with a cute fennec mascot??13 Mar 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgy3bc4loc25https://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mgdsz5ucqk2tThe Hardcard 20 was made with high quality precision-engineered parts and topped off with 'rubber bumper that turns to goo after 20 years and also turns blue for some reason'05 Mar 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdsz5ucqk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mgc2cryusc2bI have nearly a 0% success rate at finding vintage computers or floppy disks or anything of the sort at thrift stores, but weirdly a 100% success rate at finding things like sealed and filled Coca Cola bottles from 50 years ago. Wish my luck was a bit better05 Mar 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgc2cryusc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mg6y7x3tos2r20 minutes and multiple lacerations later, I've found that the strongest glue of all time is actually hiding underneath the lid of the Hardcard 20. No wonder so many people break the lids trying to get them off. Bonus dragon04 Mar 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6y7x3tos2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mfxcfjibd222The Hardcard 20 when the Harder Card 40 walks in #retrocomputing28 Feb 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxcfjibd222https://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mfq4rdd7yc2wHey, that's me! Thanks so much! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfq4rdd7yc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mfngumtb2k2nAlways found it a bit strange that the floppy drive on my desk has the logo of a company that I've always associated with cars all over it! They even made some of the 7400-series logic chips on it! Guess Mitsubishi was a bit like Yamaha and did a little bit of everything.25 Feb 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfngumtb2k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mfivtkifhk2vKept noticing my Compaq Portable's still showed an afterimage in a pitch black room... decided to take a long exposure photograph of it an hour after turning it off, and was really impressed by how much was still readable! You can even see the speed of the serial port I was using! #retrocomputing23 Feb 2026 05:21 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfivtkifhk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3mepdlasa5s2rVim is actually quite a pleasant experience on an 8088 with 640k of RAM, especially with turbo enabled! The last version of Vim to support MS-DOS was 7.4, but an install of that version would take up nearly half of my 25 megabyte hard drive... so I'm using version 4.6 instead. #retrocomputing13 Feb 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepdlasa5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3lrza5kwdt22xI printed a new bottom shell for my SNES. Early models seem fairly prone to plastic degradation, especially the bottom half of the enclosure. It can become so brittle that even manipulating the screws causes breakage. I think I did a pretty good job color matching with airbrushing. #3dprinting20 Jun 2025 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrza5kwdt22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3lgwihlke6k23I wonder what the most recent C compiler that still runs on the 8086/8088 is. Apparently Open Watcom still exists and receives regular updates, but has a minimum requirement of an 80386, while capable of targetting the 8086/88. #retrocomputing #programming30 Jan 2025 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwihlke6k23https://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3lgjonyqk6s2iI've been teaching myself CAD lately, so I designed and 3D printed a proper enclosure for my Greaseweazle floppy disk archiving setup! #retrocomputing25 Jan 2025 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjonyqk6s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3lfxnvis4722sThis luggable XT clone is a restoration project I've been working on. Still needs some retrobriting as the top of the case is heavily yellowed. My best guess is that this is DTK branded based on the BIOS & RTC card, but it lacks any brand markings on the case at all. #retrocomputer #retrocomputing17 Jan 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxnvis4722shttps://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3lfsuhcy36s26'Reverse Screen' by Darin Adler from 1986 is an early example of what we call 'dark mode' today, inverting the entire screen - even the mouse. It really takes the eye strain out of working with a compact Mac in the dark! #retrocomputing #VintageApple15 Jan 2025 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsuhcy36s26https://bsky.app/profile/bombsquad.dev/post/3lfpyviwbuk2nWhile I'm not the original owner of my Compaq Portable, I do happen to have the original invoices. It was purchased from ComputerLand in 1986, an Illinois computer retailer franchise, for use in a grocery store's back office. Adjusted for inflation, it cost approximately $5,600! #retrocomputing14 Jan 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:pgboktd2magws2ujvl5ajm6l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpyviwbuk2n