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Tomb👻Time

@tubetime.bsky.social

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vintage computers, tubes, the MOnSter6502, cross-sectioned electronic parts, capacitors, and other detritus. coauthor of http://nostarch.com/open-circuits

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 2d

socket 5!

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 2d

just trying to install windows 95

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 2d

not quite working for us even though both of these are set correctly.

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 3d

yeah that one

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 3d

things are getting pretty complicated

Pentium motherboard with the CPU plugged into a complex interposer board with a huge bundle of ribbon cables coming out. next to it is a logic analyzer.

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 3d

huh that's pretty neat, it's not nicking the wire at all?

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 6d

😄

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 7d

yes

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 7d

My coffee table book, Open Circuits, with beautiful cross-section photos of electronics, is 25% off through the 12th. Use the super-secret discount code "SHOWOFF". What, you already have the book? BAM--you just thought of a friend who would enjoy a copy.

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two images of a small cathode ray tube. the upper image shows that it is nearly as small as a ball-point pen, starting out at the same diameter but flaring out into a tiny screen that is about 10mm in diameter. the bottom image shows the same CRT cut in half, with a complex array of small metal electron lenses.

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 7d

maybe someday lol

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 7d

some of you may not know that i'm also on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@tubetime

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3.08K Posts, 161 Following, 9.45K Followers · vintage computers, tubes, the MOnSter6502, cross-sectioned electronic parts, capacitors, and other detritus. coauthor of http://nostarch.com/open-circuits

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 12d

hahaha 😅

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 12d

they didn't, i checked

Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 13d

while looking for my alligator/crocodile clip meme, i found this meme as well.

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 13d

hmm i guess technically this is an alligator clip because it has the wider jaw

chart comparing top view of alligators, crocodiles, and clips

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 13d

well this was a challenge to model!

3d model of a crocodile clip, two pieces of stamped sheet metal with a spring between the two halves

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CelGen Studios @celgen.org · 17d

TIL: My Automatic Document Feeder has no problems bulk scanning punched cards. This possibly makes the need for a second card reader solely for digitizing decks not necessary.

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 15d

first thing i saw was the oscope and was like what did that poor thing ever do to you--oh

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