compu85 🌈
@compu85.bsky.social
Aka JasonP. Tinkerer, systems admin, Diesel & electric car enthusiast, vintage computer junkie, bnkwupt’s mess maker. Keep things with a warranty seal out of reach! Also on mastodon @ sdf.org
Ya it's strange! The elevator across the pedestrian bridge doesn't have CB. You might be on to something with proximity to a medical facility, perhaps it's for people riding the train to the sports medicine facility?
September 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Ya it's strange! The elevator across the pedestrian bridge doesn't have CB. You might be on to something with proximity to a medical facility, perhaps it's for people riding the train to the sports medicine facility?
I should've been more clear: there's a UW medical center across the street:
September 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I should've been more clear: there's a UW medical center across the street:
@deviantollam.bsky.social thanks to your great talks I know what this jewel is for!
You might've ridden this elevator actually... and it's not in a hospital!
You might've ridden this elevator actually... and it's not in a hospital!
September 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
@deviantollam.bsky.social thanks to your great talks I know what this jewel is for!
You might've ridden this elevator actually... and it's not in a hospital!
You might've ridden this elevator actually... and it's not in a hospital!
eBay biddings have arrived 🤩
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
eBay biddings have arrived 🤩
After some fussing, all my VCF West systems are cooperating 😎
August 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
After some fussing, all my VCF West systems are cooperating 😎
I bet the number is very small!
PS: this system is using the PC Emulation board you found for me. It works great!
PS: this system is using the PC Emulation board you found for me. It works great!
July 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I bet the number is very small!
PS: this system is using the PC Emulation board you found for me. It works great!
PS: this system is using the PC Emulation board you found for me. It works great!
The kinds of documents you can make on modern computers, like the Xerox Daybreak, are almost limitless!
July 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The kinds of documents you can make on modern computers, like the Xerox Daybreak, are almost limitless!
They are for the Xerox optical mous, which tracks a white / black grid. They're printed on a 600dpi laser printer on normal paper, then glued to cardboard so they don't scoot around the desk.
The Xerox mouse is super interesting- the sensor is in a clear DIP package w/ a 4x4 sensor!
The Xerox mouse is super interesting- the sensor is in a clear DIP package w/ a 4x4 sensor!
July 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
They are for the Xerox optical mous, which tracks a white / black grid. They're printed on a 600dpi laser printer on normal paper, then glued to cardboard so they don't scoot around the desk.
The Xerox mouse is super interesting- the sensor is in a clear DIP package w/ a 4x4 sensor!
The Xerox mouse is super interesting- the sensor is in a clear DIP package w/ a 4x4 sensor!
Getting prepped for @vcfederation.bsky.social VCF west. Printed up some nice mouse pads!
July 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Getting prepped for @vcfederation.bsky.social VCF west. Printed up some nice mouse pads!
I'm using @celgen.org 's method for making KeyTronic keyboard foams. Double stick truck bed topper tape, and Mylar. Omit the mounting circle, just double stick them to the key sliders!
June 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I'm using @celgen.org 's method for making KeyTronic keyboard foams. Double stick truck bed topper tape, and Mylar. Omit the mounting circle, just double stick them to the key sliders!
Couple more photos.
The tube is NEC, I suspect they did the chassis too.
The tube is NEC, I suspect they did the chassis too.
June 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Couple more photos.
The tube is NEC, I suspect they did the chassis too.
The tube is NEC, I suspect they did the chassis too.
Some photos comparing the AppleColor 100 digital RGB monitor to a composite Tek / Sony display. The RGB display really looks great!!
June 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Some photos comparing the AppleColor 100 digital RGB monitor to a composite Tek / Sony display. The RGB display really looks great!!
Behold the power tilt mechanism on the Apple RGB monitor.
June 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Behold the power tilt mechanism on the Apple RGB monitor.
I spy with my little eye... Rifa Madness 💥
April 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I spy with my little eye... Rifa Madness 💥
Crossed 280,000 yesterday!
April 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Crossed 280,000 yesterday!
Washed my 88 Audi 5000. Cleans up nice for 280,000 miles! I do want to get it repainted... up close it's in rather poor shape.
April 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Washed my 88 Audi 5000. Cleans up nice for 280,000 miles! I do want to get it repainted... up close it's in rather poor shape.
IIRC the Miracle branded display just fit length wise, and the curve was close. The monitor chassis fouled on the Mac's metal supports and the wires were too short to re-arrange it. I wanted to keep the Mac metal piece to mount a slot load dvd. A few years ago I found the bits and reassembled.
March 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
IIRC the Miracle branded display just fit length wise, and the curve was close. The monitor chassis fouled on the Mac's metal supports and the wires were too short to re-arrange it. I wanted to keep the Mac metal piece to mount a slot load dvd. A few years ago I found the bits and reassembled.
I'd wanted to do a color one. I even had a 9" color crt ready to go into a Mac Classic. Here's a circa 2004 photo, you can see some of the Classic hiding behind the Lava Lamp
March 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'd wanted to do a color one. I even had a 9" color crt ready to go into a Mac Classic. Here's a circa 2004 photo, you can see some of the Classic hiding behind the Lava Lamp
So I guess I'm migrating here now, too 🙃
March 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
So I guess I'm migrating here now, too 🙃