Garth Beagle
@garthbeagle.bsky.social
I am a curator of vintage computers, weird creatures, and of course "retro" nostalgia and oddities
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
https://www.youtube.com/c/GarthBeagle
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
https://www.youtube.com/c/GarthBeagle
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I don't want to alarm you or anything, but we've got @displacedgamers.bsky.social on this Sunday's Retro Repair Roundup!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRp...
Displayed Gamers - Retro Repair Roundup 91
YouTube video by Retro Repair Roundup
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January 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I don't want to alarm you or anything, but we've got @displacedgamers.bsky.social on this Sunday's Retro Repair Roundup!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRp...
After staying up way too late last night refactoring IOR to be ~65% faster, #PicoIDE is now booting the Performa 630 on its famously cursed IDE interface
January 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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btw this is the same computer that's in @gutbomb.net's video about the 630 and using his drive image so check that out and you may or may not get some explanation for the desktop background: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZstO...
Was the Performa 630 Crummy?
YouTube video by GutBomb
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January 4, 2026 at 4:52 AM
btw this is the same computer that's in @gutbomb.net's video about the 630 and using his drive image so check that out and you may or may not get some explanation for the desktop background: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZstO...
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Have a minute of redwood forest stream, the morning after a major storm.
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Have a minute of redwood forest stream, the morning after a major storm.
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On Saturday's noon EST stream, I'm going to explore a Panasonic FS-A1 MSX2 computer that I got in exchange for working on the FM Towns UG20. Supposedly the insides are bad. After that, we'll keep poking at the Laser 128 EX/2. The ultrasonic bath did not make it better. youtube.com/live/O3APXSX...
Exploring an abused Panasonic FS-A1 MSX2 computer and more poking at the Laser 128 EX/2 (Part 2)
YouTube video by BigBadBench
youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
On Saturday's noon EST stream, I'm going to explore a Panasonic FS-A1 MSX2 computer that I got in exchange for working on the FM Towns UG20. Supposedly the insides are bad. After that, we'll keep poking at the Laser 128 EX/2. The ultrasonic bath did not make it better. youtube.com/live/O3APXSX...
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Ringing in the new year with a great addition to the BlueSCSI family: Introducing BlueSCSI Ultra!
BlueSCSI Ultra & Ultra Wide Announcement
Announcing BlueSCSI Ultra and Ultra Wide - 68-pin 16-bit Ultra Wide support, integrated RP2350B, Front Panel support, and more.
bluescsi.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Ringing in the new year with a great addition to the BlueSCSI family: Introducing BlueSCSI Ultra!
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As much as we can we implement new features without new hardware - and androda has done it again over this holday break:
🎶 💿 CD #Audio support in all #BlueSCSI's is coming soon! You'll need a DAC, they're cheap and we'll make one that fits nicely on old devices too: mastodon.social/@TechByAndro...
🎶 💿 CD #Audio support in all #BlueSCSI's is coming soon! You'll need a DAC, they're cheap and we'll make one that fits nicely on old devices too: mastodon.social/@TechByAndro...
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
As much as we can we implement new features without new hardware - and androda has done it again over this holday break:
🎶 💿 CD #Audio support in all #BlueSCSI's is coming soon! You'll need a DAC, they're cheap and we'll make one that fits nicely on old devices too: mastodon.social/@TechByAndro...
🎶 💿 CD #Audio support in all #BlueSCSI's is coming soon! You'll need a DAC, they're cheap and we'll make one that fits nicely on old devices too: mastodon.social/@TechByAndro...
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On New Year's Day at noon, I'm going to stream to start work on this dead Laser 128 EX/2 that @javmaster.bsky.social sent me. This poor machine was in a flood, and I don't know anything about this architecture, so there will likely be tears and cursing. youtube.com/live/4PNSSOJ...
Starting the repair of a Laser 128 EX/2 that was in a flood
YouTube video by BigBadBench
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December 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
On New Year's Day at noon, I'm going to stream to start work on this dead Laser 128 EX/2 that @javmaster.bsky.social sent me. This poor machine was in a flood, and I don't know anything about this architecture, so there will likely be tears and cursing. youtube.com/live/4PNSSOJ...
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A few minutes late, here's my 2025 wrapup blog article!
polpo.org/blog/2025-th...
polpo.org/blog/2025-th...
2025: The Start of Something New
So, keeping up with my one-blog-article-a-year policy, here's a wrapup of what my 2025 was like. I usually write these wrapups on New Year's Eve,...
polpo.org
January 1, 2026 at 7:25 AM
A few minutes late, here's my 2025 wrapup blog article!
polpo.org/blog/2025-th...
polpo.org/blog/2025-th...
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Happy New Years folks. So now that I was able to et Windows 98SE loading on the BlueSCSI on the last stream, t is time to test some ISA and PCI video and sound cards. Come see what works and what fails. The stream starts at 5pm eastern today.
youtube.com/live/UWh5Ak_...
youtube.com/live/UWh5Ak_...
Testing ISA and PCI Cards Part 2
YouTube video by Trina's Technobabble
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January 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Happy New Years folks. So now that I was able to et Windows 98SE loading on the BlueSCSI on the last stream, t is time to test some ISA and PCI video and sound cards. Come see what works and what fails. The stream starts at 5pm eastern today.
youtube.com/live/UWh5Ak_...
youtube.com/live/UWh5Ak_...
dusting off the GlobalTalk server to prep for MARCHintosh
January 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
dusting off the GlobalTalk server to prep for MARCHintosh
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I was going to be a bit more celebratory today with getting the last video of the year finished and stuff, then it got dropped on me pretty hard this morning that over the weekend we lost an icon in the world of tech reporting.
😔
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
😔
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
December 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I was going to be a bit more celebratory today with getting the last video of the year finished and stuff, then it got dropped on me pretty hard this morning that over the weekend we lost an icon in the world of tech reporting.
😔
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
😔
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
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Totally normal computing x4 thanks to the WOOTswitch (a modern ADB switchbox) by @museumjoe.bsky.social 🔥
Learn more and get yours here: jcm-1.com/product/woot...
Learn more and get yours here: jcm-1.com/product/woot...
December 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Totally normal computing x4 thanks to the WOOTswitch (a modern ADB switchbox) by @museumjoe.bsky.social 🔥
Learn more and get yours here: jcm-1.com/product/woot...
Learn more and get yours here: jcm-1.com/product/woot...
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Here are the DOS game trivia quiz questions I made for an event earlier in the month: youtu.be/z3mGQgVXkp8
They are all pre-Wolfenstein-3D, but most have some sort of visual clue to help out.
Let me know your score :-)
They are all pre-Wolfenstein-3D, but most have some sort of visual clue to help out.
Let me know your score :-)
How well do you know your early DOS game trivia?
YouTube video by The Oldskool PC
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December 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Here are the DOS game trivia quiz questions I made for an event earlier in the month: youtu.be/z3mGQgVXkp8
They are all pre-Wolfenstein-3D, but most have some sort of visual clue to help out.
Let me know your score :-)
They are all pre-Wolfenstein-3D, but most have some sort of visual clue to help out.
Let me know your score :-)
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It's a little late but still in time for the holidays - Check out my latest YouTube video as I take a short trip down memory lane to talk about the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Animated Musical Disk and my first computer. Hope you enjoy!
youtu.be/bf3mBKtGmzU
youtu.be/bf3mBKtGmzU
Christmas Memories with the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Animated Musical Disk
YouTube video by RetroFox
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It's a little late but still in time for the holidays - Check out my latest YouTube video as I take a short trip down memory lane to talk about the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Animated Musical Disk and my first computer. Hope you enjoy!
youtu.be/bf3mBKtGmzU
youtu.be/bf3mBKtGmzU
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My two great successes (or failures, depending - though you know me I'll take the former).
2023 - the SUPERDANA 66x outlet, filling up bad (and good) search engine results everywhere
1998 on - Convincing half my home country that Iced Vovos had marshmallow topping (they never did)
2023 - the SUPERDANA 66x outlet, filling up bad (and good) search engine results everywhere
1998 on - Convincing half my home country that Iced Vovos had marshmallow topping (they never did)
December 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My two great successes (or failures, depending - though you know me I'll take the former).
2023 - the SUPERDANA 66x outlet, filling up bad (and good) search engine results everywhere
1998 on - Convincing half my home country that Iced Vovos had marshmallow topping (they never did)
2023 - the SUPERDANA 66x outlet, filling up bad (and good) search engine results everywhere
1998 on - Convincing half my home country that Iced Vovos had marshmallow topping (they never did)
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i think what gets overlooked is that part of the humor and charm of edits like these is that you're perfectly aware that someone sat down and spent their own time making it. they chose to do something cool or silly or stupid or genius, regardless of the results
that human element elevates the work
that human element elevates the work
Who needs AI when we had stuff like this? I’ll take photoshop edits over the slop any day
December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
i think what gets overlooked is that part of the humor and charm of edits like these is that you're perfectly aware that someone sat down and spent their own time making it. they chose to do something cool or silly or stupid or genius, regardless of the results
that human element elevates the work
that human element elevates the work
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Messin with macs
December 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Messin with macs
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December 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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I improved my C coded midi player with cute, snappy status characters that fade in and out.
Running on a wildK2 (fmr. F256K2), using its onboard SAM2695 midi chip.
Music from Casiopea (Grand Slam)
Running on a wildK2 (fmr. F256K2), using its onboard SAM2695 midi chip.
Music from Casiopea (Grand Slam)
December 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I improved my C coded midi player with cute, snappy status characters that fade in and out.
Running on a wildK2 (fmr. F256K2), using its onboard SAM2695 midi chip.
Music from Casiopea (Grand Slam)
Running on a wildK2 (fmr. F256K2), using its onboard SAM2695 midi chip.
Music from Casiopea (Grand Slam)
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🔊🎵 PASSPORT.MID
September 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🔊🎵 PASSPORT.MID
so much tech in this picture!
December 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
so much tech in this picture!