Arge
@arge.bsky.social
computer science / lover and fixer of anything retro / 🇬🇧🇩🇪 / 20
Listening to music how nature intended
August 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Listening to music how nature intended
Ive never heard a laptop sound worse. The problem preventing it from booting was that some ribbon cables were corroded and needed a clean. Sadly the pointer nub ribbon was a complete write off. Ill keep it in the laptop until i find a replacement. The noisy fan was easily dealt with using WD40
August 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ive never heard a laptop sound worse. The problem preventing it from booting was that some ribbon cables were corroded and needed a clean. Sadly the pointer nub ribbon was a complete write off. Ill keep it in the laptop until i find a replacement. The noisy fan was easily dealt with using WD40
Got an amazing deal on a sony vaio pcg-1a1n (U1). Printed a replacement mouse nub (file is on thingiverse). Now it looks complete but still doesnt start
August 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Got an amazing deal on a sony vaio pcg-1a1n (U1). Printed a replacement mouse nub (file is on thingiverse). Now it looks complete but still doesnt start
A full dump of wikipedia (w/o images) thats available offline. Very good to have!!
August 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A full dump of wikipedia (w/o images) thats available offline. Very good to have!!
Sadly the IBM ThinkPad 230Cs is a complete loss. Such a shame since its a really rare machine. I hate NiMH batteries with every fibre of my being
August 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Sadly the IBM ThinkPad 230Cs is a complete loss. Such a shame since its a really rare machine. I hate NiMH batteries with every fibre of my being
Beautiful heathkit ib-1103. Its not calibrated (tested with 120kHz) and it unlinks when i use a higher timebase. Also i dont think there should be 3 decimal points
August 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Beautiful heathkit ib-1103. Its not calibrated (tested with 120kHz) and it unlinks when i use a higher timebase. Also i dont think there should be 3 decimal points
Also a recent purchase: The NEC MobileGearII MC-R520. It runs windows CE and i have no idea what to expect. Sadly its missing its stylus, but for 10€ you cant complain
July 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Also a recent purchase: The NEC MobileGearII MC-R520. It runs windows CE and i have no idea what to expect. Sadly its missing its stylus, but for 10€ you cant complain
Have ordered a cool japanese electronics kit that includes a microcomputer (TI TMS1100 (4 bit)). Will post some more when it arrives
July 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Have ordered a cool japanese electronics kit that includes a microcomputer (TI TMS1100 (4 bit)). Will post some more when it arrives
To top this one off, have a bit of Mono OPL3 goodness (the sony Picturebook is waiting on a new polarizer
July 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
To top this one off, have a bit of Mono OPL3 goodness (the sony Picturebook is waiting on a new polarizer
Runs Doom OK, but has a few lags. Unsurprising, since its basically running a glorified 486DX
July 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Runs Doom OK, but has a few lags. Unsurprising, since its basically running a glorified 486DX
Works just fine now. (Cassette for scale)
July 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Works just fine now. (Cassette for scale)
Replaced the shitty proprietary connector with a standard dc barrel jack
July 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Replaced the shitty proprietary connector with a standard dc barrel jack
Got two old subnotebooks/palmtops from japan (Vaio PCG-C1XF, Casio Cassiopeia Fiva 102S). One has vinegar syndrome and is in overall bad condition. The other however is in much better shape. Had to hotwire both but its good to see they both function and have healthy sounding hdds
July 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Got two old subnotebooks/palmtops from japan (Vaio PCG-C1XF, Casio Cassiopeia Fiva 102S). One has vinegar syndrome and is in overall bad condition. The other however is in much better shape. Had to hotwire both but its good to see they both function and have healthy sounding hdds
An update for the FM-New7, i fashioned a cable that converts the 15khz RGB to Composite/S-Video. Had to custom order a PCB from @pcbwayofficial.bsky.social for it.
June 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
An update for the FM-New7, i fashioned a cable that converts the 15khz RGB to Composite/S-Video. Had to custom order a PCB from @pcbwayofficial.bsky.social for it.
Got an absolute steal on these two subnotebooks/palmtops from the 90s. A Casio cassiopeia mpc-102m62s and a Sony VAIO pcg-c1xf. They were like 30€ and 15€ respectively
June 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Got an absolute steal on these two subnotebooks/palmtops from the 90s. A Casio cassiopeia mpc-102m62s and a Sony VAIO pcg-c1xf. They were like 30€ and 15€ respectively
First test of the PTZ mount (fried one driver on accident so i had to switch wires)
February 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
First test of the PTZ mount (fried one driver on accident so i had to switch wires)
Buying test equipment from japan is surprisingly cheap
February 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Buying test equipment from japan is surprisingly cheap
Analog amp meters are the best
January 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Analog amp meters are the best
Now u get to whack someone else
January 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Now u get to whack someone else