Eric
@ericmb.bsky.social
Finally done! Added MMU3 too!
September 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Finally done! Added MMU3 too!
A few more old gems of mine that my dad found in the basement..
September 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A few more old gems of mine that my dad found in the basement..
So many parts.. MK4s -> Core1
August 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
So many parts.. MK4s -> Core1
Saved this hot mess from the MIT swap fest this weekend.. it doesn’t power on because what looks like a dead short on the 12v rail. #newenglandretrocomputers #macclone #macintosh
July 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Saved this hot mess from the MIT swap fest this weekend.. it doesn’t power on because what looks like a dead short on the 12v rail. #newenglandretrocomputers #macclone #macintosh
Found some of my operating system purchases in the early to mid nineties in my Dad’s basement. They are complete inside
July 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Found some of my operating system purchases in the early to mid nineties in my Dad’s basement. They are complete inside
Before getting to those new Macs I grabbed off the recycle truck I am going to be replacing the VGA cable in this Sony Trinitron. I can’t find a replacement cable as beefy as the original hopefully a cable matters cable will be good enough.
April 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Before getting to those new Macs I grabbed off the recycle truck I am going to be replacing the VGA cable in this Sony Trinitron. I can’t find a replacement cable as beefy as the original hopefully a cable matters cable will be good enough.
Last minute save from e-waste thanks to a Facebook post asking for someone to grab it from a recycling event about 30 minutes away! #retrocomputing #apple
April 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Last minute save from e-waste thanks to a Facebook post asking for someone to grab it from a recycling event about 30 minutes away! #retrocomputing #apple
I saw a post that reminded me of the Sesame Street segment "Pinball Number Count". This is one of the things that's both burned into my mind and gives me heaps of nostalgia. It turns out the vocals were by the Pointer Sisters!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball...
March 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I saw a post that reminded me of the Sesame Street segment "Pinball Number Count". This is one of the things that's both burned into my mind and gives me heaps of nostalgia. It turns out the vocals were by the Pointer Sisters!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball...
Saw this on Instagram and it really sums up a large part of the enshittification of everything.
February 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Saw this on Instagram and it really sums up a large part of the enshittification of everything.
No personal space for this guy. Frito feet in my face.
February 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
No personal space for this guy. Frito feet in my face.
My Old Fashioned is smiling at me.
January 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
My Old Fashioned is smiling at me.
Here's a fun new scam that seems to be making the rounds in Massachusetts. I have had a few friends mention it to me today!
January 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Here's a fun new scam that seems to be making the rounds in Massachusetts. I have had a few friends mention it to me today!
Stuffed my face, got the tree.. now on to step three..
November 30, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Stuffed my face, got the tree.. now on to step three..
Gonna stuff my face today, get the tree tomorrow, and hopefully upgrade my Prusa MK3S to an MK4S with an MMU3.
November 28, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Gonna stuff my face today, get the tree tomorrow, and hopefully upgrade my Prusa MK3S to an MK4S with an MMU3.
Had to unexpectedly put this best boy down today.. two days before his tenth birthday. Goodbye buddy, love you!
November 24, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Had to unexpectedly put this best boy down today.. two days before his tenth birthday. Goodbye buddy, love you!
Post you from a different era. Circa 1994
November 21, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Post you from a different era. Circa 1994
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,022,433!
October 9, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,022,433!
Some wonky solder joints on the fly ack were keeping the screen from coming on randomly. Seems better now! #NewEnglandVintageComputing #macintoshclassic #retrocomputing
November 19, 2023 at 7:28 PM
Some wonky solder joints on the fly ack were keeping the screen from coming on randomly. Seems better now! #NewEnglandVintageComputing #macintoshclassic #retrocomputing
A little archeology for today on the 80SC drive I picked up.. it loads and has some random stuff on it. It’s starting to sound like staring a jet engine .. will it crash or sort itself out? 🤷♂️ #NewEnglandVintageComputing #macintoshclassic #retrocomputing
November 18, 2023 at 11:56 PM
A little archeology for today on the 80SC drive I picked up.. it loads and has some random stuff on it. It’s starting to sound like staring a jet engine .. will it crash or sort itself out? 🤷♂️ #NewEnglandVintageComputing #macintoshclassic #retrocomputing