One thing I never tire of watching is an EM pinball machine resetting the score displays at the start of a new game. As a kid it puzzled me so bad how it worked, later in life I got to take a deep dive in the soul of electro-mechanical things. Even when I know exactly what's going on, it's still captivating to look at. #pinball #70s #retrotech #electromechanical
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What's even the point of having speakers, unless they're DIGITAL READY SPEAKERS?! #pinball #retrotech
So you replace a fuse with an iron nail, which causes a transistor to run so hot it burns a hole in the PCB. What do you do? Apparently some fine repair tech came to this problem and the apparent solution was to jumper over the now totally burned traces and then add wires and hang the now missing transistor from those. Because why not?
This is a WhiteStar pinball platform driver board I got for spares long ago, but I think it's glorious in all of its tech goreness.
I'm recording a new disco cassette to better enjoy testing and repairing old players 
ally) Apparently my teen is really into #retrotech vibes nowadays. Not Apple iMac G3 vibes, they thought that was “ewww” — no, *this* is what they're talking about.
Bring back the Compaq 286 PC, apparently! 
Why won’t your NES Zapper work on modern TVs? 
It’s not broken—it just needs a CRT!
We explain how light gun tech worked, why Duck Hunt only runs on old tube TVs, and what your options are today 
https://theoldschoolgamevault.com/blog/articles/1005-retro-light-zappers
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I've always loved buttons, dials, knobs, levers and lights since I was a kid. 
Ok testing out donated PS2 discs on Retrobat and PCSX2. Got it to boot up Samurai Jack game thru a few fiddle tweaks. Does anyone know how to configure #RetroBat so when a disc is popped in, I can select it from the game list? #emulation #retrobat #pcsx2 #samuraijack #retrogaming #playstation2 #ps2 #gaming #videogames #gamedev #gamecollecting #retrocomputing #retroconsole #retrotech #videogamepreservation
You Can Now Turn Your iPhone into a 1990s Game Boy Camera https://petapixel.com/2025/06/27/you-can-now-turn-your-iphone-into-a-1990s-game-boy-camera/ #gameboycamera #Technology #retrotech #nintendo #gameboy #Mobile #iphone #apple #News #app
PetaPixel · You Can Now Turn Your iPhone into a 1990s Game Boy CameraDelta Camera is available now.
Working on a sequenced music engine for the Sega Saturn. Got it playing back both PCM samples and 4-op FM patches!
(the screen is turned off in OBS b/c my laptop really struggles and the music timing gets a bit screwey)
Let’s go way back: What’s a piece of software or hardware you wish still existed today? 
#ThrowbackThursday #retrotech
People keep telling me I don’t know how good I have it. That modern systems are easy, and that accessibility has come so far I should be grateful. So I decided to test that claim the hard way.
I’m running Windows XP for a month. Not in a VM. Not themed. Real XP. Real hardware. A 2009 Samsung NC10, with 2GB of RAM, an SSD, and the original drivers I had to dig up from the depths of the internet.
No speech at install. I used OCR to get through it.
Display drivers broke four times.
Serpent is the only browser I could get working.
I installed Office 2003.
Got JAWS 15 running after a registry hack.
NVDA still works fine.
I even played some old audio games I never got to try growing up.
I haven’t found a decent ad blocker or antivirus yet. I’m not expecting this to go smoothly. I don’t even really believe I’ll make it the full 30 days. But I’m doing it anyway.
Day 1 is up. Written and published from Windows XP.
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dead-os-walking-30-days-on-windows-xp-in-2025/
#WindowsXP #Accessibility #BlindComputing #RetroTech
#NVDA #JAWS #audiogames
#30DaysOfXP
fireborn.mataroa.blogDead OS Walking: 30 Days on Windows XP in 2025 — fireborn
Am I the only nerd that had this Game Boy cartridge? 
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I found this in a thrift store. It works with a few quirks (for example, keeps playing if the lid is opened). However in a previous life I think somebody taped the lid closed because there is sticky glue residue on the left and right sides. Eyeglass wipes aren't removing it very well and I'm afraid to go too hard or use harsh chemicals for fear of damaging the plastic surface. Any suggestions how to clean it?
#RetroTech #cd
Japan modern #retrotech delivers! Akihabara and Shibuya for some cassettes and a Walkman like player. It has Bluetooth but I am doing wired right now to keep retro legit. City Pop, early 80s, late 80s and 90s.