#oldtech

[techiecore]

[carnagewizard]

Commodore 2001 series The Commodore PET is a line of personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International. A single all-in-one case combines a MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, Commodore BASIC in read-only memory, keyboard, monochrome monitor, and, in early models, a cassette deck. 

Source: Wikipedia

[mixi-tan]

[sinclair-speccy]

[mingos-commodoreblog]

Testing an Amiga 500 Rev.4

[kvetch19]

[nyacula]

nyacula nappin on her motherboard

[pc98-rom]

Giant flower, by Boris Zhevlakov (2005)

[xcxpro]

i’m next level so legit with all my click.

[l0fifilms]

WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME CASSETTE FUTURISM WAS A THING?!

Legit, it’s one of my fave aesthetics ever!! I love the look of old boxy TV’s with a sci-fi twist! Something like Andor/Star wars, Alien Isolation, The Creator! I like 80s vaporwave aesthetics too with the “bisexual” colored neon lights, but the more grounded colors got me here.

Who else likes Cassette Futurism?

[processzine-org]

🖨️ New arrival in the Glitch Lab: OKI Microline 3320 9-pin dot matrix, still warm with its last test printout—scanned on the move to smear the memory.

Not yet wired in, but already speaking: machine language, carriage clatter, form-feed groans. Perfect for: ☒ glitch typography ☒ looped mechanical audio ☒ perforated thoughtforms ☒ brutalist poetry

Next steps: power up, feed noise.

🗎 photo + distorted scan overlay 🎧 future source: impact pins, stepper sync, margin resets

[techiecore]

[sentientcomputerposting]

i am a computar :^]

[mixi-tan]

── ✧﹒🌈🎨📚🖍️🎉🍭🌈🎨📚🖍️🎉🍭🌈📚🖍️🎉🍭﹒✧ ──

[endlessmazin]

PreProcessing the PreProcessor

[katslgr]

Psion Series 5 Released in 1997. Powered by 2×AA batteries and one backup button cell (CR2032). Battery life: ~20–35 hours of use on AAs; backup cell keeps data for weeks when main batteries are empty. Features include a green backlit monochrome display, full QWERTY/Z keyboard, and built-in software for word processing, calendar, spreadsheets, etc. Weak point: the flex cable between body and screen can fail due to the hinge mechanism. Less severe than in the later Series 5mx, but still a known issue. The Psion series was a popular PDA series next to Palm. Douglas Adams reportedly used a Psion Series 3 to write parts of Last Chance to See.

I bought my Psion 5 around 2006 for ~50 €. Mainly used it for writing travel diaries in the UK and Japan. Switched to a Palm PDA for university a bit later – faster UI access, better desktop sync and compatibility, less fragile.

I used old tech for studying still when smartphones were becoming common. LCD devices were more reliable, the battery was longer lasting, they were not build to distract, and more robust.

I still like this Psion 5 as a portable typing machine. The keyboard is not as good as with the AlphaSmart Neo, but is actually quite decent for such a small device - it can feel slightly mushy, but it's good enough for longer typing in a bus seat or similar.