Action Retro
@actionretro.bsky.social
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totally normal computing enthusiast ๐
https://youtube.com/ActionRetro
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Installing PEAR OS, the Linux-based MacOS fever dream, on a totally normal computer.
youtu.be/LRhsJt5kFrg
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Installing PEAR OS on a Nightmare Computer
YouTube video by Action Retro
https://youtu.be/LRhsJt5kFrg
2 months ago
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Dook Dangerously
2 days ago
I got me some
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Ronโs Computer Videos ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ฅ๏ธ๐ผ
8 days ago
Many thanks to
@lgr-yt.bsky.social
,
@actionretro.bsky.social
and
@adriansdigitalbasement.com
for lending their vocal talents to my new video!
youtu.be/JHqiiPGPHFY
#Macintosh
#StarTrek
#TransparentAluminum
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How the Macintosh Plus helped make Star Trek history! #VFX
YouTube video by Ron's Computer Videos
https://youtu.be/JHqiiPGPHFY
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Is this cursed
12 days ago
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hard drive is from the void
15 days ago
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This computer is art
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Should I do it
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Can you install modern Linux on a single 1.44mb floppy disk?
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Installing LINUX on a SINGLE FLOPPY DISK
YouTube video by Action Retro
https://youtu.be/SiHZbnFrHOY
24 days ago
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Apple users: โMy Mac Mini is crafted from a single milled block of aluminum.โ Linux users:
about 1 month ago
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Iโm doing a
@jeffgeerling.com
kind of thing
about 1 month ago
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Iโm normal
about 1 month ago
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Always a good sign when the official instructions say โignore the error message that appearsโ
about 1 month ago
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Cube draft!
about 1 month ago
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Oh no my favorite website is down
about 1 month ago
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Is this cursed
about 1 month ago
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Just a normal Linux box
about 2 months ago
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RIP
@burgerbecky.bsky.social
Rebecca Heineman and thanks for all the wonderful games ๐ข
about 2 months ago
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SGI IRIX was hilariously easy to break into.
youtu.be/1kBKg4Qncrg
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Let's Break IRIX!
YouTube video by Action Retro
https://youtu.be/1kBKg4Qncrg
about 2 months ago
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This is totally normal
about 2 months ago
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Sooo should I install NeXTSTEP on this?
about 2 months ago
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I ran a modern Linux desktop on a Pentium 1, and it was quite surprising...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DiK...
about 2 months ago
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Mac84 (Steve) ๐
about 2 months ago
My pal Dan, aka the Canadian Computer Collector, and his brother Stac are back!! Check out this fun video of what's been going on in their new studio and lives - so glad to have them back!
youtu.be/-m4n_9dgNJw?...
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A Year+ In Our New Shop, Back Surgery, and Diarrhea
YouTube video by CanadianComputerCollector
https://youtu.be/-m4n_9dgNJw?si=UyLtHws9ZSJmqTeA
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Iโm doing weird stuff
2 months ago
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Searching for a Toshiba T1600 - if anyone has a lead on one lmk!
2 months ago
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Installing PEAR OS, the Linux-based MacOS fever dream, on a totally normal computer.
youtu.be/LRhsJt5kFrg
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Installing PEAR OS on a Nightmare Computer
YouTube video by Action Retro
https://youtu.be/LRhsJt5kFrg
2 months ago
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This early SSD was WILD... the Gigabyte iRAM!
youtu.be/wrRNKjWxCPY
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This Early SSD Was WILD
YouTube video by Action Retro
https://youtu.be/wrRNKjWxCPY
3 months ago
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Using VRAM as a RAM disk is slightly cursed...
youtu.be/qyzBRsfQ_UM
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Using a GPU as... a hard drive?
YouTube video by Action Retro
https://youtu.be/qyzBRsfQ_UM
3 months ago
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Hackaday
3 months ago
BlueSCSI: Not Just for Apple
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BlueSCSI: Not Just for Apple
Hackaday Article
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/13/bluescsi-not-just-for-apple/
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Computer Clan
3 months ago
Tomorrow (Oct 14) at 10:00 AM CDT,
@actionretro.bsky.social
and I celebrate Windows 10 going EOL. You will be missed. ๐ซก Check back on Bluesky at that time (or have notifications on)!
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Remember that time we installed Windows 11 on a Sun UNIX workstation?
youtu.be/LuyC0y7Ahfg
3 months ago
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Anyone know a video editor? I need help!
ytjobs.co/job/30336
(Sharing appreciated!)
3 months ago
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This was the last "true" Toshiba Libretto. It's weird.
youtu.be/T8Xtzb3vBcI
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The Last True Libretto
YouTube video by Action Retro
https://youtu.be/T8Xtzb3vBcI
3 months ago
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Computer Clan
3 months ago
Big shout-out to David (The 8-Bit Guy) for showing
@actionretro.bsky.social
and I around his new Time Rift Arcade! It's awesome! I highly recommend going!
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Neat Raspberry Pi art installation at Philly airport
3 months ago
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Computer Clan
3 months ago
Rate our setup. (With
@actionretro.bsky.social
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Oh no
3 months ago
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Oh snap
3 months ago
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Hey you! Would you like to subscribe to my nerdy band's YouTube channel? ๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgmt...
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Casually tracking an album at VCF Southeast
YouTube video by The Stop Bits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgmtsJApUJ8
4 months ago
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We have iMac at home
4 months ago
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Juicy Crumb Systems
4 months ago
To whoever picked up our iMac from the free pile at vcfmidwest, we hope you make good use out of it! Donโt miss the free coupon we tucked away inside as well as some other hidden goodies ๐
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Ken
4 months ago
Sean of Action Retro at
#VCFMW
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The Retro Roadshow
4 months ago
Big shout-out to Sean / Action Retro, who not only makes fantastic YouTube videos, but also now offers the ultimate shirt for my regular spelunking expeditions to our local electronics recycler!
#EwasteConnoisseur
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Jeff Geerling
4 months ago
I had a Totally Normal encounter with
@actionretro.bsky.social
at
#VCFMW
. And got to meet a bunch of other great folks into retro and vintage computers! Can't wait until next year...
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Iโm a professional
4 months ago
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I did a thing! With friends!
add a skeleton here at some point
4 months ago
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I need an expert opinion. Is this jank
5 months ago
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Matthew Hughes
5 months ago
My latest newsletter is about how Big Tech killed the concept of ownership, in the process turning consumers into digital serfs.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/i-miss-act...
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I Miss Actually Owning Stuff
"You'll own nothing and you'll hate it"
https://whatwelost.substack.com/p/i-miss-actually-owning-stuff
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Online gaming on LisaOS
5 months ago
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Hackaday
5 months ago
FrogFind Grabs the WAP
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FrogFind Grabs the WAP
Hackaday Article
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/frogfind-grabs-the-wap/
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One art please
6 months ago
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Making art on the Apple Lisa
6 months ago
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