Am I doing trendy things right? youtube.com/shorts/JCUHu...

Hey Everyone! Come hang out with Retro Repair Roundup - we'll be rounding up VCF Midwest 20 - what we liked, misliked, etc? 8e, 7c, 6m, 5p and so on!

MACLAN Connect for MS-DOS, turns your PC into an AppleTalk server!* 💾🍏 I got this at VCF Midwest this year, inside has v1.1 disks, plus pre-release copies of 2.0.1, neat! This archive also includes the Mac admin utility for System 6. *Requires networking hardware archive.org/details/macl...

Another vintage Mac disk archived! 💾 This is a SCSI hard drive management software for Macintosh. It also had very interesting folding packaging, which I've also scanned and uploaded. Although the disk label says v2.30, the version on it is v2.40. 🤷‍♂️ macintoshgarden.org/apps/disk-ma... #SCSI

Like weird Cisco presentations from 1994? 🔮 Check out this find! 💾 This Cisco Catalyst "596-1293/catalyst" presentation from 1994 was on 2 floppies... each which had part of a .sea file on it... except that file was itself compressed via DiskDoubler document! 😵 macintoshgarden.org/apps/cisco-c...

New video! A reasonable person would've thrown this out. I am not a reasonable person! Full Restoration of a rusty Commodore 1702: youtu.be/SQE4ViGvLes #commodore #restoration #vintagecomputing #retrogaming #retrocomputing #commodore1702 #electronicsrepair

Another freshly archived video tape! ✨ Macintosh vs Windows (Spring 1996) 📼 Another edition of this series, with Mike Bobrowicz returning, hosts the battle between the Macintosh and Windows PCs... this time running Windows 95! archive.org/details/maci... #ArchiveEverything #VHS #Windows95 #MacOS

Freshly archived video! ✨ Macintosh vs Windows (Spring 1994) 📼 I digitized this tape that I got from VCF Midwest last year. It talks about how satisfied people are with their Macs when compared to cranky ol' DOS machines! archive.org/details/maci... #Apple #Windows #Macintosh #VHS

Fire up MacPaint because I've got some freshly archived clip art from 1985! 🎨💾 macintoshgarden.org/apps/paste-e...

Day 262(19) - #sharptember - It might look like a bit of up market hi-fi, but this is really the last of the 'classic' range of Sharp MZs - the MZ-2500, or 'Super MZ' from 1985. Alongside the cassette drive, we're now embracing the future with a pair of 3.5" floppies ... 1/3

Hey you! Would you like to subscribe to my nerdy band's YouTube channel? 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgmt...

#shorts - now THIS is podracing? #crash youtube.com/shorts/YBtYo...

“The FCC decided all by itself that radio and television were the only two parts of American life not protected by the free speech provisions of the first amendment to the constitution.” George Carlin, 1988

A quick shout to @lon.tv and Tyler Kleinle a.k.a. The Antenna Man who have been on top of this specific issue for probably years at this point. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNuZ...

I picked up this CHONK of a Tecmar Hard Drive for the Macintosh 128K/512K at VCF Midwest. It connects using a 9-pin serial cable... 😮 Would any plain ol' PC style serial cable work here? Or do I need some type of null modem adapter, etc? The only Apple DE9 serial cables I have are for ImageWriters.

Had a great time at VCF Midwest 20! youtu.be/649syNgfvSA

The Laurel and Hardy of #VCFMW. @mac84.bsky.social @ronscompvids.bsky.social

My longstanding wish (and demands) have been answered!! Forget Pacman Fever, that's old news, this new album release is where it's at. If you haven't seen them in play live at a VCF near you, you should! Thank you @tayloramyshow.bsky.social @vkc.sh @actionretro.bsky.social for making it happen.

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...

So electron microscopes are cool. And @jeriellsworth.bsky.social is one of the coolest people on the planet. This particular scenario from #vcfmw is mind blowingly cool!

Until next year VCF Midwest… 🥲 Had an absolute blast! ❤️ Miss you all already…

Super cool! ❤️

Today’s the big day! 💾 If you’re attending VCF Midwest please stop by the “L” YouTuber area near me & @maccy.me, @ronscompvids.bsky.social, @lgr-yt.bsky.social, @actionretro.bsky.social, @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social, @adriansdigitalbasement.com and many more) & say hello! 👋 Hope to see you there!

If you're at VCF MW and are looking for great products for Mac, PC, Apple II, check this booth out. Joe even brought a handful of my own PCBS I designed: PC Gameport Party and 3x3 MIDI switch

Looking forward to the insanity that is tomorrow! 🍏 Stop by the “L” / YouTuber section of VCF Midwest tomorrow and say hello! 👋 We still have a few mousepads left and of course free stickers! #vcfmw

I’ve safely arrived at the VCFMW venue… whew… that was a long drive! 🚗

I appreciate everyone that comes to my streams or watches the videos. Because of that, and because I don’t feel like my content is worth $, I don’t ask for $. Enough folks have asked about Patreon so I made one. There’s three real tiers: 0, $2, and $5 with posts there: www.patreon.com/BigBadBench

My god, they’re just out here selling socks with LGR’s CD-keys on them, the humanity

LIVE NOW: Searching for endangered and #lostmedia we can upload to @archive.org. IS THIS ANYTHING? is live now on Twitch! twitch.tv/uncommonephe...

Check out this both “wonderful and strange” video by the talented @gutbomb.net !🌲🌲

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

This is THE WEIRDEST device I've ever used! Watch me check out this silly piece of oddware from 1985. Oh, and maybe do some neck stretches first. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=41jC...

I love seeing all the folks buying the new EP and choosing to pay $6.66 or $13.37. We see you! <3 thestopbits.bandcamp.com/album/return...

Check out our favorite nerd band! youtu.be/RSVaZwDFVrg?...

It’s that special time of the year! The Vintage Computer Festival Midwest is approaching like a freight train! I’ll be selling boxed editions of my mostly text adventure game: Adventure! The Quack of Dawn! vcfmw.org Sept. 13-14, 2025 #VCFMidwest

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: #Disney's 1947 educational short "The Story of Menstruation" was also available as a filmstrip. Unfortunately, this copy is missing its soundtrack and Eastmancolor dye fading has taken its toll. archive.org/details/unco...

Going to VCF Midwest this year? 👀 I hope to see you there! 💾 I'll be within a printer's throw of: @ronscompvids.bsky.social @maccy.me @ericsedge.com @actionretro.bsky.social @lgr-yt.bsky.social @adriansdigitalbasement.com & @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social 🎉 vcfmw.org Sept. 13-14, 2025 #VCFMidwest

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC is now Open Source opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...

GoldenEye Interactive Kit https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/goldeneye-interactive-kit An interactive press kit for the 1995 James Bond movie GoldenEye. #macgarden #reference #1996 #hollywoodonline

8bitstuff’s amazing products, only at VCFMW! Don’t miss it! VCFMW20 - Sept 13-14, 2025 in Schaumburg, IL Show hours at 9AM-10PM Saturday and 9AM-3PM Sunday

Last night's episode of IS THIS ANYTHING? was a bit... uh... special.

I played so much "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego", Gov. George Deukmejian made me an citizen of the state of California. Later, I snuck into seedy alien bars to play air hockey against a host of cheaters, sneaks and thieves. Lauren Elliott helped make it all possible! youtu.be/bQyYP-OBoc4

Upcoming shenanigans! 😬

Until this week, it's been impossible to play the games of the 1993 Pioneer LaserActive without one of the vanishingly rare, disintegrating consoles. Here's the story of the guy who's been trying to fix that for years -- and all the hardware and software he had to build to make it possible.

Hello. This post is designed to let you know that the SD to IDE adapter pictured on the left, works as a drive replacement for the Apple Macintosh power book 190cs pictured on the right. USE THIS INFORMATION WISELY!

My friend @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social is live streaming while he attempts to fix up a Macintosh Quadra 800, check it out! www.youtube.com/live/sCgd4ED...

Uploaded to @archive.org: This 1966 #filmstrip is an adaptation of the story from Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories for Children." Unfortunately it's missing its soundtrack. Part of the #SethKoehlerCollection. archive.org/details/unco...

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Shirts are on sale for $12.50 - just in time for #VCFMW! ronscompvids.threadless.com

Can anyone help our pal about ribbon cable measurements? I know there are some standards but I'm unaware of which are common.