The way ELECTRONICS used to be!
Have you been enjoying this vintage electronics advent wishlist, along with the chocolates you’ve been snacking on in your boxed advent calendars? Five more days to go. Make sure you …
Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 20 – 25 Read More
We’re past the halfway point on this Wishlist series. I know it’s bringing back a flood of memories for me. How about you? Do you now suddenly feel the urge …
Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 16 – 20 Read More
Ten days in this series so far. Did any of the things I have posted ever show up on your former wishlists, or even better, show up as a gift …
Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 11 – 15 Read More
Continuing the countdown, I decided it would be best to break up the summary posts into five day block. Doing so will prohibit the need to keep scrolling, just to …
Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 6 – 10 Read More
I’ve always wanted to do a “countdown” style series on social media. I just never thought of, or settled on a suitable countdown theme to do so. This year, while …
Retro Christmas Wishlist: Day 1 – 5 Read More
I have this weird habit. I collect stuff… Even weirder, I am insanely curious about the stuff I collect, even if it takes me years to discover what it is …
Random ROMs Read More
It’s not enough that I have turntables, record players, and other equipment to play my 45 RPM records. I needed a way to play them in style! It was during …
AMI D-80 Jukebox Read More
On the lines of Fingerhut catalogs that are still being sent to millions of houses today, well known as a recognizable source for borderline useful tchotchkes for the home, the …
Damark – The “Great Deal” Catalog Read More
In the early days of public online services, there were many ways to access information sources like Compuserve, BIX, and GEnie. You could use a desktop computer in the home …
Texas Instruments SILENT 700 series Read More
Follow along with my guest host, Mike Whalen, as we browse through the 1976 Radio Shack catalog and discuss the technology of the day. If you wish to follow along …
Vintage Volts Episode 4 – 1976 Radio Shack Catalog – Part 1 Read More