Looking back at my past blog posts, I’ve realized something troubling: my output is about as sparse as a 1980s home computer with 2K of RAM. It’s not that I haven’t been busy with my hobbies. If anything, I’ve spent plenty of time elbow‑deep in old electronics, more time than is probably recommended by any modern health professional or by anyone who’s ever inhaled RIFA smoke.
So why don’t I post more? Maybe I assume my adventures with vintage gear are too boring. Maybe I don’t spend enough time on any single project to justify a full write‑up. Or maybe I’m just the human equivalent of a VCR that flashes “12:00” forever because no one bothered to set the clock.
Honestly, it’s probably all three. Even as I type this, I wonder if anyone will read it. Not because I need validation. This isn’t a competition to see who can get the most likes on their photo of a beige box computer with an AST sticker on it, but because it’s nice when someone else says, “Hey, I also spent my Saturday trying to coax life out of a cassette deck that last worked during the Reagan administration.”
I don’t have an ego tied up in this blog. It’s just a place to share my hobby with the world. And if I don’t post anything, who suffers? Probably me. If I don’t write things down, I’m relying on my memory, which is about as reliable as a 40‑year‑old power supply that hasn’t been recapped. I could even write about the bookshelf stereo system in the picture that I have in my office.
Now here we are at the start of a new year. A perfect time to hit the reset button, metaphorically speaking. (Not literally. I’ve learned the hard way that pressing random buttons on vintage hardware rarely ends well.) I’ve spent all of 2025 browsing social media posts, websites, and blogs about every obscure gadget imaginable. Some were brilliant. Some were… let’s call them “enthusiastically mediocre.” But I enjoyed them all. That’s the beauty of the Internet: it’s like a global swap meet for information, where even the most niche stories find a home.
So this is me putting my money where my mouth is. My hobby experiences might be boring, but someone out there might share the same weird enthusiasm for devices that require a firm smack on the side to function properly. I actually have a Kaypro 10 that operates that way when the hard drive sticks. Maybe I’ll write a blog post about it someday.
I’ve got a Facebook group, a Twitter (X) account, and even a Discord. Plenty of places to share my misadventures with aging electronics. And if no one else finds them interesting, at least I’ll have a record for myself. If I need to make this my New Year’s Resolution, then fine. It’s certainly safer than joining a gym, going twice, and then abandoning it like a CED player.
