The way ELECTRONICS used to be!
It’s time again to “kid myself” for another month, thinking I’ll someday complete an actual Retrochallenge (http://www.retrochallenge.net/), but WHO CARES… it’s a fun activity no matter what!!! This time around, …
Summer Challenge 2014 Retrochallenge Read More
Mike Whalen and I finish up browsing through the 1976 Radio Shack catalog and discussing the technology of the day. If you wish to follow along with us, you can …
Vintage Volts Episode 4 – 1976 Radio Shack Catalog – Part 2 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
One thing which makes the Internet such a wonderful tool for exploring history is the immediate access to media from the past. It will also allow future generations to be …
Reliving History… One Videocassette at a Time Read More
In 2014, I was invited to attend the Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East 9.1 as an exhibitor. I had recently finished cleaning and assembling a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A computer with …
VCF East 9.1 Read MoreI had a great time as an exhibitor at VCF East 9.1 this year. There are many experiences and memories I am still mentally digesting. It was rather overwhelming and …
Personal Review of VCF East – Coming Soon! Read MoreThis Vintage Minute episode provides an overview of the Texas Instruments TI Programmer calculator. I rarely found, but versatile member of the TI “Majestic” line of calculators from the mid …
Vintage Minute – “TI Programmer Calculator” Read More
A recently discovered YouTube video, subsequently shared on the Vintage Volts Facebook feed, got me thinking about the quaint beginnings of a technology we all seem to take for granted. …
Throwback Thursday – The Rotary Dial Telephone Read MoreI like using vintage electronics. I also like to share the experience with others in order to familiarize people with the wide variety of vintage technology our society had at …
New Video Series – “Vintage Minute” Read More