The way ELECTRONICS used to be!
This article will be updated throughout the day Friday and Saturday Day one at the White Rose Gameroom Show started off with a noticeabe change. It was located in the …
The White Rose Gameroom Show – 2014 Read More
This article is the written transcript of the podcast audio found at: http://vintagevolts.com/podcast/Vintage_Volts_Episode_5.mp3 In today’s world of instant and rapid communications, the Amateur Radio Service (HAM radio) is losing its …
Upgrading a “Lost Art” Read More
Ignore the last post about the “Summer Challenge” Retrochallenge (http://www.retrochallenge.net/). While I was looking for the equipment I needed to effectively finish the Donkey Kong game for the VIC-20 (I …
Summer Challenge 2014 Retrochallenge – GEOS Read More
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 More