The way ELECTRONICS used to be!
To jump to a specific update, select from the list below: Update 12/16/2015 Update 12/21/2015 Update 1/8/2016 Update 1/13/2016 Update 1/29/2016 It’s that time of year when the bi-annual Retrochallenge …
Retrochallenge 2016/01 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
Time to blow off the dust settling on this stagnant website and post a new article documenting my experience at the Vintage Computer Fest East 10.0 (VCFEast) event. The event …
VCF East 10.0 Read More
Here it is… February 5, 2015, and the once powerful Radio Shack stores has declared bankruptcy. It’s a bit surreal, but I suppose after the past decade or two, I’m …
Radio Shack: A Personal Perspective Read More
I just got done listening to Rob “Flack” O’Hara’s latest “You Don’t Know Flack” (YDKF) episode #157 called, “Printer Extravaganza.” I thought I would try something different and post a …
Blog Response to the YDKF Podcast Episode 157 Read More
Twice a year, I enter the contest known as RetroChallenge. It is an informal challenge for all participants to do something with retro computers for one month. The next “Winter …
Updated Jan 20, 2015: My RetroChallenge Entry for January 2015 Read More
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