I'm planning on giving this to a friend, but while I have it here I thought you guys might get a kick out of it.4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/batman
A 386 desktop tower with a tiny amber CRT installed in the 5.25 drive bays! (Found yesterday at Computer Reset)3yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
Last night my TS1000's keyboard membrane gave up the ghost, derailing my weekend plans. This morning, I remembered I had a spare TI-99/4A keyboard mechanism and two incomplete sets of key caps. It looks ugly, but my weekend fun is back on the schedule!4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Was playing Chrono Trigger last night and this piece of dialogue caught me off guard5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
For now, it's basically still a glorified TV stand, but this is my in-progress arcade cabinet.5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
I finally got a Commodore PET! It wasn't cheap, but at least it was local!3yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
I got him 9 months ago, but yesterday was the first time I got him to look at the camera. This is Herbie.5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/aww
When you wanna test SNES RGB on your projector but you don't have the right parts to build a proper cable and you don't wanna order anything6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My parents gave me the old family PC today. Nobody ever removed the advertising stickers.5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
Picked up this Osborne 1 last weekend. Today I finished repairing the keyboard and got it booted.4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
When I asked the guy at the flea market about this, he said, Oh, you can just have it. We were going to throw it away because it's broken. All I had to do was bridge one broken trace on the PCB.4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Just received from eBay: an Acer sound card with a Vibra 16 chipset and a real OPL3!3yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
It's going to be a long and expensive journey, but I decided to finally get an S-100 chassis (seller's photo, won't be shipped until next week)3yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
It just occurred to me that non-computer posts might alright here. So I'd like to present my retro Zenith media center.6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
Last night my TS1000's keyboard membrane gave up the ghost, derailing my weekend plans. This morning, I remembered I had a spare TI-99/4A keyboard mechanism and two incomplete sets of key caps. It looks ugly, but my weekend fun is back on the schedule!4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
There's still a lot of work left to do, but it's actually playing games now!3yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/pinball
Finally took a chance on one of those cheap eBay 486 boards from Ukraine. It showed up after about a month exactly as advertised! Listing said it sometimes boots and sometimes doesn't, but it has a number of visibly bulging caps so I think it'll probably be good after a re-cap.4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Genesis) on my 1975 Advent Videobeam 1000A CRT Projection TV. (This photo is one I posted elsewhere last year, but I just realized it never made it to this sub.)5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/crtgaming
Last time I posted this computer, it couldn't do this. The necessary upgrade involved basically swapping the guts in this machine with the guts from a newer computer. Here is my (no-longer-a) HP Apollo 9000/720 running NeXTSTEP.6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
Tandy 1400LT As-Is/Untested eBay purchase. Aside from one leaky capacitor, I don't think anything is wrong with it. The battery even still holds a charge.5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
Today's pick-up. A little bit older than the stuff I normally post on here, but I think it qualifies. It's actually functional, too!4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
I bought my first pinball machine yesterday. It needs a lot of work! 1958 Williams Satellite.3yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/pinball
It's not exactly the ideal gaming monitor, but I finally got a clear picture out of my Space Age Westinghouse TV today5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/crtgaming
It's a bit early for my time zone, but it's already 2018 in some parts of the world! (Special thanks to /u/RogelioP for introducing me to CoCo Graphics Designer Plus via his Season's Greetings thread.)6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
Finally got a proper monitor for my Commodore systems! Commodore 1701, purchased from estate sale for $50. Not *super* cheap, IMO, but still beats eBay.5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
One of the more unusual systems in my collection, the Spectravideo SV-318. This is one of the systems upon which the MSX standard was eventually based.6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
Finally started on my own LiPo battery mod for the Hip Gear pack (And also finally decided to get the 1st-Party LCD)4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/psx
The Odyssey doesn't give you a lot of options when you have to play by yourself.4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Sometimes you just wanna play Sonic The Hedgehog on a projection TV from the 1970s.6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Apparently, I had built myself an S-Video breakout cable over a decade ago for some project where I only needed its use temporarily. I found it while sorting through some of my old stuff last week, and it works great with the Commodore 1701 I picked up a few weekends ago!5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/crtgaming
Timex Sinclair 2068 + Home-Built Emulator Cartridge + WinTZX. I finally get to see what all this ZX Spectrum hullabaloo is about.6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
I finally picked up what is essentially my ideal Trinitron set yesterday.6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
I purchased this TV when I was in middle school, August 2001, for $90 at K-Mart. I just got inside it and gave it a convergence and purity touch-up. It'll never be perfect (it's just too cheaply made) but this is definitely the best it's ever looked!6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/crtgaming
Still got all my old cards! (Or if I did lose any, I didn't lose very many.)7yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/digimon
My PA-RISC setup (HP Apollo 9000 Model 720 running HP-UX 9.0.7)7yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
I normally have pretty shit luck when I go around to thrift stores in my area, BUT NOT TODAY!7yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
When you wanna test SNES RGB on your projector but you don't have the right parts to build a proper cable and you don't wanna order anything6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Sometimes you just wanna play Sonic The Hedgehog on a projection TV from the 1970s. (xpost /r/retrogaming)6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/gaming
Finally got a proper monitor for my Commodore systems! Commodore 1701, purchased from estate sale for $50. Not *super* cheap, IMO, but still beats eBay. (x-post /r/retrobattlestations)5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/Commodore
I picked this monitor up at a thrift store some time ago and it took me a while to find any info on it since it is unbranded. It appears to be a Daewoo G701NF, and it has a surprisingly good picture for how cheaply-made it seems to be.5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/crtgaming
I got to do a local pick-up on one of my gaming grails today! The original Magnavox Odyssey!5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
I felt like the picture on my Videobeam looked particularly nice today.4yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/vintagetelevision
I bought this Tandy CM-5 off eBay as-is for basically the cost of shipping, but when it arrived I discovered that the neck was broken off the CRT. Turns out, I'm too stubborn to let it die. Here it is after I installed and did my own setup on a semi-compatible replacement tube I bought from VDC.5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/crtgaming
I'm setting my childhood Windows 95 machine back up (Compaq Presario 2200)6yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
A set of Novell Netware installation disks my dad saved from his old workplace5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/VintageComputers
Picked this BSR 6800MX up at a thrift store yesterday. I thought it was a parallel port drive, but it apparently needs a Mitsumi interface ISA card with a 25-pin female D-SUB. Anyone have one of those?5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/VintageComputers
Finally got my own Magnavox Odyssey! Picked up locally yesterday for $50!5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/MagnavoxOdyssey
Attempt at WSC front light mod using light guide from Sony ACX705AKM-7 LCD5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/WonderSwan
My first vellum paper DIY overlay replacement, Haunted House! (Sorry for leaving Table Tennis on behind it - I haven't yet had the time to etch myself additional game cards.)5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/MagnavoxOdyssey
I picked up this TV earlier this week so I'll have something to use with the overlay set that's currently on the way in the mail5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/MagnavoxOdyssey
Finally got a Virtual Boy! Any suggestions for the stand's missing foot?5yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/retrogaming
It's supposed to be Martin Freeman, but with my drawing skills it may as well be Benedict Cumberbatch.11yr ⋅ jmetal88 ⋅ r/badlydrawncelebrities
