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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

That request may not have the outcome you want.

Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

You know when you buy a DECwriter online, and the seller neglects to tell you that it was a mouse house for years? New twist -- I noticed the logic board had a 6502A backwards in the socket. Before turning it the right way, I looked at the schematic and found that there should be an 8085A-2 there.

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Makes my trip from the mere US sound pitiful 😄

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Excited! I’ll see you there!

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Although, maybe you remember. This one has two ribbon cables running out of the back: one hardwired to the floppies, one with various RS-232 connections. Nothing is panel mounted. Was that the same on yours?

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We had access to one of these when I first started at university. Seeing it now, I’m shocked that you could ever run such a sophisticated (for the time) just from a couple of floppies.

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

How did I do with this bit of my estate sale haul today?

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

So much sun stuff! Thats an IPX?

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I feel uncomfortable liking this post. 🫣

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Uhm. I mean. I’d rather have a monitor that works but thanks 🙂

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

97% I’m just giving you a hard time. Haha.

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Although actually, that’s a different project entirely 😬

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

@vickerian.bsky.social I appreciate both the heckling and contrition🤣

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I was there (and Exeter) a couple of weeks ago visiting family. So much rain!

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🤷‍♂️ and the BBC beat them both. 😅

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

What are the chances that this has something to do with the video signal being weak? I see these right next to the output of the brightness control.

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

There’s at least a 7% chance I’m going to be able to put this back together. 😬

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

What are the chances that this is flux, or something nasty was spilled in there?

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Good lord. It’s like Zenith took a bunch of separate products and wired them together to meet Sun’s spec. The RCA jack on the neck board is where the video signal comes in from the 13W3.

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Alex @devopslimeyninja.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

For fun, I’m going to argue with ChatGPT through the process. There will be more arguing if it tells me to lick the anode. 500 screws removed so far and still can’t get to the main PCB.

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