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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 20h

So, are RAM prices expensive these days? In 1995, each of these 128MB 72pin EDO RAM kits would have cost you: $6,780 the equivalent to $14,903 today!

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Scarlett Ibach @sibach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

when i saw digital on this $9.99 "typewriter" on auction i had to get it!

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 28/09/2026

They make good machines. 😁

Front of a Digital Equipment Corporation DECpc 450D2LP computer

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Windows 98 Startup Tune is one of my favourites 👌

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Redhat 6.2 Linux on a 486DX4-100 with 64MB RAM and VLB Video

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

CPU's inside the AMD Slot A cartridge: Argon 500Mhz [1st & Slowest] & Thunderbird 1000Mhz [Last & Fastest]

I own both of these CPUs, but the photos are taken from here (thanks to the author): https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1203679#p1203679

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Repaired (previously dead) Toshiba Satellite 300CDT (166 MHz Intel Pentium MMX) from 1998 running the latest 2026 Tiny Core Linux 👌

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So cool to find one of these in the wild (in the UK) and for a bargain price too! 👌 The Goonies Official Collector's Souvenir Magazine (1985)

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

✅ Floppy ✅ IOMEGA ZIP ✅ Magneto Optical (MO FLOPTICAL) ✅ CD ✅ DVD

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Flashback Archimedes (1993) / Amiga (1992)

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

FLASHBACK on an Acorn A4000 running RISC OS

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My oldest CD-ROM drive, it's a 1990 Sony CDU-8012 (SunCD) and it is 1x Speed!

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Sophie Rose @sophierosemusic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This’ll sort it.. 🔥🥵

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Nathan (PixelPipes) @pixelpipes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 9 games that made me: my9games.net/en/edit

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The 9 games that made me: my9games.net/en/edit

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My favourite season is finally here! 🍁🍂🎃

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Unreal (1998) - PC Big Box [UK Version]

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let's build my ultimate Windows 98 retro PC! Highlights: - AMD Athlon Thunderbird Slot A 1Ghz - Gigabyte GA-7IXE - 512MB ECC RAM - 3DFX Voodoo 3 3000 - Soundblaster Live! + Live! Drive - Creative INFRA CD-ROM - Intel Pro NIC Here's the Pre-Build line up:

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Luna is helping me clean this retro PC case; today is the day for my "Ultimate Win98 PC" build. 🧽🫧

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Khajit has WAREZ if you have Coin!"

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Claude knocked together a basic 3DFX screensaver for me. I'm testing over a remote desktop, which is why the res looks a bit weird.

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've decided to see if I could create a SATA RAID 1 array and get this Athlon 1Ghz system to boot from it.

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Made a little 3DFX wallpaper in Win98 MS Paint, using the bmp's from the installer, funded out pretty nice.

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Non-destructively pimpin' my 3DFX Voodoo 3 3000, works really well, fully reversible and it's quiet and keeps it nice and cool 🥶

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If anyone has a Gigabyte GA-7IX or GA-7IXE motherboard and you see this in the 'Hardware Monitor' page, plus it locks up your computer, here's why it's doing it (check below)👇

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The Civitas Universe @thecivitasuniverse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Working today on a BBSs to feature in my game. In this alternate universe @visitthecave.bsky.social's @retrocollective.co.uk was already a thing, and had its own BBS! I just need to figure out the old landline format for a phone based in Stroud,UK in 1989 🤔 #GlyphisIOBBSTheProxyTapes1989

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When you see this setup screen, you know you're about to have a good time!

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pretty much my ideal retro PC specs and I'll be doing a full build after a few more tests. 🤞 - Athlon Slot A 1GHz - 512MB PC133 ECC RAM - Voodoo 3 3000 - Soundblaster Live! (will have a Live! Drive too) - Intel Pro NIC - Windows 98SE

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

3DFX Voodoo 3 3000 AGP [1999] aka 'My Precious' 🥰

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In '99 there were two choices, both were amazing, but people seemed to stick with one (if I'm honest, I'm a UT99 guy).

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My kind of zen Tuesday night: - Athlon Slot A 1GHz - Geforce4 Ti 4200 - Soundblaster Live! - Windows 98SE 🥰

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tonight I'm playing with my personal retro holy grail (for which I'll forever be grateful to vswitchzero): The fastest 1Ghz Slot A Athlon, an absolute Y2K beast 🤩

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Cannon Fodder (1993) 🤔 Can you see him? 🔎

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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I searched the whole floor, and only saw one BeBox at VCFMW. Unfortunately, it was crashing after boot.

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Honey, my adorable 16-year-old kitty, still going strong! 😻❤️

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Serene Screen: Marine Aquarium - Screensaver

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Pentium II + Voodoo 3 3000 + Unreal [1998]

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Another eWaste rescue; so cool to save it from the gold harvester fiends. Thanks so much @freeitstafford.bsky.social 🙏 it's got a forever home, what a beauty! 😍😊 Toshiba Satellite 5100-503 (2002). CPU: Intel Pentium 4-M MEM: DDR GPU: Geforce4 Go 440 Screen: 1600x1200 UXGA 4:3 (Top Tier!)

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