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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 07/08/2026

I'm so proud that I could contribute in a small part to the @bluescsi.com project. It's a fun group of friends making really cool stuff that I use almost every day! bluescsi.com/milestones

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BlueSCSI Milestones

A timeline of six years building an open, friendly community around an open, easy to use, and inexpensive SCSI emulator.

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 27/07/2026

New video! This time I look at the underrated Macintosh LC III and see what kind of stupid shenanigans I can get up to with it! youtu.be/31CICgxqoCE

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 30/06/2026

Your eyes do not deceive you! The cat's out of the bag: I've been collaborating with the @bluescsi.com project to make the enclosure and front panel originally designed for PicoIDE common to both! I collabed with @eric.scsi.blue on code and @gutbomb.net did the 3D design. jcm-1.com/product/blue...

A 3.5" bay enclosure in retro computer beige/platinum color. It says "BlueSCSI" on the screen and also embossed in the textured front panel.

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BigBadBiologist @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

On Wednesday at 3:00PM EDT, I'm going to do a little stream to work on a couple motherboards: 1. a $20 supposedly dead AMD AM4 B550 motherboard 2. a slot 1 AT format motherboard that has been severely mistreated in its lifetime (provided by @gutbomb.net ). youtube.com/live/tC-qGfk...

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Diagnosing a $20 dead AMD B550 motherboard & a badly damaged Pentium II AT mobo from @GutBombTech

YouTube video by BigBadBench

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 21/05/2026

Found some crummy peripherals in a random box

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 21/05/2026

introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live Flaming Lips Blur The Rentals nine inch nails David Bowie Depeche Mode Various punk bands no one remembers at The Raven in Denver in the mid 90s … I think that’s it

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 18/05/2026

When I was a kid I saw a cartoon on pinwheel or calliope (both kids shows that had imported cartoon shorts) that featured a goat/sheep/ram child that wasn’t ready to grow up. Its horns were starting to grow in so they tried to suppress it by putting tape or bandages over where they were coming in.

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 07/04/2026

Rippin’ Winston Cup 1991 packs with my daughter #NASCAR

My daughter and I posing with unopened card packs.

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 01/02/2026

Why would The White House be confirming Indycar scheduling? I thought these guys were the party of small government and didn't like it when government meddled into the affairs of the private sector.

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 29/01/2026

I designed the case for this thing and I've been playing with a development unit and it's going to take the whole vintage PC space by storm. Best thing since the gotek in my book. So much more flexible than using compact flash cards. Plus using it as a CD-ROM drive opens up so many possibilities!

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 29/01/2026

👀

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Joe's Computer Museum @museumjoe.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Don't threaten me with a good time.

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Garth Beagle @garthbeagle.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I'm going to 7.5.3 - Advice Anyone?? I'm going to upgrade my Quadra 630 8/250 from 7.5.1 to 7.5.3... Am I going to see any difference? Is there anything in particular I should know before making the jump? Any tips, tactics, or tricks I should know? Thanks for your time...

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 12/01/2026

I was wondering if anyone had a machine running stable in NT4 with an AGP card on the P5A with a K62-400 chip.Any info would be appreciated. TIA

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Mac84 (Steve) 🍏 @mac84.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Take a deep dive with me into the world of 8mm film and why it's so challenging to digitize these old home movies. 🎞️ This video also includes an in-depth hardware review of the Kodak Reels Digitizer and some hacks to try and make it suck less. 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztzo... #8mm #film

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Is Kodak's $400 8mm film digitizer worth it? - Full Review & Firmware Mods + Hacks

YouTube video by Mac84

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 07/12/2025

New video: Was the Macintosh Classic Crummy? youtu.be/RXq_mkMkWkA

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 05/10/2025

Hey I finally got an everdrive for my NES but it didn’t have a cartridge shell so I just used one from an old sports game and cut a hole for the SD card.

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Dave’s Vintage Apple Tech @davesvinappletech.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

👀"Dave's not here, man" 👀 youtube.com/live/oaPeOB2... Sunday 9/14/2025 8:00am PST 11:am EST

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👀"Dave's not here, man" 👀

YouTube video by Daves Vintage Apple Tech

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 07/09/2025

New video! Was the Performa / Quadra / LC 630 Crummy? youtu.be/ZstO5iREEOw

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Was the Performa 630 Crummy?

YouTube video by GutBomb

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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 17/08/2025

LIVE TOMORROW 7PM EDT: "IS THIS ANYTHING?" RETURNS: Join me on Twitch tomorrow at 7pm EDT as Uncommon Ephemera returns from hiatus! Let's look through found #VHS tapes for #lostmedia to save! twitch.tv/uncommonephe...

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 09/08/2025

I've just released version v3.2.0 of the PicoGUS firmware with lots of great improvements, such as a fix for freeze in SB mode, volume setting (thx Delphius), high-quality resampling of OPL2 audio (thx korneliuszo) and way more Click through to read the full release notes: github.com/polpo/picogu...

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Release v3.2.0 · polpo/picogus

Fixes/improvements General Settings saved in flash with pgusinit /save are now preserved when upgrading to a firmware version that introduces new settings Volume control is now available for all s...

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 08/08/2025

New video! This time I mess with a weird sun workstation from the 90s. youtu.be/_WzL0PwrlG8

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The Sun Ultra 5 Was Kinda Weird

YouTube video by GutBomb

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 23/06/2025

Was the Macintosh Color Classic Crummy? Let's find out! youtu.be/QXS2nwZJAO8

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Was the Macintosh Color Classic Crummy?

YouTube video by GutBomb

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BigBadBiologist @bigbadbiologist.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

A really amazing professor is trying to raise funds to support students over the summer to work on a sewage treatment educational game! What is not to love about this? 💩 www.kickstarter.com/projects/que...

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What the Floc: Educational Wastewater Video Game

Educational video game where players operate a wastewater treatment plant to protect the city and environment from pollution!

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 02/05/2025

Sun Ultra 5 shenanigans this morning

clock battery modified with a cr2032 holder

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BlueSCSI Ultra @bluescsi.com · 18/04/2025

We got a few questions about the Ultra SCSI Fast20 beta firmware so I wanted to share some details! This is an overclock to the Pico1/2 that allows the latter to almost saturate a 20MB/sec Ultra SCSI Fast20 bus! Real world results will vary of course, but here’s what we’ve seen so far! (1/6) 🧵

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Tech Ambrosia (Official) @techambr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Being a bit of a #GlobalTalk menace this morning... thanks to @gutbomb.net for being a willing victim 🤭

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 22/03/2025

I love #MARCHintosh and #GlobalTalk. I love getting stuff on my printer. 14 pages of people's bluesky posts is too many pages to send to people's printers unsolicited.

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 25/02/2025

What in the hell am I watching?

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Jason Merrill @gutbomb.net · 01/02/2025

If you're at all interested in classic Mac programming please check out this video by my friend @1bit.bsky.social . You won't be disappointed! youtu.be/3SUgT83VTWU?...