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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dealing with the next annoyance on the GRiD Gridcase 1530: The hinge bearing. It is plastic, likely nylon and it cracks/crumbles. So, 3D printing to the rescue:

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well... that was fun! XT-IDE BIOS embedded into a GRID Application ROM on the Gridcase 1530

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Random screenshot of FOX19 that I took on my WinTV card, back in January 3rd 2000 in Cincinnati

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Since I am a data hoarder, I found my old installer for Scour Media Exchange. Now, THIS was a blast from the past. I used this post-napster shutdown, just before I got onto Kazaa. Kinda wished it still worked.

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Coyote vs. LinkedIn @knabewolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

September, but I lost my 45 adapter

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Time to look at this thing I picked up from VCF Midwest. Compaq portable 386

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Well, THAT was a boatload of fun 😅

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Holy CRAP, COMPUTER GEEKS!! Its been a long time since ive been there, I used to get 8.4GB HDDs there dirt cheap.

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Time to clean up and fix this IBM 5155 keyboard, The cable is starting to turn to goo

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I brought back way too much "stuff" from VCF. Some of which isn't in this photo as I did not have room and it had to be sent with others. Meanwhile, imma lay down and continue to feel horrible from the con crud/flu

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I did buy this at VCF because it's just so cool

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

VCF Midwest had its first christening, went off with a bang

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The VCF Midwest venue is absolutely massive this year taking the entire convention center

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Soooo it begins! I wouldn't be able to do this without each and every one of you donating to my Ko-Fi 🥺

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I was actually on this show once! Star 64 Kids Club hosted by Krista. Halloween special where we had to pick up candy corn with our feet. I however, was far too fascinated with the Sony Beta CAM the camera man had, staring at the VU meters in-between takes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZor...

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Who remembers Ghostwriter on PBS? Blast from the past! I always took interest in the technology on the show of course lol. As a side note, they definitely do not make desks like that anymore

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The amount of emotions flowing through me right now is maddening, seeing mom's/grandma's old house on google street view. Just, gone. Before and After. So many good and bad memories. I lived here for a decade, i spent my entire 20s here. Mom and grandma's gone, surreal. Tore out the side lot too!

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It's that time of year again! Prepping for VCF Midwest! As much fun as it is to do this and reconnect, it's also daunting with the travel and prep work for a show of this magnitude.

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Thanks bluesky for doing this to me every couple months... What a pain in the behind

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hopefully this clears some things up but... We shall see

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Some really fun things are happening behind the scenes! Stay tuned...

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is so many different levels of cursed, yet so fun. VNC -> Powerbook running System 7.6 -> SSH to Star 4000 Host Pi.

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hurricane Andrew: I found this GIF while doing digital archeology of an old laptop. Sobering reminder and its my first memories of watching The Weather Channel.

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Fully restored this Toshiba T1200xe! Even rebuilt the battery, and it has the OEM internal DC-DC power supply that always gets munched. Customer should be a happy camper

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Instructions unclear: Installing DOS

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Both left-for-dead Toshiba T1000 and T1100 Plus machines are finally fully working! What a crazy but fun journey. Always left with a burning question every time: What next? Who knows... The enjoyment is in the repair.

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Vintage Macintosh machines are about to get real useful again here soon:

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I need help getting to VCF Midwest this year. Yeah, I know... Priorities. This will likely be my final year for awhile, i know next year is a gap year. I appreciate it! ko-fi.com/thetechknigh...

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Support THEtechknight

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Commission work: I need 16x16 to 16x24 pixel art weather icons made. 1bpp, 4bpp, 8bpp depths. Reach out to me in DMs for details

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Got my modem signed by the man himself, which is awesome! #VCF

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I was given this most interesting piece of equipment that I will likely have no use for, other than to have fun/explore it. Appears to be a news station camera feed/video DVR server.

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

You know when it rains it pours. The fridge went out

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Post you from a different era in your life. I was so proud of this TV and fixing it as a teenager for some reason lol.

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hey guys! I hate to post this kind of thing, but I figured I would reach out as I am in need of employment. Looking for any engineering/technician related position, willing to relocate down-the-line but not right now until there's enough equity in my house where I can sell it. Let me know!

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Now it's time to take a look at these two: Toshiba T1000 and T1100 plus from E-Waste

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Finally got the compaq LTE 286 working! What a pain in the butt that one was, had to take two units and make one good one. Even took the HDD apart and fixed that

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LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

So this is not the usual post for me, but my cousin just endured a massive fire and lost his home and belongings. He jumped from a 2nd story window to escape, sadly his brother/my other cousin did not survive Just posting this here in case anyone feels compelled and able to help gofund.me/b10a6b3d7

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Donate to Help Loren Rebuild After House Fire, organized by Tera Kluxen

Please support Loren and our family Tera is raising this fundraiser for Loren, th… Tera Kluxen needs your support for Help Loren Rebuild After House Fire

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Took this public tool and modified it so I can do a ddrescue-like operation from DOS to a modern machine with python over serial... Good way to backup a dying HDD on a machine without expansion.

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Kate - Mac Librarian @maccy.me · 06/08/2026

It looks like vintage TVs and Monitors are getting destroyed on import! Possibly due to this new e-waste executive order that restricts exports, but it appears to be blocking imports too. @thetechknight.bsky.social reported www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Trump orders restrictions on export of critical minerals scrap, White House officials say

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order giving federal officials the ‌power to block exports of old batteries and other electronic waste filled with critical minerals, part of a broade...

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Are we winning yet? CRTs can no longer be exported from the USA, and even imports are being caught in the net. No more CRTs from Japan or elsewhere, do so at your own peril. www.facebook.com/quartznews/p...

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This RAM+ card is driving me nuts. Keeps faulting on Bank 2 parity error randomly. Yanked the RAM, tests fine. swapped banks around. Yanked the 74 series chips, tested them in the TL866. Fine, i am kinda at a loss here.

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The possession I have owned the longest: a hulk Hogan lunch box that I've had since preschool. Sadly repurposed for something else when I was in junior high 😂

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We're starting to lose the prisms in CD optical pickups due to age. Delaminating, hazy. Sony KSS-180A

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techknight @thetechknight.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Meanwell LRS-350-5. I have an entire stack of them and they all fail the same way. The 5 volt regulation dies so it runs between 7 to 9 volts. It's happening at an alarming rate, so I need to figure out why

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