Galaksija is a Z80A based microcomputer designed in 1983 in Belgrade (Yugoslavia, now Serbia) by Voja Antonić. This repo includes roms, programs and tools for working with this computer. - mejs/gal...| GitHub
A few weeks ago I posted about going back to repairing old electronics as a means of distraction and coping during quarantine. I've spent the past ten days out in the street protesting, but working on this 1993 IBM Model M keyboard has been a good way to recenter myself at home. This was originally published as a Twitter thread.| Vlado Vince
This is a pretty all over the place post about the quarantine in NYC, budget cuts and E-Waste recycling, old Macbooks, RSS feeds and the history of podcasting. If this sounds fun, please read on. It was originally published as a Twitter thread.| Vlado Vince
A couple of weeks ago I came across this amazing thread and the recently published @jacobinmag article about Galaksija, Yugoslavia's DIY computer from the 80s. I was vaguely aware of its history, but it has largely been forgotten in the Balkans. I've been on a bit of an old hardware binge lately, so I attempted to source a Galaksija or another locally built computer while I'm in Croatia. No luck so far on the second hand market as it seems like these are increasingly rare. Ditto for the magaz...| Vlado Vince