A childhood friend of mine got an iPod in 2004. It was a third generation model with a mind boggling 40 gigabyte hard drive. This was incredible at the time – I had just gotten my first MP3 player with very modest 128MB of storage, a NAPA PA28. Despite its minuscule storage size, it was still exciting to use at a time when portable CD players still reigned supreme. ButRead More| Vlado Vince
In early September I published a post on Mastodon, with what was meant to be a humorous comment. “Oh no”, I said, implying that there is something wrong with getting a highly coveted Macintosh SE/30. The joke was accompanied by a photo of a small beige Mac on a Long Island Rail Road platform. If only I knew how many times I would repeat that “oh no” over the followingRead More| Vlado Vince
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
Note: this is the first part of three articles about my experience building a 1980s Yugoslav 8-bit computer called the Galaksija. This part is mostly focused on the technical aspects of building this computer. Part II will focus on the history and the cultural impact of this machine. A BCS version of this article was published on RetroInfo. It is largely based on my sprawling Twitter thread about the Galaksija.Read More| Vlado Vince