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tubetime.bsky.social
this was an easy one; i started the project a week ago. mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube🌞 Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image on the bench of healing: this gravis ultrasound PnP 1.0. it's in really rough shape!
mastodon.social
July 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
tubetime.bsky.social
some of you may not know that i'm also on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@tubetime
ToOoOb👻Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
3.08K Posts, 161 Following, 9.45K Followers · vintage computers, tubes, the MOnSter6502, cross-sectioned electronic parts, capacitors, and other detritus. coauthor of http://nostarch.com/open-circuits
mastodon.social
October 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
tubetime.bsky.social
full thread with all the details is over at Mastodon: mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube❄Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image oh now that's some corrosion. (hp 16717a logic analyzer card with the characteristic corrosion caused by the decaying adhesive foam holding the plastic guard slides in place)
mastodon.social
February 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
tubetime.bsky.social
over on Mastodon, i made a thread with the highlights of 2025 for me: mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube❄Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
It's time for the Tube Time 2025 Retrospective! 🧵
mastodon.social
January 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
springbeef.bsky.social
Just tubed up, who else is pumping now? #cockpumping #modded #tubetime #fatcock
March 19, 2026 at 11:49 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
many of these chips are fully custom chips made by Seagate's semiconductor division, but i already recognize most of them. i previously reverse engineered and documented them in this Mastodon megathread: mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image solved a few mystery pins on these Seagate custom chips. they are connected to the magnetic heads.
mastodon.social
December 20, 2024 at 11:24 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
full thread here. don't forget to scroll up as well! mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube🌈 Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 2 images you might be wondering what those weird 3 1/2" disks were for: it is this very odd beast, the HP 125. this is a dual processor CP/M machine that uses Z80s. one of them is the main ...
mastodon.social
June 5, 2026 at 4:24 AM
tubetime.bsky.social
the existence of "Wow! It's SRAM" implies the existence of "I Can't Believe It's Not SRAM"

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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image wow! it's SRAM
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:29 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
then i reverse-engineered a ROM chip with a VERY strange uhhh lot code stamped on the bottom. smh.
mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image there's something weird about the markings on the bottom of the chip
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:04 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
i've completely reverse engineered this 4-layer circuit board! details are in this Mastodon thread (mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...)
November 2, 2023 at 4:20 AM
piss.beauty
TubeTime
January 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
anyone remember this old Commodore computer? *snickers*
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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image my favorite Commodore computer!
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:16 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
now THIS is my kind of Python book.
(Line drawing of the silly dragon head from the 3 dragon heads meme) NEW O'RLY? Writing Shitty Python Scripts Don't Worry: It'll Never Be Checked In Topics Include * Choosing shameful variable names * We don't need functions where we're going * This could easily be done in Bash, but I suck at it * I hope nobody else sees this code, ever By Montgomery Salmonella Another Delightful Parody by @TubeTime
November 27, 2024 at 4:21 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
and found a nasty keyboard there. "sticky keys has been enabled" mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image "sticky keys has been enabled"
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:06 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
this keyboard has a D'lete key. lol.
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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image just hit the uhhhhh D'lete key
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
for some reason, people really liked "SIMULATED WALNUT GRAIN FINISH"
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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image SIMULATED WALNUT GRAIN FINISH
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:37 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
i spent many hours volunteering at the CHM fixing these iconic IBM 729 tape units. the four units behind me are fully functional now and can read and write tapes!

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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image how's your day going?
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:45 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
IT WORKS! since Bluesky doesn't do video or audio yet click the mastodon link to hear it: mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
December 16, 2023 at 3:18 AM
tubetime.bsky.social
this is ideal industrial design. you may not like it, but this is what peak industrial design looks like.

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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image kind of a chaotic energy going on here
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:41 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
another great sighting at the monthly Electronics Flea Market: this old TV with Fallout-like aesthetics: mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image straight from Fallout
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:39 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
iFixit is a fantastic website for anyone who likes fixing things. i (finally) got an account there and started writing disassembly instructions.

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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image i've published a guide on iFixit that will show you how to disassemble an IBM Thinkpad 700C! https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/IBM+Thinkpad+700C+Disassembly/173038
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
a friend made a really huge Macintosh mouse (or i'm lying and i just have really small hands). this was the start of his Big Mac project that he showed off at Open Sauce and the Vintage Computer Festival West.
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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image bigmouse is biiiiig
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:21 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
january 2024: i reverse-engineered an old IBM EGA card and published the design files. don't worry, this one was broken and not really fixable because a gate array chip had gone bad.
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Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image found an unusual bare PC board on my lab bench... 🧵
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 5:57 PM
thomasfuchs.at
Why use an LLM when you can use the Dytech Model 8000 Word Generator

(via mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...)
A ca 1970s word generator appliance for laboratory use. Word here means a 16-bit value. It has a lot of switches and dials and looks like a little “mad scientist”.
June 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
tubetime.bsky.social
in september 2024, i took a Sound Blaster sound card, laid it on top of a package of 3M sandpaper, and took this photo. for some reason people thought it was funny.
mastodon.social/@tubetime/11...
Tube❄️Time (@tubetime@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image ahh yes, the little known 3M Sandblaster Pro
mastodon.social
December 30, 2024 at 6:49 PM