Looking for some other missing component, I found this at the bottom of a drawer earlier today, still charges and powers up
Not so sure any of the useful Blackberry bits will still work though.
Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
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Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
I believe they switched off the infrastructure last year. Found this:rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:54 pm Not so sure any of the useful Blackberry bits will still work though.
https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/suppor ... nd-of-life
It certainly looks retro and 10-14 years for a phone age probably drops it in to that category!
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Re: Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
I guess it was time for them to go, hardware is a tough business these days and they didn't play it very well.viking272 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:39 pmI believe they switched off the infrastructure last year. Found this:rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:54 pm Not so sure any of the useful Blackberry bits will still work though.
https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/suppor ... nd-of-life
It certainly looks retro and 10-14 years for a phone age probably drops it in to that category!
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
I consider my Nokia N-Gage to be retro. That has to be approx the same age?
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Re: Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
Ah yes, the N-Gage, the flaming disaster that was actually designed to look like one of the original internet shock sites. Good times. (Caveat emptor: If you are not familiar with the reference in that thread, be very careful what you google for.)
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Re: Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
Would these be retro enough though?
The last time I tried the Handspring Treo 600 the battery, with the phone radio off, still lasted 10 days on a charge.
The last time I tried the Handspring Treo 600 the battery, with the phone radio off, still lasted 10 days on a charge.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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Re: Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
I very nearly went down the Handspring route and had a Visor for a while with a GPS module.stephen_usher wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 8:24 am Would these be retro enough though?
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The last time I tried the Handspring Treo 600 the battery, with the phone radio off, still lasted 10 days on a charge.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
I guess that my original Palm Pilot Pro may be deemed retro by now then.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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Re: Found at the bottom of my drawer - does it count as retro?
100%stephen_usher wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:21 pm I guess that my original Palm Pilot Pro may be deemed retro by now then.
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Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...