Post ArVt4WeYpXvM8AnLVI by kalleboo@bitbang.social
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(DIR) Post #ATGWIunLlNDm2kx8Eq by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-01-14T13:15:27Z
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My HARD OFF Megathread!HARD OFF is my favorite store ever. It’s a Japanese chain of tech thrift stores that will buy your junk and resell it. There’s also OFF HOUSE (clothes/household items), the confusingly unrelated BOOK OFF (used books, games and other media), LIQUOR OFF, etcI’ll start off by posting some overview photos of what kind of stuff you can find there, and then start following up whenever I find something interestingLet’s go!#RetroComputing #RetroGaming #Thrifting #mb
(DIR) Post #ATGWIvd6ewcadHASuW by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-01-14T13:25:26Z
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As for storage media, you have your obsolete memory cards here, as well as any kind of common tape or disc format (not pictured: the MO disks)In addition to the computer cables, they also have any kind of AV or antenna cable you could need, mixed in with piles of busted old cassette and CD walkmen.Lately I’ve also seen a lot of 8mm film playback equipment
(DIR) Post #ATGWIwfylkVtsTWH1k by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-01-14T13:19:29Z
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If you’re not into pre-built PCs, they have everything you need to build your own!Piles of dubious old motherboards, piles of CPUs of unknown pedigree, piles of RAM, piles of terrifyingly lightweight PSUs - it’s all here!#RetroComputing
(DIR) Post #ATGWIwnQK4T6FZ0DdA by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-01-14T13:16:36Z
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I’ll start off with some games stuff before getting into the PC, camera and AV gear.Of course they have all your old game consoles from the famicom onward, including handhelds. I’ve seen untested Disk Systems go for 1000 yen.Piles of controllers of course, as well as lots of games.Not pictured: blue bins full of random unpopular games from Famicom to PS3. Accessories like PAX Powergloves, drum controllers, etc.#RetroGaming
(DIR) Post #ATGWIwoqEnbQJxfLqC by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-01-14T13:18:02Z
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Now on to my favorite part: the computer hardware!Fist of all they sell old PCs. Macs do show up here, usually flat panel iMacs and PowerMac G5s/Mac Pros, but I’ve also got a PM 8500, a PB G3 Wallstreet, and a sunflower iMac here.They also have bins full of accessories and cables, anything you could need. Firewire cables, SCSI terminators, I even found the Serial to 2,5mm cable I needed for a APC UPS network card in here!#RetroComputing
(DIR) Post #ATGWIws22w9eTr9toW by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-01-14T13:23:52Z
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Also catered to are all your internal storage needs - be it spinning rust hard disks or optical drives. I did run across a SCSI DVD drive here once that I nabbed but otherwise it’s mostly SATA with the occasional PATALaptop users aren’t left out, with a wide selection of PCMCIA cards mostly missing their dongle cords that are required to actually use any of the non-WiFi onesAs for networking there are also piles of hubs, switches and home internet routers, with the occasional dial-up modem
(DIR) Post #AZWTJAVVoOaCvRqrgG by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-09-07T05:05:35Z
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Today in weird HARD OFF finds - a Windows XP laptop with no pointing device whatsoever! Anyone have any ideas what the use case for manufacturing a niche machine like this would be?#RetroComputing #Trifting #japan
(DIR) Post #AZWTJBhbMvqcdEW2AC by raruler@mastodon.social
2023-09-07T06:34:39Z
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@kalleboo"Depending on the choice at the time of purchase, external PS/2 mouse attached (without flat point) or infrared wireless mouse attached (with flat point. In some cases, a light receiving part will be added to the main body of the computer)."https://www.fmworld.net/biz/fmv/support/fmvmanual//02kamiki/5721nu/h_gijyutsu2.htmlMaybe for having it be strapped/attached to something like a cart/machinery/airplane or people who just really hated touchpads?
(DIR) Post #AZWTJCdjsmLtXXiSmW by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2023-09-07T11:45:25Z
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@raruler @kalleboo So yeh I was going to suggest the Trackman Portable - which was a cute clip on trackball; but @kalleboo 's pictures show USB not PS/2 so it's a bit later.https://www.retrocomputing.co.uk/2019/08/logitech-trackman-portable-mouse-t-ce3.html
(DIR) Post #AZWTJCrD4h7yDK1DmK by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-09-07T06:45:58Z
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Big fan of this webpage I found about Fujitsu laptops with a GIF of a spinning logic board http://www.katch.ne.jp/~toshiaki/index0.html
(DIR) Post #AZWTJEHplC1CeBTzuq by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-09-07T05:08:29Z
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And as you can see there are no pop-out trackballs or mice or anything like that like on some older laptops.
(DIR) Post #AZWmHE0phtSCLYHx8i by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2023-09-07T15:17:53Z
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@penguin42 @raruler It does also have a single PS/2 port on the rear (rear photo didn’t fit in the 4 photo limit) so it could work!
(DIR) Post #AZWpLsPfjwYmfSogsq by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2023-09-07T15:52:27Z
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@kalleboo @raruler Oh right, then it definitely deserves one of those little clip on trackballs;
(DIR) Post #ArVt4WeYpXvM8AnLVI by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2025-02-26T13:41:47Z
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Went to #HARDOFF to pick something up, and ran across this beauty… a #Palm IIIc for $15! Complete with a keyboard, Pilot Pentopia stylus, modem, mobile phone data adapter and a pair of chargers.The store description said "the display is somewhat dark” but I think the staff just don’t know how to adjust the brightness on a Palm, after long-pressing the power button and adjusting it up it looks gorgeous!Power and Datebook buttons are stiff. Puffy battery?#thrifting #pda #RetroComputing
(DIR) Post #ArVt4aw4uMJTPf1OMa by kalleboo@bitbang.social
2025-02-26T13:45:16Z
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Opened it up and yeah, my boy is a little puffy… Also I cracked the frame when opening it 🤦🏼♂️Also wtf? The black cockroach? Was that a #palm codename?