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  1. I love the antique tech, and the Hak.5 community got me back into it. I am a lurker when it comes to the forums, but I couldn't resist this thread. Because I have been studying information presented here, it rekindled a desire to explore some old computing styles, and I picked up an Apple IIe on eBay and decided to see what I could do with it. It's fun to see how much that I took for granted about computers just wasn't there. Of course I have learned a lot as well, researching how to do things with the system, how it compares to other systems of the day and so forth. One of the more fun things I have come across is the RetroChallenge. Basically it is a competition based on taking obsolete equipment and making it do something unexpected. Here are some shots of my Antique Tech: I still make calls on that rotary phone that sits proudly high a top the Hayes Ultra SmartModem 9600. Yes, as in 9600 baud. Last month I called the 30 or so Dial-Up BBS's that are still online. It's like walking into a museum with no people in it. I populated the Apple II's slots with a variety of peripherals, including the Uthernet card that gives me internet and networking capabilities and the 128MB CF flash drive that seems like a limitless void to store data in from an 8-bit perspective. I was also able to get my hands on a ZipChip that overclocks the machine by a factor of 8. You read that right, a factor of 8. Now, this baby screams at 8MHz. In Technolust We Trust. I have been posting about my experiences for about a year or so for anyone that is interested, you can read my log at www.AppleSlices.info.
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