A page about retro electronics, from the introduction of electricity until 1970-something. We refit old gadgets with new tech, and wonder at the makers who came before us.
There is nothing more retro-future than smooth chrome curves. I think many folks saw the Technology Connections youtube episode about these old automatic toasters that were made from 1949 to the mid 60s. I figured I’d give a go at…
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UPDATE: This article was updated for Sonoma. Luckily all of the programs that ran previously are still good! It’s been a few years since I’ve done a Christmas desktop post. Most of what was true in my 2019 post about…
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Aloha Retro Future Friends. This is maybe more just future future. We recently installed 10 kilowatts (kW) of photovoltaic solar panels on our house on the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. Hawaii is ideally suited for solar power, being in…
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The Raspberry Pi, Beagle-bone, and the countless other Single Board Computers (SBCs) out there are making their way into everyday life. When you see a digital menu board at a fast food restaurant it’s likely a SBC behind it, when…
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We recently moved to Hawaii from Okinawa, in an pandemic, with a dog. That’s crazy you may say, and you’d be right! Our work was having none of it and we had to move. I drove a regular Prius before…
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Like most of the rest of the world, here at RFE HQ we are spending a little more time at home due to the threat of COVID-19. This has given me some time to take a few photos and videos,…
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It’s the start of new decade by most peoples figuring. What will the 20’s bring? Besides way too many references to 100 years ago and the roaring twenties. Here are my personal predictions for 2030 on a few tech trends….
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Intro UPDATE 1 July 2020: So after about 6 months with this setup I can’t recommend it. There were a lot of little strange errors. I ended up to buy the ifixit imac opening kit, put in a 4TB SSD…
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It’s Christmastime 2019 and I want to decorate up my Mac and Linus machines with a little Christmas cheer. Computer desktops haven’t been around all that long, but back in the 90’s there were a lot of desktop customizations for…
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