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Fedi.Video

"More Fun Making It" creates fun videos about repairing and restoring classic computers and other tech, especially the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga etc. You can follow at:

➡️ @morefunmakingit

There are already over a hundred videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at makertube.net/a/morefunmakingi

MakerTubeMore Fun Making ItJoin me as I fumble around the innards of 40-year-old tech. Relax, put your feet up and watch me build and fix stuff.
#FeaturedPeerTube#RetroComputing#ComputingHistory
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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi

I recently posted a video of Stern's painted light bulbs and mentioned the bulb condoms Williams used. Naturally I was asked to show the condoms!

So here's the difference. Williams put these silicone filters over theirs to change the color. While I'm pretty hardcore Williams fan, I somehow always liked how the painted incandescent bulbs look like.

#pinball#retrotech#arcade
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Texan_Reverend

I finally assembled a racking setup that allowed me to get all the CRT TVs organized - except for the two in the house for active use.

All of them are rescues, and many still need more thorough testing or calibration, but they're all shelved and accessible now.

One day, I'm hoping to do an interesting combined display with it, like Matrix-style raining text or something kinda spooky for Halloween trick-or-treaters.

Photo of a set of metal shelves filled with different sizes of CRT televisions as viewed from just outside a raised garage door. The shelving rack takes up most of a wall inside this garage, with only enough remaining space for a trash can at one end and a water heater tank at the other. More to the center of the garage, a CRT computer monitor sits on a dolly and a wooden pallet supports three stacks of media players - DVD, VHS, 8 Track, etc.
Photo of the same set of metal shelves filled with various sizes of CRT televisions, but this time, they are viewed straight-on from the opposite wall of the garage. There are 22 TV sets varying in screen size from 9 inches to 36 inches, and some of them have built-in DVD players or VCR units.
#CRTTV#CRTGaming#RetroGaming
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Judeau (EatTheRich)

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I can’t believe it! Goal achieved.

The Arteck is a new easily obtainable & affordable #Keyboard. It connects to every persistent #WindowsMobile #PocketPC device that I tested! It’s driverless and the layout is almost perfect for it’s size. It’s also backlit!

I’m confused though. It’s #Bluetooth LE 5.1 and should not work with these Bluetooth Classic 1.2 and 2.0 devices. Whats going on here?

Lets crack it open and take a look.

4 of my iPaqs and my Dell Axim X51V fanned out around the keyboard. In the middle of them sits the Arteck keyboard. It is hard plastic and black in color. It has white lettering for the keys. The Dell Axim has Word Mobile loaded up.
My iPaq 210 displaying the connection status or the Arteck keyboard. It confirms that it is a Bluetooth 5.1 keyboard operating under the HID profile.
The Dell Axim X51V has Word Mobile loaded up and it reads: It’s a Keyboard Bonanza! And then proceeds to detail what we covered in the earlier posts.
#WindowsCE#RetroComputing#RetroTech
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Judeau (EatTheRich)

🧵7/10
Now the best for last! The Arteck HB030B #Bluetooth #Keyboard.

This is a cheap keyboard that you can still find new. It has a chiclet design, is backlit & doesn’t compromise much on the layout other than messing a bit with the Alt, Ctrl and Windows key button arrangement.

Amazingly this Bluetooth 5.1 keyboard connects to all of my iPaqs (111, 210, HX2495, HX2795b) & my #Dell Axim X51V using Passkey 1234!

4 of my iPaqs and my Dell Axim X51V lined up with the screens turned on. Below them sits the Arteck keyboard. It is hard plastic and black in color. It has white lettering on it’s chiclet style keys.
#PocketPC#WindowsMobile#WindowsCE
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Judeau (EatTheRich)

🧵6/10
This is the #Ipad Kensington Key Folio Pro K39357US.

This #Bluetooth chiclet #Keyboard is fantastic! It is sleek, responsive and feels modern. It also has a decent layout and doesn’t forget the right shift key like the previous Key Folio.

Once again it effortlessly connected to all of my iPaqs (111, 210, HX2495, HX2795b) and surprisingly also connected to my #Dell Axim X51V using Passkey 1234!

4 of my iPaqs and my Dell Axim X51V lined up with the screens turned on. Below them sits the Kensington iPad Key Folio Pro keyboard. It is hard plastic and black in color. It has white lettering for the keys.
#PocketPC#WindowsMobile#WindowsCE
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Judeau (EatTheRich)

🧵4/10
First up is the Freedom Pro #Bluetooth #Keyboard.

This keyboard folds in half and has a slide out removable stand for your #PDA.

I didn’t like it. It was probably decent for the time but we can do much better these days.

Regardless, it easily connected to all of my iPaqs (111, 210, HX2495, HX2795b) and unfortunately refused to connect to any of my #Dell Axim X50 and X51 series.

4 of my iPaqs lined up with the screens turned on. Below them sits the Freedom Pro keyboard with it keys of all different sizes. The keys are also branded with all kinds of different colored graphics.
#Palm#PalmOS#PocketPC
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Judeau (EatTheRich)

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It was already going to take some luck to get great compatibility with a random #Keyboard but I also had another goal; the #Bluetooth keyboard needed to run under the HID profile so no driver installation would be necessary.

The dream is to get a new keyboard, connect over Bluetooth and just start typing!

I began researching and securing a variety of keyboards to try & focused my testing on persistent #WindowsMobile 5.0+ devices

The Windows Mobile logo. It has the familiar Windows flag made of 4 squares and a green background with arching lines.
#PocketPC#Palm#PDA
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Judeau (EatTheRich)

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Unfortunately after talking with people & reading up on the #Bluetooth protocol I learned that Bluetooth Classic (1, 2, & 3) is not compatible with the current Bluetooth LE (4, 5, etc.). I had no idea!

A new keyboard seemed doubtful and everyone I talked to suggested buying an old expensive #PocketPC or #PDA #Keyboard but then I got a great suggestion; get an old #Ipad keyboard.

Those are plentiful and cheap!

A cute cartoonish picture that reads Bluetooth LE and has a picture of a smart watch VS. Bluetooth Classic and has a picture of a speaker.
#WindowsMobile#WindowsCE#RetroComputing
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Judeau (EatTheRich)

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Those who have followed me for a while know my obsession with #RetroTech. After my #Palm TX bit the dust, I took the opportunity to jump into the world of #PocketPC.

I wrote several tutorials in the past and recently turned my focused to finding a new #Bluetooth #Keyboard that would be compatible with them. There were some made back when these devices were new but there had to be a better, current solution.

A pile of Bluetooth keyboards with various iPaq and Axim Pocket PCs laying on top.
#PDA#WindowsMobile#WindowsCE
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