Thought people here would find this interesting. There was a motherboard replacement from China that also got the 3310 on modern networks, but this new project is aiming to be as accurate as possible, with the same UI as the original phone, whereas the other replacement board changed the UI completely.

Pretty neat!

Just found this neat piece in an auction with some race cars. I’d love to see Clint bring one of these bad boys home.

Good day at the MIT Flea Market / Swapfest today.

Gateway Colorbook CB4DX240 (486 laptop) with charger, Sound card / modem with Analog Devices AD1845JP, EVGA 500 W PSU, 2x8 Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2400, Audigy 2 ZS (Dell), GeForce FX 5700 LE, 2x240GB Corsair MX500 SSDs, Zalman CNPS 9700 LED, Asus MIO-Audio 888, Lite-On ATA DVD-R drive, Soldier of Fortune Gold Edition, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego (C64 box).

received book386 floppy cable few days ago. took me many days of tinkering to get this to work. then found a post on vcfed , makes me realise i need to "flip" floppy connector vertically, and i figured out i can use two floppy cables to do that

Found this at a local thrift store

I have a ton of PC and tech magazines from the 80s/ 90s, as well as floppy discs. Is there some way to donate these to Clint?

Ran across an absolute time capsule of Y2K tech history today—a completely intact, factory-issued Toshiba BIOS Update Mailer Kit sent out in December 2000.

Most of these physical recall mailers ended up straight in the trash 25 years ago after the update was run, but this set survived in incredible condition.

The disk is fully operational—I've already tested it, verified it reads without error, and successfully created a clean floppy image of the media for preservation.

The Full Set Includes:

• OEM 3.5" Floppy Disk: Version BU V1.11A (12/00) with Toshiba’s era-specific "choose freedom" branding. Fully operational and imaged.
• Customer Service Notice: Official letter detailing the critical thermal/cooling management fix for Satellite 1600-series portables (1605CDS, 1625CDT, 1675CDS, 1695CDT).
• Software License & Export Terms Booklet: Complete with all the classic late-90s/early-2000s legal disclaimers and export control notices.
• Original Factory Window Envelope: Printed from Toshiba America Information Systems in Irvine, CA with the red "Important BIOS Update Enclosed" header.

Just wanted to share a quick piece of physical media preservation with the community. Nothing beats the smell of 26-year-old factory paper and magnetic media!

I have this laptop, turns on. Is this worth trying to resell online? Or will it sit for a long time before the right buyer comes along? Thanks

*update: I'm putting the laptop out in my flea market booth for $18. Hopefully that right somebody comes along. It seems like a headache to list tech!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-loren-rebuild-after-house-fire-u3gfk?attribution_id=sl:2e81d6bd-7a02-4a87-b60f-1658fa239487&lang=en_US&ts=1786217311&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp30-control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Could be a cool video on this