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New video day! I've been spending some time with the Sony Vaio VGN-TX3XP. a 20-year-old carbon fiber ultra-portable that still puts some modern "thin and lights" to shame.

I tried modern 32-bit Linux (#antix), but ultimately decided to return it to its Windows XP glory.

Watch the teardown and setup here:
https://youtu.be/DR2uSzE6uus

or on

#PeerTube: https://tube.devwithzachary.com/w/n1NiAxBEWZj46H6qgtcD4t

#SonyVaio #RetroComputing #WindowsXP #VintageTech #Linux #Hardware #SelfHosted

New video day! I've been spending some time with the Sony Vaio VGN-TX3XP. a 20-year-old carbon fiber ultra-portable that still puts some modern "thin and lights" to shame.

I tried modern 32-bit Linux (#antix), but ultimately decided to return it to its Windows XP glory.

Watch the teardown and setup here:
https://youtu.be/DR2uSzE6uus

or on

#PeerTube: https://tube.devwithzachary.com/w/n1NiAxBEWZj46H6qgtcD4t

#SonyVaio #RetroComputing #WindowsXP #VintageTech #Linux #Hardware #SelfHosted

Current mission, recycle, repurpose or recoil! That iMac has a glitchy screen, Logic/MBoard issue? There's maybe a slim chance I could install and run minimal Debian on it for 'something'. Yes, that's a MKI AppleTV you can see. Three laptops and misc hard drives (even an IDE).

#Recycling #Technology #Repurposing #Computers #Laptop #iMac #AppleTV #Linux #Debian #SonyVaio #Samsung #Iomega #WesternDigital #Maxtor #HomeLab #HomeNetwork #HeathRobinson #DuctTape #String #sata #ide

Current mission, recycle, repurpose or recoil! That iMac has a glitchy screen, Logic/MBoard issue? There's maybe a slim chance I could install and run minimal Debian on it for 'something'. Yes, that's a MKI AppleTV you can see. Three laptops and misc hard drives (even an IDE).

#Recycling #Technology #Repurposing #Computers #Laptop #iMac #AppleTV #Linux #Debian #SonyVaio #Samsung #Iomega #WesternDigital #Maxtor #HomeLab #HomeNetwork #HeathRobinson #DuctTape #String #sata #ide

Current mission, recycle, repurpose or recoil! That iMac has a glitchy screen, Logic/MBoard issue? There's maybe a slim chance I could install and run minimal Debian on it for 'something'. Yes, that's a MKI AppleTV you can see. Three laptops and misc hard drives (even an IDE).

#Recycling #Technology #Repurposing #Computers #Laptop #iMac #AppleTV #Linux #Debian #SonyVaio #Samsung #Iomega #WesternDigital #Maxtor #HomeLab #HomeNetwork #HeathRobinson #DuctTape #String #sata #ide

Current mission, recycle, repurpose or recoil! That iMac has a glitchy screen, Logic/MBoard issue? There's maybe a slim chance I could install and run minimal Debian on it for 'something'. Yes, that's a MKI AppleTV you can see. Three laptops and misc hard drives (even an IDE).

#Recycling #Technology #Repurposing #Computers #Laptop #iMac #AppleTV #Linux #Debian #SonyVaio #Samsung #Iomega #WesternDigital #Maxtor #HomeLab #HomeNetwork #HeathRobinson #DuctTape #String #sata #ide

Current mission, recycle, repurpose or recoil! That iMac has a glitchy screen, Logic/MBoard issue? There's maybe a slim chance I could install and run minimal Debian on it for 'something'. Yes, that's a MKI AppleTV you can see. Three laptops and misc hard drives (even an IDE).

#Recycling #Technology #Repurposing #Computers #Laptop #iMac #AppleTV #Linux #Debian #SonyVaio #Samsung #Iomega #WesternDigital #Maxtor #HomeLab #HomeNetwork #HeathRobinson #DuctTape #String #sata #ide

I got my precious back, after 25 years! #SonyVaio #PCGC1 #PictureBook #Transmeta (mine was a UK 2nd Gen model, purchased new in year 2000, this is a Japanese 3rd Gen) #RetroComputing #RetroComputers

I got my precious back, after 25 years! #SonyVaio #PCGC1 #PictureBook #Transmeta (mine was a UK 2nd Gen model, purchased new in year 2000, this is a Japanese 3rd Gen) #RetroComputing #RetroComputers

Sony Vaio Revived: Power, The Second 80% https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/sony-vaio-revived-power-the-second-80/ #HackadayColumns #PCBdesign #sonyvaio #power

Sony Vaio Revived: Power, The Second 80% https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/sony-vaio-revived-power-the-second-80/ #HackadayColumns #PCBdesign #sonyvaio #power

Sony Vaio Revived: Power, The Second 80% - A bit ago, I’ve told you about how the Sony Vaio motherboard replacement started, ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/sony-vaio-revived-power-the-second-80/ #hackadaycolumns #pcbdesign #sonyvaio #power

Sony Vaio Revived: Power, The Second 80% - A bit ago, I’ve told you about how the Sony Vaio motherboard replacement started, ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/sony-vaio-revived-power-the-second-80/ #hackadaycolumns #pcbdesign #sonyvaio #power

haven't got the touch screen to work yet but so far everything else has worked right out of the box and it runs like a dream
#haiku #haikuos #vaio #sonyvaio #umpc

haven't got the touch screen to work yet but so far everything else has worked right out of the box and it runs like a dream
#haiku #haikuos #vaio #sonyvaio #umpc

Did I just order a Sony VAIO P and a Nokia N810?
Yes I did!
#SonyVaio #Nokia #Nokia810 #nokian810

Did I just order a Sony VAIO P and a Nokia N810?
Yes I did!
#SonyVaio #Nokia #Nokia810 #nokian810

Thinking about selling my Sony Vaio laptop...
It was my first laptop, but it's grown really just out of use for me. It's quite heavy, it doesn't have much benefit in terms of ports or software, the hardware is really out of date for my uses ( The GPU was basically out of date when I bought it 💀 )

It has a FireWire and Sony MagicGate port, but....

My x230 has an Expressport slot. I have a FireWire PCI-E addon card. And generally I only need firewire for DV tape capture (which is very rare for me to do anyway)

And the MagicGate port is only for Memory Stick and Duo cards, which I mean were really only used for older hardware too... but I have a really nice multi-port USB 3.0 device for reading MS/Duo cards...

Also the power port is LITERALLY the most frustrating I've used. I've replaced it three times now:

1. Wasn't holding the charger properly, so replaced

2. Got banana mushed into the port, impossible to determine if it was truly clean or not, replaced

3. goto 1.

I managed to find a replacement for the keyboard on Aliexpress as well (amazingly, last one, EN-US) as some of the keys stopped working following water spilling on the laptop + a year of storage making it work again somehow.

It's probably been close to a year ish of not having used this laptop... but... it feels almost wrong to sell it. it was my first laptop!

Actually honestly this was a mistake to spend as much as I did on this NEW when I bought it so many years ago. Sigh. I doubt anyone would want to buy it even! :(

There was a model variant with a blu-ray drive available, which I HAVE found listings on ebay for the bare drive, but it's close to $100 ish.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/174930247474

#SonyVaio #Vaio #Sony #Computing #Laptop #laptops #Computers #Retro

Thinking about selling my Sony Vaio laptop...
It was my first laptop, but it's grown really just out of use for me. It's quite heavy, it doesn't have much benefit in terms of ports or software, the hardware is really out of date for my uses ( The GPU was basically out of date when I bought it 💀 )

It has a FireWire and Sony MagicGate port, but....

My x230 has an Expressport slot. I have a FireWire PCI-E addon card. And generally I only need firewire for DV tape capture (which is very rare for me to do anyway)

And the MagicGate port is only for Memory Stick and Duo cards, which I mean were really only used for older hardware too... but I have a really nice multi-port USB 3.0 device for reading MS/Duo cards...

Also the power port is LITERALLY the most frustrating I've used. I've replaced it three times now:

1. Wasn't holding the charger properly, so replaced

2. Got banana mushed into the port, impossible to determine if it was truly clean or not, replaced

3. goto 1.

I managed to find a replacement for the keyboard on Aliexpress as well (amazingly, last one, EN-US) as some of the keys stopped working following water spilling on the laptop + a year of storage making it work again somehow.

It's probably been close to a year ish of not having used this laptop... but... it feels almost wrong to sell it. it was my first laptop!

Actually honestly this was a mistake to spend as much as I did on this NEW when I bought it so many years ago. Sigh. I doubt anyone would want to buy it even! :(

There was a model variant with a blu-ray drive available, which I HAVE found listings on ebay for the bare drive, but it's close to $100 ish.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/174930247474

#SonyVaio #Vaio #Sony #Computing #Laptop #laptops #Computers #Retro

Revive A Sony Vaio P-Series With KiCad’s Background Bitmaps

#hackadaycolumns #laptopshacks #pcbhacks #reverseengineering #kicad #sonyvaio #sonyvaiop #vaio #vaiop #hackaday

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Revive A Sony Vaio P-Series With KiCad’s Background Bitmaps - You might remember that KiCad 7 came out this February, with a multitude of wonder... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/20/revive-a-sony-vaio-p-series-with-kicads-background-bitmaps/ #reverseengineering #hackadaycolumns #laptopshacks #sonyvaiop #pcbhacks #sonyvaio #kicad #vaiop #vaio

Revive A Sony Vaio P-Series With KiCad’s Background Bitmaps - You might remember that KiCad 7 came out this February, with a multitude of wonder... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/20/revive-a-sony-vaio-p-series-with-kicads-background-bitmaps/ #reverseengineering #hackadaycolumns #laptopshacks #sonyvaiop #pcbhacks #sonyvaio #kicad #vaiop #vaio

Imagine it's the year 2000, and you've just unboxed your brand-new VAIO computer. Which game would you choose to play first? Probably something like Command & Conquer, Dungeon Keeper or Theme Hospital!

#gaming #pcgaming #retrogaming #sonyvaio #pcmasterrace #steam

Imagine it's the year 2000, and you've just unboxed your brand-new VAIO computer. Which game would you choose to play first? Probably something like Command & Conquer, Dungeon Keeper or Theme Hospital!

#gaming #pcgaming #retrogaming #sonyvaio #pcmasterrace #steam

Idk how many more of the #ThrowbackThursday posts I'll make on here in the future, but here's remembering the fun little Sony VAIO UX series I eyed in the malls of my secondary school days.
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Vaio_UX_Micro_PC
I ended up playing with one my first summer starting college, twas a fun time.
#sonyvaio #handheldpc

Working remotely back in 2007 before it was cool

#remotework #sonyvaio #blackberry

Working remotely back in 2007 before it was cool

#remotework #sonyvaio #blackberry

Comparacion de tamaño de la Sony Vaio P y la NEC MobilePro 900. La Sony es más chatita y más liviana pero de tamaño horizontal son similares #handheldpc #sonyvaio #pocketpc #nec #mobilepro900

Comparacion de tamaño de la Sony Vaio P y la NEC MobilePro 900. La Sony es más chatita y más liviana pero de tamaño horizontal son similares #handheldpc #sonyvaio #pocketpc #nec #mobilepro900

Finally managed to get a replacement keyboard for my older Sony VAIO laptop. I had spilt water on it many many years ago, and despite a successful return-to-function, many keys stopped working. No longer!

I LOVE this laptop as a "old-school" workhorse, given it has FireWire, eSATA, and Memory Stick Duo ports. Stable, fast enough, and 8GB of RAM+SSD!

#sony #sonyvaio #laptop #repair #LaptopRepair #ComputerRepair #PCRepair #computing

Oops! Just ended up buying something on Yahoo! Auctions again😅 it just happens sometimes 😅

I only have Macs and have wanted an XP-era PC but have no space for one so wanted something tiny, and have kept a saved search open for ages, but they all go for 12,000yen+

This one has only blurry photos, has no power cable and is untested, so I won it for 6,600 yen. Here's hoping it works!

#retrotech #retrocomputing #sonyvaio

Oops! Just ended up buying something on Yahoo! Auctions again😅 it just happens sometimes 😅

I only have Macs and have wanted an XP-era PC but have no space for one so wanted something tiny, and have kept a saved search open for ages, but they all go for 12,000yen+

This one has only blurry photos, has no power cable and is untested, so I won it for 6,600 yen. Here's hoping it works!

#retrotech #retrocomputing #sonyvaio