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  1. I had an excellent #Swapfest: I sold *eight* 486 Compaq laptops, watched dozens of people enjoy Super Mario Bros., and made one person very happy by selling them a 24" Toshiba CRT television.

    I met the people who refurbished and were selling all the Sony Mavica floppy disk cameras last year! They're super nice and bought a weird camera from me.

    #Boston #CambridgeMA

  2. I had an excellent #Swapfest: I sold *eight* 486 Compaq laptops, watched dozens of people enjoy Super Mario Bros., and made one person very happy by selling them a 24" Toshiba CRT television.

    I met the people who refurbished and were selling all the Sony Mavica floppy disk cameras last year! They're super nice and bought a weird camera from me.

    #Boston #CambridgeMA

  3. I have a ton of old VR headsets and such that I want to bring to #Swapfest some day. I just gotta work out childcare because I don't think I can keep a 3 year old entertained for the whole time.

  4. It's a beautiful morning in #Cambridge, Massachusetts! Come play Super Mario Bros. at #Swapfest!

  5. It's a beautiful morning in #Cambridge, Massachusetts! Come play Super Mario Bros. at #Swapfest!

  6. #BostonWeekend Sun SWAPFEST the Flea at #MIT - mid season monthly tech etc flea market in a #CambridgeMA parking garage. Bring a flashlight, bring some cash, see weird nerdy stuff bring it home. w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/ #Boston #Swapfest

  7. #BostonWeekend Sun SWAPFEST the Flea at #MIT - mid season monthly tech etc flea market in a #CambridgeMA parking garage. Bring a flashlight, bring some cash, see weird nerdy stuff bring it home. w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/ #Boston #Swapfest

  8. In addition to Soooooo Many Compaq's, I will be attempting to clear space by selling at tomorrow's #Swapfest (w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/) in #Cambridge, MA.

    Would you like a bright Toshiba CRT television? RF input only, but that's still good for '80s consoles. $20 or reasonable offers/trades.

    Even if you don't want to buy it, come by, say hello, and play Super Mario Bros!

    (This will be an intermittent thread today, as I post what I'll be selling.)

    #Boston #Retrogaming

  9. In addition to Soooooo Many Compaq's, I will be attempting to clear space by selling at tomorrow's #Swapfest (w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/) in #Cambridge, MA.

    Would you like a bright Toshiba CRT television? RF input only, but that's still good for '80s consoles. $20 or reasonable offers/trades.

    Even if you don't want to buy it, come by, say hello, and play Super Mario Bros!

    (This will be an intermittent thread today, as I post what I'll be selling.)

    #Boston #Retrogaming

  10. More computers found in this house. I won't have these at the #Swapfest this coming Sunday, but I'll have them later in the year.

  11. More computers found in this house. I won't have these at the #Swapfest this coming Sunday, but I'll have them later in the year.

  12. Does anyone in the #Boston #Retrocomputing community want a DOZEN <sigh> Compaq LTE Elite 4/xx laptops, of various processor speeds and RAM configurations? The three I knew about previously and have already tested all powered on and would boot to DOS. I have found numerous more, all stored in similar configurations, so I can hope they'll also work. I'll have time to at least power test them on Saturday, selling them Sunday. "Selling" may also mean "giving away."

    #Swapfest #Retrocomputing

  13. Does anyone in the #Boston #Retrocomputing community want a DOZEN <sigh> Compaq LTE Elite 4/xx laptops, of various processor speeds and RAM configurations? The three I knew about previously and have already tested all powered on and would boot to DOS. I have found numerous more, all stored in similar configurations, so I can hope they'll also work. I'll have time to at least power test them on Saturday, selling them Sunday. "Selling" may also mean "giving away."

    #Swapfest #Retrocomputing

  14. September will be the next #Swapfest in @cbase. It is a tech-focused fleamarket, and rental of tables is free. Sign up here: swapfest.berlin/

    #Berlin

  15. September will be the next #Swapfest in @cbase. It is a tech-focused fleamarket, and rental of tables is free. Sign up here: swapfest.berlin/

    #Berlin

  16. Me, two months ago: I wonder whether I'll have a reasonable car load to sell at the MIT #Swapfest over the summer?

    Me, yesterday: I have a lot of stuff to sell at the MIT Swapfest this coming weekend, I hope I can fit it all into my hatchback.

    Text conversation just now, from relative who has just moved in-state:

    #Retrocomputing #MonkeysPaw

  17. Me, two months ago: I wonder whether I'll have a reasonable car load to sell at the MIT #Swapfest over the summer?

    Me, yesterday: I have a lot of stuff to sell at the MIT Swapfest this coming weekend, I hope I can fit it all into my hatchback.

    Text conversation just now, from relative who has just moved in-state:

    #Retrocomputing #MonkeysPaw

  18. I lost track of the date, and only just remembered to pre-register to sell at the MIT #Swapfest on July 19th. If anyone else is as forgetful as I am, you have until 1 AM tonight before pre-registration closes.

  19. I lost track of the date, and only just remembered to pre-register to sell at the MIT #Swapfest on July 19th. If anyone else is as forgetful as I am, you have until 1 AM tonight before pre-registration closes.

  20. Feira do Rolo no LHC amanhã pessoal!

    Segue umas fotos do evento anterior e já tem uma galera preparando a listagem do que vai levar: discourse.lhc.net.br/t/2026-07

    Lembrando que o evento vai até às 12hs, maiores detalhes aqui: eventos.lhc.net.br/event/4a-fe

    Até+!

    #feiradorolo #bazar #eletronicos #geek #swapfest

  21. Feira do Rolo no LHC amanhã pessoal!

    Segue umas fotos do evento anterior e já tem uma galera preparando a listagem do que vai levar: discourse.lhc.net.br/t/2026-07

    Lembrando que o evento vai até às 12hs, maiores detalhes aqui: eventos.lhc.net.br/event/4a-fe

    Até+!

    #feiradorolo #bazar #eletronicos #geek #swapfest

  22. @BigBadBiologist gifted me a Geforce 4 MX card from his bin at the last #Swapfest, and I have now had the time to open up my Graphite tower and install it.

    I'd been looking to replace the Rage 128 card that was already there with something that offered DVI out, since my monitor only has one VGA input and I have older machines that use it, too.

    First boot up with the new card (that I did not think to photograph) failed with errors, but a reboot went flawlessly and gave me this lovely desktop.

  23. @BigBadBiologist gifted me a Geforce 4 MX card from his bin at the last #Swapfest, and I have now had the time to open up my Graphite tower and install it.

    I'd been looking to replace the Rage 128 card that was already there with something that offered DVI out, since my monitor only has one VGA input and I have older machines that use it, too.

    First boot up with the new card (that I did not think to photograph) failed with errors, but a reboot went flawlessly and gave me this lovely desktop.

  24. #Swapfest! A place of wonder and foolish financial decisions!

    This was the first time I've been able to attend in 2026. As always, lots to see, and great people to talk to.

    #Cambridge #Boston #Retrocomputing

  25. #Swapfest! A place of wonder and foolish financial decisions!

    This was the first time I've been able to attend in 2026. As always, lots to see, and great people to talk to.

    #Cambridge #Boston #Retrocomputing

  26. I wasn't up for documenting the MIT #Swapfest in real time this morning, but I did take a number of photos. Thread to follow in a few minutes, mute me as you like.

  27. I wasn't up for documenting the MIT #Swapfest in real time this morning, but I did take a number of photos. Thread to follow in a few minutes, mute me as you like.

  28. On my way over to the MIT #Swapfest, a hawk leapt off a cell tower and fell into the sky, swooping over #Cambridge Common.

  29. On my way over to the MIT #Swapfest, a hawk leapt off a cell tower and fell into the sky, swooping over #Cambridge Common.

  30. I'll be attending the MIT #Swapfest this Sunday, June 21st! I'm looking for an AGP video card with DVI output for my Macintosh G4 tower, a few Wii Classic Controllers, and I'd love to finally find a copy of "Guardian Legend" for the NES.

    But mostly I'm going because it's fun to walk around and chat with people and see weird and cool things. If you want to say hello, I'm the large (just under 2 m), middle-aged man wearing this hat.

    #Boston #Retrocomputing

  31. I'll be attending the MIT #Swapfest this Sunday, June 21st! I'm looking for an AGP video card with DVI output for my Macintosh G4 tower, a few Wii Classic Controllers, and I'd love to finally find a copy of "Guardian Legend" for the NES.

    But mostly I'm going because it's fun to walk around and chat with people and see weird and cool things. If you want to say hello, I'm the large (just under 2 m), middle-aged man wearing this hat.

    #Boston #Retrocomputing

  32. #boston Reminder: its #swapfest this weekend and #FathersDay, too, print your flyer and/or mail your card(s) as appropriate. w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/

  33. #boston Reminder: its #swapfest this weekend and #FathersDay, too, print your flyer and/or mail your card(s) as appropriate. w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/

  34. Wait, no, I own four IDE optical drives. And the fourth one works. But it's already installed in my G4 tower, I'm not going to swap that out.

    Maybe I can find a working one at the #Swapfest this summer.

  35. Wait, no, I own four IDE optical drives. And the fourth one works. But it's already installed in my G4 tower, I'm not going to swap that out.

    Maybe I can find a working one at the #Swapfest this summer.

  36. @tristan You're not even joking. I need to figure out when I'll be selling at the MIT #Swapfest this summer. I'm thinking July.

    But not the Macs. It turns out I like old Apple computers.

    But if anyone wants three top-of-the-line Compaq 486 laptops, with tons of RAM, dead floppy drives, and one functional hard drive between them? Make me an offer!

    (Please take them away from me.)

  37. @tristan You're not even joking. I need to figure out when I'll be selling at the MIT #Swapfest this summer. I'm thinking July.

    But not the Macs. It turns out I like old Apple computers.

    But if anyone wants three top-of-the-line Compaq 486 laptops, with tons of RAM, dead floppy drives, and one functional hard drive between them? Make me an offer!

    (Please take them away from me.)

  38. #BostonWeekend Sun SWAPFEST As #MIT' clears out their dorms and labs for the summer, you'll find bargains on the weirdest collection of stuff. Perfect morning to hang out in a parking lot, bring a printed flyer for a buck off admission. and post to the #Swapfest tag if you find something super cool. Get there early, some dealers are packing up by 1 w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/ #CambridgeMA #Boston #MITFlea

  39. #BostonWeekend Sun SWAPFEST As #MIT' clears out their dorms and labs for the summer, you'll find bargains on the weirdest collection of stuff. Perfect morning to hang out in a parking lot, bring a printed flyer for a buck off admission. and post to the #Swapfest tag if you find something super cool. Get there early, some dealers are packing up by 1 w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/ #CambridgeMA #Boston #MITFlea

  40. #BostonWeekend Sun MAY 2nd - this event has passed - REPAIRCAFE get it fixed at #artisansasylum's Fixit Clinic from 11-2 I went last time around and got my stand mixer going again and they hooked me up with the 'right' wall wart for an electronics curb find. Not just electronics! Volunteer or just hang out - a2 has Good people. In Brighton. instagram.com/p/DXo7JDcjd92/ #Boston #FixitClinic #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #SwapFest #MITFlea

  41. #BostonWeekend Sun MAY 2nd - this event has passed - REPAIRCAFE get it fixed at #artisansasylum's Fixit Clinic from 11-2 I went last time around and got my stand mixer going again and they hooked me up with the 'right' wall wart for an electronics curb find. Not just electronics! Volunteer or just hang out - a2 has Good people. In Brighton. instagram.com/p/DXo7JDcjd92/ #Boston #FixitClinic #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #SwapFest #MITFlea

  42. @knizer i’m hanging outside the check-in table by the emergency light if folks are around, I’m in a blue jacket, flannel shirt, and a backpack. #swapfest #bostondon

  43. @knizer i’m hanging outside the check-in table by the emergency light if folks are around, I’m in a blue jacket, flannel shirt, and a backpack. #swapfest #bostondon

  44. #BostonWeekend If you're in town this weekend, consider coming to the #MITFlea aka the #MIT #Swapfest on Sunday 4/19 - the #Boston fediverse community is meeting up for an informal social - at noon, rain or shine. Come to #Bostodon!
    #Meetup #CambridgeMA #HamRadio

  45. #BostonWeekend If you're in town this weekend, consider coming to the #MITFlea aka the #MIT #Swapfest on Sunday 4/19 - the #Boston fediverse community is meeting up for an informal social - at noon, rain or shine. Come to #Bostodon!
    #Meetup #CambridgeMA #HamRadio

  46. Hi #bostonweekend crowd! Sunday Sunday Sunday! Come to #bostodon - the #boston #fediverse #meetup - 4/19 noon at the Flea at MIT - #swapfest - Albany Street Garage - print out a flyer for a dollar off entry - come early for bargains at the swap or just gawk the weirdo items on offer. Or skip it and meet us outside the entry gate for the Flea at noon - look for the crowd of people that look like #mastodon users, food after, rain or shine. (: w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit/