It’s been quite a good week for the Compaq LTE 5000 series.. well… actually a good couple of weeks! Our little Compaq LTE and Armada Owners group is full of enthusiasts and people interested in getting their machines running, but as of late, we have had a good influx of people into the group who are REALLY interested […]
Author: Chris Lenderman
The Strength of the Retro Community.. and Some Areas for Improvement
This week, I’ve been a little reflective on how great the retro community is! I have the privilege of interacting with several members of the community via Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Patreon too! It’s great to see the projects that people are working on as well as to generally chat about retro technology. I love the feedback […]
Making Peace With A Nemesis Retro Computer
So, I did a thing: I bought a 386SX/16 CPU and motherboard. Growing up, I had a HP Vectra QS/16S. It was soooo slooow and I so wanted to get a better faster computer. I loathed that machine. So, I figured the thing to do is to make peace with the past, so I bought a Mylex motherboard […]
What’s next?
Now, THIS is a very good question actually! At last check, there were 85 video ideas in the ideas list, and 7 videos created and scheduled for release. So, what’s next? Let’s start with what has been produced! Legacy email sever and application walkthroughs (two part series) Novell 3.12 emulator IBM Thinkpad T30 tour Compaq LTE 5000 differences […]
LTE 5000 Series Spring Cleaning
This week at RetroTech Chris, we’ve been focused on LTE 5000 series Spring Cleaning! We’ve done several things Repaired three broken LTE 5000 series Billy Coore from The Nostalgia Mall’s LTE 5100 My “old” LTE 5280 (processor card and CF card failures) My “new” LTE 5280 (bad mouse pointer and exhaust fan) Installed Windows ’95 on several LTE […]
Participating in #MARCHintosh!
Although my channel is pretty much a PC Compatible channel, I decided I’d participate in #MARCHintosh. I have fond memories of trying out the ARDI Executor Macintosh emulator as well as using Macintosh systems in high school. Back when IBM PCs were still up and coming with a graphical user interface, Apple Computer really had it figured out […]
Bringing it All Together
So, when it comes to technology, one thing I have always loved to do is to integrate different systems together! And being involved in the software development discipline, this is something that is actually really easy to do. Hence, a lot of what you see on the YouTube channel will be focused just on that: bringing things together […]
100 Instagram Followers… and Which Social Media Platform is Winning?
Today, RetroTech Chris hit 100 Instagram followers! This is a small milestone, but it is fun to see. Also of note, and you can see we’re on a few platforms above, here is how all of our engagement mediums are going: YouTube: 750 subscribers, 60 videos Instagram: 100 followers, 11 posts Facebook: 14 followers, 5 posts Twitter: 36 […]
Three-Day Weekend Plans!
It’s a three-day weekend here for me with Monday being a company holiday (President’s Day). So far, I’ve been working on setting up a LTE 5100 for a friend, but I’m planning on making two videos this weekend: Adding my PC Convertible to the network via Ethernet and my RS-232 to WiFi adapter Tutorial on using legacy email […]
“Feeding the Beast” while “Chasing What you Love!”
After a rather sizeable channel bump in December, and some modest growth in January, I’ve been reflecting a lot on what “Feeding the Beast” is like for YouTubers, including myself. I’ve talked with some folks who are new to YouTube content creation and some are more seasoned. And at the end of the day, to keep momentum going […]