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 […]
Author: Chris Lenderman
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 […]
Viewing the Backlog!
So, over the past couple of weeks, I have been working on new content. However, I haven’t wrapped anything new.. I needed a bit of a break! At the peak of production for the channel, I was making two videos per weekend. However, what I found is that “getting ahead” may not be the best idea: while it […]
What’s in the Plans (Present and Future) at RetroTech Chris
Current Plans: At present, I’m working on some walkthrough videos for using legacy non SSL email clients in a “somewhat secure” fashion with modern email services (in this case, Gmail). Also, working on a video showcasing a NetWare 3.12 alternative called Mars NWE Future Plans: Oh my, where do I begin? I have a spreadsheet with around 70 […]
How We Started, Channel Growth, and What I Enjoy about RetroTechChris
Hi all, just a few thoughts on my mind this morning that I thought I would share with you regarding RetroTech Chris past, present, and future! Hope you like it. Where we started: The RetroTech Chris channel launched originally in May 2020 with some encouragement from some members of the community after I made a few walkthrough videos! […]
HP Colorado FC-20 Tape Controller
Yesterday I made a video about the HP Colorado FC-20 Tape Controller. This is a neat little device that really gave tape backup drives of the day a boost! Funny enough, the first time I had ever installed one was just a few short weeks ago 🙂 As always, it’s a blast to explore retro tech. I anticipate […]
Welcome Everyone!
Hey everybody, Chris here again, welcome to… my… webpage! Glad you found us here on the web. I’ll be posting updates here periodically about retro technology and about the channel. As always, hope that you find the content interesting and I look forward to hearing from you!