#computer hardware

[ui-alcoholic]

SONY Hit-Bit HB-101 (1984)

The Sony Hit-Bit HB-101 is one of the best-known and most distinctive Sony MSX1 home computers from the 1980s. “Hit-Bit” was Sony’s MSX product line name, and the HB-101 is still popular among retro collectors because of its compact, highly recognizable design.

Technically, it’s a classic MSX1 machine: a Sharp LH-0080 (Z80A-compatible) CPU at ~3.58 MHz, 16 KB RAM (the European HB-101P version often had 32 KB), 16 KB VRAM, and 2 cartridge slots, which made it very practical for games and expansions.

The video chip can vary by region (TMS9118NL / TMS9129NL), while sound is handled by the YM2149F PSG. It wasn’t the most powerful MSX model, but its Sony styling, colorful variants, and iconic look are exactly why it became such a cult favorite.

[beloved-circuitry]

This is a computer case shaped like a shark. I'm desperately curious what the pricetag will be, but that doesn't seem to have been announced yet. More pictures [here].

[fossguy]

How much RAM in your Linux PC?

512MB

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8GB

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Voting ended onApr 16

[danielslegacycomputercollections]

My KAYPRO II copying a floppy disk at Daniel's Legacy Computer Collections!

🎞️🎬🎥

[myzanilred]

Something I haven't considered talking about are logical CPUs/cores. They were a considerable mystery to me for many years, and finding a sufficient explanation of what they actually were, and how they worked, took some time.

It wasn't until I read about how they were handled in the SPARC architecture (I believe in a book on operating system concepts) that I actually started to get a grasp on them.

Not sure whether to cover them in the first article, in a later, more advanced article, or separately, on their own. I'd love to talk about them though.

[90s-2000s-barbie]

Jumpstart 1st Grade CD-Rom (1995)

[captain-ravioli7321]

computer people on tumblr wtf is this part that malfunctioned on my t450 thinkpad motherboard

This component is located by the ram-the ram is underneath the component in this picture but when the motherboard is turned like how it normally is it's underneath. It's to the left of the CPU

screenshot i got of ANOTHER motherboard of the same model. what is it? and is it a frequently failing motherboard component bc i got a replacement motherboard for christmas and yeah it was used but this same component also didn't look right.

i'm asking out of curiosity but like i haven't been able to find an answer anywhere and its kinda frustrating me