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Atari BBSBig BBSing on Micro ScreensWho says you need a giant monitor to dive into the retro <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bbsing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bbsing</a>Southern AMIS BBS an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atari</a> 130XE—and we’re connected in style on the Sinclair MTV1, Casio Color TV, and the classic Sony Watchman. Micro TVs, mega nostalgia. Whether it’s Atascii art or old-school message boards, we’re proving that big retro still fits in the palm of your hand <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atari</a>#SouthernAMIS <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SinclairMTV1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SinclairMTV1</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CasioTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CasioTV</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SonyWatchman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SonyWatchman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FujiNet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Brad LinderLilbits: A cyberdeck with a 2 inch CRT display, a 25.3 inch E Ink monitor, and the final nail in the coffin for LG’s smartphonesCyberdecks are portable computers that often have a retro-futuristic design. Often that’s achieved by hobbyists who combine modern hardware (like a Raspberry Pi or a similar single-board computer) with vintage tech.But one of the coolest… and possibly most useless cyberdeck’s I’ve seen so far takes things to another level by fusing a 2 inch black and white CRT display from 1980s-era Sony […]<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/alder-lake-n/" target="_blank">#alderLakeN</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/crt-display/" target="_blank">#crtDisplay</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/cyberdeck/" target="_blank">#cyberdeck</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/intel/" target="_blank">#intel</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/lg/" target="_blank">#lg</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/lilbits/" target="_blank">#lilbits</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/onyx-boox/" target="_blank">#onyxBoox</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/onyx-boox-mira-pro/" target="_blank">#onyxBooxMiraPro</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/os-updates/" target="_blank">#osUpdates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/raspberry-pi/" target="_blank">#raspberryPi</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/security-updates/" target="_blank">#securityUpdates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/sony-watchman/" target="_blank">#sonyWatchman</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/twin-lake/" target="_blank">#twinLake</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://liliputing.com/tag/watchman/" target="_blank">#watchman</a>Read more: <a href="https://liliputing.com/lilbits-a-cyberdeck-with-a-2-inch-crt-display-a-25-3-inch-e-ink-monitor-and-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-for-lgs-smartphones/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://liliputing.com/lilbits-a-cyberdeck-with-a-2-inch-crt-display-a-25-3-inch-e-ink-monitor-and-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-for-lgs-smartphones/</a>

Brad LinderThis cyberdeck is a tiny PC that combines a Raspberry Pi 3b+ with a thumb keyboard, touchpad, battery and... a 2 inch black and white CRT display taken from a vintage Sony Watchman. It looks barely usable, but still kind of incredible. <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/cyberDeck/comments/1k9j5im/cyberdeck_with_crt_monitor_sony_watchman_with/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://old.reddit.com/r/cyberDeck/comments/1k9j5im/cyberdeck_with_crt_monitor_sony_watchman_with/</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SonyWatchman" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SonyWatchman</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RaspberryPi</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CyberDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CyberDeck</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CRTDisplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CRTDisplay</a>

IT NewsHandheld Console Plays Original Pong With Modern E-Waste - [Simon] wrote in to let us know about DingPong, his handheld portable Pong console... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/handheld-console-plays-original-pong-with-modern-e-waste/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/03/24/handheld-console-plays-original-pong-with-modern-e-waste/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/handheldshacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handheldshacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sonywatchman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sonywatchman</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/console" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#console</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#e</a>-waste <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/salvage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#salvage</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#games</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pong</a>

paulrickardsCool project that turns a Sony Watchman into a WiFi and Bluetooth enabled vector display! I’d love to try and make one of these. Anyone done it?<a href="https://github.com/lucysrausch/sony-scopeman" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/lucysrausch/sony-scopeman</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SonyWatchman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SonyWatchman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VectorScope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VectorScope</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oscilloscope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oscilloscope</a>

IT NewsThe Sony ScopeMan, Possibly The Best Product They Never Made - From the perspective of a later decade it’s sometimes quaint and amusing to look back at the techn... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2021/01/21/the-sony-scopeman-possibly-the-best-product-they-never-made/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2021/01/21/the-sony-scopeman-possibly-the-best-product-they-never-made/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portablevideohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portablevideohacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#x</a>-y.oscillograph <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/vectordisplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vectordisplay</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sonywatchman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sonywatchman</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/crt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crt</a>

IT NewsA Vintage Sony Portable TV, Brought Up To Date - In the time before smartphones for on-the-go visual entertainment, there were portable TVs. You mi... more: <a href="https://hackaday.com/2019/04/06/a-vintage-sony-portable-tv-brought-up-to-date/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2019/04/06/a-vintage-sony-portable-tv-brought-up-to-date/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/raspberrypizerow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raspberrypizerow</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/classichacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classichacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/sonywatchman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sonywatchman</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/videophone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videophone</a>

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