This is thriftstorearmy's TypePad Profile.
Join TypePad and start following thriftstorearmy's activity
thriftstorearmy
Recent Activity
Really, you gotta get overseas with the Epoch Cassette Vision Jr and the Tomy Pyuuta (Japanese Tutor) Jr. The Japanese did Jr. first.
Junior-sized Video Game Consoles
When video consoles come out, banners fly, flags unfurl, and all talk is of the future. What kinds of things are you going to hook up to your game's special expansion port? What cool add-ons will keep away the grim reaper of videogame obsolescence? Flash forward a few years. We're near the ...
March post
Posted Mar 8, 2010 at Thrift Store Army
Comment
0
Feb Score
Posted Feb 3, 2010 at Thrift Store Army
Comment
0
What to expect when you're thrift shopping.
Posted Jan 28, 2010 at Thrift Store Army
Comment
0
December score
Posted Dec 20, 2009 at Thrift Store Army
Comment
0
November Score
Posted Dec 20, 2009 at Thrift Store Army
Comment
0
First post: ThriftStoreArmy is where you post your...
First post: ThriftStoreArmy is where you post your *interesting* thrift scores. Link to your scores in the comments and I'll pick the interesting stuff for the front page. Short comments may be included. Anecdotes appreciated. Serialized anonymous usernames starting with 'thriftshopper' recommended. Avoid geographic localization. Thrift shoppers are paranoid, so don't encourage them. 'People of thrift stores' pictures are also appreciated. Continue reading
Posted Dec 20, 2009 at Thrift Store Army
Comment
2
First post: ThriftStoreArmy is where you post your...
First post: ThriftStoreArmy is where you post your *interesting* thrift scores. Link to your scores in the comments and I'll pick the interesting stuff for the front page. Short comments may be included. Anecdotes appreciated. Serialized anonymous usernames starting with 'thriftshopper' recommended. Avoid geographic localization. Thrift shoppers are paranoid, so don't encourage them. 'People of thrift stores' pictures are also appreciated. Continue reading
Posted Dec 20, 2009 at Thrift Store Army
Comment
2
YGTBFKM!
Vintage Synth Trump Cards
Just spotted on Matrixsynth: Vintage Synth trump cards, the perfect xmas gift for fanatic synthgeeks. £6.99 including postage. "Can you use your skill and judgment to become the undisputed champion of vintage synth wisdom? Playing is easy. Simply divide the cards between the number of players ...
Audiophile vinyl enthusiasts will predictably poo-poo anything short of their setup, or their fantasy setup. The rest of us want to suffer the conveniences of modern life and listen to their records in the car, at work, underwater, whereever. We all choose to make sacrifices.
I wish this thing was around when I bought my vinyl ripping Ion USB turntable from Newegg for $100. It would have cost me more, but it probably would have been worthwhile. The Ion is a mere toy.
New Denon Turntable Rips Vinyl To USB Flash Drives
The $250 Denon DP-200USB is a fully automatic belt-drive turntable that painlessly converts your records into digital mp3 files and writes them to a USB memory stick. It's a great solution for those who don't have a PC within easy reach of their hi-fi system. The DP-200USB creates 192 kbps f...
To the gamers, not the girls: Do Not Blow
Will Our Old Videogame Consoles Die Soon?
RetroGaming with racketboy is a nifty site aimed at people addicted to classic gaming consoles. racketboy posted a thoughtful piece a couple of weeks ago wondering how long we could expect our old Atari 2600s and SEGA Saturns to last. His thoughts? Cart-based classics will most likely outliv...
Pants peed. Ahhhh. What is the going rate for such a triumph of ancient technology? External hinges just work.
Magnificent Commodore 64 Laptop by Ben Heckendorn
Ben Heckendorn breathes rarefied air among the hacker/modder elite. From his earliest days creating handheld Atari 2600 systems, to his mindboggling conversions of modern systems, his work has always been among the best. Today he unveiled his Commodore 64 laptop, and it truly is breathtaking....
Subscribe to thriftstorearmy’s Recent Activity



