kuro68000 Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 Tamado. I looked for my little friend but there was no sign of him, not even his food or water bowl. I hope he's okay, adopted by someone. I was quite tempted by the SCSI drives, floppy and CD-ROM. If it wasn't for the size and weight I'd probably have got them. A game from my childhood. It was installed on my first computer, a pirate copy from the previous owner so I never had the box or manual. I remember it being great, but recently I watched a video about it on YouTube from a guy who does technical looks at old games, and it's actually incredibly simple. It's really just a set of still images, nothing really moves properly. I was 8 and it was magic to me. 1 Link to comment
Gunzel Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 There’s something about the aesthetic of those floppy drives I really enjoy, not sure what I’d do with them however. The buildings at Moka are impressive too, worth a stop to have a look. 1 Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 Higashi-Tokorozawa. The sky was more pink than it appears in this photo. Google does things with the sky colour to make it more like it "should", but in this case it's made it look different to real life. I'll have to fix it when I get home, if I can. 1 Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 Akitsu Station. This is just a random residential street, but I love how it is lit. 2 Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Such a nice little MSX... I have no idea. 1 1 Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Yotsukaido Station. Narita Station. Poor guy! First time I've seen one of these in real life. They are video on vinyl. The quality is pretty poor compared to Laserdisc, but these were around quite a bit before LD was. The disc is in the white cartridge, and you shove the cartridge into the machine rather than taking it out yourself. 2 Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Quiet day today. Most stuff closing early. I'll wonder down to Sensoji a bit later. Just watching the music show on NHK and relaxing a bit. Anyway, these are of Narimasu Station. Not sure what they are for, maintenance perhaps? It's not a great photo, but that box has a couple of large LED matrix displays. I don't know why but I want them... Blooming Bloomy indeed, and that's it for 2023. Hoping 2024 is better. 1 Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Okay, one more. A video from yesterday. Still processing 4k. A little walk in Usui. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 7 hours ago, mojo said: I have no idea. Nothing really comes up for this, something on December 16, 1991. Guessing live concert shoot of something? love the alligator costume coming out of a banana peal! jeff 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 9 hours ago, mojo said: Anyway, these are of Narimasu Station. Not sure what they are for, maintenance perhaps? Usually associated with construction work, so heavy machinery can be moved around the station area. Most likely for the installation of platform-edge doors. 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 9 hours ago, mojo said: I have no idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledge_Hammer! https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/俺がハマーだ! 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, railsquid said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledge_Hammer! https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/俺がハマーだ! So bad it might be good or just bad? Inquiring minds want to know so reserved thru interlibrary loan… jeff 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Nooooo idea, I found it by searching the Japanese title on the cover. 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 well good (or bad) enough to make it onto a Japanese video disc! jeff 1 Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Not sure I'm man enough for this energy drink. Can anyone read this? At Ochanomizu. Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 (edited) Some classic Super Sentai tunes. Many Hard Offs are having new year sales. This one has 10% off everything. Look at this amazing house. It's about a century beyond what we build in the UK. Edited January 1 by mojo 2 Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Yabe Station. Yabe sounds like a dangerous place to live. Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Kobuchi. These look better viewed on my phone. My laptop screen isn't great, might look better when I get home, but I think a HDR display would really help. My ones at home are SDR, although I do calibrate them. Link to comment
kuro68000 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 These aren't very good, but I didn't have much time get good shots. 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Quote Can anyone read this? At Ochanomizu. Very faded, but warning for high voltage, presumably referring to the cables below the sign. 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 hours ago, mojo said: Tsukimino Station has a very strong Tokyu Dentetsu vibe to it, very “suburbany”, very much “Mom, Dad, big sis and the family dog with 3 bdr. stand-alone home a seven minute walk past the ekimae super and the cleaners”. I often took pictures of the now gone 8500 series at another place up the DenenToshi line at the similarly named Tsukishino Station (the character “no” means field or flat place). Tokyu (and other private railways) also likes to add the character “dai” to station names, referring to the elevated location of its housing estates (higher elevation places indicating prestige and such). 1 Link to comment
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