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1.1K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
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Known for
59 views
New Video: The PicoIDE is a brand new IDE optical and hard drive emulator for classic computers. Based on the Raspberry Pi RP2350 and ESP32, it's easy to use, open source, low cost, fully featured, and set to be an absolute game changer for the vintage computing hobby.
https://youtu.be/MG_t0Ti3_rY
26 views
New Video: Id Software's 1993 FPS DOOM has a long-standing tradition of being run on all sorts of weird and wonderful devices. But there's one device that's been sorely missing: a multi-million pound industrial cake machine. So I decided to rectify that once and for all...
https://youtu.be/BHSOVnahKjY
21 views
New Video: I built this Slot A AMD Athlon PC for my family 25 years ago when I was 16 years old. Join me as I take a look inside and finally start to bring this old PC back to life!
https://youtu.be/3ivGSh-PShc
17 views
New Video: The GEEKOM A5 Pro mini PC is marketed as a small, affordable, silent machine for office and productivity tasks. So in this video I put it through its paces as a gaming machine and assessed its potential as a low-cost Steam Machine alternative, as you do.
https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ
📊 Post engagement
16
Avg engagement / post
1.5%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: New Video: The PicoIDE is a brand new IDE optical and hard drive · 59 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.29 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
4.9×
Follows 217 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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🔥 Top post
New Video: The PicoIDE is a brand new IDE optical and hard drive emulator for classic computers. Based on the Raspberry Pi RP2350 and ESP32, it's easy to use, open source, low cost, fully featured, and set to be an absolute game changer for the vintage computing hobby.
https://y…
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New Video: The GEEKOM A5 Pro mini PC is marketed as a small, affordable, silent machine for office and productivity tasks. So in this video I put it through its paces as a gaming machine and assessed its potential as a low-cost Steam Machi…
New Video: Id Software's 1993 FPS DOOM has a long-standing tradition of being run on all sorts of weird and wonderful devices. But there's one device that's been sorely missing: a multi-million pound industrial cake machine. So I decided t…
New Video: ReStory is an upcoming cosy electronics repair simulator from Mandragora and tinyBuild. Of course, when I saw that this featured some Atari hardware that I already know inside and out thanks to my work on the channel, I just had…
New Video: The old YouTube studio that has been home to the channel for the past 2 years is gone. So it's time for a new beginning...
https://youtu.be/g0NtkhR3DrI
New Video: The Cooler Master CM690 MkII case was released in 2011 and aimed at gamers, with a focus on airflow and cable management. This limited edition Nvidia version also sports some rather fancy Nvidia branding. But what should I put i…
New Video: The iconic Atari 2600 games console was released in 1977, and has since seen many comebacks and reinventions - most recently in the form of the 2600+ in 2023. Now there's a new version to celebrate Atari's long history of collab…
New Video: I built this Slot A AMD Athlon PC for my family 25 years ago when I was 16 years old. Join me as I take a look inside and finally start to bring this old PC back to life!
https://youtu.be/3ivGSh-PShc
New Video: Atari's new collab with Bandai Namco really is something else, with some rather nice little nods to some obscure bits of history. Let's check it out!
https://youtu.be/UNWIhXjrEDA
New Video: "Baby Boris" the HP Enterprise Gen10 MicroServer was recently decommissioned from my place of work. So let's have some fun with it before it gets pressed back in to service as a boring old NAS!
https://youtu.be/15amosOXysc
New Video: We already know that Bazzite Linux is great for modern day Steam games. But how will it handle my physical big box DOS and Windows collection? Turns out it's better than even I expected.
https://youtu.be/KWI9-t1qtHA
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
oldbytes.space
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✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 16 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.3× per week.
🛡️ Audience credibility
89/100
Excellent
Credibility score
99%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~1.5% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Rees Stephenson from ctrl-alt-rees. Retrocomputing & whatnot. http://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees
He / him
This is my one and only official Mastodon account (see verified website link).
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