#retrotech

Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #retrotech from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.

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47
Uses / 7 days
Mastodon
41
Accounts / 7 days
Mastodon
40
Recent posts
Mastodon
~0.2/hr
Recent pace
Mastodon · last 40
1.3
Avg reactions / post
Mastodon · last 40
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Reddit posts / month
Reddit search
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Open-web mentions
hashtag.org Firehose

Day-by-day usage

measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-19 08:51 UTC
13
10-13
5
10-14
8
10-15
10
10-16
1
10-17
8
10-18
2
10-19

47 uses by 41 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.

Related hashtags

measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-19 08:51 UTC

Live pulse

measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-19 08:51 UTC

Everything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~206 hours).

Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 13:00

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Languages: English (30) · French (2) · Spanish (2)

Avg boosts / post: 0.6

Top of the latest posts

  • Listed on market place untested - guy couldn’t even get the lid off (?!). The outside was nasty, but I took a chance, and it turned out to be a 300MHz 2465 in working condition, which should have cost WAY more than the $20 I paid for it! Th

    Paul@[email protected]♥ 17↻ 02026-10-13 22:22 UTCView post →
  • Made some refinements to my retro console cart. 1. Installed the Retro Scaler 2x for RCA to HDMI. It has a much clearer image and doesn't mess up the aspect ratio. Got it for $50 on eBay. 2. Power strip now hangs from the back, freeing up s

    shr@[email protected]♥ 8↻ 12026-10-10 14:27 UTCView post →
  • I have a classic #iPod 3rd generation with a fried motherboard laying around and have been eyeballing motherboards from the US on Ebay … but THIS looks a lot more interesting. https://certainthings.studio/sprout/ Modern motherboards for the

    Stephan Max@[email protected]♥ 5↻ 62026-10-14 03:38 UTCView post →

What “retrotech” means

Wikipedia

Retrocomputing is the current use of older computer hardware and software. Retrocomputing is usually classed as a hobby and recreation rather than a practical application of technology; enthusiasts often collect rare and valuable hardware and software for sentimental reasons.

“Retrocomputing” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →

#retrotech across platforms

every network with a public tag surface

Follow #retrotech straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.

Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/retrotech