foone , Englisch
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We need a different word for "old computer parts" and "parts for old computers". People use "retro" for both.

Like a Packard Bell 486 is the former: it was made in the 90s.

And a PicoGUS is the later: it's an ISA card that can be used in computers from the 90s, but it was made recently.

neilturner ,
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@foone retro and retro-compatible?

lanefu ,
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@foone

PicoGUS == "lab grown replacement organs"

krono ,
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@foone "rotre" like retro but backwards?

sen ,
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@foone refactronics? Refactor + electronics. Or perhaps Anachrotronics? Anachronism + electronics.

ben_zen ,
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@foone
Retro tech: old technology; Anachro tech: new tech for old tech; Anarcho tech: technology with anarchist aims.

alda ,
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@foone modern ISA cards would be "old school" in my mind.

jamie ,
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@foone

I could go with "vintage" for parts made at the time the tech was new and "retro" for new stuff for an old tech. Mostly because "retro" means "to go back" in my mind.

boss ,
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@foone Aged for actually old parts, I'd say new-old for PicoGUS but that's just unused Vintage.

freakazoid ,
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@foone Neoretro?

jonathankoren ,
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@foone retro compatible

Archivist ,
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@foone retro vs retro-style

mwichary ,
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@foone Someone tried to coin “newtro,” but it’s not working.

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