One of the people I follow on Twitter collects old electronics and I’ve seen him do some pretty interesting hacks to boot his vintage devices without using the long-dead original battery.
I’ve seen him use 2 different rechargeable battery packs used for development boards attached to the battery terminals of an older laptop and even seen him using a screwdriver tip with leads attached to fit inside the female power port of an older device.I don’t know his exact Twitter handle but you can find him under “foone”
vineyardmike|4 years ago
I follow him too. He's a treat and always so interesting. Happy to give him a bit of extra publicity. His links always show up on HN.