Hi! I'm Matthew Jones, the (disputed) brain power behind McJonesTech.
I have vivid and treaured memories of my introduction to personal computing. My grandma had a Gateway Solo 5300 that I played point and click iSpy games on when I got to go over to her house. Many years later, I started my technology repair adventures in 2017, when I decided to start tearing apart NES consoles to refurbish and resell. I learned many valuable things during my time researching and procuring devices for this project: I'm a packrat that can't sell things, and I love old technology.
I started working in the Geek Squad at Best Buy in 2019, and shifted my focus onto PC repair in my spare time. I decided to try to make money by operating as traveling computer repair, under the name 1UP Repairs LLC, until late 2022.
In 2023, I chose to abandon the route of trying to sell services of repair in my area (which were wildly unsuccessful), quit my job at Geek Squad, and chose to focus on my own projects. That's where McJonesTech comes in. McJonesTech is a passion project that encapsulates my love for old technology with my drive for archival and preservation.
I think it's fascinating how far we have progressed computationally-speaking in the last decade alone. But, as we keep moving forward, the building block machines of the past get left behind. McJonesTech exists to help bring awareness back to machines that have either been reduced to footnotes in the book of history, or forgotten altogether. A product exists because someone cared enough to spend the time, money, and resources to make it exist. The least we can do is preserve their idea for other people to learn about and enjoy.
I try to take McJonesTech to as many events as I can. I tend to tour my little "Luggable Computer Museum" as an exhibit, showcasing the precursors to portable computing in a manner where patrons can sit and play with these machines how they were 40+ years ago. Since 2025, I have been touring the Seequa Computer Corporation research, my largest and most intensive research project to date.
Professionally and educationally, I am currently attending college for Cybersecurity, and for work I am a part of the Information Services department at the local hospital. If you are reaching out to me about anything regarding this information, please email me and I can send along a copy of my resume.
Outside of technology, I am a huge fan of nature. I have a passion for going to state and national parks and just sitting and absorbing fresh air and views. My favorite park I have been to is Cataract Falls in Indiana, with a close second being Turkey Run State Park in Northern Indiana. ...I promise I leave Indiana.
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