Just a 30something Canadian dude from #VancouverIsland who's into #RetroComputing (mainly old #Apple / #Mac stuff), #Programming, and general #Technology enthusiast. Also love to #Travel!
I wrote a Mastodon client for vintage Mac computers, #Macstodon, which you can get from here: https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon
Occasionally I’ll post about #Anime and #Gaming, especially #ZenlessZoneZero and #HonkaiStarRail.
I boost a lot. Boosts are not endorsements.
DMs from non-followers are blocked due to spam.
This weekend I made a lot of progress on my Classic Mac OS app template in C!
I have ideas for tools I want to make (mainly for #GlobalTalk), but need a foundation to build on. AIRConfig was built on of some very basic sample code included with MPW and really not suitable for extending even as far as I went with AIRConfig
There are also full-blown frameworks like MacApp and PowerPlant, but they seem like quite a lot of complexity to learn just for small tools
@mroach @kalleboo I managed to bring up a Microsoft Mail 3.0 server in the Digitopolis zone. The server is a faceless background extension; all configuration happens in the client by logging into the magic "Network Manager" account with a magic default password (which I changed, obviously.) When new mail comes in, you get a big notification alert.
@elac Installing the virtio tablet driver will fix that! https://github.com/elliotnunn/classicvirtio
I've setup a public read-only Grafana instance for #globaltalk and my stats dashboard:
I'll add in more stats over time, once I start expanding my scraping scripts.
Okay, it's super hacky-janky, but I've got it set up a HyperCard stack so that you can remotely grab a live image of what's happening in front of the oldsk00l QuickCam. #GlobalTalk
Making some progress here getting Windows 2000 and SQL Server 200 onto AppleTalk and eventually GlobalTalk thanks to jrouter.
This is new and exciting networking activity.
A pair of neat #AppleTalk posters are up on Mercari, a shame they want $70 each(!!) for them
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
Night Falls on Schefferville
#BenjaPhoto
🌍 Schefferville
📸 DJI Mini 2
🗓️ June 2022
Obsessed with the amount of spite it took to make this map:
(stole this glorious image from a Facebook group)
My VCF East 2025 galleries are finally updated with photos from all three days! I invite you to take a look and enjoy!
VCF East 2025
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iACG2oDDFvCaRBkk9
VCF East 2025 Consignment
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NN7dutq2EPLPiV4L7
As a little bonus - I took one of my Mavicas around for some photos on Sunday. There's a separate gallery here with a few photos taken with the camera. There a few more bonus items coming as soon as I get time. Stay tuned!
VCF East 2025 - Mavica MVC-FD97
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WnMRkrbxnrVdkuxcA
Back in my day PC chassis were more than just cases, they were furniture!
Them: Can you explain this gap in your résumé?
Me: I spent six hours formatting it in Google Docs and you’ve opened it in Word.
Just visited a sewing needle shop located inside a pocket dimension in a pedestrian mall
PSA for users of Windows 2000: don't forget to update your regional options for two digit year parsing! We're fast approaching the default of 2029.
Next project? I'm still at the "I'll never manage it" phase.
(Thread below for the progress)
#retrocomputing #gamedev #shufflepuck
@dmnelson It was, this was the thread: https://oldbytes.space/@smallsco/114152030046300235
I ended up going with DiskCopy 4.2 format and then compressing with Stuffit 3 / BinHex 4 for my uploads to the Garden.
