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«It's part of why these old Windows machines hang around for so long, Ford says. "Microsoft is just something you get stuck with."»

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When I think #retrogaming or #retrocomputing I think of games and systems created either when I was very young or before I was born. Seeing things from when I was in high school is like hearing a favorite song on the "oldies" station. Apparently at some point /I/ became old.

nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: Garden3 Delire bY Mindfuck! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio

Ever seen classic DOOM on a 180° 3-monitor setup?
I’m recreating this legendary retro gaming experience using some 486 PCs and retro network hardware - just like 1993! #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #RetroGaming youtu.be/Jc2keTeEzIQ

The August 1979 BYTE magazine issue on Lisp is a snapshot of the language in its early days.

The editorial is really interesting as it mentions Lisp was the preferred language of Gary Kildall. The editorial on Kildall and Lisp: "[...] the alternative "M-expression" form of LISP, with special characters noting relationships, is perhaps the most elegant and natural form of expression for many problems."

https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_04-08_1979-08_Lisp/mode/2up

#lisp #retrocomputing

nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: hit meter bY ! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio

Not been about for a week or two for various reasons. Anything fun #retrogaming / #gaming / #retrocomputing I've missed here?

Some updates coming shortly for everything I do for the #samcoupe and other platforms. 😀

A SAM Coupe computer, with a bunch of stuff I've released for the system beside it.

Una bella pulita al #commodore #vic20 trovato durante il mercatino del sabato... le plastiche si presentano tutto sommato in maniera buona con una leggera ossidazione nella parte bassa ... Forse interverrò con un leggero retrobrite ....ora non mi resta che mettere apposto la tastiera a cui manca un tasto... A breve testerò i paddle e sostituirò il tasto mancante #retrocomputing #retrogaming

#AskFedi What are some of your favorite boost #bots? Particularly ones that focus on #animals and #nature pics, #history, #science, #RetroGaming, and #RetroComputing. I'm trying to get the timeline on my SNAC instance populated a bit, since it either isn't federated enough yet for hashtag follows to work well, or maybe SNAC just doesn't do that the way Mastodon does.

Feel free to plug your own bots too!

The recently discovered Japanese Mac Plus ROM does seem to have a unique checksum and version. (The first 4 bytes of ROM are the checksum, while the 2 bytes at offset 8 hold the version.) The zeroes seem a little sus though.

xxd -s 0 -l 4 -ps < 342-0441-a.u6d
4dea0000
xxd -s 8 -l 2 -ps < 342-0441-a.u6d
0760

Compare with the rev3 "Loud Harmonica" ROM:
xxd -s 0 -l 4 -ps < MacPlus3.ROM
4d1f8172
xxd -s 8 -l 2 -ps < MacPlus3.ROM
0075

https://www.journaldulapin.com/2025/05/17/the-lost-japanese-rom-of-the-macintosh-plus-which-isnt-lost-anymore/

#macintosh #retrocomputing

From amigalOve on Threads.
“RIP Gail Wellington, Commodore Software Products Manager and "mother of CDTV". She was also a technical writer and helped write various Commodore/Amiga product manuals.”
#retrocomputing

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/gail-wellington-obituary?id=58418580

nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: Otaku bY Qwart! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio

18 maggio 1964
#accaddeoggi

Firmato l’accordo con cui Olivetti cede la Divisione Elettronica a General Electric.

La cessione segnerà l’uscita della Olivetti dal campo dei medi e grandi calcolatori.

Resterà però attiva nella progettazione e produzione di terminali e piccoli sistemi, grazie anche all’iniziativa dell’ingegner Pier Giorgio Perotto, che dal 1962 lavorava a una piccola macchina di elaborazione dati, la Programma 101.

#retrocomputer #retrocomputing #retroinformatica