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Finally getting around to unboxing this FM-77 (non-AV) CRT monitor that Surugaya sent me with *free shipping to Canada*. Hopefully it works; they probably won't do a deal that dumb again. #retrocomputing #fm7 #fujitsu

A CRT monitor with an anti-glare cover that is only held on with a piece of masking tape.

nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: #70 - Super Mario World - Athletic Theme bY Snes! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio

Majenko has just gone live on #twitch: https://twitch.tv/majenkotech - Today's stream title is: VAX Ghidra... | #VintageComputers #VMS #UNIX #VAX #PDP-11 #RetroComputing

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

@yawning_angel @RobSmithDev @Judeau Cool. I once met him during an Amiga game developers weekend in Belgium in 1993.

Wrote a diary of that for the only Dutch paper Amiga magazine at the time. 🙂

You can see him on page 63…

https://archive.org/details/amiga-magazine-24-met-team-hoi-op-oz-deel-2/page/n59/mode/2up?view=theater

#commodore #amiga #computer #TeamHoi #PixelArt #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #RetroTech #VintageComputing #retro #history #16bit #computers #computing #IT #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital

Experimenting with stuff…
#retrocomputing

#Permacomputing is about the future. Old CPUs suck (but can be fun). Permacomputing has little to do with #retrocomputing, except insofar as we can examine our past solutions for synergies and such. And pre-enshittification versions of current software. The rest is nostalgia.

Used gear is the future too. There are so many "adequate" systems made in the last 10 years, alone, that meet most peoples needs.

The only non-enshittified OSes today are *nix OSes; freebsd, netbsd, derivatives, and the various linux.

I run Debian 13, as vanilla as I can get for the least effort involved. But linux/etc today are essentially server-class installs used on the desktop/laptop. OK lots of folk on the fedi lurv to wield complexity for it's own sake and that's fine. And eg. Debian is shockingly, wonderfully reliable and given the underlying complexity, surprisingly easy to install and maintain -- if you have the skills.

But I keep wondering about how much could a linux distro be pared back to cut size and complexity? A brutally stripped distro that runs Libreoffice and not much else; and a fancier one with networking (browser memory hogs).

Is there/are there super low end linux distributions I'm not aware of?

I'm not seeing a lot of traffic about permacomputing that aren't entangled with retrocomputing. I'm hoping that's just a feature of my feeds and follows!

I'm glad this survived! My copy of "Practical File System Design with the Be File System", a comprehensive look into BeOS and the BeFS!

BeOS had a lot going for it, and I know Haiku is keeping that spirit going!

#BeOS #Haiku #HackThePlanet #retrocomputing

A book titled "Practical File System Design with the Be File System", written by Dominic Giampaolo

"IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display"

https://www.righto.com/2019/11/ibm-sonic-delay-lines-and-history-of.html

#programming #retrocomputing #graphics

All of the following feature at least one Apple iMac G3: "Boys and Girls", "Bounce", the "3rd Rock from the Sun" episode "Dick's Ark" and the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" episode "The Bracelet".

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/newsitem.html?i=2026-03-15%2018:00

#computersinmovies #iMacG3 #retrocomputing

Jennifer and her room-mate have an iMac G3 in their college dorm room in "Boys and Girls".

In "Bounce", the advertising firm where Buddy works is equipped with iMac G3s.

Sally's ability to read online weather data on an iMac G3 gets her the job at the TV station in "3rd Rock from the Sun".

In "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Larry and David get tricked by a blind man named Michael and end up moving everything into his new apartment including an iMac G3.

I am also quite impressed by Windows NT, as I learn more about its workings. For example, its desktop and session architecture is something Linux desktops could learn from.

...and then I remember what became of it :flan_despair:

#WindowsNT #RetroComputing

lot of nasty black corrosion bubbling up under the solder mask but it hasn't penetrated and the copper is still lookin' good

painstakingly scraped all the dodgy solder mask off

a good q-tip scrub with IPA to clear the flux, a vinegar scrub and rinse to maybe neutralize whatever alkaline cap juice is left, and a water rinse to clear the vinegar

and let it dry in front of a fan all night

#retrocomputing #macintosh #marchintosh

#retrocomputing nerds: I love the zuluide and picoide! But I would love to have something cheap enough to slot in all my ide devices. The last two days I've been searching for components and reading datasheets and I've come up with:

A device roughly $45 retail with:

* Dual device emu
* Wifi
* Udma/4 speeds (maybe 5)
* Cd audio

No case, no display, operated via buttons and a couple leds, via wifi, or via usb. Cd changing etc.

External buttons+lcd optional.

Does that sound good?