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Sumamos esta semana estas dos joyitas para el laboratorio. Una #TK85 Industria brasileña, clon de la #ZX81 , producida por Microdigital Eletrônica. Además un manual para niñxs para aprender a programar con #Logo Justo la próxima semana nos visitará una escuela. Compu donada por Fernando Patrito. Libro donado por Sergio Ceppi. Gracias. #microcomputadoras #microcomputers

So, does anyone have any recommendations for an #Android #app that will record and play back #FLAC or #WAV #audio for use with old, #tape based #microcomputers such as the #ZX81 etc? I don't mean apps that serve a specific system (e.g. Speccy) but am looking for a #digital #replacement for #computer #audio #tapes.

"Why Buying a Laptop Sucks in 2025"—Just Josh >

https://youtu.be/YKxTXnmsSu4

#laptops #confusion #marketing_tricks #AI_hype #truth #tech_facts #trends #microcomputers

Microcomputers – The Second Wave: Toward a Mass Market

https://technicshistory.com/2025/10/03/microcomputers-the-second-wave-towards-a-mass-market/

#HackerNews #Microcomputers #SecondWave #MassMarket #TechnologyHistory #Innovation

🎵 Ah yes, because what the world needed was more #microcomputers pretending to be musical instruments 🎹. Next up: turning your toaster into a DJ console! 😂🔌
https://www.gearnews.com/raspberry-pi-synthesizers-how-the-pi-is-transforming-synths/ #musicalinstruments #toasterDJ #DIYtech #humor #HackerNews #ngated

BTW
there is no reason you shouldn’t have full access to your #computers. there is also no reason whatsoever you shouldn’t install software you’ve developed or is developed by sources you vetted and trust.

this is a post about the (micro)computers in your pockets and purses that are marketed under the moniker of “smart phone”.

don’t matter if it’s an #iOS #iPhone or an #Android #Pixel: they’re #microcomputers.

we should have full access to and use of their hardware & operating systems.

“Microsoft has open-sourced the version of BASIC it created in 1976 for the #MOS #6502 processor used in many early #microcomputers.

As the software colossus explained in a Wednesday post, Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote the company’s first product, BASIC for the #Altair8800 #microcomputer and the #Intel8080 #processor that powered it, in 1975.

A year later Gates and Ric Weiland, Microsoft’s second employee, ported Microsoft #BASIC to the #6502Processor.

In 1977, #CommodoreComputer licensed it for $25,000 and used #Microsoft #BASIC in its #PET, #VIC20, and #Commodore64 machines.”

source code <https://github.com/microsoft/BASIC-M6502/blob/main/m6502.asm> (6,955 lines)

#software / #assembly / #KLOC / #MITLicense <https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/microsoft_open_sources_6502_basic/>

🎉 Behold, the tech revolution nobody asked for: #recycling #smartphones into "cutting-edge" microcomputers! 🌍🔄 Citronics proudly reinvents the wheel—literally—by stuffing old phone guts into circular casings. Who knew your dusty drawer of obsolete gadgets was a goldmine for "industrial scale" innovation? 🚀💡
https://citronics.eu/ #techrevolution #microcomputers #innovation #sustainability #HackerNews #ngated

Antstream Arcade Has Added Three Brand New Microcomputer Games
#AntstreamArcade #Microcomputers #RetroGaming

https://clouddosage.com/antstream-arcade-adds-three-brand-new-microcomputer-games/

Microcomputers – The First Wave: Responding to Altair

https://technicshistory.com/2025/04/06/microcomputers-the-first-wave-responding-to-altair/

#HackerNews #Microcomputers #Altair #History #Technology #Innovation

True OGs run furry porn discord servers where they can go out they have a lot of comic creators is they're under the impression that it was working as intended on paper from that bygone time. It wouldn’t hurt to compare it to the C64, ZX Spectrum, etc. http://www.8bitkick.cc/bbc-micro-bot.html #RetroComputing #BBCMicro #Microcomputers

Impact was guaranteed when the decision to enter the market of #microcomputers was made by #IBM. In retrospect it wasn't their capacity of unique hardware design and outstanding software development skills that made their #PC so successful.

Of course the #BigBlue #corporation with #Sstem360 #mainframe #computers ignored niche markets like #homecomputers for most of the 1970s. As #marketleaders they did #LOL hard about #hobbyists, especially since #DEC challenged them hard with better #minicomputers.

Simultaneously, IBM built a team of young talented engineers in Boca Raton, Florida, to develop a #microcomputer in secrecy, and fast! Somehow, directors #WilliamLowe & #PhilipDonEstridge made a decision under pressure that turned out to be great for the entire market, not their employer exclusively.

Considering the time (and #$hits) given, it's only logical that they relied heavily on free available components instead of own #chipdesigns. But somehow, the lack of #IP passed their lawyers and IP team before #InternationalBusinessMachines went public.

1981, August 12th, the IBM #PC5150 changed the world of #PersonalComputers, by accident (for the better of humanity).

IBM PC5150 vector illustration with DOS & Windows and CP/M & GEM Desktop

#PDP-1 #minicomputers by #DEC been powerful enough to process and #display #vector #graphics. So the first #computergame ran on #Digital #Equipment in the #1960s — long before #microcomputers came up.

#retrocomputing #gaming #hardware #illustration #legendary #IT #vintage #punchcard #computer #art #lightpen #FOSS #SVG #Inkscape

1st vector graphic computer game ran on DEC PDP-1 mini computers

#Tech #Computer #RetroTech #Retro #RetroTechnology #RetroComputers #VintageComputer #RetroComputing #Magazine #ContelCodata #HighPerformance #UNIX #Microcomputers

An advertisement for Contel-Codata Systems Corporation, showcasing their high-performance machines. The background features a sleek, high-performance car, likely symbolizing speed and efficiency. In the foreground, there are three computer systems, emphasizing the advanced technology and capabilities of the Contel-Codata 3400-Series. The text highlights the versatility, dependability, and expandability of these systems, suitable for both scientific and desktop applications. Specific features mentioned include 8-megabyte RAM addressability, high-speed Winchester drives, and compatibility with UNIX operating systems

Sundry Sunday: Microcomputers: An Introduction
From Periscope Films, a video preservation group that rescues niche short subjects from destruction and obscurity to be enjoyed by all. Many of their videos are of old army training videos or newsreels or the like, but there's a deeper variety of subject there, waiting to be f
https://setsideb.com/sundry-sunday-microcomputers-an-introduction/
#sundaysundry #1982 #animation #badfilm #microcomputers #PeriscopeFilm #sundrysunday #video #youtube

Some "Polish-made microcomputers"
'80

#PolishMicrocomputers #RetroComputers #HistoryOfComputing #ComputersOfThePRL #Microcomputers #RetroTechnology #VintageComputers #8085 #U880 #Z80 #6502 #i8086

#80s #diy #homecomputer wizardry in #yugoslavia!

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/oct/24/how-one-engineer-beat-the-ban-on-home-computers-in-socialist-yugoslavia

’ [The #Galaksija kit] was so successful that it highlighted the pressing need for Yugoslavians to have access to computers, and around a year after the first Racunari magazine was published, the authorities altered the regulations that prevented the legal import of foreign #microcomputers. The Galaksija had done its job of introducing computers to a whole generation so well that it became outmoded almost immediately. ’

Frank Herbert’s Book on Computers
Frank Herbert, of course, is the person who created and wrote the first Dune books. You remember Dune, don't you? Paul Atreides, Muad'Dib, Bene Gesserit, Baron Harkonen, etc? Notably, in the backstory to his sci-fi epic masterpiece, there was
https://setsideb.com/frank-herberts-book-on-computers/
#niche #retro #appleii #archiveorg #atari8bit #book #ButlerianJihad #Dune #FrankHerbert #internetarchive #microcomputers #niche #retro #WithoutMeYoureNothing