@NF6X pretty shure the latter one, cuz AFAICT anyone in the #VintageComputing scene is at the very least properly introducing themselves (even if it's just i.e. some viewer/fan/…) giving a short recap (even if it's just linking towards something.interesting (like what hapoened with the liquidation of "Computer Reset")…
#vintagecomputing
So - I have been working on FrogFind.de recently
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #frogFind #searchengine #search
I hope you like it ... actually if you're lovin' it, you now have to possibility to increase the search quota by
https://ko-fi.com/frogfind
(Hint - you might need to visit the link with a modern browser :))
I also put the most interesting usage stats online.
New Amiga in 2026? Retro Games Rediscovered Looks at What It Would Take
#Amiga #Amiga1200 #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #RetroGamesRediscovered #ReAmiga #PCB #ClassicComputers #Commodore #VintageComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/new-amiga-in-2026-retro-games-rediscovered-looks-at-what-it-would-take/?fsp_sid=3833
Amiga 1200 RGB Repair on Retro4U Tracks Down a Missing Video Signal
#Amiga1200 #AmigaRepair #Retro4U #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComputing #AmigaRGB #Workbench #VintageComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-1200-rgb-repair-on-retro4u-tracks-down-a-missing-video-signal/?fsp_sid=3805
CBM BASIC Interpreter Brings Commodore BASIC to Windows, Mac, and Linux
#Commodore64 #CommodoreBASIC #CBMBASIC #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #BASICProgramming #ChrisGarrett #OpenSource
https://theoasisbbs.com/cbm-basic-interpreter-brings-commodore-basic-to-windows-mac-and-linux/?fsp_sid=3797
My early-model Commodore Datassette works!
I got it for free, since something was rattling around inside and it hadn't been tested, along with a bunch of bootleg Commodore games. Turns out it's just that the eject spring is loose.
A cassette labeled SPACE WAR intrigued me, as I'd played the original PDP-1 Spacewar! at the Computer History Museum. Well, this turned out to be VIC Spacewar, evidently typed in from the book VIC PROGRAMMES Volume 1 by Nick Hampshire.
https://retroarcadia.blog/2020/04/15/my-life-with-ganymede-vic-20/
Unfortunately, the game gets stuck after loading a few screens. Perhaps it's an artifact of my Commodore 64 Ultimate. I'll have to try again once the A/V cable for my Commodore 64 to C1702 monitor arrives.
It's crazy to think I can download the equivalent of a hundred floppy disks worth of data to my browser cache, with just a few minutes of doomscrolling.
An ERIS 6800 retroesque microprocessor trainer from @Dream_Library_ has been added to https://icm.museum
Come see its debut March 28th - 30th in Seattle and our events this year!
Mac OS X 25th Anniversary: The OS that saved Apple
https://www.goto10retro.com/p/mac-os-x-25th-anniversary-the-os
#apple #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #marchintosh #macos #mac
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #apple
Apple turns 50 on April 1st!
The first 50 years! 🍏😍
I feel like an executive right now!
#HewlettPackard #HP100LX #Palmtop #DOS #ThermalPrinter #ThermalExpansion #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #PDA
New video is out!
Mail has been piling up so time to rip open some packages and take a look at a mix of smaller items to pimp some of my existing gear as well as a new acquisition or two.
video.chasmcity.net/w/vYv7ZvhH…
#RetroComputing #486 #Amstrad #Sinclair #SinclairZX81 #Vlog #AmstradCPC464 #AmstradCPC6128 #AmstradCPC #CPC464 #CPC6128 #RetroComputer #RetroComputers #VintageComputer #VintageComputers #VintageComputing
One ROM Family Expands with New Open Source Retro ROM Options
#OneROM #RetroComputing #Commodore64 #Amiga #OpenSourceHardware #PiersRocks #RetroRepair #VintageComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/one-rom-family-expands-with-new-open-source-retro-rom-options/?fsp_sid=3669
Universität Stuttgart's computer museum has such a pretty blue Teletype Model 43! I just asked Paul Cembura, who owns the only shop still selling Teletype parts, about it and he's only ever seen beige 43s, as well as only beige 33s, besides the gold 33 for the millionth sold. Stuttgart also has a 43 paper tape reader/punch.
https://computermuseum.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/dev/teleprt43/
Stumbled on another Portal document while exploring PC-Pursuit search results. This one is Amiga-specific and rings some bells in my memory as well (having been an Amiga addict through much of my childhood and into my 20s):
http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/CONCEPTS/SERVICES/PCPURSUIT/ar212.guide.htm
A double score search result just now. I was doing some searches about Telenet's PC-Pursuit (which opened up my online childhood in a massive way pre-Internet and set me on my ultimate career path... but I digress): https://books.google.com/books?id=nDsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT10&dq=pc+pursuit&hl=en#v=onepage&q=pc%20pursuit&f=false
This InfoWorld article from Jan 1989 mentions PC-Pursuit raising rates and dropping unlimited service due to over-popularity / campers. I recall that making me furious as a kid. It also has quotes from someone at Portal.
The Legacy 8080 is an incredibly built IMSAIesque replica with enhanced features courtesy of @Dream_Library_ and now on display for use at https://icm.museum come see it march 28th - 30th in Seattle!
We will be bringing this to the upcoming events on our calendar this year.
Well, I pulled on a few threads and churned up one of the most specific mentions of Portal that I've managed thus far in an archival copy of an amateur radio magazine:
https://microship.com/portal-system-73/
It cost $10/month (which I now remember) and confirms use of Telenet to reach it.
There is also a Wikipedia entry, but it mostly focuses on Portal's evolution into telecom software and later purchase by, of all things, Oracle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_Software
This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them! My second Teletype Model 43 just arrived with a third well on the way. This is what happens when auctions have affordable teletypes.
A couple of weeks ago, I managed to pick up this Twinhead Slimnote 486/DX2 laptop for very cheap but it was untested.
The big problem is that it doesn't have a power supply and the PSU it uses needs a Kycon KPPX-4P connector.
All suggestions for a suitable PSU would come in handy!
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