Did I say I am having a bad time with the batch of floppies?
The good news is that I managed to recover the bad sectors I had yesterday.
The bad news is that, it needs another fucking #dongle #retroComputing #softwareArchiving
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The easiest genAI pics to spot are the ones with supposedly retro/vintage computers. The differences from the real things are not subtle and if an account keeps using such images, automatic block from me.
Stop taking the easiest option as it's also pretty awful in output and resource usage. Use actual pics and credit the person/org who took it. Or take your own pics.
Seattle Computer Products S-1000 nearly running ~350ft away from their 1978 office where this machine was assembled. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #msdos
A bit of #retroComputing today. Need to upgrade my browser probably. Need to clean the ball of the mouse too. This was my first pc (if you don’t count C64).
A Quickie with Hamish: PCBs for ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and Atari 2600
Commodore OS Vision 3.0 Linux-based OS arrives to spruce up Retro Builds.
Fans of retro computing rejoice! Commodore OS Vision 3.0 has officially been released and is ready to install on your Commodore 64x today. This fan-made Linux-based operating system is designed specifically for Commodore branded devices.
It's kind of nice that gopher is slowly sneaking its way back to life again. #RetroComputing
Does anyone happen to have photos of the internals of the top clamshell of a PowerBook G3 (Pismo, Lombard, etc) popped open? I'm trying to find photos of the brittle plastic tabs that keep both parts together so I know what I'm dealing with before causing a tragedy. It's surprisingly hard to find this on the intertubes. #retrocomputing #RetroApple
Tomorrow !!! #DDRC #Bootsale in Luton Sunday 18th May
#HAMRadio #RetroComputing #VintageElectronics
TechHubHitchin Hackspace (@hackhitchin@techhub.social)For folks around #Hertfordshire and #Bedfordshire who are into vintage electronics, retro computing or radio ham kit here is a date for your diaries. On Sunday 18th May Dunstable Downs Radio Club #DDRC hold their annual boot sale at Stockwood Park, Luton. Entry is free. Parking is £4 per car. More details on DDRC's website https://dunstabledownsradioclub.org/bootsale/visitors
#bootsale #retrocomputing #retrogaming #hamradio
Grabbed three Macs this afternoon after visiting @mike - PowerMac 8500 mini tower, PowerMac 7200 and a LC II as well as a 13" Apple monitor. No battery bombs on any of the machines, and I have made sure the batteries are removed.
Sadly most of the 8500's internal plastics have broken, which is a sad sight. It does power up though.
The 7200 appears to be complete and very clean inside.
The LC II as you see from the photos is pretty mint inside, and does power up, but sadly the 13" monitor while it powers up, does not show any display.
#retrocomputing
An interview with James Gosling on the 30th anniversary of Java. It's a good profile of the man and his work as I knew little about him.
At Sun, Gosling found a rare environment where technical excellence could thrive alongside playful creativity — an atmosphere that clearly shaped his approach to technology and problem-solving throughout his career.
https://thenewstack.io/java-at-30-the-genius-behind-the-code-that-changed-tech/
The New Stack · Java at 30: The Genius Behind the Code That Changed TechFrom trash-diving teen to tech pioneer, James Gosling's pragmatic genius shaped three decades of Java and modern computing.
This morning, I'd like to treat your eyes to a particularly rare specimen of the computer history. A #Yodobashi #Formula1, distributed in Germany by the company Schoppe&Faeser located in Minden. It was used as a "mobile" programming station for the company's early control systems. And btw, it's fully functional right now.
#RetroComputing #ComputerMuseum #Z80 #Zilog #Eprommer
windows 95 time. i love how windows 95 forgets its cdrom driver for the second part of the install. not the first part, not the third part, just the second part :)
Thanks @declan for dropping off a box of cool stuff this morning! Will be posting more a bit later about some of this, but first off there was a gorgeous old Cambridge Soundworks speaker setup, so I kind of had to get the 486 out and set up to test it.
Time for a symphony in beige.
The 27" QHD Philips 275E1S monitor apparently can sync to 15kHz RGB on its VGA input. This may interest some folks out there.
CPCWiki forum27" QHD monitor Philips 275E1S - accepts CPC signal27" QHD monitor Philips 275E1S - accepts CPC signal
32 character programmable scrolling name tag — with no RAM via @scruss https://lobste.rs/s/cwcqg6 #retrocomputing
https://github.com/dmadole/Nametag
lobste.rs32 character programmable scrolling name tag — with no RAM | Lobsters
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And thanks to @pluralistic I also found out yesterday about a computer museum a short drive away - I hope you make it there soon!
And since the pic of my office in the previous toot was an older one - here's the add on there taken today - my first computer a #ZXSpectrum (needs a TV to work - yes of course I have an old CRT at home...so kids know what color a dead channel is)
And while I'm showing off old junk some disks that persist after culls (don't ask why)
#lineart Agitate excitedly and shove it enterely! #toner #retrocomputing
