First time I hear about this computer. Apparently it had both a Z80 and an 8088 so it could run CP/M and MSDOS...
#Retrocompuing
I could #repair my first #C64. It was mainly a nasty short circuit on the multiplexed address lines on the ram and the VIC-II. I still have to sort out a few details (a CIA misbehaving), but most of the computer is now working and the BASIC V2 prompt shows a blinking cursor. I have a #C128D since 1994, but this is my very first real C64 😍Many thanks to @root42 and @janbeta who patiently gave many key advices. #retrocompuing
RE: https://mastodon.social/@RetroViator/115806940428282994
Any #Macintosh experts in the #retrocompuing house?
Got my youngest, who is in to retro everything, the reissue of the Commodore 64. My first computer come alive again. We’re so excited! https://www.commodore.net #retrocompuing #Commodore64
Does anyone in the UK do old PC stuff? I have a Pentium 166 w/MMX that I can't test, and I thought I'd offer it up to someone for cost of postage since I can't test it. #retrocompuing #intel #retro #pcgaming
Wrote a post on how I setup and use Basilisk II with my Macintosh Plus to share blog posts written in MacWrite over AppleTalk and do other important work like playing Myst.
https://www.ecliptik.com/Live,-Laugh,-Localtalk-with-Basilisk-II/
#macintosh #vintagemac #retrocompuing #localtalk #appletalk #basilisk
3 things I know about Indiana.
I already knew one of their sportsball teams is called Pacers.
I think... One of their archeologists is called Jones?
And now this:
#retrocompuing #retrocomputer #commodore #c64
https://www.techspot.com/news/106019-bakery-uses-40-year-old-commodore-64s.html
My #IBM 5155 is finally up and running! There's still a lot to do, but I'm on the right track. It has only 256K of memory, so some older programs I have won't run on it, and I cannot format new floppies. The #DOS 3.3 5 1/4" floppy from the 80s that I found at my parents' house still works. If only today's hardware producers delivered the same quality as they did back then. The manuals from IBM in the 80s can't be compared to the many useless manuals available today. #retrocompuing #computers
Published my next post in a series of using a Palm Zire in October for the 2024 #retrochalllenge , this time on taking it on a work trip and using it in a modern office setting.
gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/ecliptik/_rc2024/posts/2024-10-19/
#palm #palmcomputing #zire #retrocompuing #gopher
Happy official official start of the spooky season 🎃 👻 Here's my Punk'in Boy sprite running (or walking, I guess) on real hardware. Will I be able to turn him into a simple game?
In the 80s Susan Kare designed a lot of the icons, fonts, and UI images that drove the operating systems that kicked off the computing revolution.
Update: These have now been spoken for 😁 Thanks for all the boosts!
I have some unused floppies lying around.
Does anyone want them or know anyone that might? I don't want anything for them, other than to be rid of them.
Nachdem ich die #commodore #Amiga Sammlung weitestgehend (falls jemand noch nen 3000er oder 4000 TOWER loswerden will… 😝) komplettiert habe, widme ich mich jetzt mal wieder verstärkt den #8bit Veteranen…never forget where you are coming from und so! 😅
Hab mir also endlich den Traum erfüllt und meine #C64 #C128 Sammlung um einen #SX64 erweitert. Natürlich ist das Gerät online, dank #wic64 ! #crt #retrocompuing #retrogaming
I got a text alert from my bank with a familiar / nostalgic collection of digits, in almost the right order. (Also if you want to help me reduce this massive credit card debt, head over to paypal.me/mdpkh ) #retrocompuing #svga
I think the time has come. I have an old Mac (LC III) that needs the capacitors replaced. I've been practicing my technique on an old main board. I think tomorrow I'll move to the actual board. Wish me luck.
Office 2000 still works on Windows 10, but unfortunately, Clippit has lost his transparency somewhere #retrocompuing
Das größte Computermuseum der Welt steht in Paderborn. Es ist die ehemalige Firmenzentrale von #Nixdorf – einem frühen Hersteller von Bürocomputern. (Podcast)
Do you think a version of the #C64 with the internal expansion slots of the #apple2 would have been successful?
I've always wondered why such a system never happened back in the day. There are parts of the memory that could have been remapped without breaking much -- the cassette buffer comes to mind. I'm quite happy the #commanderx16 has such slots. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on one!
Haha, memes by people who don't even remember these days. I wrote a program for Windows 98 which reads a directory of MP3s into RAM, sends a suspend signal to HDD, then streams the MP3s to Winamp from RAM. We hated the noise back then as much as you do now. #retrocompuing
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