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leadedsolder, to retrocomputing
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FYI, if you are taking apart a Dynalogic Hyperion, there are only six screws to worry about: two flathead captive in the handle, two Phillips on the bottom, and these sneaky Phils on the bottom-side that are SUPER easy to miss.

Don't bother trying to remove the hard-to-reach ones.

vga256,
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@leadedsolder thanks for this! i've got a poor old hyperion that needs a major overhaul (it sat in a wet barn for 30 years)

cs, (edited ) to retrocomputing
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Favorite thing you never (or hardly ever) have to use. Something else?

#retro #retrocomputing

cs,
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Narrow win for file transmission protocols.

I kinda expected a few write-in candidates.

I should point out that I had a licensed copy of #Zmodem from #OmenTechnologies on 5.25 floppy that floated around for years. I think I eventually gave it to someone on #SDF

cs,
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Recognizing that while kermit also was a protocol, it did a lot of other things as well.

Andreas_SuH1912, to retrocomputing German
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ITS versucht zu booten. Die Hardware scheint zu funktionieren, irgendwo klemmt jetzt das Betriebssystem.

Und für @gaston wenigstens ein bisschen Licht!

#pidp10 #pdp10 #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

PiDP-10 mit blinkenden Lichtern die den Status der CPU anzeigen.

Uraael, to zxspectrum
stefanhoeltgen, to commodore64 German
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Today the press office of Bonn University published our press release for the symposium in july (http://rtro.de/c64):

https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/119-2024?set_language=en

I am very proud of the photos, Vlker Lannert (the press photographer from Uni Bonn) took with me!

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root42,
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@stefanhoeltgen wir haben uns angemeldet! Voraussichtlich Sa und So.

timbray, to retrocomputing
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Me: I just don’t get the retro-computing thing. I like modern computers.
Spouse: No AIs. No ads. No trackers.

#retrocomputing

happyborg,
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@timbray two steam powered boats passed my narrowboat over the weekend...

Coal+water=propulsion 🤔

knickish, to retrocomputing
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snail,
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@Forbearance @knickish oh. I had not appreciated the significance of the "conduit" (my palm has been in a box for years and I knew some of the later models did have WiFi so just assumed!)

andypiper,
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@knickish I'd be happy to review a PR to add this to the retro apps section on joinmastodon.org, FWIW!

RetroTechy, to retrocomputing
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It may be an odd gaming setup, but it’s all mine

#retrocomputing
#retrogaming
#tandy
#commodore
#supernintendo
#vectrex

cenbe,
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@RetroTechy 64C ftw

retrotechtive, to retrocomputing
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New arrival - moah RAM!! 😍

RL_Dane,
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@retrotechtive

Oooo, 36 MEGS!!!

What do you DO with all that!! lol

elosha, to retrocomputing German
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Where the #ICQ „Uh-Oh“ sound really came from: Not Worms or Lemmings, as some are telling you. Instead Windows 3.0 MultiMedia Edition from 1991 contains the exact same sample as „ohoh.wav“. #retrocomputing #windows #1990s

paulrickards, to retrocomputing
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In April 2018 I was having fun with the Okimate 20 thermal printer with my Commodore 64. It’s a fun printer that can use thermal fax paper so you don’t need a ribbon so you can print black as long as you have paper.

This is a PETSCII houndstooth pattern I came up with. BASIC source in the photos. I really like the built-in serif text font.

#RetroComputing #C64 #ThermalPrinter #PETSCII #PETSCIIArt #MastoArt #Okimate20

The completed print of houndstooth in portrait format with BASIC source code below it. 1 REM HOUNDSTOOTH FOR OKIMATE 20 2 REM @PAULRICKARDS APR 2018 10 OPEN2,4 20 PRINT#2, CHR$(27); "B";:REM DONT SKIP PERFERATIONS 30 LF$=CHR$ (27) +CHR$ (10) +CHR$(14) :REM 14/144 INCH PAPER ADVANCE 50 FORA=104 : FORX=1T08: READC: A$ (A) =A$ (A) +CHR$(C) : NEXT : NEXTA 60 FORA=104: FORX=1020: PRINT#2, A$ (A);:NEXT: PRINT#2, LF$; : NEXTA: GOT060 500 DATA 18,32,32, 146, 169, 18, 169, 146 510 DATA 18,32,32, 169, 146, 169, 146, 146 520 DATA 18, 169, 146, 169, 32,32, 146, 146 530 DATA 169, 18, 169, 146, 32,32, 146, 146
Photo of CRT showing C64 cyan botder and blue screen with Okimate 20 houndstooth pattern source code. This is a slightly different variation that uses PETSCII keyboard quote characters which are harder to discern to the eye. Use the other version with data statements instead!

scrottie,
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@paulrickards Was my first printer, but for the Atari! I still have a soft spot for all manner of thermal printers.

paulrickards,
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@scrottie Same! But for all printers and plotters 😆

vga256, to retrocomputing
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feedmd,
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@vga256 music to my ears

vl_tone,
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@feedmd @vga256 I was about to post the exact same thing! :D

shawnhooper, to retrocomputing
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I’ve seen many posts about the Apple II computer written Apple // or Apple ]

Why?

[#retrocomputing

otto42,
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mokona, to retrocomputing French
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La dernière session de #RPUfOS (Retro Programmers United for Obscure Systems) était à propos de l'Alice 32/90.

Ma proposition est un match-3, que j'ai développé entre janvier et mai 2024.

Olipix, comme d'habitude, a fait la revue de tous les jeux présentés, et voici donc se présentation de mon jeu : https://youtu.be/BX98AdSIHWA

#matraalice
#retrocomputing

mokona,
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RetroVynz il y a une semaine avait déjà posté une vidéo un peu plus longue, où il tente (et réussi presque) de passer tous les niveaux !

https://youtu.be/wVtyKYwheAI

anttipeltola, to retrocomputing
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DOSBox Staging development builds now has full file locking support (SHARE.EXE) on all supported platforms:

#DOSBox #Retrocomputing #Retrogaming #DOS #DOSGaming

jos1264, to retrocomputing
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billgoats, to retrocomputing
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Use your to place a call by... putting your phone on the Newton.

woodpunk, to retrocomputing
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Check out this #retrocomputing behemoth!

I ate the banana to give me enough energy to lift this #vintage #PC down from the workbench, so CD case for scale.

cdamian,
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philpem,
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@woodpunk That's a beauty! I'd love to know who made these cases - a family member had the midi-tower version back in the day, and I always liked the aesthetic.

root42, to retrocomputing
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Hands up everyone who had a (shady) copy of PSION Chess on their PC back in the late 1980s / early 1990s!
#psionchess #retrocomputing

rnbastos,
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@root42 only Battle Chess …

root42,
@root42@chaos.social avatar

@rnbastos oh I wish I had a boxed copy of Battle Chess! That was obviously a game everyone had, too.

timixretroplays, to retrocomputing
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I saw an inexpensive listing on eBay for a Logitech Sensa mouse last month, so I jumped on it without really looking at it - and the result arrived this week. As far as I can tell, "Sensa" was a sub-brand of their at-the-time MouseMan models, with interesting external finishes - I've seen wood-grain, carbon fibre, and... whatever this thing is, Damascus Plastic?

A photo of the underside of the mouse, showing the ball (this pre-dates optical mice by some time) and the sticker which names it as a Logitech MouseMan Sensa.

timixretroplays,
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Unfortunately I think the coating on this one was at least partially rubberised, and it's just beginning to decay - it's not at all sticky, but it smells slightly sweet, the texture is starting to feel a bit powdery in places, and there's a couple of patches on top where it's starting to come apart - so this one won't be finding its way into regular use, but it still (to me at least) looks utterly beautiful!

jake4480,
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@timixretroplays 🔥🔥🔥

profoundlynerdy, to retrocomputing
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Could be reverse engineered and federated as an open protocol?

profoundlynerdy,
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@RL_Dane Nothing. It was just a hypothetical question prompted by the platform's shutdown.

RL_Dane,
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@profoundlynerdy

WHOA, I had no idea it was still extant all this time!!

ajft, to retrocomputing
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Happy World Floppy Disk day to all who celebrate (5.25”)

Yeah yeah, 'merkin dates I know, just accept it and be amused

#retrocomputing

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