ipxfong, 20 days ago to retrocomputing

Let's see what a $25 PC 8801 mkii looks like. It came wrapped in a Japanese newspaper, it has the cardboard drive inserts and most of the plastic port caps. All of which are good signs. 😁 At some point it had an expansion card that is no longer with the system. #retrocomputing #pc88 #nec

Same computer from the back. Various ports and expansion connectors are visible.

shram86, 29 days ago to gamedev

Single file D88 (PC-8801 disk format) tool for creating, editing, and adding data to disk files.

Has been working for me for a couple years, quickly ported the code from python to c++03 for portability.

#retrodev #gamedev #pc8801 #NEC #retrogaming #z80

https://github.com/bferguson3/pc88-asm/blob/master/tools/maked88.cpp

Framasoft, 2 months ago to random French

Framasoft sera présent au Shadok pour #NEC [Numérique en Commun] à #Strasbourg le mardi 9 avril ! L'occasion pour nous de parler capitalisme de surveillance et accompagnement des citoyen⋅nes à l'adoption de pratiques numériques éthiques.

Inscriptions sur https://numerique-en-communs.fr/nec-grand-est/

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

NEC is considering a sale of its data centers as the Japanese technology group seeks to streamline its portfolio and raise cash by selling non-core assets, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/14/companies/nec-weighs-sale-data-center/ #business #companies #nec #tech

pixel, 3 months ago to retrocomputing

“NEC PC-8801MC The Z80 was a popular processor around the world, powering such classics as the Sinclair Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.“

#Z80 #RetroComputing #NEC
https://diode.zone/w/e83fa423-f0c7-40bc-83fe-4dcd05264504

gamingalexandria, 4 months ago to retrogaming

Comptiq – Vol. 62 January 1990 has been scanned in 600DPI. Enjoy!

https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2024/01/comptiq-vol-62-january-1990/

#retro #retrogames #retrogaming #japan #nec #pc9801 #preservation #gamehistory #videogamehistory

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gamingalexandria, 4 months ago to retrogaming

Garrett Greenwalt, with the help of TheRyusui and TheMajinZenki, has made a complete English translation of Tower of Druaga for the PC Engine!

The patch can be downloaded from the Gaming Alexandria website:

https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2024/01/tower-of-druaga-pc-engine-translation/

#retro #retrogames #retrogaming #translation #pcengine #nec #japan #preservation #gamehistory

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retro_DMT, 4 months ago to gaming French

👑Evolution of King Graham from the legendary King's Quest series developed by Sierra On-Line and designed by Roberta Williams.
#pointandclick #Adventuregames #SierraGames #SierraOnLine #kingsquest #robertawilliams #amiga #amiga500 #commodore #atari #atarist #sega #mastersystem #nintendo #nes #windows #PlayStation #PlayStation4 #xbox #xbox360 #xboxone #necpc98 #nec #dosgames #dosgaming #RETROGAMING #retrogames #retrogamer #jeuxvideo #videogames #80s #90s

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

In 2023, Japan's initially cautious attitude toward generative AI has given way to wider acceptance in the public and private sectors, providing a boost to digitalization efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/31/tech/generative-ai-digital-transformation/?utm_content=buffer6796e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #ai #yokosuka #kanagawa #nec #digitalization #chatgpt #chatbots #masayoshison

iuculano, 5 months ago to uk

« #UK police chiefs have announced plans to equip officers with a mobile-based #FacialRecognition tool that will enable them to cross reference photos of suspects against a database of millions of custody images from their phones.

Known as #OperatorInitiatedFacialRecognition ( #OIFR ), the tool uses software supplier #NEC’s #NeoFace facial-recognition #algorithm, and is currently being jointly trialled by #SouthWales, #Gwent and #Cheshire police. »

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366560813/UK-police-plan-national-roll-out-of-facial-recognition-phone-app

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to retrocomputing

Wandering Through Old Word Processors Yields a Beast - The world once ran on hardcopy, and when the digital age started to bring new tool... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/18/wandering-through-old-word-processors-yields-a-beast/ #retrocomputing #wordprocessor #typewriter #olivetti #vintage #ms-dos #nec #x86

leadedsolder, 6 months ago to random

Electrolytic capacitors? Never touch the stuff. Fish melt in them #crtrepair #crt #nec #pc6001

Unclear_User, 6 months ago to retrogaming

On #HuCardHuesday here’s “PC Genjin 3” also known as “PC Kid 3” and, in the US, as “Bonk’s Big Adventure”. This 1993 game developed by Red & published by #HudsonSoft is the third & most advanced of the #PCEngine’s flagship platform series.
#Retrogaming #NEC #HuCard

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ipxfong, 6 months ago to random

I couldn't resist checking out the NEC APCIII a little bit. It's got what looks like a multi-serial card and a HDD (maybe 10 whole megabytes). Some of these ran System III UNIX. Maybe this was a multi user system? Also in a miraculous twist of fate, the CMOS battery hasn't leaked! #nec #retrocomputers #pc98

The back of the computer showing various ports.
An overview of the computer, it's packed with cards and cables.
A close-up of the CPU(?), a RAM expansion and the intact CMOS battery.

ipxfong, 6 months ago to retrocomputing

Another garage find. This is an NEC APCIII. It's the US version of the pc9801. It runs MS-DOS but it has a different BIOS and a high resolution CGA adjacent display. So most DOS software is unlikely to work. Why do I have it? I don't know. I think I picked it up because it was weird and in the days before retro was cool, it was really cheap. Hopefully I'll have some time to tear it down and clean it up next weekend. #retrocomputing #nec #pc98 #retrocomputer