retrocomputing

Trying to get DOS 6.22 on an SD Card, to then run via an ISA IDE to SD Adapter on my Commodore PC-10 III, but It doesn't wanna boot. What am I doing wrong? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

I have been following the exact steps as outlined in this tutorial video, with no oddities happening along the way: youtu.be/twQbHWJF7LA...

My new Commodore PC-10 III...! ima need some opinions on this one (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

So I got this Commodore PC-10 III, which the sellers photos clearly showed a different one without that red button at the front and a small Floppy Drive. It also cost me around 200€...

Got a new windows 98 gaming PC, and boi she's huge!! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

I’ve gotten really interested in old Computers since I got my Commodore PET 2 months ago, so to play some good ol MS Train Simulator and Stronghold 2, I got this massive beauty. Here is a little size comparison between it and my main PC https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/3b050b45-42bf-4f1b-b3c0-799795c76389.jpeg

The Superior Lemmy Experience (files.catbox.moe)

Recently picket up this old Thinkpad T30 for 2 bucks at a local flea market. Its a bit scratched up and the battery is more or less dead but everything else is working fine. Its Pentium 4M, 1gb of ram and 40gb hdd might be a bit overkill for win2k but its really amazing. Running Firefox 13 and a webone proxy to deal with ssl...

IT'S ALIVEEEEEEE!!! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

After taking that pic, I got done cleaning the CBM. The entire Body, Board and keys all look a lot better now and im glad to say that after all of that, it turned on no problem as well! (Before and after)...

Questions about cleaning a PET (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

I’ve had some pretty bad experience about cleaning older Machines such as my NES, where I’ve accidentally rubbed a lot of the letters and number off and noticed too late. Thats something im particularly worried about when it comes to the keycaps. Is there a reason to worry or tactics I should try to avoid rubbing the letters...

The INCREDIBLY Dusty insides of my newly acquired CBM 3016! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

Follow up to this Post: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/8771226...

Finally getting the Commodore CBM 3016 Home! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

Follow up to this Post: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/8651436...

After 5 years of non use, what precautions should I take before turning on a Commodore CBM 3016? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

I’ve finally taken the jump into retrocomputing with something I’ve always wanted to own, a proper Commodore PET, or CBM 3016 to be exact!...

I stumbled across this the other day - Old DOS Never dies... (ia801209.us.archive.org)

This should boot up on your run of the mill S-100 based system with an 8086. Maybe an 8080 too? Also, it reportedly runs under #simH as a virtual machine. According to some, this is the earliest known version of #86-DOS, not long after replacing #QDOS as its successor....

Is this Retrocomputing? (lemmy.world)

November 27: Microsoft Ships Internet Explorer 2.0 | This Day in History | Computer History Museum (lemmy.capebreton.social)

cross-posted from: lemmy.capebreton.social/post/1302050...

Has anyone C code to filter frames to 1bit color depth approximation? (fed.dyne.org)

Historic Personal Computers in Japan [1982-1998] (Stephen Maurice Graham) (i.imgur.com)

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/6768387...

Interim Computer Festival - September 30th - October 1st (lemmy.sdf.org)

The Interim Computer Festival is September 30th - October 1st in Seattle WA at the INTRASPACE event space at the Rainier Brewery. Registration is open.

BASIC for the Masses (lemmy.sdf.org)

You are a BASIC bitch, so type-in and share your BASIC listings here. Any and all BASIC dialects are welcome.

AKAT-1 Analogue Computer - reference photo for 3D model by Bethany Fox - (?) Muzeum Techniki, Warsaw, Poland (cdna.artstation.com)

Source: AKAT-1 Analogue Computer (by Bethany Fox - ArtStation):...

I reverse-engineered all Timex Datalink watches and devices, the Notebook Adapter, and the CRT graphics in Ruby! (lemmy.world)

Heya! I thought I’d mention that I’ve been doing a bunch of development on the optical Timex Datalink watches! I have been carefully sniffing data from the original Timex software with a logic analyzer, and have fully reverse engineered every Datalink protocol, the serial Notebook Adapter, and even the CRT syncing graphics!...

Easiest way to connect C64 to modern computer screen? (lemmy.sdfeu.org)

So, I recently got this C64 for free, and I’ve been wanting to test it. However, figuring out how to connect a monitor has led me to various forums with home-made adapters that require soldering, a 5-pin DIN to 4xRCA to…? My monitor has VGA and HDMI, etc, the usual modern inputs. Someone claimed that the voltages are...

A proper smartwatch (lemmy.sdf.org)

[Story] "Hacking" my poorly configured dial-up ISP to play MUDs for free (dubvee.org)

There’s a MUD I used to be into back in the day (it’s actually still online, and my characters still exist!), and I got several of my friends into it. Unfortunately, most of us didn’t have internet at home and could only play it in the school lab....

Cores! (lemmy.ca)

The first computer I ever worked on had 8KB of core memory. It was an old Digital Equipment Corporation pdp-8/e. I loved that machine and its open face tale drives and teletype with paper tape punch and reader and card reader.

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