bruces, to random
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stefano, to linux
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"How it all began"

I saw an ad for this CD set at a very low price in a computer magazine. I decided to give it a try, enticed by the low cost and this 'alternative solution to Windows', and in late 1996 I ordered this set.
When it arrived, I was fascinated (having never used a Unix or Unix-like system before) but a bit daunted by the lack of support for the main applications I knew. A few months later, though, I decided to give it another go and from that point, I never looked back. Whether it was Linux, one of the BSDs, or something similar (but Unix or Unix-like), I was not going back to systems like Windows.

My today is probably one of the most significant in my computing life.

This is a photo of the back cover of the "InfoMagic LINUX Developer's Resource CD-ROM" case. The cover lists the contents of the 6-CD set, including distributions like Red Hat 3.0.3 "Picasso", Slackware 3.1, Debian GNU/Linux 1.1.4, and others, with various kernel sources up to version 2.0.12+. It mentions the inclusion of a "QuickStart" installation guide and additional software like X-Free86 Version 3.1.2, with references to online resources. There's also information about the included on-line documentation like "Installation & Getting Started Guide" by Matt Welsh and "Network Administrators Guide", as well as file format details. Contact information for InfoMagic, including telephone, fax, email, and web address, is listed, along with the company's address in Flagstaff, AZ. A barcode is present on the bottom right. The text indicates the product is from 1996, providing a glimpse into the distribution of Linux software in the mid-1990s.

minioctt, to gaming Italian

Da un mesetto si torna a parlare di , grazie al remake per Switch di ArtePiazza. Eh si, il nuovo che è uscito esiste solo grazie all’originale per del , che oggi mi è venuta voglia di caricare su : . 🌟

Non so se avrò modo di giocare il rifacimento, ma forse questo si, che onestamente non è male. Ha quella grafica da era tarda del , con le texture che tendono al fotorealismo, che però rimangono complessivamente . Ma chiaramente da non ci si può aspettare stili noiosi, è anche questo il bello! 🪁

Il gameplay è per certi versi meno rifinito degli RPG di venuti dopo, e immagino anche del nuovo remake, ma comunque non è niente male. (O forse sono io che non so apprezzare la mano tecnica di ? I sviluppati con AlphaDream li ho sempre preferiti…) Credo fosse il primissimo di Mario, quindi va bene in ogni caso. 🙏

Essendo un gioco di quel genere, non si può dire molto, sia perché altrimenti si finisce per rovinare l’esperienza, sia perché se non ti metti a giocarlo abbastanza non sai che altro dire. ⏳

Però, sui primi minuti si può discutere: l’introduzione è semplice, si fa da subito esperienza diretta del sistema di combattimento e solo dopo qualche minuto ci si inizia effettivamente ad addentrare un po’ nella storia. I pochi dialoghi iniziali sono già intriganti, come quello in cui Toad ricorda a Mario che normalmente la gente usa le porte per entrare negli edifici, e non il modo in cui fa lui… 😁

https://octospacc.altervista.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/d0b68d68d9efc0558242f5476d1c5b81-11-11-2023.gifVabbè, se non pensate di giocare al nuovo, allora provatelo questo , è sul mio sito: https://gamingshitposting.github.io/SalaMuseoGames/2023/12/11/super-mario-rpg-legend-of-the-seven-stars/https://octospacc.altervista.org/2023/12/11/448/

mac84tv, to random
@mac84tv@bitbang.social avatar

Just archived!✨

24 Hours in Cyberspace 💿
(a companion CD-ROM to the book of the same name)

This 1996 disc includes:
"...a digital time capsule over 160 stories about how cyberspace has reached out and changed the lives of people all over the world."

The book (to rent)

https://archive.org/details/24hoursincybersp00smol

The CD (to download)
https://archive.org/details/24-hours-in-cyberspace-cd-rom

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Krysalia, to InitialD French
@Krysalia@mastodon.social avatar

"toi, t'achètes quoi avec ton argent de poche ?", 1996 édition :D

allez, hop, on vient prendre son petit coup de vieux !
Pas de raisons que je sois la seule :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgYhlnWHm5A

sascha, to filme_serien German

Serien | Old Series: Dark Skies – Tödliche Bedrohung

Im Jahr 1961 kommt das junge Pärchen Kimberly Sayers und John Loengard nach Washington. Sie arbeiten in der Kennedy-Administration. John soll für das Projekt Blue Note Nachforschungen in Fällen von mysteriösen UFO-Sichtungen anstellen. Schon bald findet John eine Akte, die beweist, daß irgend jemand versucht, wichtige Informationen zu vertuschen. Wenig später ist John in der Gewalt der Geheimorganisation Majestic 12, und es stellt sich heraus, daß die Erde seit geraumer Zeit von Außerirdischen heimgesucht wird. John und Kimberly machen sich auf die nervenaufreibende Suche nach der Wahrheit und erleben wichtige Ereignisse der amerikanischen Geschichte aus einem ganz neuen, faszinierenden Blickwinkel...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE35PzgNzVM

-Series -Skies -08-02 @filme_serien

ehmatthes, (edited ) to random
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Fun question, do you orient stickers on your laptop so they look right to you before you open it, or so they look right to others when it's open?

stepheng,
@stepheng@mastodon.online avatar

@ehmatthes And don't forget the 1400 that had a removable transparent lid where you could insert different colorful wallpapers... or even print your own!

http://mattjfuller.com/powerbook-1400cs-117-with-bookcover-collection-1996/

(scroll down a bit for pics of all the included art! pretty cool for !)

PuschyMTB, to vinyl German

Aus meiner Plattensammlung:

From my Collections:

https://watch.thekitty.zone/watch?v=MPlb9HoOCxs






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