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dirkdierickx

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Lifetime geek, gaming since the Atari 2600.

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metin, to random
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This article about a BBS sysop brings back sweet memories of the dial-up modem days.

I was a youngster in 1989 when I got a 1200 baud modem from the publisher of a Dutch Amiga magazine, so I didn't need to deliver my articles on a diskette anymore.

The connection was so slow, you could see the characters appear on screen one by one. Something that persisted in movies for 10-15 years.

My mum exploded when she saw the first phone bill after I started using the modem. 😅

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/my-secret-life-as-an-11-year-old-bbs-sysop/

dirkdierickx,
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@metin good times, my first modem exp was with a 2400 one, build into my uncle's laptop. not much later i started my own BBS, a 2 node usrobotics 28.8kbps system with 1GB of storage! focussed on (pc) demo scene releases. i still don't know how i managed to pay for it all as a teenager.

dirkdierickx, to Starwars
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Delivery did not make it in time for but this game is so good, you can play it every day!

Tie Fighter from LucasArts.

Tie Fighter box content
Tie Fighter box back

dirkdierickx,
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@vga256 didn't have a decent midi device when this game was released, only a soundblaster, as many people. I'll be sure to test it with my mt32-pi now!

dirkdierickx, to amiga
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Anybody else who still gets super excited by new, modern, releases for retro systems? Take this, just delivered, fine example - Rogue Declan for the by Nivrig Games and published by poly.play

Rogue Declan box front
Rogue Declan inside goodies, including floppy, sd card, poster, keychain sword, ...

dirkdierickx, to Nintendo
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Zook to the Future - a game for the finally dumped and made available after 17 years.

https://hhug.me/?post=116

dirkdierickx, to amiga
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Phoenix500 - is a perfect arcade port of the classic Phoenix game for the by jotd666

https://jotd666.itch.io/phoenix500

dirkdierickx, to c64
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claimed to outperform IBM's quantum system, researchers say 1 MHz computer is faster, more efficient, and decently accurate

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/commodore-64-outperforms-ibms-quantum-systems-1-mhz-computer-said-to-be-faster-more-efficient-and-decently-accurate

dirkdierickx,
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@gsuberland they just don't make them as they used to 😄

dirkdierickx, to retrocomputing
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1984 - releases the CPC 464 personal computer. It features a CPU, 64kB RAM, includes a monitor and built-in tape drive. More than 2 million units sold in Europe.

elduvelle, to linux
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Why is it that there is no version / distribution of that does exactly what does? Well, without the bad aspects like spying on you.

I wonder if Microsoft is somehow suppressing this possibility… otherwise everyone would be using Linux 🤷

dirkdierickx,
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@Corb_The_Lesser @elduvelle there have been windows 'copy' linux distros in the past, bestt known was Lindows. And it was shut down by MS.

Still, it is a weird question, and i'm not sure i understand it correctly. Linux can do almost everything windows can, sometimes better, sometimes worse. It can do things windows can't. You can run a lot of windows apps using wine. For 99% of people linux desktop would be just fine.

dirkdierickx,
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@elduvelle been thinking about this over the last day, I still find it a weird question. You could say the same about macOS, for example, why doesn't that exactly do what windows does?

dirkdierickx, to IBM
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1964 – announces the System/360. It was extremely successful, allowing customers to purchase a smaller system they could expand, if their needs grew, without reprogramming application software. It influenced computer design for years to come. Many consider it one of history's most successful computers.

dirkdierickx,
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@failedLyndonLaRouchite the ibm service is/was legendary, but it came with a hefty price tag.

dirkdierickx,
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@cenbe i never used a s/360, but had to do simple as400 admin tasks, i still have nightmares about those days.

vga256, (edited ) to retrogaming
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very rarely i can still find old sierra titles at the thrift store. this is the first time i’ve found a sierra flight sim in the wild: the highly respected Red Baron 3D (3dfx/Glide re-release of RB II) 😍

dirkdierickx,
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@vga256 don't know that one, but the original red baron, for dos, was great!

dirkdierickx, to Playstation
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Was only to get Streets Of Rage 2, but ofcourse also picked up some others. 😅

dirkdierickx, to c64
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8BitDo introduces the Retro Mechanical Keyboard Edition

https://www.8bitdo.com/retro-mechanical-keyboard-c64/

dirkdierickx, to hardware
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Olimex VGA2HDMI is an open board for VGA to HDMI conversion.

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/03/25/olimex-vga2hdmi-open-hardware-board-vga-to-hdmi-conversion/

dirkdierickx, to PCGaming
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This was the last adventure game I played on DOS, ending on a great note!

This remaster re-release from Limited Run Games of Full Throttle was just delivered, packed with extra goodies.

Full Throttle box front
Full Throttle box opened, showing game cd.
Full Throttle box back

dirkdierickx, to ArtificialIntelligence
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This list will only get bigger.

A huge blocklist of sites that contain AI generated content for uBlock Origin & uBlacklist.

https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist

 

dirkdierickx, to Nintendo
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DUCK HUNT GB - a port of the classic for the by Tiger Bronnikov is available for download

[https://tiger-bronnikov.itch.io/duck-hunt-gb](https://tiger-bronnikov.itch.io/duck-hunt-gb)

dirkdierickx, to Nintendo
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Suyu a emulator rises from the ashes of Yuzu and has a plan to avoid getting sued

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/heres-how-the-makers-of-the-suyu-switch-emulator-plan-to-avoid-getting-sued/

rootcompute, to retrocomputing
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Do you think there will ever be a "replica" tech market for old computers & displays? There's exciting progress around reproducing old game consoles & arcades with FPGA, but doesn't seem like old computers get the same love.

I'd like to acquire a large CRT monitor with a high refresh rate this year for example, but seems like it'll come down to luck if I find one that works for an extended period of time. I shouldn't have to learn electronics repair to enjoy retro technology.

dirkdierickx,
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@rootcompute do you know the mister fga 'emulates' most old home computers from the 8 and 16 bit era? Unless you're really talking about some obscure platforms, it probably already has a mister core, even 486 msdos pc!

dirkdierickx,
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@rootcompute Do you know about the PicoGUS? Don't let the name fool you, it does more than GUS alone - https://polpo.org/picogus/

dirkdierickx,
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@rootcompute raspi to the resque! The mt32-pi is exactly that, it turns your raspberry pi into a Roland mt32 https://github.com/dwhinham/mt32-pi

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