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dirkdierickx

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Lifetime geek, gaming since the Atari 2600.

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metin, to Netflix
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Just finished the Ripley miniseries. I thought it was brilliant. Recommended. I watched it on Netflix in the Netherlands...

https://letterboxd.com/metinseven/film/ripley/

dirkdierickx,
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@metin watching it now, at ep4. Slow burner it seems, but style, atmosphere and acting are great.

dirkdierickx, to hardware
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z80-open-silicon - is a silicon clone, pin compatible, open-source replacement for classic Z80.

https://github.com/rejunity/z80-open-silicon

OutofPrintArchive, to retrogaming
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Review for Contra on Game Boy from Mean Machines 6 - March 1991 (UK)

This magazine can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/meanmachines.html



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@OutofPrintArchive I had this game, bought it at a local game shop which only did japan imports. stupidly, i sold it together with my original gameboy when i needed the money for upgrading my computer 😭

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@OutofPrintArchive better to have too much games instead of too many regrets!

dirkdierickx, to programming
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1984 - Ashton-Tate introduces the dBase III relational program for IBM PC-compatible computers.

dBase was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers and the most successful in its day. The dBase system included the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a language that tied all of these components together.

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/

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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

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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 #Commodore #Amiga by Nivrig Games and published by poly.play

#retrogaming

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

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