Amazon – das besondere Adventure | 64'er Magazin
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Amazon ist das erste aus einer Reihe von Abenteuerspielen, die gemeinsam mit bekannten Romanautoren produziert wurden. Was dahinter steckt, ist beachtlich.
Heads up!! Penutlimate+3 Stock is starting to get low..
Oh and I've made a few #SpecialEdition 'Crystal' PU3's to see the product out :D
https://www.tfw8b.com/product/vic20-penultimate-plus-two/
#Commodore #VIC20 #8bit #RetroComputing #RetroGaming
So a foster C64C arrived today. It is supposedly in a sad state. Black screen. Our task is to get it running again so it can go to its forever home.
#commodore #c64 #retrocomputing
Interesting detail: Already back then, I had some nostalgia for Windows 3.1. If you look closely, you’ll notice that I used a modified version of RIVETS.BMP (or NIETEN.BMP, as it was called in the German edition) as the background for my homepage.
Another screenshot from my early Linux days:
Running SUSE Linux 9.0, listening to music with XMMS, texting on ICQ with Kopete, emailing with Thunderbird, and browsing my personal homepage in Firebird.
And it looks like I was trying to compile a kernel module for my server’s IDE RAID PCI card…
Back to the CPU fan.
A bit of isopropyl alcohol inside the fan helped dissolve the old hardened lubricant residues and the fan started moving easily again. However, when powered, it would only vibrate. A drop of fine machine oil and it now spins like new!
Best #retroGames for event spectators? What's great for an audience? Please #boost
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It is the year 2025 CE. I have received a 5.25-inch floppy in the post (among other things).
nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: Sample Central 011 bY Cranksy! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio
Makes no difference to how it looks, but I upgraded the microSD that the PiDP8/i runs on from 32GB to 256GB, which gives it some decent storage capacity in its main role as the evening stereo system.
FTPing music from my main desk PC seems to work pretty well. It's almost like a feasible solution.
#minitel #pdp8 #pidp8i #retrocomputing #MusicForLeisure
Twenty eight years ago today, Apple shipped its Newton Toolkit development tool for Windows. “[It] gives developers the platform independence they desire.”
Attention Retro Gamers,
I have attempted to play "Prisoner of Ice" on my Pocket 386.
First problem: No Sound. This could be fixed by buying a PicoGUS.
Second problem: Game loops forever, displaying the intro. Game specs at:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/376/prisoner-of-ice/specs/
say 486DX, but I only have a 386SX. The intro animations are not choppy. Maybe the lack of a FP coprocessor?
Has anyone tried this? Please share, TIA.
#pocket386 #retrogaming #retrocomputing #prisonerOfIce #cthulhu
The next problem with the #PentiumPro is more serious: the disk drive sometimes makes loud repeated clicks, as if it was trying to imitate an old alarm clock.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was the reason why the computer ended up in the trash.
Also, I couldn't get the the PS/2 mouse to work despite the jumper being set correctly. It could be caused by the RTC battery being dead (there is an option in the BIOS about PS/2 mouse), but I'll need to investigate a bit more.
Ein modernes Abenteuer – Mailboxen in Deutschland | 64'er Magazin
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Kommen Sie mit uns auf die Reise durch Deutschlands Mailboxen. Einer Reise ins Abenteuer mit Computer und Akustikkoppler. Unser Mailboxtest zeigt Ihnen, wie aufregend das legale Stöbern in fremden Computern ist.
The first two problems quickly appeared when I powered the machine on.
First, the fan of the CPU cooler doesn't spin at all and is even hard to move by hand. Easy fix as I have a spare one lying around.
Second problem is more annoying: after nearly 30 years, the battery in the Dallas DS12887A RTC module is completely dead! I feel safer with a plain replacement than hacking the module open with the Dremel tool to attach an external battery.
Mein PET hat gerade den nächsten Termin eingetippt: 3./4. Mai 2025 VCFe in München
#VCFe2025 #vintagecomputing #CommodorePET #6502Forever #mos6502 #vcfe24 #VCFe #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #muenchen
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The Franklin Ace 1000 - An Early Apple II Clone
