Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #retrocomputing, aggregated by home.social.
Do you #Atari? My extension AtariCode800 is now available in the VSCode gallery!
- Edit AtariBASIC in Unicode
- Import LST or BAS for editing
- Full syntax coloring with error detection
- Insert special characters and invert text
- Tokenize to .BAS
- Run in the emulator
Tools for player/missile graphics, display lists, character sets, POKEY audio, and 6502 Assembly coming soon!
I got an original 2-disc Civilization II at the store today. I am very pleased. Also there's a project Pentium I with a soldered-in dead Dallas chip I helped finish and test. Gonna help test PC joysticks now. Good day
A whole bunch of Amiga peripherals coming in to FreeGeek in #Minneapolis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDhuLuDgTSM
In 20 Tagen ist es wieder soweit, und wir verwandeln das Gemeindezentrum in einen Retrotempel der Extraklasse.
Lasst Euch überraschen ;)
Für den Eintritt braucht ihr ein Ticket und die sind begrenzt. Jetzt festmachen.
#retroGaming #retroComputing #amiga #commodore #ibm #3dfx #vogtland
Construction of Arnoid the Annihilator: Space Quest 3 Demo
PIC.030
Commands: 466
Size: 3,349 bytes
🧰 Breakdown:
📈 pline: 324 - 70%
🪣 fill: 91 - 20%
🖌 brush: 51 - 11%
🗜 Compression: Huffman [2]
Size: 2,743 bytes
Ratio: 11.1∶1 | 📉 −91.0%
#RetroComputing #AdventureGames #EGA #SierraOnline #RetroGaming #SpaceQuest
Leyendas de Lhodrye: La Luz del Druida, released in 1997
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Point-and-click; Adventure
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/leyendas-de-lhodrye-la-…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #win
Does anyone have the schematic for the Mac Classic analog board 630-0420? It seems somewhat similar to Bormac’s 820-0398-A / 630-0398-2, but I think that schematic has at least one error (missing RP1, which is quite important).
If you have more test points than the Bormac in the PSU area, I would really appreciate it.
Postcards from Shady Acres: The Dining Room.
#RetroGaming #RetroComputing #ProcGen #Sierra #EGA #AdventureGames #ColonelsBequest
The board has been busy for maintenance lately and I appreciate everyone's patience as we go through a lot of work on the BBS. All these changes are making it better in the end! Obviously you agree because we're busier than ever. Right now, I'm working on the file area. There was a long-standing bug in Centipede that would crash during a file search. This is fixed! Also, fixing the file areas so you can stuff more files in a directory. #bbs #commodore #retrocomputing
Checking my #GMAIL inbox using #Atari8bit #H89 #NES #apple2 #IBMPC #intellivision using #FujiNet. #retrocomputing #retrogaming
Susan Morgan, president of SoftView, Inc., appeared in a 1987 “Computer Chronicles” to demonstrate “MacInTax,” a tax preparation program for the Macintosh. Morgan and her husband started SoftView in 1985. By 1990, “MacInTax” had a virtual monopoly on the Macintosh tax software market. In 1991, the Morgans sold their company to ChipSoft, the developers of “TurboTax,” which was later sold to Intuit. Susan Morgan subsequently became an attorney.
In the summer of 1992, Team Hoi was interviewed by the only Dutch Amiga magazine, covering the events surrounding Hoi's unreliable game publishers. The title translates to "Childhood dream or nightmare?"
The complete interview can be viewed in my Archive:
https://archive.org/details/amiga-magazine-16-met-team-hoi-interview/page/n37/mode/2up
#TeamHoi #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #retro #history #commodore #amiga #1990s #tech #design #artwork #GraphicDesign
Tim 7: The Lost Traveller, released in 1997
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Point-and-click; Adventure
Comedy, Educational
language learning - english
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/tim-7-the-lost-travelle…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #languagelearningenglish #win #comedy #educational
Zeit für Monkey Island 2 🐒🏝️ Le Chuck's Revenge 💯
#rtgcwt #dosgaming #dosgames #retrogaming #retrogames #retrocomputing #amiga #amigagames #monkeyisland2 #lechucksrevenge #guybrushthreepwood #lucasarts
RE: https://hci.social/@floe/117454424988851497
My favourite game on each platform I've owned. #ShareYourGames
Console:
#Gameboy: Gargoyle's Quest
#SMS: The Lucky Dime Caper
#GameGear: The Addams Family
#MD: Comix Zone
#AmigaCD32: Beneath a Steel Sky
#Saturn: Radiant Silvergun
#Dreamcast: ChuChu Rocket!
#Xbox360: Mass Effect
#Playstation 3: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
#Playstation 4: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
#Xbox Series X: The Outer Worlds
(continues...)
My favourite game on each platform I've owned. #ShareYourGames
#C16: Fingers Malone
#C64: Robot Rascals
#PCAT: North & South
#Gameboy: Tetris
#NES: SMB3
#SMS: Afterburner
#SNES: F-Zero
#PC486: Doom
#Wii: Wii Sports Resort
#PC586: Half-Life
#PC686 (?): Portal
(via @zorrobandito and @davetansley )
A bit about the newly announced THE 800XL
What is this madness? Cats and dogs playing together? No it's something much better. It's ATASCII being served up on an Commodore 128 BBS. Spent some time figuring out a translation table to allow it to convert PETSCII to ATASCII on the fly! #bbs #atari #commodore #retrocomputing
Hi #Fediverse! 👋 I’m US-based looking to connect with my #tribes.
🎸 Relearning the #Guitar and #loving the #journey
💻 #Pursuing my #second #career in #COBOL development. First #job #interview next week!
🕹️ Figuring out ways to open my own #vintage #videogame #Arcade and Could use some #fresh #suggestions.
🤙Active on #YouTube and #Facebook.
Into #RetroGaming, #RetroComputing, #Music #Eighties #Anime, #programming, and supporting my #mental #health🌿🌿
HMU
Explora Commodore Live!
Este sábado 17 de octubre tenemos una cita en Barcelona con la comunidad Commodore en Explora Commodore 2026, el encuentro que reúne a aficionados a los ordenadores clásicos, los videojuegos y la informática retro.
Amigatronics estará presente una vez más con su propio stand, compartiendo nuestra pasión por el universo Amiga y reencontrándonos con amigos y compañeros de esta gran comunidad.
📺 ¡Y también podrás acompañarnos desde casa! Retransmitiremos el evento en directo a través de nuestro canal de YouTube, para acercarte el ambiente de Explora Commodore, mostrarte lo que encontremos por allí y compartir contigo algunos de los momentos de la jornada.
Así que ya sabes: prepara tu espíritu retro, entra al directo y participa en el chat. ¡Nos encantará tenerte al otro lado de la pantalla!
📅 Sábado, 17 de octubre de 2026
📍 Espai Josep Bota, recinto Fabra i Coats, Barcelona
🌐 Web oficial del evento: https://exploracommodore.com/
¡Nos vemos en Explora Commodore! ¡Larga vida al Amiga! ❤️💙
https://youtube.com/live/zjhAlVniuck
Schon euer Ticket gelöst?
kommt zur #flashback vom 06.11.26 bis 08.11.26 und erlebt alte Heimcomputer, Konsolen und Computer in Aktion. Zum Anschauen, Anfassen und mitmachen! Für das leibliche Wohl ist gesorgt! #retroGaming #retroComputing #amiga #commodore #ibm #3dfx
New update to my Turochamp Emulator! ♟️
Play a reconstruction of Turing and Champernowne’s 1948 chess algorithm, now with saved-game loading, improved historical scoring accuracy and clearer explanations of how it evaluates moves.
Feedback welcome—even if, like me, you’re terrible at chess! 😄 (I played against the algo and lost...)
I have a backup of my old dial-up BBS that ran from 1996-2001, so I fired it up the other day on the old Pentium system I've been playing with 😎
Yesterday's Front End Study Hall blew my mind. @KevinMarks loaded an ISO of a CD he helped author decades ago into infinite Mac and it RAN. He also rendered Bryce in a browser. Also: Web Platform Feature Ranking https://interop-rank.fxdx.dev https://indieweb.org/events/2026-10-15-front-end-study-hall #IndieWeb #CSS #Retrocomputing
🎉 Ah, the #nostalgia of dial-up and therapy bills! Who knew a 386DX from Sam's Club could spark both "retrocomputing" and existential dread? 🤣 In 2026, we're reminiscing about 90s BBSs like they're ancient artifacts, while our therapists quietly nod and up their rates. 💻🧠
https://blog.bityard.net/articles/2026/October/bark-the-toll-free-bbs-for-90s-teens #retrocomputing #90sBBSs #existentialdread #therapyhumor #HackerNews #ngated
TeensyROM Firmware v0.9 Adds Host Extensions, Freezer Support and DMA Improvements
#TeensyROM #Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore128 #RetroComputing #Sensorium #TeensyROMPlus #RetroHardware #8BitComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/teensyrom-firmware-v0-9-adds-host-extensions-freezer-support-and-dma-improvements/?fsp_sid=15285
Pilot 1.0 Brings Explorer-Style File Management to the Amiga
#PilotAmiga #Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaOS #AmigaWorkbench #RetroComputing #AmigaSoftware #RetroTechnology
https://theoasisbbs.com/pilot-1-0-brings-explorer-style-file-management-to-the-amiga/?fsp_sid=15245
I'll just leave this here then...
(part of the next release, coming soon)
#ZZ9000 #Amiga #RetroComputing #Opensource
cc: @mntmn
Cocytus Legions Brings Lovecraftian Autobattling to the Commodore 64
#CocytusLegions #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #C64Games #6502Assembly #HomebrewGames #RetroComputing #LovecraftianHorror
https://theoasisbbs.com/cocytus-legions-brings-lovecraftian-autobattling-to-the-commodore-64/?fsp_sid=15221
ADAM Amiga Game Maker Previews New Creation Tools
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #Amiga500 #Amiga1200 #ADAM #Polytricity #AmigaDevelopment #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #GameDevelopment
https://theoasisbbs.com/adam-amiga-game-maker-previews-new-creation-tools/?fsp_sid=15213
Amiberry v8.4.1 Fixes Save States and Adds GDB Debugger
#Amiberry #Amiga #AmigaEmulation #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #WinUAE #RetroArch #Libretro #CommodoreAmiga
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiberry-v8-4-1-fixes-save-states-and-adds-gdb-debugger/?fsp_sid=15197
“**It’s a UNIX system! I know this!**” 🦖
That moment from *Jurassic Park* stayed with me for decades.
Now it has its own interactive exhibit in my Computer Museum:
An SGI/IRIX-inspired workstation with a 3D file system navigator in the spirit of `fsn` — right in the browser.
You can explore `/park`, inspect directories like **Fences**, **Visitor.Center**, **Research** and **Zoology**, and unlock an additional film-inspired Jurassic Park bonus mode.
https://www.dennishilk.com/museum/jurassic-park-sgi/
Related article:
https://www.dennishilk.com/blog/jurassic-park-unix-sgi-fsn/
#JurassicPark #UNIX #SGI #IRIX #RetroComputing #ComputerMuseum #SiliconGraphics #VintageComputing #WebDev #NerdCulture
„**It’s a UNIX system! I know this!**“ 🦖
Genau dieser Moment aus *Jurassic Park* hat mich nie losgelassen.
Jetzt gibt es dazu in meinem Computer Museum eine eigene interaktive Ausstellung:
Eine SGI-/IRIX-inspirierte Workstation mit 3D-Dateisystem im Stil von `fsn` — direkt im Browser.
Du kannst durch `/park` navigieren, Verzeichnisse wie **Fences**, **Visitor.Center**, **Research** oder **Zoology** erkunden und zusätzlich einen film-inspirierten Jurassic-Park-Bonusmodus entdecken.
https://www.dennishilk.com/de/museum/jurassic-park-sgi/
Blogartikel dazu:
https://www.dennishilk.com/de/blog/jurassic-park-unix-system-sgi-fsn/
#JurassicPark #UNIX #SGI #IRIX #RetroComputing #ComputerMuseum #SiliconGraphics #VintageComputing #WebDev #NerdCulture
This 1988 paper reviewed the GUIs of knowledge-based systems such as expert systems and shells. It also covered Interlisp-D facilities and applications like LOOPS and KEE.
https://maxapress.com/data/article/ker/preview/pdf/S0269888900004483.pdf
Whew! I just finished porting 2,852 lines of PDP-11 assembly to C by hand over the past week!
This is for form/fed, a form letter editor and generator with template substitutions, introduced in 1971. It's the largest UNIX utility that was never ported to C, and has since been forgotten.
1/6
Ooooh wow
https://github.com/ardiri/dev-palmos/tree/main
A historical collection of Palm OS development resources, including SDKs, technical documentation, developer conference presentations, source code, utilities, examples, and other materials accumulated during the early years of mobile computing. This repository contains approximately 1 GB of historical Palm OS development material, collected over many years of working with the platform.
@bityard's recollection of a 1-800 bbs for teens is amazing. a bbs run by PolyGram records in New York.
and unbelievably, he managed to find a QWK mail archive that someone else kept for the past 30 years, full of messages from the bbs
https://blog.bityard.net/articles/2026/October/bark-the-toll-free-bbs-for-90s-teens
45 Years Later, The Sinclair ULA Design Documents Surface
Pettson o Findus i Trädgården, released in 1998
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Point-and-click; Adventure
Educational
collecting, minigames, gardening, based on - book, garden, minigame collection, flowers
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/pettson-o-findus-i-trad…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #collecting #minigames #gardening #basedonbook #garden #minigamecollection #flowers #win #mac #educational
**IMSAI 8080 – the real computer behind *WarGames* (1983)**
How did early microcomputers work with switches, LEDs and a terminal?
And how much of the IMSAI 8080 in *WarGames* was real technology – and how much was Hollywood?
I just published a new blog article and linked it directly to the interactive exhibit in my Computer Museum:
Blog article:
https://www.dennishilk.com/blog/imsai-8080-wargames-computer/
Interactive exhibit:
https://www.dennishilk.com/museum/imsai-8080/
The article covers:
the **IMSAI 8080** and the **Intel 8080**
the connection to ***WarGames***, **WOPR** and the early home-computing era
**front-panel programming**, memory addresses and machine code
what was historically real in the film – and what was fiction
my interactive browser reconstruction with a working **front panel**, **terminal** and a **WarGames-inspired bonus experience**
If you like retro computers, computing history or early hacker culture, you may enjoy this one. ❤️
#IMSAI8080 #WarGames #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #ComputerHistory #Intel8080 #Microcomputer #Museum #TechHistory
**IMSAI 8080 – der echte Computer hinter *WarGames* (1983)**
Wie funktionierten frühe Mikrocomputer mit Schaltern, LEDs und Terminal?
Und was war am IMSAI 8080 im Film *WarGames* eigentlich echt – und was war Hollywood?
Ich habe dazu einen neuen Blogartikel veröffentlicht und das Thema direkt mit meinem interaktiven Exponat im Computer Museum verbunden:
Blogartikel:
https://www.dennishilk.com/de/blog/imsai-8080-wargames-computer/
Interaktives Exponat:
https://www.dennishilk.com/de/museum/imsai-8080/
Im Artikel geht es unter anderem um:
den **IMSAI 8080** und den **Intel 8080**
die Verbindung zu ***WarGames***, **WOPR** und der frühen Heimcomputer-Ära
**Schalterprogrammierung**, Speicheradressen und Maschinenbefehle
was an der Filmtechnik historisch war – und was Fiktion
meine interaktive Browser-Rekonstruktion mit **Frontpanel**, **Terminal** und **WarGames-inspiriertem Bonusbereich**
Wenn du Retro-Computer, Computergeschichte oder frühe Hackerkultur spannend findest, ist das vielleicht genau dein Ding. ❤️
#IMSAI8080 #WarGames #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #ComputerHistory #Intel8080 #Microcomputer #Museum #BrowserGame #TechHistory
Video of a DJ Ricesnot session at the Närcon event in Sweden, featuring the Moon Child soundtrack.
For privacy, I moonchildified the most recognizable people on the dancefloor. 🙂
The guy screaming "It's Moon Child!" at the end made me laugh out loud 😆
#TeamHoi #MoonChild #music #ElectronicMusic #dance #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #retro #commodore #amiga #1990s #tech #DigitalArt #graphics #CharacterDesign #design #art #windows
If your school had a computer, you were sharing it. In 1985, US public schools had about one for every 45 kids. 45 kids, one keyboard, and a very annoyed proctor.
#RetroComputing #ScreenTime #Education #80s
https://youtu.be/YnI-e_S4ZNw
A few people have posted this bit of news since @NickT6630 alerted us to it yesterday.
I only wanted to back up what has been said, and add that it is, indeed, a serious historical find for ZX Spectrum culture, and an amazing, very serious job of restoration taken up by Happy Little Diodes.
They should be commended for recognising the importance of their find, and the standards they applied to the restoration and digitalisation work. Also a great display of quiet, humble, and extremely generous work that will benefit us all for years to come.
Applause! 👏
New update for SayText Chat - the retro chat app reviving the feeling of playing Counter-Strike 1.6 again. 😆
💻 Changes include:
- UI improvements
- Improved session handling
- BBcodes for server titles
- Bugfixes and improvments
➡️ Check it out:
https://github.com/danielbrendel/saytext-chat
💬 Test the chat:
https://www.saytextchat.com
#FOSS #SelfHosted #SelfHosting #OpenSource #Retrogaming #Retrocomputing #CounterStrike
3Dvibe64 Mode 7 Tests an Ultima Underworld-Style Dungeon
#3Dvibe64 #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #UltimaUnderworld #GameDevelopment #8BitComputing #Commodore64Ultimate
https://theoasisbbs.com/3dvibe64-mode-7-tests-an-ultima-underworld-style-dungeon/?fsp_sid=15181
FRED-80 Fantasy Console Ported to MEGA65
#FRED80 #MEGA65 #FantasyConsole #RetroComputing #GameDevelopment #RetroGaming #Commodore #8BitComputing #ApolloVampire
https://theoasisbbs.com/fred-80-fantasy-console-ported-to-mega65/?fsp_sid=15165
Andrew Bristow's Amiga 500 Build From Spare Parts
#Amiga500 #CommodoreAmiga #Amiga #RetroComputing #RetroHardware #AmigaRestoration #VintageComputing #RetroTech
https://theoasisbbs.com/andrew-bristows-amiga-500-build-from-spare-parts/?fsp_sid=15189
MorphUAE v1.2 Adds Overlay Support and a Dedicated G5 Build
#MorphUAE #MorphOS #Amiga #AmigaEmulation #OnyxSoft #EUAE #RetroComputing #ClassicAmiga #CommodoreAmiga
https://theoasisbbs.com/morphuae-v1-2-adds-overlay-support-and-a-dedicated-g5-build/?fsp_sid=15121