#retro-computing — Public Fediverse posts

👾 The lost cause of the Lisp machines

｢ The common idea was that the arrival of RISC machines had killed it, but in fact machines like the Sun 3/260 in its ‘AI’ configuration were already hammering nails in its coffin ｣

https://www.tfeb.org/fragments/2025/11/18/the-lost-cause-of-the-lisp-machines/

#LispMachine #symbolics #retrocomputing

Spent the entire day building a modern *nix ecosystem for the 12" 1.5GHz #PowerbookG4 with the new #SSD drive.

#MacPorts is such a great tool and community with archives for atleast some prebuilt packages.
Thanks!

In total 266 packages installed today. Not done yet though but managed to get the essentials including:
- bash 5.3.9_0
- gcc14 14.3.0_0
- openssh 10.3p1_0
- openssl3 3.6.1_0
- python314 3.14.5_0
- zsh 5.9_3

#VintageMac #PowerPC #Macintosh #Retrocomputing #PPC #Apple #OSX

The BeBox: BeOS Hardware, Photos, and the Apple Deal That Wasn't

｢ Dual-CPU was rare in 1995. If you wanted two processors you needed a server-class motherboard and two physical sockets, a configuration most consumers had never seen and most workstation buyers paid through the nose for ｣

https://www.jdhodges.com/blog/bebox-beautifully-overbuilt-computer/

#beos #retrocomputing #osdev

Für den nächsten Artikel im @redaktion brauche ich ganz besondere Hardware.. 🥸

#RetroComputing #Linux #ThrowbackThursday

Ah yes. Today I was VERY close to an Intel 4004. The very first microprocessor!
#intel #retrocomputing

I got a PC Analyzer card to perhaps fix an old 486 I have some day. Worked fine on my pentium mmx. #retroComputing

Passport turns 10 this year (technically July 12). Time flies when you're cracking.

#AppleII #retrocomputing

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogfind #omniweb #nextstep #next #nextcube

Catch of the Day: Greetings from the Forefather of the Web! 🧊

Hey Retro Fans!
Hold on to your hats because last night we had a visit from absolute IT royalty on our server. Our bouncer logged this magical combination:

OmniWeb 3.1rc1 on a NeXTSTEP system!

Let that sink in for a moment. NeXTSTEP is the operating system Steve Jobs developed after he (temporarily) left Apple. And even more importantly: It was exactly such a NeXT system (the famous NeXTcube) on which Tim Berners-Lee programmed the very first web server and the first web browser in the world at CERN in 1990!

The fact that someone today is using NeXTSTEP and the legendary OmniWeb browser (which was developed exclusively for this platform in 1995) to find their way onto the modern internet via FrogFind is a goosebump moment for any tech historian. This isn't just retro—this is time travel to the architectural roots of Mac OS X and the World Wide Web itself.

A reverent toast to that magnificent black box cube!
Your FrogFind Team 🐸

Back in the day "Programmers Heaven" used to be a knowledge hub for all things programming / coding / development; AFAIK here is what's left of it today:

https://www.infania.net/misc1/programmers_he1/

#RetroComputing

On the bench today it was my c64u for a small visit. Added the 3 utility buttons and changed the powerled for a 3 colour led.

Made the model for it in #freecad. You can find it on printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1720968-c64-ultimate-utility-buttons

It was @janbeta who kinda inspired me to do so.

#freecad #commodore #c64ultimate #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

1989. A pocket PC before pocket PCs were cool. 💼💾

Atari Portfolio. Intel 80C88 CPU. 128KB RAM. Monochrome LCD (no backlight). Full QWERTY keyboard. 3 AA batteries.

It was tiny. It was slow. It was IBM-compatible.

And in Terminator 2, John Connor used one to hack an ATM.

The original palmtop. Decades ahead of its time.

#AtariPortfolio #PalmtopPC #1989Tech #Terminator2 #HandheldComputer #RetroComputing #MobileHistory

I have resumed shipping to the USA.

The Postage / Tariffs / custom charges appear to have settled down to the point where I can semi-accurately predict the cost of postage, before I send the package.

https://extkits.co.uk

#USA #kits #science #retroComputing

It's one of those days when I get to say that I've put the missing Canadians in, and located Mr Ed. (-:

#Watcom #OpenWatcom #Commodore64 #retrocomputing #svicc #Canada #Ontario #Waterloo #vi

Paweł 'juen' Nowak nie zwalnia tempa i po raz kolejny zawiesza poprzeczkę amigowego developmentu niesamowicie wysoko. Autor m.in. online'owego środowiska IMP3, zaprezentował ostatnio projekty AminetBrowser i nowej przeglądarki internetowej Amelinium. Na polu gier, oprócz portu Celeste, opublikował emulator wirtualnej konsoli Pico8, który umożliwia amigowcom dostęp do ogromnej bazy fantastycznych tytułów. Na streamie 15.05.2026 przetestujemy działanie emulatora Amico8 i pogramy w wybrane gry z przebogatej biblioteki Pico8. Do zobaczenia w piątek o 18!
#amiga #retro #retroGames #retrogaming #retrocomputing #pico8

https://youtube.com/live/x3QaHxfOecM?feature=share

RPROM Kickstart Switcher Brings Seven Kickstart Slots to Classic Amiga Systems
#Amiga #Amiga500 #Amiga600 #Amiga2000 #Kickstart #RPROM #RetroComputing #RetroBuddys #DiagROM #CommodoreAmiga
https://theoasisbbs.com/rprom-kickstart-switcher-brings-seven-kickstart-slots-to-classic-amiga-systems/?fsp_sid=6784

C64 Dev Machine Basics: Polytricity Explains the First Steps
#C64DevMachine #Commodore64 #Polytricity #C64Coding #6502Assembly #RetroComputing #VICEEmulator
https://theoasisbbs.com/c64-dev-machine-basics-polytricity-explains-the-first-steps/?fsp_sid=6774

dBase debased: Database titan fades to black after 47 years https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/05/13/dbase-debased-database-titan-fades-to-black-after-47-years/5238841

#dbase #retro #retrocomputing

One ROM Switching Brings Software-Controlled Kernal Selection to the Commodore 64
#Commodore64 #VIC20 #OneROM #PiersRocks #RetroComputing #C64 #JiffyDOS #RBCP #8BitComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/one-rom-switching-brings-software-controlled-kernal-selection-to-the-commodore-64/?fsp_sid=6754