root42

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2024-08-27 20:16:11

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@npub1e2z…ldaf yes, the whole bay area is amazing.
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2024-08-27 14:44:16

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@npub197q…5wmq does the new Pico come with more RAM? Will it make the Pico Mac more powerful…?

2024-08-26 22:08:47

Inviyya is a beautiful but incredibly frustrating and hard game. You have to memorize every level. That’s something some people like. But I hate it. Every small mistake gets punished brutally. You lose all your power ups and can basically start again from scratch.
Technically it’s a brilliantly coded game though.
#commodore #amiga500 #retrogaming #inviyya
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2024-08-26 11:34:55

Recently I heard that the 555 is named after the fact that it uses three 5kOhm resistors internally. But why are the 556 and 558 named like that? I call shenanigans !
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2024-08-25 21:38:46

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@npub12ws…gc76 Yes, it's a 1541. If they are the ones with the garage door mechanism they might live very long. But if they are still running, it's a good thing!

2024-08-24 21:48:31

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The whole board after cleaning it. I love these boards, as everything is rather easily replaceable. The mechanism is Mitsumi, but the head still works, so I got lucky. This drive is now 40 years old!
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2024-08-24 19:14:20

The CPU is a 6502, though. Capable of 3MHz!
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2024-08-24 19:12:59

This ASSY250442 from 1984 has a bunch of EL branded 74-logic chips. Those look rather cheap. I can't find any info about the manufacturer. Does anyone have a clue?
#retrocomputing #commodore #cbm1541
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2024-08-20 19:05:51

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Incidentally: Sex Object and the original theme of ALF have an awesome bass.

2024-08-20 18:42:35

La musica ideas portara
Y siempre continuara
Sonido electronico
Decibel sintetico
#kraftwerk #arecordeveryday
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2024-08-19 22:49:02

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@npub1j28…5a9g nice. What do you gain? To games support the extra memory?

2024-08-05 21:31:01

New video for Patrons:
Let's Code MS DOS 0x2A: Background Adlib Music
https://www.patreon.com/posts/lets-code-ms-dos-109529487?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
#retrocomputing #demoscene #letscode

2024-08-05 12:12:40

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@npub1d6t…ddpr und ich sag es nochmal: wir in #aachen sind besser an Brüssel und Paris angebunden als an Berlin.

2024-08-04 18:46:45

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@npub1wp3…upm2 good idea!!

2024-08-04 18:39:48

To my #x86 #assembler bubble: what does the 1 mean in TASM syntax here?
mov ax,1[si]
I haven‘t seen this before and have no clue.

2024-08-04 00:06:09

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@npub1rmn…qrp3 ps2pdf doesn’t print. I posted a workaround using a shell script in another toot. It’s someone’s blog explaining the details.

2024-08-03 23:38:31

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And here are some great workarounds, especially for #emacs:
https://goykhman.ca/gene/blog/2023-12-23-postscript-printing-in-sonoma.html

2024-08-03 23:08:19

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My current workaround: C-u M-x ps-print-buffer and then save to a .ps file, run ps2pdf manually, print. But there's got to be a way to do that automatically.

2024-08-03 22:58:39

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The question is: how do I teach macOS‘s lpr to use ps2pdf from gs to print files…?

2024-08-03 22:51:49

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Aha. It is because Apple removed ghostscript pstopdf tools from Sonoma. You can install a custom version of ghostscript though either via brew oder from here: https://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/
Phew. I think I might have to go back to Linux. After more than a decade with macOS. But I must say macOS is getting crappier and crappier. It used to be the best UNIX around for the desktop. But that’s slowly going away.

2024-08-03 22:34:19

Dear #apple and #emacs bubble: on macOS 14.5 (23F79) with Emacs 29.3 I get this error whenever I try to print something:
/usr/bin/lpr: Unsupported document-format “application/postscript”.
This used to work just fine! What gives?

2024-08-01 13:31:46

Sonic à Grand Vitesse
#retrogaming #sega #sonicthehedgehog
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2024-07-31 15:33:50

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@npub1uwe…t36y same for MD. That is very expensive as well. And have no idea why though.

2024-07-20 18:47:37

A Noisy Car by Wikas.
I love this picture. 10 year old me would have made a pic EXACTLY like that.
#commodore #c64 #demoscene
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2024-06-20 16:33:49

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@npub1y4h…t26u please do! Probably requires older apps that run on X11R4 or R5.

2024-06-20 16:33:02

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@npub1y4h…t26u have you ever tried connecting to a Linux box and running some apps?

2024-06-20 16:31:39

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@npub1y4h…t26u is this a true X11 display server? Which release?

2024-06-07 19:23:54

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@npub1can…0fm9 ich hab irgendwo noch Alu Pfennige, die mir mein Cousin aus der Zone geschickt hat…

2024-06-01 14:20:02

Pride indeed!
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2024-05-18 20:09:57

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@npub1l3g…vu48 bonus question: at which resolution did the Hercules graphics card run? People get this wrong all the time too.

2024-05-11 19:20:04

Ebony and Ivory
#commodore #amiga #retrocomputing
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2024-05-09 22:34:39

And there we go again! Laary 3 is on. Never played this one either! From the get go it already seems a bit more polished and seems to have more of a musical score, which is nice
#retrogaming #commodore #amiga #sierraonline #larrylaffer
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2024-04-28 23:41:11

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@npub1y4h…t26u looks like „Impossible Mission“ meets „Incredible Machine“

2024-04-18 22:42:12

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@npub1can…0fm9 ach bei dir kam das erst jetzt in den Feed? :)

2024-04-07 11:00:14

Kurze Erinnerung, dass @npub1can…0fm9 hier eine Liste mit Amazon-Alternativen pflegt:
https://codeberg.org/phranck/Amazon-Alternativen

2024-03-29 09:26:54

So, who will be at #RevisionParty2024 today?
Hope to see many of you! #demoscene

2024-01-30 13:30:03

TIL that back in the 80s you needed a license to run a microwave oven in Germany.
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2024-01-28 21:46:35

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@npub19zp…wd9d @npub1can…0fm9 Hat der mich gerade alt genannt???

2023-11-19 22:56:36

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@npub1y4h…t26u I just had a look on YouTube: it looks very smooth. And the game mechanics seem interesting. They way the mech(?) moves.

2023-11-19 22:50:10

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@npub1y4h…t26u neato. Did you dissect it further to see how they do it? Mode X or rather brute force copying?

2023-11-19 22:38:06

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@npub1y4h…t26u VGA graphics in a 1990 SHMUP? Nice! Never heard of it before.

2023-11-06 15:58:56

I am getting a bunch of WhatsApp spam. Job offers and such. Anyone else having this issue?

2023-09-26 21:32:35

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@npub1y4h…t26u is this a Qix clone? I heard about it back in the day but never played it.

2023-09-16 14:01:53

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@npub1can…0fm9 nicht dumm. nur unkonzentriert!

2023-09-10 22:50:06

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@npub1can…0fm9 hast du direkt aufs Heizbett gedruckt…?

2023-08-12 17:37:29

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@npub1683…f0qg The Zoe's solution of having it front and center is actually quite clever. Works for any situation. But the Zoe sadly will be discontinued...

2023-08-04 14:16:33

Gaze upon my new smartphone! Well, making phone calls is a bit tricky, but isn’t that usually so with smartphones?
#palmpilot #retrocomputing
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