2026-06-03T09:11:18Z https://njump.me Sean 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷 https://njump.me/npub1kzh3le2fyarsgf0q6hlz5dy9k49zk3e6m9f7ce0k5a8f5sh8e2dslnagxm https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/109/293/135/593/383/089/original/acefffb890336933.png https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/109/293/135/593/383/089/original/acefffb890336933.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgsgg47939zn5pemsp32dcuw73u4r4y54xtfyzw7hzghaw7e5yc2czyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fknhav39 Thank you <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ksfsk7zf88lk37thy0w5254empykpkw2aenr3chpnjv7wp2usyjsgmr6s6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Michael W Lucas :flan_on_fire:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ksf…r6s6</span>)</a></span> ! I needed a bit of a smile this week and this was a wonderful treat. I appreciate the “replacement content” contained in the pages.<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/646/211/406/548/232/original/796578f781d75cb8.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/646/219/247/869/680/original/ae31698faf926390.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-27T11:08:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0j73ecm7669qxu4dnujentn7xglya602dnud073tjhm2rar92ejqzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkwamjls What is even happening here. #tandy<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/116/451/249/028/429/103/original/4fcb635b74a0d266.png"> <br/> 2026-04-23T00:46:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxdj8jyv0atj8rpwye58czvg9v46q4pmrxsaxvgpwkfcfatfevv7gzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkv0pynx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cmfhlpjcmslq8uc386qaph75g6vynj0hjlkjn5ktge2vwjkk3hgcew2y8'>nevent1q…w2y8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Explaining: load &#34;*&#34;,8,1 to students I think broke their brains.<br/><br/>Showing them the printed out directory listing that came with one disk, priceless.<br/><br/>Explaining read-write notches and flipping disks over to gain a &#34;Free&#34; disk.<br/><br/>#retrocomputing 2025-11-14T18:39:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8cmfhlpjcmslq8uc386qaph75g6vynj0hjlkjn5ktge2vwjkk3hgzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fk0n899j In the &#34;filesystems and I/O&#34; portion of my Operating Systems course in college today. Brought some floppy disks in to help understanding storage system history and the archaic methods for data organization: tracks, sectors, partitions, etc.<br/><br/>I was surprised at how much the disks were investigated and examined by the students and how much curiosity was expressed. We almost had to suppress questions to get to the course material.<br/><br/>I think this is instructive. I&#39;ll try and incorporate some kind of tactile thing this spring when I&#39;m teaching.<br/><br/>#retrocomputing #teaching<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/549/491/038/734/029/original/b5343e5bb1b9322f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-14T18:36:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv79rtxz96e005yplwa9uqlvrat8m9ycww62vww5v2rnmj0nmqe3qzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fk8dg8mk For no reason whatsoever, I would like to say my <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mjjwpc0ka48cf4jmxcdxa7pew42rujug7xllmr5hrreghrr67xysesa2m6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>System76 :popos: :ubuntu:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mjj…a2m6</span>)</a></span> laptop has been nothing but solid. Support has responded quickly to requests and they produce a machine that works great with Ubuntu, Arch, Debian. [@pop_os_official](<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@pop_os_official">https://fosstodon.org/@pop_os_official</a> ) isn&#39;t my jam, but it is a solid solution for a lot of new linux users. 2025-10-09T11:52:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8wzdl6gdx54d7k8hxfhz79uemckh3uuat72x3vjtn5687v4kp59szyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkrattcs I have a very similar move set. #retrogaming<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/138/887/790/075/062/original/c995a538e6d9b733.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-15T01:09:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsry4d6e4nkfepy7tykgh87a4ezak3nupjw35t8cwen6rfrtdkrhhgzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fk83gtef In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8aszaer4xc97wl242cjmlr8y2tr8e7d98mcmxxphjm4v7gdxaeglmnfv0'>nevent1q…nfv0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The apple ii version is over here on Archive.org<br/><br/><a href="https://archive.org/details/The_Witness_Infocom_1983">https://archive.org/details/The_Witness_Infocom_1983</a> 2024-09-08T01:04:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst8aszaer4xc97wl242cjmlr8y2tr8e7d98mcmxxphjm4v7gdxaegzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkca3tw3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfw7d2s3983uzad96gmxmm9q7wf07w45xrrrmp0t5tpuw7ycuk9gtqaa94'>nevent1q…aa94</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hilariously, this disk has TWO text adventures on it, but my IBM drive can&#39;t read the second one on the flipped side of the drive. But for now, this seems very fun. #retrogaming<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/099/219/918/578/577/original/6235d430dbaac58e.png"> <br/> 2024-09-08T01:02:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgfw7d2s3983uzad96gmxmm9q7wf07w45xrrrmp0t5tpuw7ycuk9gzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkw2qqwg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs245yqlfl6p3ptl672350eyg08e6g4scg2ewj2nwnm09y3par9ppgc0xm7e'>nevent1q…xm7e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>VICE 3.8 is an amazing bit of software. The greaseweazle image of a C64 disk read into a file from an IBM 4869 5.25 inch external disk drive unit works great. <br/><br/>I did have to do a SMALL amount of research to make sure I&#39;m reading the disk correctly as the format type didn&#39;t automagically set the number of sectors correctly. <br/><br/>gw read --drive=B --format=commodore.1541 --retries=10 zork1.d64 --tracks=c=0-34:h=0<br/><br/>#retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/098/982/379/259/076/original/204da5c8a464e2de.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/099/028/830/915/352/original/3b859625b6b3034d.png"> <br/> 2024-09-08T00:12:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs245yqlfl6p3ptl672350eyg08e6g4scg2ewj2nwnm09y3par9ppgzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fky3fh2x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyx6lsaj5h82srwaxen6g0stvr98kveu9l3ysqkgd3yzqaqw4a5zsczrhdl'>nevent1q…rhdl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A little bit of patience, understanding and gentle persuasion.<br/><br/>#retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/093/334/628/885/189/original/93d5ef493acd8c5a.png"> <br/> 2024-09-07T00:02:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvgj7h2auxfmar4dlahgnrw740qsp8x4wr52mv5t3mul2a4mgl4vszyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkdq2q8x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyx6lsaj5h82srwaxen6g0stvr98kveu9l3ysqkgd3yzqaqw4a5zsczrhdl'>nevent1q…rhdl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Its also been about 10 disks, so its probably about time to run a cleaning disk through it. #retrocomputing 2024-09-06T20:08:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyx6lsaj5h82srwaxen6g0stvr98kveu9l3ysqkgd3yzqaqw4a5zszyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fk9x6e5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvprgzxjna0ntu9846zckadflchjju9jufdxmuwxcs7jpkpen998q5n05sp'>nevent1q…05sp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oof. Worst disk so far. Only the second 1989 floppy disk with any errors.<br/><br/>#retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/092/371/017/430/717/original/1570b5ee1987894a.png"> <br/> 2024-09-06T19:58:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvprgzxjna0ntu9846zckadflchjju9jufdxmuwxcs7jpkpen998qzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkyt37p3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdmtwh5xznesfx3ctu3vl4lx4h60ve4dhv8r7td6pscp923sln48gtvg3la'>nevent1q…g3la</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From the command line it works something like this:<br/><br/>1. run dosbox from the directory where you downloaded the IMG file<br/><br/>2. mount that directory in dosbox<br/><br/>3. use imgmount to mount the floppy image<br/><br/>4. have fun<br/><br/>#retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/070/599/044/145/432/original/c89dd30e6410d20e.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/070/600/689/147/947/original/eb04c890841a4d23.png"> <br/> 2024-09-02T23:43:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdmtwh5xznesfx3ctu3vl4lx4h60ve4dhv8r7td6pscp923sln48gzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkcaxswx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprhts5vt4tpfut22uw5h2dmkaljhs3j53pce98gtrlvxswkmw4gq3jttrm'>nevent1q…ttrm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hmmm ... that didn&#39;t do what I wanted it to do. I&#39;m currently trying to get the IA Dosbox to fire up and use the IMG files as disks.<br/><br/>Does anyone have a helpful link to something that explains how to get the IA to configure emulation like Dosbox? #retrocomputing 2024-09-02T22:48:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsprhts5vt4tpfut22uw5h2dmkaljhs3j53pce98gtrlvxswkmw4gqzyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fknx0e5v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6ds32qr4u9mwv9wzxnm849q5hyhw3gfzj845l2rjun0g2dad9yc5pdxdf'>nevent1q…dxdf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I could make a joke about 1989 AI software, but I&#39;ll leave it to the the rest of the comedians on the Internet. <a href="https://archive.org/details/isc_vol78">https://archive.org/details/isc_vol78</a> #retrocomputing 2024-09-02T21:41:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg6ds32qr4u9mwv9wzxnm849q5hyhw3gfzj845l2rjun0g2dad9yczyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkl57rt3 A fun day at the house. Enjoying a little ShareWare Library archiving:<br/><br/>International_Software_Library$ gw read --drive=B --format=ibm.360 vol78_d1.img<br/><br/>#retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/069/973/677/430/303/original/7f34d7d389d65b7d.png"> <br/> 2024-09-02T21:02:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2auukw00p6xzfu4fd70xw67s7kmgprx3z4haawjvwrjktd68pcmczyzc278l9fyn5wpp9ur2lu235sk6552688tv48mr976n5axjzul9fkkk0rss Whelp. Let the adventuring begin. #retrogaming #kingsquest<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/019/448/055/010/667/original/62651f9bcafa1b1e.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-24T22:53:28Z