retrocomputing

New video! Building a new open source 2-button joystick from a kit.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/NHX1jUNG4kY
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/tBrtZyYk5iwmGZXtFX5SwP

#OSAStick #Joystick #OpenSource #OpenHardware #3DPrinting #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Build #Kit #C64 #Amiga #Atari #Commodore

Things got a little screwy, but I added parsing for the historic #sixel notation.

https://lispy-gopher-show.itch.io/dl-roc-lisp/devlog/1475104/super-simple-lispised-dec-sixel-macro-for-common-lisp-inferface-manager

"P #0;2;3;4#3;2;3;4
#0abcde$
#0abcde-
#3abcde$
\\"
CL-USER> (with-input-from-string (in *) (read in))
(BASICALLY-SIXELS (#1=(1/50 3/100 1/25) #2=(1/50 3/100 1/25)) (#1# A B C D E $)
(#1# A B C D E -) (#2# A B C D E $))

That output e.g. renders sixels in a #mcclim application pane & also makes it clear why that macro looks how it does. #commonLisp #programming #unironic #retrocomputing

New video! Troubleshooting and repairing the low volume audio output issue with the C64 from the previous episode.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y_l8fl9VtmU
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/2pZpJeZr5cYAf5vKeSBL3L

#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #Repair #Troubleshooting #SID #LowAudio #AudioLevel #MOS6581 #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

it’s not fast, it’s not easy to make out what’s going on, but it’s very impressive that dooms run on an se/30 in all its one bit glory

https://github.com/retrospectmike/MacDoomSE30

#vintagemac #se30 #retrocomputing

Total Replay v6.1 is out. It features 519 Apple II games, all playable from a single bootable 32MB hard disk image. This version primarily fixes several crashes discovered by our new automated testing framework.

https://archive.org/details/TotalReplay

Code & changelog: https://github.com/a2-4am/4cade/releases/tag/v6.1

No LLMs. We tested every game, we squashed every bug, we sweated every pixel, for 7 years.

Thanks to @a2_qkumba, @txgx42, @helix_nrg, @Roughana, Frank M, and everyone else who contributed.

#AppleII #retrocomputing

New video! Recapping the Amiga 3000T power supply.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/uKZePkkBd9g
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/rSCTC3Ddwsij2vukLprWe1

#Amiga #Amiga3000T #Amiga3000 #A3000T #Commodore #Restoration #PSU #PowerSupply #Recapping #Capacitors #Replacement #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #RareCommodore

#demoscene #ownmusic #chiptune #retrocomputing

Yeah, after just 27 years, I am again contributing to an official demoscene release (yeah, there is a point in time when you realize: indeed - life is short :) ).
I am part of

Rabenauge / Bitshifters: "Chipo Django #3"

a kewl 16 Bit #musicdisc with a twist: It's released on #AMIGA, #ATARIST and #ARCHIMEDES in parallel!

It feels unreal to be right between 2 kick ass tunes by FILIPPP and NOMISTAKE and on one disc together with legends like Vincenzo or Chavez.

More details at the Peertube description, including the download link of the disc image(s). AtariST/Amiga/Archi in one Zip.

This is my track only, the complete video recording of this disc will appear later on Youtube and the likes, I am sure.

Thanks to @bodohinueber (a superpowered Commodore coding wizard who did the Amiga port here) for having me!

https://video.ploud.fr/w/rH1oamwQ1GbDf7CLWi65xU

Video of @thalia 's #retrocomputing presentation, thanks @mugaizzo for the recording!

https://exquisite.tube/w/sv6A89Gc22Kcqyy4Q5pEMf

I'm creating a discord server for LisaGUI. If you like that platform then please hop on and say hi. https://discord.gg/jYbbRcGwyJ
#discord #retrocomputing #appleLisa

I pushed an update to #DOStodon (the #Mastodon client for MS-DOS):

- Updated #mbedTLS to 3.6.7
- Updated #curl to 8.22.0
- Updated #MuJS to 1.3.10
- New logo by @arusha

Grab it at https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon

#Javascript #RetroComputing #MSDOS #CreativeCoding #MastodonClient #FreeDOS #DJGPP

Scandinavian Retro makes English-language videos looking at retro technology from the 1980s & 1990s, especially home computers. You can follow their account at:

➡️ @retroscandinavian

If their videos haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse their videos at https://video.chasmcity.net/a/retroscandinavian/videos

#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroTech #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #1980s #1990s #PeerTube

Been a while, new #introduction!

I'm a game designer and writer. Born and raised in #LasVegas, I grew up on bikes, desert forts, #Atari #8bit computers, and BBSes. I'm always working on some sort of project, and I’ve got a couple decades of words at driph.com.

Tags to help us find each other:

I do #gamedesign. I restore #arcade games, watch weird #film, play #pinball, #TTRPG, #boardgames, and #baduk, buy & shelve #plamo kits, muck with #retrocomputing, and live with a flock of broken #birds.

Root42 makes videos about retro computing and retro gaming including repairing old hardware, programming for old systems and related topics. You can follow at:

➡️ @root_42

Don't worry if the account looks blank to you, that just means no one from your server follows it yet. Follow the account and its videos will start showing up on your server too.

You can also follow their Mastodon account at @root42

#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #RetroTech #Electronics #PeerTube

New video! This explains why I didn't make any new videos for a month.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/x8z7OHBJ83k
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/3MBGUrgxVCaTnrFtPKVouw

#BetaLab #NewRoom #ElectronicsLab #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #RoomTour #BehindTheScenes

New video! There's another capacitor issue with the Amiga 3000T from factory!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/MKnBJ2qgXF0
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/ktv6ZnGPs8uCxbrns6NYaN

#Amiga #Amiga3000T #Amiga3000 #A3000T #Capacitor #VoltageRails #Commodore #Restoration #Schematics #Repair #Troubleshooting #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #RareCommodore

My web shop is open with BurgerDisk and DominoDisk in stock: Apple II SD-based Smartport hard drives that don't make you choose between modern storage and floppy drives.

https://www.colino.net/wordpress/shop/

#RetroComputing #AppleII #BurgerDisk

I'm looking to connect with the #retrocomputing community here in the fediverse because I'm restoring an #appleii and I really want to avoid things like youtube, reddit, etc.

I know this makes it hard, but frankly, those places suck and if I have to choose between going there and doing it all the hard way, fine.

But I really think there's a third way here in the fediverse, and I'd love to prove it 😁

If you're hacking on Apple II machines, I want to hang out.

New video! Inspecting and refurbishing a very special (to me) Commodore 64 that has been in the Beta family since the 1980s.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/E3mfU-IRnNo
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/dbUwFR2gtmf4kF48uj91NZ

#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #FamilyComputer #HomeComputer #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Refurb #Restoration #FutureProofing #Repair

New video! I'm trying to burn a new KERNAL ROM for my dad's Commodore 64 on the actual C64.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/2uAHMyOmTH4
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/5FAWnVLK46PJHw4cVNENht

#DELA #EPROMMER #Merlin #EPROM #EEPROM #Programmer #KERNAL #JiffyDOS #DolphinDOS #JiffyDolphin #27C64 #ROM #C64 #Commodore #Commodore64 #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

GentleOS: A Hobby Operating System for Vintage PCs

Relive the nostalgia or discover for the first time the joy of a vintage computing using GentleOS for 16-bit and 32-bit Personal Computers (PCs).

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gentleos-vintage-pc-operating-system/

#blog #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #OpenSource #FOSS

Can anyone recommend retro coding groups where AI / vibe coding is explicitly banned? The Speccy scene on arsebook is thoroughly compromised now :(

#retro #retrocomputing #retrogaming #coding

you may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

#next #retrocomputing

Hi #retrocomputing experts! One of my colleagues at the French national archives wonders what these tapes are!

Bonus point if you have any clue about how to retrieve data from them...