Sounding the alarm for #Apple / #Macintosh fans in the US Midwest - ran across this Facebook post: A giant piie of stuff that must go in 30 days! Located in Kansas City, MO area.
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Hey Commodore Amiga fans!
You can discover lots of Amiga videos on PeerTube on this playlist:
https://fedi.video/w/p/rBBYAHtsBcpBXtpcT26VPG
- If you're on a phone, scroll the first two video titles at the bottom to see the rest of the playlist.
- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.
- If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.
cc @amiga
#Amiga #Commodore #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #16Bit #PeerTube
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#AtariST and #Atari 8-bit users, here is a playlist of videos on PeerTube about these computers:
https://fedi.video/w/p/u7E2A1QSFkQETNkVAhS6DH
- If you're on a phone, scroll first two video titles at the bottom to see rest of the playlist.
- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.
- If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.
cc @atarist
#Atari #AtariST #Atari8Bit #Atari400 #Atari800 #8Bit #RetroComputing #PeerTube
New video! Testing the new mechanical Amiga 1200 replacement keyboard from AmigaStore.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/BKkBesUKZwE
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/u5ks6rXXhR8aEFP5MhjWs9
#Amiga #A1200 #Amiga1200 #Keyboard #AmigaStore #MechnicalKeyboard #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
Bringing An Obscure Apple Operating System To Modern Hardware
By request, a playlist of PeerTube videos about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A home computer:
https://fedi.video/w/p/2xitoEV748hKWzFk84Ddzf
- If you're on a phone, scroll first two video titles at the bottom to see rest of the playlist.
- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.
- If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.
#TI99 #TI994A #TexasInstruments #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory
it took 25+ years of searches, but i finally struck paydirt this morning: a legit, retail copy of FirstClass BBS for the macintosh
the backstory: in 1995, my redneck farm school managed to get an entire lab of twenty Mac LC's, and one of the machines was tucked off in a corner to run "FirstClass" for the entire school using an external 14.4k Global Village Teleport modem.
i was already a bbs kid by this point, but i had never heard of FC. all of the boards i visited were PC/ANSI boards running software like Oblivion/2, Iniquity, PCBoard or Wildcat. i had never even *heard* of a macintosh bbs. our computer teacher managed to get a landline number for the modem, and encouraged me to call it from home.
when i connected from home, i was nonplussed - the board was black/white ASCII with some of the worst menus i had ever seen. i browsed a few of the conferences and logged out. a "lamer board" if i had ever seen one.
the next day, i made my opinion unswervingly clear to my computer teacher: "Your board sucks Mr. M!"
He chuckled, "What? First Class is great! It's you DOS guys that suck."
he motioned to a nearby LC and opened a program called FirstClass Client. it showed a login dialog; he hammered in his u/p and a few seconds later, he was logged in to the BBS over the LAN.
...... except, it was all graphical! the entire board was a rich mac OS gui. navigation between file areas and message conferences was by opening and closing windows, and clicking on buttons. no ascii/ANSI characters. downloading a file was just plain drag and drop from the server's folder to your desktop.
i had never seen anything like it: a bbs that functioned more like an operating system and windowing environment. it was a *decade* ahead of anything i had seen in ms-dos
that experience left a huge impression on me. i never found any bbs that felt as good as FC before or afterward, and spent years trying to find a legit copy of it. because it was insanely expensive ($800+) it was mostly sold to educational and corporate institutions, and very few copies ever showed up on ebay. until today. i can't wait to receive this in a few weeks, and begin documenting
and archiving the contents.
fwiw - i wrote a much longer version of this story, and many others about the 90s bbs era, in my book Mages & Modems: A Childhood Well-Wasted in the Golden Age of Personal Computers, Games, and Internet Piracy:
https://tomotama.com/books
Johnny Blanchard / Re-Enthused makes videos about retro computers and video games, including both famous and obscure systems. You can follow at:
There are already 570 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/johnny_blanchard/videos
You can also follow Blanchard's general social media account at @jonn_blanchard
#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #VideoGames #Gaming #ComputingHistory #PeerTube #PeerTubers
Are you a fan of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum?
There are lots of PeerTube videos about the Spectrum (and other Sinclair machines) on this playlist:
https://fedi.video/w/p/fKcNNx7EdTxa4pcV5AcfgE
- On a phone: Swipe up first two videos at bottom to browse rest of playlist
- On a computer: Choose video by scrolling through playlist on right of screen
- If you're watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in playlist
cc @zxspectrum
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Linux User Space makes videos about the history of various Linux distributions and Linux-related software. You can follow at:
There are already 26 videos uploaded, if they haven've federated to your server yet you can browse them all at https://tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace/videos
You can also follow their general social media account at @linuxuserspace@mastodon.social
#FeaturedPeerTube #Linux #ComputingHistory #Distros #GNULinux #RetroComputing #PeerTube #PeerTubers
"More Fun Making It" creates fun videos about repairing and restoring classic computers and other tech, especially the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga etc. You can follow at:
There are already over a hundred videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos
#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #ZXSpectrum #Commodore64 #C64 #Amiga #Electronics #RetroTech #PeerTube #PeerTubers
New video! Testing the ISEVIC that gets you native HDMI output from the Commodore 64's cartridge port.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/rcsn17_pJ4E
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/dvSbzFE533RTZnvkVLAm15
#ISEVIC #BloodMosher #HDMI #Commodore #C64 #Commodore64 #VideoOut #AV #FPGA #Upscaler #VICII #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #VintageComputing
There are loads of videos about MS-DOS, DOS games and DOS PCs on PeerTube, here's a playlist:
https://fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmihjc2otzu
- Watching on a phone: Swipe up first two videos at bottom to browse rest of playlist
- Watching on a computer: Choose video by scrolling through playlist on right of screen
- Watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in playlist
cc @msdos
#FeaturedPlaylist #MSDOS #DOS #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #DosGaming #PeerTube #PeerTubers
Commodore's been bought by a YouTuber who's re-assembling key execs and already teasing new hardware
Boards of Canada 'Olson' on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer by Joe Lynch
#retrocomputing #electronic #ambient #idm #edm #dance #rave #retro #computing #dj #synth #video #fyp #musicvideo #loops #loop #technical
Curious connections: Voyager probes and Sinclair ZX Spectrum
New video! Testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7gfhEC5BWg
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u
#Chat64 #Commodore64 #Atari800XL #ZXSpectrum #Atari #Commodore #Sinclair #Chat #Cartridge #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
The Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company's first hardware release in over 30 years — pre-orders start at $299
I pushed an update to #DOStodon (the #Mastodon client for MS-DOS):
- Updated #curl to 8.14.1
- Updated #mbedTLS to 3.6.4
- Enabled HTTP 3xx redirections
Grab it at https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon
Screenshot is showing both, the DOS ( @DOSBox_Staging ) and the the win32 version (Win10).
#Javascript #RetroComputing #MSDOS #CreativeCoding #MastodonClient #FreeDOS #DJGPP #DOjS
Inspired by @fergycool and thanks to some iSight for MacOS 9 driver spelunking by @vga256 I am currently broadcasting a live feed of the Sakurajima volcano erupting on #GlobalTalk via QuickTime Conferencing.
If I’m going to do this again I’m gonna need a longer FireWire cable… the driver is also in trial mode and quits after 30 minutes.
Richie G does videos about old computers, especially PCs and Macs. You can follow at:
➡️ @richie_g
They've already uploaded 10 videos, if these haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/richie_g/videos
You can also follow Richie's general non-video account at @richiegolds
#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #PC #Mac #PeerTube #PeerTubers
We're in the process or lighting up our Thinking Machines CM-2 which uses a Symbolics 3670 LISP Machine as its programming front end. The CM-1 was introduced 40 years ago in 1985 and the CM-2 in 1987. While this CM-2 is a single quadrant, we plan to simulate a full CM-2 and have its iconic "deep thought" lights running. Here you can see our lamp panels displaying a clock. This work was done by Jeff Kaylin.
New video! I'm building a Magic Desk style multi program cartridge for the Commodore 264 line of machines.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/QFPwqtm2Fc4
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/14Hsf9wVFzBa3Pu51r6Fjo
#Commodore #C16 #C116 #Plus4 #Commodore264 #Cartridge #MultiROM #MagicDesk #C264MagicCart #OpenSource #OpenHardware #Build #DIY #EPROM #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
Okay, Father Christmas, you know what to do.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0
#ZXSpectrum #Spectrum #Speccy #SpectrumNext #ZXSpectrumNext #retrocomputing #retrogaming
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