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Blake Patterson<p>Spotted at the System Source Computer Museum: Missile Command 3.0 running on a Xerox Alto. </p><p>How many people wrote games for the Alto?! I wonder if this guy went on to bigger things? </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Xerox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xerox</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Alto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alto</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Picked up my first ever amber monitor at the INIT HELLO vendor/swap room on day one. Adjusted a little and it looks great!</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/apple2forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple2forever</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>More fun from the show this weekend.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>More INIT HELLO fun at the System Source Computer Museum today!</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Hitting the road shortly for INIT HELLO, the new Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in Baltimore. Fun, retro weekend ahead!</p><p><a href="https://init-hello.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">init-hello.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baltimore</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageapple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageapple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMV</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Forty years ago today, the Commodore Amiga 1000 was released to the world. With its unprecedented graphics &amp; sound capabilities, powerful 16-bit CPU and custom chipset, and UNIX-like multitasking OS, the Amiga was a truly revolutionary system for its time. And, many are still in use to this day, with the platform seeing new software and hardware development from month to month. </p><p>I presently have three, myself. :-) </p><p>Happy 40th, Amiga!</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CommodoreAmiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodoreAmiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagtecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagtecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MC68K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MC68K</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AmigaDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmigaDOS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AmigaOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmigaOS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a></p>
ploum<p>20 years of Linux on the desktop, part 4</p><p><a href="https://ploum.net/2025-07-23-linux_desktop4.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ploum.net/2025-07-23-linux_des</span><span class="invisible">ktop4.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gemini</span></a> link: <a href="gemini://ploum.net/2025-07-23-linux_desktop4.gmi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">gemini://ploum.net/2025-07-23-</span><span class="invisible">linux_desktop4.gmi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/nokia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nokia</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>Gary Kildall was an important figure, and early <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> pioneer during the seminal period of the personal computer revolution. CP/M Creator Gary Kildall’s Memoirs Released as Free Download… Gary Kildall’s story shows how he paved a path for the start-up culture, say his children… I totally agree. The computing world would be substantially different had he chosen to meet with the IBM suits who were looking for an OS for their new PCs. But Kildall didn’t like suits, they made him nervous is the story. Great guy, great mind… <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/GaryKildall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GaryKildall</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/cpm-creator-gary-kildalls-memoirs-released-as-free-download" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrum.ieee.org/cpm-creator-</span><span class="invisible">gary-kildalls-memoirs-released-as-free-download</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>This is fascinating, the Computer Devices' DOT, the a portable that was the first computer to ship with Sony 3.5-inch disk drives and it had a *widescreen* CRT display (which supported 132x25 textmode!). </p><p>And the video ... has some surprises...</p><p>Well worth a watch.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR5i9BnJqlA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=AR5i9BnJql</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/floppydisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floppydisk</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Retro computer people, you might be interested in these PeerTube playlists:</p><p>ACORN BBC, ELECTRON, ARCHIMEDES<br><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/m6ptC81c7dWqt9Skc4hHPb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/m6ptC81c7dWqt9S</span><span class="invisible">kc4hHPb</span></a></p><p>AMSTRAD CPC<br><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/ciiLuybi7qkWyzWy38vTrD" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/ciiLuybi7qkWyzW</span><span class="invisible">y38vTrD</span></a></p><p>MSX<br><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/pfLJRRyNFjbGPhcG6AFdZX" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/pfLJRRyNFjbGPhc</span><span class="invisible">G6AFdZX</span></a></p><p>ORIC<br><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/9L2WiwAaNsd54ieA5bds6B" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/9L2WiwAaNsd54ie</span><span class="invisible">A5bds6B</span></a></p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/retrocomputing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>retrocomputing</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPlaylist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPlaylist</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acorn</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/BBCMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCMicro</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPC</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/AmstradCPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmstradCPC</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/MSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSX</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Oric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oric</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Electronics Technology &amp; Computer Science 1940–1975: Coevolution<br><a href="https://fermatslibrary.com/s/electronics-technology-and-computer-science-1940-1975-a-coevolution#email-newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fermatslibrary.com/s/electroni</span><span class="invisible">cs-technology-and-computer-science-1940-1975-a-coevolution#email-newsletter</span></a></p><p>* intertwined histories of electronics &amp; computer science<br>* how electronics enabled practical realization Charles Babbage's computing concepts</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FermatsLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FermatsLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a></p>
BastilleBSD :freebsd:<p>FreeBSD has supported jails since the early 2000s!</p><p>They’re baked into the kernel and far more mature than most container runtimes.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a></p>
Wossen Wyatt 🇬🇾🐧💿💾<p>As more and more modern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distributions drop native support for X in favor of Wayland, may we <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neverforget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neverforget</span></a> the giants on whose shoulders we stand.</p><p>For some reason, the algorithm in its wisdom, saw fit to show me this old video today. The algorithm is never wrong. So here you go. </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=KdmNHM9BKY0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=KdmNHM9BKY0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computerhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/x11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>x11</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>A very well done piece:</p><p>How Doom didn't kill the Amiga -<br>A detailed account of the rise and fall of an Amiga zealot</p><p><a href="https://www.datagubbe.se/afb/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">datagubbe.se/afb/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Doom</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blogpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogpost</span></a></p>
Bloop Museum<p>Check out this awesome donation from our supporter Evgeny! This is an <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/%F0%9D%98%8C%F0%9D%98%AD%F0%9D%98%A6%F0%9D%98%AC%F0%9D%98%B5%F0%9D%98%B3%F0%9D%98%B0%F0%9D%98%AF%F0%9D%98%AA%F0%9D%98%AC%F0%9D%98%A2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘬𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘬𝘢</span></a> 𝘉𝘒 (Электроника БК) 0010 computer from a parallel-dimension where the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDP</span></a>-11 was sold as a general-purpose home <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> in <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>. But actually, it's real! We're working to preserve more foreign tech at Bloop, so get in touch if you have anything!</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dec</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pdp11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdp11</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Did you know that the 'NT' in Windows NT stood for "Nine Ten"? </p><p>The intended core platform for the OS was the then-expected Intel i910 RISC processor, which was to be the rebranded moniker for the i860 that can be found in the wild. *</p><p>It never came to be due to the i860s terrible handling of context switching -- a capability that a CPU for a multitasking, multiuser workstation OS must be able to do _very_efficiently_. The i860 wasn't. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTkFGZqVCM8&amp;t=459s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=WTkFGZqVCM</span><span class="invisible">8&amp;t=459s</span></a></p><p>*** EDIT: Several have pointed to sources indicating differently that NT stood for N10, which was the codename for the i860, so -- N10, N-Ten &gt; NT. </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/WindowsNT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsNT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/i860" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>i860</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/i910" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>i910</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RISC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RISC</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/x86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>x86</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/processors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>processors</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>There are loads of videos about MS-DOS, DOS games and DOS PCs on PeerTube, here's a playlist:</p><p>:ms_dos: <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmihjc2otzu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmih</span><span class="invisible">jc2otzu</span></a></p><p>- Watching on a phone: Swipe up first two videos at bottom to browse rest of playlist</p><p>- Watching on a computer: Choose video by scrolling through playlist on right of screen</p><p>- Watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in playlist</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/msdos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>msdos</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPlaylist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPlaylist</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/DosGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DosGaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>The Original Macintosh: Calculator Construction Set</p><p><a href="https://www.folklore.org/Calculator_Construction_Set.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">folklore.org/Calculator_Constr</span><span class="invisible">uction_Set.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OriginalMacintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OriginalMacintosh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CalculatorConstructionSet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CalculatorConstructionSet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechInnovation</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>By request, a playlist of PeerTube videos about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A home computer:</p><p>:PeerTube: <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/2xitoEV748hKWzFk84Ddzf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/2xitoEV748hKWzF</span><span class="invisible">k84Ddzf</span></a></p><p>- If you're on a phone, scroll first two video titles at the bottom to see rest of the playlist.</p><p>- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.</p><p>- If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/retrocomputing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>retrocomputing</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/TI99" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TI99</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/TI994A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TI994A</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/TexasInstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasInstruments</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a></p>
RetroComputingMX<p>El 16 de junio de 1988, Intel lanzó al mercado el procesador i386SX de 32 bits, de bajo costo, pero el estándar eran 16 bits lo que complicaba el rendimiento. Luego fue rebautizado como 386DX <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputingmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputingmx</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/386SX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>386SX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/processors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>processors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a></p>
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