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64'er Magazin<p>Die Ex-Knacker – wo sind sie geblieben? | 64'er Magazin<br><a href="https://www.64er-magazin.de/8508/exknacker.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">64er-magazin.de/8508/exknacker</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/64er" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>64er</span></a><br>Die Szene hat sich verändert. Der Raubkopierermarkt wird heute von anderen Namen beherrscht.</p>
DesertFOX<p>Jetzt nichts Besonderes, nur eine deutsche Vollversion von Windows 3.1 auf 7 x 3.5 Zoll Disketten. Aber hey! Immerhin mal keine OEM-Fassung, sondern die Originaldisketten von Microsoft. Kann ja vielleicht noch jemand brauchen.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/mswin_3.1_de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/mswin_3.1_</span><span class="invisible">de</span></a></p><p>Viel Spaß und gute Nacht.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Disketten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disketten</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/KryoFlux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KryoFlux</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/90er" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90er</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a></p>
TronNerd82<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@ActionRetro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ActionRetro</span></a></span> You may be pleased to know that FrogFind runs splendidly in the Links browser on GNU/Hurd. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrogFind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrogFind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GNUHurd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUHurd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hurd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hurd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DebianHurd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DebianHurd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shenanigans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shenanigans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNU</span></a></p>
Schall und Stille<p>Soon coming to a <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/mega65" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mega65</span></a> near you…</p><p><a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Rod Hull - www.tfw8b.com<p>A lot of work went into this slot! - Penultimate+3dcr 0-280k TurboLoader &amp; Wedge - <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MiniCNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniCNC</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VIC20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VIC20</span></a> 🎺<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-lX81ZubZM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=2-lX81ZubZM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><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/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</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/SD2IEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SD2IEC</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOSWEDGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSWEDGE</span></a></p>
thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE<p>[2025-07-22 21:34:37]: k9zw just split from node 1 faster than a banana <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/bail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bail</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/sysop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysop</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/mysticbbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mysticbbs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/tqwNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tqwNet</span></a></p>
thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE<p>[2025-07-22 21:34:33]: k9zw has just bailed from Multi Relay Chat <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/mrc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mrc</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/mysticbbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mysticbbs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/tqwNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tqwNet</span></a></p>
64'er Magazin<p>Schützer kontro Knackis | 64'er Magazin<br><a href="https://www.64er-magazin.de/8508/knackis.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">64er-magazin.de/8508/knackis.h</span><span class="invisible">tml</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/64er" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>64er</span></a><br>Wie kann man ein Programm sinnvoll schützen? Und wie kann man solch einen Schutz knacken? Um diese Fragen zu klären, unterhielten wir uns mit einigen Programmierern und Knackern. Sie erklärten uns ausführlich die Grundlagen des Softwareschutzes, des Knackens und des Kopierens.</p>
andabata<p>Still on the spectrum. Socketed loads of ics. Tested them. It's still flakey. Swapped TR4, TR5 with a different speccy. Still a massive 1.6v ripple on the 12v. Replaced most of the caps. Only wants to run the diagram. Refuses to run any other rom. I think this one is cursed.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sinclair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speccy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speccy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Dr. Juande Santander-Vela<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@runjaj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>runjaj</span></a></span> me vas a odiar…</p><p><a href="https://theretrohacker.com/2024/03/10/trhmsx-a-simple-fpga-msx2-clone/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theretrohacker.com/2024/03/10/</span><span class="invisible">trhmsx-a-simple-fpga-msx2-clone/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSX</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MSX2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSX2</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MSX2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSX2</span></a>+ <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/FPGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FPGA</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/FPGABased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FPGABased</span></a></p>
Alexander Shendi<p>At LAST:</p><p>A real video on YT about computer history:</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/XdYjy4RENtI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/XdYjy4RENtI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/TastingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TastingHistory</span></a></p>
Michael Kohl 🇦🇹🇹🇭<p>RetroGrade — The Ultimate Guide To Pre-Millennial PC Hardware</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/RetroGrade-TheUltimateGuideToPreMillennialPCHardware/mode/2up" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/RetroGrade</span><span class="invisible">-TheUltimateGuideToPreMillennialPCHardware/mode/2up</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
xenos 🐧🇵🇭<p>If you want to have some retro-fun right in your browser, you can try The Print Shop (Apple II+ version) here: <a href="https://theprintshop.club" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">theprintshop.club</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
xenos 🐧🇵🇭<p>Messing around with The Print Shop (1984) by Broderbund on my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Atari800XL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atari800XL</span></a>. Printing out to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FujiNet</span></a>-PC resulted in a very nice simulated dot-matrix print in PDF format.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Telmo 🦕<p>I guess there’s still hope for the StyleWriter 1500.<br>It makes all the right noises — and sometimes even sees the cartridge. 🖨️🌫️</p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retromac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retromac</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retroapple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroapple</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/vintagemacintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagemacintosh</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/stylewriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stylewriter</span></a></p>
ZEN :upa:<p>Виявляється, під ZX Spectrum існує <a href="https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?group_id=1007" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">радіоаматорське ПЗ</a> для цифрових видів зв'язку</p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://social.net.ua/tag/g1ftu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#G1FTU</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.net.ua/tag/zxspectrum" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zxspectrum</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.net.ua/tag/sstv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sstv</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.net.ua/tag/rtty" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rtty</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.net.ua/tag/ham" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ham</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.net.ua/tag/hamradio" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hamradio</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.net.ua/tag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a></p>
Telmo 🦕<p>Still battling with the StyleWriter saga.<br>Yesterday: SW2 wouldn't connect. SW1500 struggled with paper.<br>Today: Both connect (thanks to the tip about using the SW1200 driver with the SW2!) — neither recognizes the cartridge (they both use the same one).<br>Tomorrow? Who knows. 📠🌀</p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retromac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retromac</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/stylewriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stylewriter</span></a></p>
thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE<p>[2025-07-22 15:25:04]: k9zw has just launched Multi Relay Chat <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/mrc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mrc</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/mysticbbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mysticbbs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/tqwNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tqwNet</span></a></p>
thE qUAntUm wOrmhOlE<p>[2025-07-22 15:14:48]: k9zw just logged into node 1 with the EInstEIn-rOsEn brIdgE theme <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/sysop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysop</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/mysticbbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mysticbbs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/tqwNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tqwNet</span></a></p>
The Oasis BBS<p>Amiga 1200 Floppy Fix – Part 1<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Amiga1200" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga1200</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GadgetUK164" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GadgetUK164</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FloppyDriveFix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyDriveFix</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CommodoreRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodoreRepair</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AmigaRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmigaRepair</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CapRecap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapRecap</span></a><br><a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-1200-floppy-fix-part-1/?feed_id=4435&amp;_unique_id=687f91b8038a0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theoasisbbs.com/amiga-1200-flo</span><span class="invisible">ppy-fix-part-1/?feed_id=4435&amp;_unique_id=687f91b8038a0</span></a></p>
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