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Yes you have seen it correctly, I'm now including __links__ the sh & console based browser, in my workflow, since it uses few resources, doesn't understand many of the modern languages, which results in pleasure and fun on the internet. You can even use links on a serial console like my Wyse terminal!
An Adblock is not need in this modus operandi.
The places which are properly coded, do not need even JavaScript are where I frequently get my information from
#POSIX #RetroComputing #csh #sh #ksh #bash #fish #Terminal #16550AF #Serial #Console #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #ghostBSD #Linux #JavaScript #programming
Huh.
*looks around office*
This does not bode well for ripping these DVDs.
The only computer I own that will actually boot right now and accepts physical media is a a Kaypro…
Unless you count the cartridge port on my TRS-80 Color Computer 2 that I'm not actually 100% sure will turn on (I don't currently have a display I can use with it).
Who wants to guess the reason why I felt obliged to install freeBSD again.
The error I got was rather interesting one. I gave the installer the chance to do a semi-automatic ufs file system separation and it divided the 20 GB that I had in the following manner 7.8 gigs for root 2 gigs for swap the rest for home.
No you know what happened I installed a few utilities with PKG and unsurprisingly those filled up the root partition.
I'm not going to search for the reason why the installer made that unwise separation.
The reason for that is because the second time around installer seem to have gone wiser and just made one big root of 19 gigs and one gig for swap which means that home now also resides in the root partition, which is fine by me since this is just a test installation on the metal.
#POSIX #RetroComputing #Amiga #C64 #PDP #Wyse #Terminal #16550AF #Serial #Console #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #ghostBSD #Linux #dmesg #POST #programming
This also means that I should have the FAQ, frequently asked questions, on my /usr/local/doc partition
That should also mean that I should be able to find the command sequence, needed to activate my secondary display fast
That IPS LED panel is connected through my Mini DisplayPort on my Mini PC
No let's check for the actual availability of the FAQ and find that information
Here is a beautiful photograph of my Wyse terminal, which I can use from boot in freeBSD without entering any Special command Line instructions
Only freeBSD makes this possible!
#POSIX #RetroComputing #Amiga #C64 #PDP #Wyse #Terminal #16550AF #Serial #Console #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #ghostBSD #Linux #dmesg #POST #programming
As you can clearly see here, I'm using the excellent documentation provided with the freeBSD Operating System, which you can immediately install locally at the end of the freeBSD flat vanilla installation, which means that you can run your machine air gapped if it's some kind of super secure machine.
Naturally you need to know about the existence of links, the command line browser, and you need to know that you have to install links using the pkg tools.
That is something that I do not need to teach or tell you, because you already know how to work with the shell, I mean you've had a Amiga computer in the 1980s and you've had a Commodore 64 computer in the 1970s right?
And if you're a bit more mature you've worked with a PDP computer right? So you even know how to program with punch cards so I don't need to explain these things to you, right?
#POSIX #RetroComputing #PDP #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #ghostBSD #Linux #dmesg #POST #programming
I've got an interesting update on this toot.
Because the notebook 📓 has a permanently disabled LCD main screen, I decided to forgo My beautiful uptime and replace that computer with another nice system, where I show attempt to get high up times again.
This one has a smaller screen which means it uses about as much power as a glorified watch
#Uptime #RetroComputing
#Focussed #Rage #Aggression #LCD #LSD #pixels #dead
Makes no difference to how it looks, but I upgraded the microSD that the PiDP8/i runs on from 32GB to 256GB, which gives it some decent storage capacity in its main role as the evening stereo system.
FTPing music from my main desk PC seems to work pretty well. It's almost like a feasible solution.
#minitel #pdp8 #pidp8i #retrocomputing #MusicForLeisure
Technology we could rely on in the last century.
It started with Winchester Drive then the MFM & the RLL drives, which needed manual parking & low level formatting.
Later it became the three and a half inch hard drive.
On my Amiga computers the Fujitsu HDDs spun at a dizzying 10,000 RPM
The Fujitsu is an Ultra Wide 68 pins SCSI HDD, with a transfer speed so high my Amiga never had to wait for data from the drive.
#RetroComputing #LastCentury #HDD #MFM #RLL #IDE #Post
Gotten tired of those massive browsers hogging GB (*1024 = MB) of ram? Want to go back to the days of text based browsing?
Links has got you covered. For decades (lynx and later) links gives us back the nostalgic feel of *sh* based browsing, just like BitchX gives it with IRC in the shell.
Look how smooth and fast it works with DuckDuckGo
#retroComputing #bash #csh #ksh #zsh #links #lynx #BitchX
Now to find my 9600 bps MNP5 Fax external modem, so I can go on the internet in 1991 using my 16550AF serial UART
I should bring out some of my manuals also
In my humble opinion the Amiga computer 🖥️ series is the best made for its era
Looking for 15Khz compatible monitors for your retro machines?
🧵 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝙶𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚐𝚊
From a series of voxel art tributes to childhood game nostalgia I made in the 2000s.
As there were no voxel editors (Minecraft didn't exist yet), I made the works by extruding polygons in 3ds Max.
Some high-res images from this series are available here…
#VoxelArt #PixelArt #3D #art #artist #artwork #8Bit #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #RetroGames #VintageComputing #retro #nostalgia #1980s #Commodore #Commodore64 #arcade #MastoArt #FediArt #DigitalArt
🧵 Back in the 2000s I wanted to push precious 8-bit childhood game nostalgia to an extra dimension.
As there were no dedicated voxel editors yet, I made the works by extruding polygons in 3ds Max.
Check the image descriptions for the game titles.
Find high-res images for wallpapers or prints here…
#VoxelArt #PixelArt #3D #art #artwork #8Bit #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #RetroGames #VintageComputing #retro #nostalgia #1980s #DonkeyKong #Commodore #Commodore64 #arcade
Project SPHINX - When the USSR tried to change the computer forever
#retrofuturism #retrocomputing
web.archive.org/web/2023020823…
Project SPHINX – When the USSR tried to change the computer forever
The legendary SPHINX, the high-tech system designed by Dmitry Azrikan in 1986 with which the Soviet Union tried to subvert the computer worldRICCARDO BIANCHINI (Inexhibit magazine)
Which is your favorite vintage computing software experience? The one you used and had the most joy? I’m asking about dos, amiga os, mac system 6, motif, Norton commander and so on. Not about OS, as dos could run Norton commander, windows 3, and a few more.
Boost plox?
The computing pioneers who passed away in 2024.
computerworld.com/article/3617…
#ComputerHistory #retrocomputing
15 tech luminaries we lost in 2024
Honoring IT heroes who blazed trails and broke down barriers.ken_gagne (Computerworld)
Almost one year after the last major release, and just in time for Christmas, ScummVM 2.9.0 - "Close Encounters of the 2.9th Kind" has landed.
Amongst its gifts, you will find 15 newly supported games and a new supported platform.
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #adventuregame
ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: ScummVM 2.9.0 "Close Encounters of the 2.9th Kind" has landed
Almost one year after the last major release, and just in time for Christmas, ScummVM 2.9.0 - "Close Encounters of the 2.9th Kind" has landed. Amongst its gifts, you will find 15 newly supported games and a new supported platform. New game…www.scummvm.org
30 x 30 cm #aquarelle on paper - PA87 from 1987 painted at the computermuseum halle #rechenwerk manufactured in small quantities by TU Dresden- approx. 100 000 Mark original price - Operating system EPROM
Liquid measuring device – U880 Prozessor (2.5 MHz) 1 KB RAM, 35 KB ROM. Thanks to the wonderful people at the #computermuseum it still works today.
#MastoArt #painting #watercolor #retrocomputing
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