I finally got around to implementing the MacPaint file format, so now you can not only convert all your old MacPaint files to PNG, but also the reverse.
If you rescue any old MacPaint files please send them to me for archiving on macpaint.org!
Name any other 33yr old computer that has a graphical (of sorts) mastodon client that actually works today - Only Amiga makes it possible #retrocomputing - posted with Amidon.
The Commodores were a 70s funk / soul group with hits such as "Easy like PET BASIC", "Once, Twice, Three times I've had to do the tape drive head alignment", and "Keep on loading".
It is time once again for me to ask all #unix #retrocomputing enthusiasts to dust off their old iron and run a test program. This one's about corner cases of mmap().
I want to know about OSes that fail one or more of the tests, no matter how old they are.
I have already tested current versions of Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, AIX, and Solaris. Further testing with these is only useful if you can identify an exact version number where something changes (e.g. "FreeBSD prior to version x.y fails tests A, B, C"; "AIX prior to version w.z does not recognize XPG_SUS_ENV=ON"; that sort of thing). I don't expect any CPU dependence for this test, but if you discover some, that is also worth knowing about.
Please report results by following up to <lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autโฆ>. (You can write to this mailing list without subscribing.) Please do not reply to this post with results, or email me directly.
(I'm happy to talk about the test itself on here, say if you want help understanding what's being tested or you're having trouble getting it to compile or like that. But I really need all the results in one place.)
Too bad the museum has closed and that the contents are being sold โ and so, likely scattered (and hidden away in private collections in many cases) โ "Seattleโs Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items" geekwire.com/2024/seattles-livโฆ v GeekWire h/t @CursedSilicon @msbellows #RetroComputing Cc: @pluralistic
After a few tries I was able to fully print from Quark XPress to the ImageWriter II over #AppleTalk with the #AirTalk from the #PocketChip! It wasnโt quick but it worked!
After making some really sketchy repository changes and doing an incantation, I got some X11 sources installed and Mini VMac actually compiled without issue!
And look! Itโs speaking AppleTalk (UDP) on my network!! Hahaha this is so weird to me. Should I print something to my AppleTalk ImageWriter II from my handheld? ๐
Everyoneโs on their Hand386 so I dusted off my PocketChip and look at that, Iโm running System 7.5.3 thanks to Mini VMac! Itโs delightfully quick!
Microsoft File is a 1986 productivity program developed and distributed by Microsoft. This is version 1.04. It self-boots and runs on Mac 512Ke, Mac Plus,...
TIL that "spool" as used in "print spooler" is an acronym that stands for "Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On Line". Image is an excerpt from Inside AppleTalk, Second Edition, page 14-3.
Although there may be some disagreement: is it a backronym? (Missing verification.) See the Wikipedia page for more. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spooling
*Edited to include backronym reference from Wikipedia page.
New post! I documented my weekend efforts to run #Rust on classic Mac OS in case it's useful to others or if anyone has ideas of additional things to try.
I recently acquired a Power Macintosh 9500/150 and after cleaning it up and
building a BlueSCSI to replace the failed hard drive itโs now in a
semi-operational state.
The Atari 260ST. There's a lot of misinformation circulating about this model on the internet, including the "fact" that it was only released with 256K of RA...
as it is the 40th anniversary of the Apple Lisa i am once again obsessing about this photo of Atari developers Dave Staugas, Jim Eisenstein and Jerome Domurat sitting in front of a few Apple Lisas and Macintoshes in March of 1985
the Apple Lisa was used to prototype the Atari ST's TOS operating system before the hardware was ready
the photo is from this Antic Podcast interview with Jerome:
Jerome Domurat worked at Atari from November 1981 through July 1986 as an artist and interface designer. He started creating art for the home game systems,...
source code for the GEMDOS prototype for the Apple Lisa was found among the Digital Research source code that was released under the GPL by Caldera a while back
now that's how you publicly license historical source code
This is the best photo of magnetic core memory I've ever taken. IBM, early 60s. Shot with a microscope lens mounted on a 35mm B&W digital camera. No post! (I got into the habit of never doing any post-processing while documenting historic artifacts for the museum. Photoshop not allowed!) #retrocomputing #photography #rcsri
I used this shot for the cover of my book of images from our museum:
This website provides the full back archive of BYTE magazine, all 23 years of it from 1975 to to 1998. It's a treasure trove of vintage tech and nostalgia, not even Archive.org carries all the issues.
The site actually focuses on old Apple magazines, but has also PC magazines and other resources on the history of microcomputing.
Si tu fais de l'informatique, et que tu comprends pas toujours ce qui se passe dans ta babasse, parceque tu ne programmes qu'en #java, #javascript,#python je t'encourage vivement perdre quelques heures de ta vie pour regarder cette sรฉrie de vidรฉo.
Learn how computers work in this series where I build and program a basic computer with the classic 6502 microprocessor. More info: https://www.eater.net/6502
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl8vPW5hydQ
Part 3: https://www.youtube.
Now that there are so many people here, maybe there's a chance:
๐ฅ๏ธ In the 1990s, I used a #MicroVAX II with a #DEC #VT320 #terminal like the one shown here, but with an original black plastic case for both the monitor (white monochrome) and keyboard as sold new by the vendor (Evans & Sutherland).
๐ Has anyone ever come across one of these with the black case? Surely some of these rare models were saved from the landfill.
For #DOScember I want to remind you, that if you want to try coding on #3dfx #voodoo cards using #GLIDE or #OpenGL, you can use #DOjS for that. I mapped nearly the complete APIs to #JavaScript...
Macstodon is a Mastodon client for 68k Macintosh computers! With it, you can post plain-text toots, view your home and local timelines, and view your notifications!
System Requirements: - A 68020/68030/68040 Macintosh - System 7.1 through 8.1 - At least 1.5 MB of free memory - 32-bit addressing enabled - Internet Config installed - an SSL-stripping proxy running on another machine
You can download the latest release from GitHub: github.com/smallsco/macstodon (but please read the Read Me, I worked hard on it!)
And with that, I'm going to take a break from this project for a few days! But do let me know if you've successfully used it!
3 years ago I volunteered to create a new edition of Ethan Winerโs 1990s BASIC programming book using LibreOffice (@libreoffice). Over the span of a year, with Ethanโs editorial input, I rebuilt the book layout from TXT sources in #LibreOffice , and recreated all diagrams from scratch using #FreeDOS, #InkScape and #GIMP. It turned out great!
British computer scientist and mathematician Kathleen Booth has passed away. Kathleen is credited with inventing the concept of assembly language and implementing the subsequent assembler and autocode for computers at the University of London. Machines: The Automatic Relay Calculator (ARC), Simple Electronic Computer (SEC) and the All Purpose Electronic (X) Computer (APE(X)C)
There is a raffle to win a #c256foenix machine: vcf.emwhite.org/winpb/ . If you don't know about the Foenix computers, they are a new line of computers inspired by #retro computers, chock full of retro sound chips (real and FPGA), based on real 65816 and 68K CPUs, designed and produced by Stefany Allaire. Unlike some other #neoretro computer projects, this one isn't vaporware. I actually have an early model, so I can promise you they are real :). c256foenix.com/ #retrocomputing
In 2018 I sold all my possessions and moved to Amsterdam to travel. That went well, huh?
Now I'm back home in Brisbane, Australia with a newfound appreciation for how we do things down under.
Apple II - colino.net/wordpress/en/mastodโฆ
Commodore 64 - github.com/Havoc6502/MOStodon
Commodore Amiga - github.com/BlitterStudio/amidoโฆ
MS-DOS - github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon
MVS - github.com/mainframed/BREXXTODโฆ
Palm OS - github.com/knickish/heffalump
Windows 95 - github.com/meyskens/mastodon-fโฆ
Now that there are so many people here, maybe there's a chance:
