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ICM<p>Where did computer daemons first show up? BSD? GNU Linux? UNIX? Multics?</p><p>CTSS at MIT on the IBM 7094<br>Project MAC CTSS crash dump:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/daemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>daemon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a></p>
ℒӱḏɩę :blahaj:<p>I remember IBM's Rapid Resume of the 90s that was Hibernate before Hibernate. Came with some PS/1s and Aptivas. <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>
jmcunx<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@icm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>icm</span></a></span> </p><p>I remember these, I used both FORTRAN and COBOL Sheets. Plus the column mattered where you started each line</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a></p>
ICM<p>write out your program here.<br>find a free key punch and create a stack.<br>submit your stack at the operators desk.<br>check your mail box tomorrow for l your errors.<br>repeat.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a></p>
Telmo 🦕<p>Who would’ve thought that by 2025 I’d be back to buying physical storage? Not because I’m going off the grid or swapping the cloud for floppy disks—but because I had an idea involving a mix of old-school storage formats. And in classic fashion, I went ahead and overbought everything I might need to bring it to life. Next up: Iomega Zip and Jaz. <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
ICM<p>“it takes more than good memory to have good memories”</p><p>a fortune from Mary Chung’s in Cambridge affixed to one of MIT-MC.ARPA’s MH10s by David Moon.</p><p><a href="https://icm.museum/join.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">icm.museum/join.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fortune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fortune</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a></p>
Hamish The PolarBear<p><a href="https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/pPAy8ate1J8fCzVQ2Wq945" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/pPAy8ate1J8fCzVQ2Wq945</a><span> I remember these but I never spotted one in the wild.<br><br></span><a href="https://mewblog.thepolarbear.co.uk/tags/ZXSpectrum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZXSpectrum</a><span> </span><a href="https://mewblog.thepolarbear.co.uk/tags/RetroComputing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a><span> </span><a href="https://mewblog.thepolarbear.co.uk/tags/VintageComputing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a><span> </span><a href="https://mewblog.thepolarbear.co.uk/tags/Joysticks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Joysticks</a></p>
Jan Beta<p>Current status: having my butt kicked by this green screen <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Amiga500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga500</span></a> board. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/InTheLabDoingStuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InTheLabDoingStuff</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a></p>
obrhoff<p>Kennt jemand ein gutes Repair Café in Berlin, wo man mir mit meinem Classic Macintosh helfen kann? (Battery entfernen, HDD ersetzen)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>berlin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ccc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ccc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repaircafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repaircafe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagemac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagemac</span></a></p>
Amin Girasol<p>I'm selling an old computer in Ireland:</p><p><a href="https://touch.adverts.ie/other-computers/complete-hp-athlon-4000-windows-vista-desktop/37112682" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">touch.adverts.ie/other-compute</span><span class="invisible">rs/complete-hp-athlon-4000-windows-vista-desktop/37112682</span></a></p><p>I'm curious to hear your comments on how I've pitched it!</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/WindowsVista" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsVista</span></a></p>
ICM<p>三六美兎神社is now providing <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> omikuji (fortunes) at <a href="https://misoroku.org/index.php/omikuji" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">misoroku.org/index.php/omikuji</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Come fetch your blessing from 三六命 and the 36 bit rabbits 🐇 … but be careful with 凶. Post a screenshot of what you draw.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/%E5%BE%A1%E5%BE%A1%E7%B1%A4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>御御籤</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%BF%E3%81%8F%E3%81%98" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>おみくじ</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fortune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fortune</span></a></p>
Wolfgang Stief<p>Gute anderthalb Jahre nach dem Umzug ist dann auch das Alteisenregal endlich hin sortiert. Ich habe zuletzt mehrfach Bücher nicht gefunden, von denen ich wusste, dass ich sie habe. Also war es höchste Zeit für ein Defrag. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technikgeschichte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technikgeschichte</span></a></p>
THE PHINTAGE COLLECTOR<p>Ever seen classic DOOM on a 180° 3-monitor setup?<br>I’m recreating this legendary retro gaming experience using some 486 PCs and retro network hardware - just like 1993! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> youtu.be/Jc2keTeEzIQ</p>
ICM<p>needed something to shield glare on spacewar so a volunteer made a curtain with a backstory. apparently we’ve enshrined misoroku-no-mikoto kami of logic and 36 bit messenger rabbits.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
ICM<p>🌲 Seattle Computer Products S-1000 nearly running ~350ft away from their 1978 office where this machine was assembled. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a></p>
Hamish The PolarBear<p><strong>A Quickie with Hamish: PCBs for ZX Spectrum, Atari ST and Atari 2600</strong></p> <p><a href="https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/shNTFvra7JaowLRJSStPZc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/shN</span><span class="invisible">TFvra7JaowLRJSStPZc</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>The 27" QHD Philips 275E1S monitor apparently can sync to 15kHz RGB on its VGA input. This may interest some folks out there.</p><p><a href="https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/27-qhd-monitor-philips-275e1s-accepts-cpc-signal/msg236330/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-h</span><span class="invisible">ardware/27-qhd-monitor-philips-275e1s-accepts-cpc-signal/msg236330/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/monitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monitors</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/displays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>displays</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RGB</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LCD</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Corbin Davenport<p>Software Update is still working on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, released in 2005. Pretty cool that no one has turned off those servers yet! <a href="https://toot.community/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/retromac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retromac</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>
ICM<p>We’re going to need a bigger UPS! refreshing the batteries on the UPS so we can run bigger machines.</p><p>Your help is appreciated at <a href="https://icm.museum/join.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">icm.museum/join.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/datacenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datacenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>
Ryan<p>Got to work on my <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> 600. How did I do? Check out my blog entry to see!</p><p><a href="https://www.bluewizard.net/blog/amiga-600/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bluewizard.net/blog/amiga-600/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a></p>
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