Posts by TechTangents@dialup.space
(DIR) Post #Aw5q4wCe8SzFtlF7bM by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-07-13T14:21:39Z
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@tomjennings That's awesome! You might have some insight into this then, in the officially produced MS-DOS disk there was actually some deleted MS-DOS development code for the Dot left in the "blank" space.Does this seem at all like what you may have done with the machine?
(DIR) Post #Aw7uhEenWjZ1g8HjSC by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-07-14T02:58:28Z
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Today I pretty much finished archiving everything I got with and for the Dot!You can find it all here: https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Computer+Devices+Inc.%22I even managed to get my hands on and scan a complete technical service manual for the machine!
(DIR) Post #Aw9KWaDToyr3KC34AS by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-07-14T22:18:54Z
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I was just able to archive the lost Cauzin Softstrip drivers for Macintosh!https://archive.org/details/cauzin-softstrip-macintoshI believe that means we now have all driver platforms preserved for that wonderfully odd piece of hardware!@fozztexx You might appreciate thisI don't do a lot of Mac stuff so it's ripped as flux and then decoded using gw's `mac.400` format in a DSK because it looked single sided. If anyone tests if it loads I would love to know if it's a good rip.
(DIR) Post #Awju4uEy4TvRt8tIdU by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-08-01T16:24:40Z
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Local news this morning was talking about a settlement with 3M about PFAS.Their B-Roll?3M brand double density floppy disks.
(DIR) Post #Ax2ovRWAgRvaQvqQE4 by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-08-11T01:15:31Z
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Sometimes properly organizing isn't always the best option.2024 me knew that 2025 me wouldn't remember that this is the "right" XP ISO.
(DIR) Post #Ax2xleDFWrSeUtOk5Y by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-08-11T02:43:29Z
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Oh yeah, I'm about to enter a new era of CD ripping capabilities!This is an Aleratech AutoPublisher LS, a disc robot meant for duplicating disks. It is just a USB serial device though that takes commands to control it. This was done as a test with the original software in an XP VM.I need to figure out how to snoop the serial commands to control it myself for ripping. I'm open to recommendations on that because I'm not sure since it connects as USB.
(DIR) Post #AxKmah0ZC4L9KbJn16 by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-08-19T17:01:08Z
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I use a Fiio X5 Gen 2 daily for playing music and I just realized that it is now as old as the iPod that it replaced was when I got it. That's 20 years of music player usage right there.
(DIR) Post #AyoPFtHQtmLmYO74QS by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-10-02T22:00:55Z
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Having a bit of fun on my second channel, the new Tron movie OST was released in floppy look-a-like packing in Japan. I *had* to get that and I also had an idea...why not put the music on a real floppy!https://youtu.be/yGJ7oRI0MLU
(DIR) Post #Az2d7Tiq9pDMXeFqHg by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-10-09T18:15:17Z
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Totally normal Data General related things happening over here...
(DIR) Post #B090DcNkpxODiFIKy8 by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-11-11T18:20:03Z
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What every self respecting software engineer is thinking inside as they watch AI wreck everything.
(DIR) Post #B090DpEf34q9Zo8l6G by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-11-11T18:20:48Z
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From: https://books.google.com/books?id=jQAAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA121#v=onepage&q&f=false
(DIR) Post #B0BTAzAIxYWQUW1L3w by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-11-12T22:54:39Z
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It's such a shame people are starting to use computers less. Those dang kids playing....spreadsheets on their Sharp Wizard?From: https://books.google.com/books?id=Xb5VnujctzAC&pg=PT485
(DIR) Post #B0BTdK68j2AXWOaK0G by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-11-12T23:03:20Z
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@sendpaws I'm not exactly sure what that accomplish other than remote shutter, but WANT.
(DIR) Post #B0BTsp4Frafduq5szA by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-11-12T23:08:22Z
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@sendpaws Yeah, I was looking it up. That's weird. I guess that saves you from taking notes.
(DIR) Post #B0D9FS5fX99sHKvHYe by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-11-13T17:17:32Z
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Caught in the nick of time!These batteries are only 6 years old at most too!
(DIR) Post #B0XfBauQWpCdOPvX84 by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-11-23T15:58:08Z
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I'm going to be able to charge my Blackberry so fast now!
(DIR) Post #B0Xii0Z2yiWK5e4fuC by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-11-23T16:00:33Z
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This is (un?)fortunately not a true contender for cursed connector status, while it looks like a north american outlet blade connector it's narrower than they are.
(DIR) Post #B1LlX40B9zRfQK71A8 by TechTangents@dialup.space
2025-12-17T20:05:20Z
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Typical day in RS-232 land
(DIR) Post #B1tIYwOCPWMnZ4Haee by TechTangents@dialup.space
2026-01-02T23:50:52Z
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I was asked by a family member why it was taking so long to paste something large into a new Microsoft Word document on their computer, I sarcastically replied it was because it takes a while to upload it all to the copilot AI nonense first. And then I realized accidentally I might be right...I disabled copilot in Word and it went back to being instant againSo that's cool that Microsoft seems uploading everything you paste into a new Word doc to their servers now.
(DIR) Post #B1vB4cWZOQOHu6iGMi by TechTangents@dialup.space
2026-01-03T22:07:13Z
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@foone I had to slow my roll on this until I had a better long term storage plan for it. They are HUGE when ripped this way. I can't bring myself to delete the LDS files when I'm done though...