Posts by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
(DIR) Post #AdPE8U2ZqpN25L942C by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2024-01-01T10:51:04Z
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The #esp32 XT PC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfOZAfTfuOg#retrocomputing #hardware
(DIR) Post #AhcWM9uW7ji3mmllnU by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2024-05-06T09:17:09Z
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Delivery did not make it in time for #Maythe4thBeWithYou but this game is so good, you can play it every day! Tie Fighter from LucasArts. #StarWarsDay #StarWars #retrogame #retrogaming #pcgaming #MSDOS
(DIR) Post #AjRo2lMx3OZ6myIUoy by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2024-06-30T07:39:15Z
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@codewiz the reason sun microsystems was interested in the amiga for their workstation line of computers.
(DIR) Post #AnXNORnamsf4oRpZL6 by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2024-10-30T15:56:14Z
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#KDE introduces KDE Linux, previously codenamed Project Banana.It's an immutable #linux distro based on #arch, #wayland by default, Brtfs filesystem, A/B updates, #flatpak for graphical user applications, etc.https://community.kde.org/KDE_Linux
(DIR) Post #Apm2MIX9KY7Wny79Wq by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-01-05T12:28:25Z
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#TodayInHistory 1985 - At #CES #Atari introduces the 520ST computer. It features 512 KB RAM, 192 KB ROM including the TOS operating system, 640x400 monochrome or 320x200 16-color graphics from a palette of 512 colors, MIDI interface, and mouse. Price is US$599. #retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #ArKKA9GwsWSu8QKUMq by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-02-20T15:29:06Z
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@techokami 'open' used to mean something else back then, it did not mean open source, but an open api. meaning everybody was able to make add-ons, extend the functionality, etc.yes, there were systems that not even have their api's available for everybody. companies like IBM didn't even allow anybody else to create *ware that interacted/connected to their systems at all. that is where the name 'open systems' came from.
(DIR) Post #AraBVfQYB5zONUwu5w by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-02-27T14:30:40Z
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The image for Unix V2 (beta) has been recovered, it is the earliest surviving version of UNIX in machine-readable form.https://github.com/TheBrokenPipe/Research-UNIX-V2-Beta#unix #retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #AseTroJ16MFF6QpOL2 by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-04-01T15:59:12Z
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@john debian, the mother of so many, it's versatile and one of the oldest distros. Running kde because it's awesome and hardly takes more resources than xfce.
(DIR) Post #AstBJa5gpyIZndax4i by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-04-07T17:32:59Z
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@aliss psycho or genius?
(DIR) Post #AtqpjoNKucEysOBqeO by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-05-07T12:16:47Z
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Connomore64 - a modern remake of the #Commodore #c64 using multiple rp2040 microcontrollers in parallel.It features HDMI out, a compatible interface to original hardware such as floppy drives and cartridges, and more.https://github.com/c1570/Connomore64 #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #hardware #oshw #opensource #microcontroller
(DIR) Post #AuKdSPAPt2ivi7gDrM by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-05-21T08:41:54Z
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The current PPC based #Amiga motherboards are ridiculously expensive for what they are. This work-in-progress project aims to provide an #opensource #hardware board that is capable of running AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and #linux It's already providing more features than the 'official' boards, this could turn out to be a great addition to the Amiga world.https://mirari.vitasys.nl/#retrocomputing #retrocomputer
(DIR) Post #Aug8WtvdMjZNGBORE0 by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-06-01T06:53:45Z
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@boilingsteam my steamdeck still does everything i need/want, so no.
(DIR) Post #AwEF3In5VhvpQgOGWW by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-07-17T14:52:37Z
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OutRun: Amiga Edition - an assembler performance optimized port of the #Sega arcade classic for the #Commodore #Amiga by reassembler has been released https://reassembler68k.itch.io/outrun-amiga-edition #retrogame #retrogaming
(DIR) Post #AxfCzolhxfhwboCxGK by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-08-29T13:41:44Z
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The 30th anniversary edition release of #Doom for the #Nintendo #SNES uses the #raspberrypi pico to emulate the SuperFX chip. https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/play-a-new-version-of-doom-on-snes-with-the-help-of-rp2350/ #retrogame #retrogaming #hardware
(DIR) Post #AyqLC9oJUDIzA9NQBM by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-10-03T20:01:41Z
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#TodayInHistory 1995 - Be introduces the BeBox running BeOS. It features two 66 MHz PowerPC 603 processors, three PCI and four ISA slots, two MIDI ports, four serial ports, one parallel port, two joystick ports, and stereo input/output ports. Prices start at US$1600.Production was halted in January 1997, Be sold around 1,800 66 BeBoxes.#retrocomputing #retrocomputer
(DIR) Post #Azjk8dDrTIRQu1gz5M by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-10-30T13:24:18Z
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Keep Android OpenThe “sideloading” term in itself is made up. You don’t call it “sideloading” when you install #software on your PC from outside the pre-installed app store. It's only on #mobile devices that companies like #Google and Apple have pushed this idea that installing apps outside of their own app stores is some sort of secret, unauthorized activity that only techy people know about.https://keepandroidopen.org/#android #fdroid #open #security
(DIR) Post #B0a6o32ujtOgpdFsrw by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-11-24T12:45:04Z
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The Pocket8086 is a handheld #x86 #retro #computer with an XT-class 8086/V30 CPU running #MSDOS 6.22 or Windows 3.0.It features replacable soundcard & vga card, 8 bit isa bus, cf based storage, ...https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/22/pocket8086-an-handheld-x86-retro-computer-with-an-xt-class-8086-v30-cpu-running-dos-6-22-or-windows-3-0/#retrocomputing #retrocomputer #hardware
(DIR) Post #B1Cz85dFc0tOAwja40 by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-12-13T14:01:01Z
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Xcavator 2025 is a lost 1991 #Nintendo #NES game that is has been uncovered and finally getting a physical release. https://www.iam8bit.com/products/xcavator-2025 #retrogame #retrogaming
(DIR) Post #B2NHARCZ7ZqRjFhu9w by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2026-01-17T10:32:10Z
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25 years of #Wikipedia, it was ridiculed at the early beginnings, but today it is taken for granted and possibly one of the biggest knowledge projects ever.It is one of the projects I donate to every year, consider doing to same.https://wikipedia25.org/en/#anniversary
(DIR) Post #B2VGVH92sruNfMf9o8 by dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be
2026-01-21T07:40:44Z
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#TodayinHistory 1986 - #IBM announces the IBM RT Personal Computer, using #RISC based technology from IBM's "801" project of the mid-70s. It is one of the first commercially-available 32-bit RISC-based computers. The base configuration has 1 MB RAM, a 1.2 MB floppy, and 40 MB hard drive, for US$11,700.The RT PC had little commercial success, IBM responded by introducing the RS/6000 workstations in 1990, which used a new IBM-proprietary RISC processor.#retrocomputing #retrocomputer