Geomys gopher browser with TokyoNight theme on System 7
Finished making a new Gopher browser for Classic Macintosh systems with Claude Code for this year's Marchintosh.
codeberg.org/ecliptik/geo...
It's fun seeing how much you can do with limited cpu and memory and still have "modern" things like custom themes. Maybe I should add tabs next...
yes, it powers the CRT too. The analog board still gets power, but the mains input is not connected. I've used the PicoRC on just a bare logic board with a video tap to an rgb2hdmi too.
Also finished Dungeon Crawler Carl #4, absolute masterpiece of a book series and I can't put it down.
I've started heavily using Claude Code this week to make a "modern" telnet application for 68k Macintosh systems like the Mac Plus called Flynn.
In the last 24 hours I've gone from nothing to a fully functioning app that runs on my original hardware with System 6.
github.com/ecliptik/fly...
Trying out Claude Code Agent teams. Goal is to have a Fluxbox-like compatible window manager for Wayland.
Project Stats:
- 14,661 lines of C across 42 source files
- 3 build targets: wm-wayland compositor, wm-wayland-ctl IPC client, tests
- Builds cleanly with wlroots 0.18, XWayland auto-detected
An isometric diagram of a computer room. Along the left wall, four Magentic Tape Units, and one Sort Collate Unit. In the far corner, two general storage drum cabinets, showing magnetic tape. Along the right wall, one General Storage Control Cabinet, one Arithmetic Cabinet, two Program Control Cabinets. In the near corner, one 90-column card control cabinet. Along the near wall, a 90-column card processor. In the very center, an operat's desk, labeled Console System.
A demonstration of the miniaturization possible with modern technology, the various cabinets of the UNIVAC I demonstrated that it was possible to fit an entire aisle's worth of racks a computer like the Whirlwind I into a single cabinet. (Source.)
I desperately want "poser" to make a comeback as well.
Was going to say, let's bring back Ska too.
in 2026, let's bring back the concept of "selling out" and once again make it contemptible
Wallops 2.2 is out today:
jcs.org/wallops
It can now send @pushover.net notifications when you are mentioned and a screen saver is running
The PicoIDE Crowd Supply campaign is now live! Back the project to be among the first to get yours! PicoIDE is an open IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for retro systems. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
A screenshot of the main menu of the game Firewatch.
A screenshot of gameplay from the video game Firewatch. Player is overlooking a rocky cliff while holding a book.
Recently replayed Firewatch, what a game! I miss Campo Santo :(
Various Metroid games. Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime Trilogy and Metroid: Other M for Wii. Super Metroid for SNES. Metroid: Samus Returns for 3DS. Japanese Metroid II for Gameboy. Metroid for NES. Metroid for Famicom Disk System.
Yes. Yes I do.
The result of all that debugging is a 691% speed-up in EtherTalk speed when going over BlueSCSI Wi-Fi
github.com/jcs/BlueSCSI...
NetBSD booting
#netbsd #retrocomputing
screenshot of fastfetch for NetBSD 10.1 running on a 486 with 48Mb of memory
Gateway 2000 "Family PC" slimline desktop running NetBSD 10.2
Because even a 486 needs a Noctua fan
Professional data and power cable management
@actionretro.bsky.social I think you will appreciate this, a modern(ish) OS running on hardware from around the time when The Getup Kids formed. NetBSD 10.1 on a 486.
@actionretro.bsky.social inspired by your video on Floppinux, I got my modified Gateway 2000 486DX2-66Mhz system running it off a 2.88Mb floppy image on a Gotek floppy emulator.
Extra space allows for a fully featured busybox and more kernel features like networking, framebuffer and ATA support.
In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
this is the most lore doom has ever needed
Windows 2000 NvME driver installer
Windows 2000 NvME in device manager
This is totally normal
OS/2 Warp is Inviting
Beta Steam Controller, bag, sticker and absurdly long USB cable
We don't need a Steam Controller, we have a Steam Controller at home.
Great (and 3 hours long) TIE Fighter Retrospective by Space Cadet Rewind. Nice work!
youtube.com/watch?v=GWo8...
#tiefighter #xwing #starwars #lucasarts #lucasfilmgames #retrogaming #retrogames #retrogamer #dosgaming #dosgames
"PICOIDE for IDE EMULATION" in the style of the iconic "ZOHRAN for NEW YORK CITY" campaign sign
coming soon 😉 - picoide.com
(image made at homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...)
“I love PlayStation.” Ok, then show me you listening to the Gran Turismo soundtrack on the MiniDisc Walkman.
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
Going to play some Pinball.
I setup a gotek a couple weeks ago in my 486 and it's a dream. Like how I'm back to Sneaker Net, copying files into a floppy image with mcopy on my Linux laptop then pulling the drive an shuffling it to the 486.