Two Stop Bits | Stories tagged "retrocomputing"

Still browsing like it's 1999: Fresh tools that keep vintage Macs online (2025) (retrocomputing mac software browser) (theregister.com)
5 points by splorp 8 days ago | discuss
Farewell to a netbook (2025) (netbook retrocomputing portability obsolescence linux ultrabook performance) (schemescape.com)
2 points by bmonkey325 46 days ago | 1 comment
Getting the Newton MessagePad 2000 and 2100 to work in 2025 (2025) (apple newton messagepad pda patch retrocomputing) (tow.com)
8 points by splorp 71 days ago | 4 comments
Vinegar Syndrome: a disease of LCD panels (lcd screen display damage deterioration polarizer repair retrocomputing) (youtube.com | ia)
3 points by splorp 125 days ago | discuss
Complete WordStar 7.0 Archive (wordstar archive wordprocessing software retrocomputing) (sfwriter.com | ia)
10 points by splorp 132 days ago | discuss
Turn your old laptop into low-end gaming machine (emulation retrocomputing steam linux) (circuitshelter.com | ia)
1 point by bmonkey325 193 days ago | discuss
When Having a Computer Was Weird (collecting retrocomputing exhibit portland pdx) (justinmiller.io | ia)
7 points by splorp 195 days ago | 2 comments
Wayback Classic — A frontend which works on old browsers (waybackmachine internetarchive browser archive webarchive retrocomputing) (wayback-classic.net)
10 points by splorp 202 days ago | discuss
My MEGA65 is finally here! (mega65 commodore retrocomputing unboxing floppydrive basic) (lyonsden.net)
6 points by bmonkey325 208 days ago | discuss
ReStuff 2: Automatic StuffIt 5+ to StuffIt 3 Archive Conversion (mac stuffit compression conversion macos utility retrocomputing) (jcs.org)
4 points by splorp 211 days ago | discuss
Wallops — A modern IRC client for classic Mac OS (mac irc retrocomputing macos chat) (jcs.org | ia)
7 points by splorp 221 days ago | discuss
Osborne Computer's bankruptcy and the Osborne Effect: Talking too soon (cpm z80 retrocomputing portable luggable) (homeip.net | ia)
5 points by dfarquhar 223 days ago | discuss
Unicode 16.0: Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement (PDF) (unicode symbology glyph typography encoding legacy retrocomputing) (unicode.org | ia)
5 points by splorp 223 days ago | 2 comments
TashRecorder: a Farallon MacRecorder compatible clone (mac farallon macrecorder audio interface digitizer retrocomputing) (tinkerdifferent.com | ia)
5 points by splorp 227 days ago | discuss
Documentation on Retro Computers (historical documentation archive retrocomputing preservation compilation) (oldcrap.org | ia)
6 points by bmonkey325 228 days ago | 1 comment
Macintosh Type/Creator Codes: Improving Identification of Files (mac macos filetype identification retrocomputing forensics) (pubpub.org)
4 points by splorp 235 days ago | 1 comment
Holy smokes, I just released a MiniGolf game for Palm OS in 2024 (palm palmos palmpilot retrocomputing pda programming) (ctrl-c.club | ia)
9 points by captain 238 days ago | discuss
Getting a 1980s computer to play samples (retrocomputing audio sample sharp mz700) (tautology.org.uk | ia)
6 points by splorp 239 days ago | 3 comments
Why the fascination with retrocomputing? (retrocomputing philosophical) (kevinboone.me | ia)
9 points by nickt 241 days ago | 11 comments
FauxTRS : a replica TRS80 built with 3d printing and raspberry pi (raspberrypi trs80 3dprinting emulation retrocomputing diy) (github.com | ia)
4 points by bmonkey325 278 days ago | 1 comment
What the .SIT! — StuffIt File Type Detector (stuffit archive compression mac filetype utility retrocomputing) (bluescsi.com)
6 points by splorp 324 days ago | 1 comment
Early computer history through replicas (pdp1 pdp10 pdp11 pdp8 raspberrypi replica retrocomputing dec) (obsolescence.dev)
7 points by ozymandiax 331 days ago | discuss
AmigaNPI: Amiga Newton Package Installer (amiga npi newton package install installation cli retrocomputing) (aminet.net | ia)
4 points by splorp 376 days ago | discuss
Revisiting the Wyse S30 and Wyse S10 Thin Clients (msdos retrocomputing wyse) (jaruzel.com)
3 points by Jaruzel 386 days ago | discuss
Recreating the Apple TechStep (apple techstep diagnostic test retrocomputing replica) (68kmla.org | ia)
6 points by splorp 394 days ago | 1 comment
Building a USB to Mac ADB keyboard adapter (adb usb serial adapter keyboard apple retrocomputing) (paperstack.com | ia)
5 points by splorp 440 days ago | discuss