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rocky1138 11 days ago | parent | on: LED Matrix Wall Arcade for Pico-8
I wonder what the cheapest alternative to the pi5 is that could still run smoothly.
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rocky1138 51 days ago | parent | on: Archiving hardware projects
Take it a step further: consider what will happen when you die and people come in to clear out your stuff. Will this just end up in the trash? Is that okay? If not, how can you ensure that?
- bmonkey325 51 days ago
  Given our overlords station in life, I expect it will be something akin to the Paul Allen estate and be auctioned off at Sothebeys.
  - jgrahamc 51 days ago
    I super doubt that. I don't think my collection is significant in any way. I decided long ago that I would collect very few computers and that they would have to be things that I personally used and care about. So, I have the following:
    KIM-1
    Sharp MZ-80K
    Research Machines 380Z
    Research Machines 480Z
    BBC Micro Model B (my original machine)
    OLPC XO-1 (my original machine)
    Minitel 1b
    Minitel 2
    IBM ThinkPad 701c (the one I did a complete restoration on)
    And that's it. These are all in working order because I keep them that way. Truly believe that keeping these machines alive it important.
    - bmonkey325 50 days ago
      My apologies. My presumption was based on a fever dream from what I know of the many ex microsofties from U. Waterloo and elsewhere in Canada that have piles of retro gear. Eg. Vax 11/780 and two PDP in basement and garage and 20+ workstations from their career at MS.
      I am glad you keep a curated set of devices.
      - jgrahamc 50 days ago
        Oh, I know people like that! I just took a different path.
rocky1138 62 days ago | parent | on: I fixed a beat-up Atari 2600 "Jr" with glue, a sin...
Good read. I was able to clear paint splatter on my 2600 using a cotton swab and isopropyl alcohol.
rocky1138 68 days ago | parent | on: Macintosh TV
Was the keyboard rubber dome?
- bmonkey325 68 days ago
  I don’t know. It looks like an ADB Keyboard
rocky1138 68 days ago | parent | on: Ontario’s ICON Computer
Yeah it seems like they were coming down from academia to home rather than tackling all those fresh new users who've heard about computers and want to know what the big deal is.
rocky1138 74 days ago | parent | on: Nintendo’s attorney weighs in on what makes emulat...
Emulators are going nowhere. They'll outlast Nintendo.
rocky1138 79 days ago | parent | on: (Rescue on) Fractalus - remake for Win, Mac, Linux
Has anyone tried this in VR?
rocky1138 80 days ago | parent | on: Railroad Tycoon II
Off topic, but it sucks that pinch coming zooming is disabled on this site. I wanted to look at that image of the dev with the game on in the background.
- ddingus 80 days ago
  You on android?
  You can force the pinch zoom function. Look for "pinch" in your settings. I found "force pinch zoom" under Internet settings.
  The one that annoys me is "double tap and drag to zoom", because I use that constantly and there appears to be no similar override.
  - rocky1138 79 days ago
    I am, yeah. I'll check the settings. Thanks!
rocky1138 104 days ago | parent | on: PLATO: How an educational computer system from the...
Also please check out IRATA.ONLINE, which is a modern-day live PLATO system that you can connect to with vintage hardware.
https://www.irata.online/#about
- bmonkey325 104 days ago
  Think they are swamped. I asked about 1 week ago and still nothing.
  - rocky1138 104 days ago
    That wasn't my experience. I recommend following up with them.
  - bmonkey325 103 days ago
    Came through in the afternoon.
rocky1138 129 days ago | parent | on: Beige Box LAN Party Fall 2024
We're a large country with a tiny population. The good part is that the US is very easily accessible. That said, if you're in the Toronto area and set up a vintage LAN I'm sure a ton of people would come!
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