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<p>I pushed an update to <a href="/tags/dostodon/" rel="tag">#DOStodon</a> (the <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> client for MS-DOS):</p><p>- Updated <a href="/tags/curl/" rel="tag">#curl</a> to 8.13.0<br>- Updated <a href="/tags/mbedtls/" rel="tag">#mbedTLS</a> to 3.6.3<br>- Fixed <a href="/tags/win32/" rel="tag">#win32</a> version (works on <a href="/tags/winxp/" rel="tag">#WinXP</a> or newer), DLLs were missing</p><p>Grab it at <a href="https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon</a></p><p>Screenshot is showing the win32 version running on Win10.</p><p><a href="/tags/javascript/" rel="tag">#Javascript</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#MSDOS</a> <a href="/tags/creativecoding/" rel="tag">#CreativeCoding</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonclient/" rel="tag">#MastodonClient</a> <a href="/tags/freedos/" rel="tag">#FreeDOS</a> <a href="/tags/djgpp/" rel="tag">#DJGPP</a> <a href="/tags/dojs/" rel="tag">#DOjS</a></p>

<p>The <a href="/tags/chambersbeneath/" rel="tag">#ChambersBeneath</a> is out today! Delve into the dungeons to battle monsters, gather loot, and search for an important treasure for the ruler of the city. Runs on the original IBM PC and compatibles, on DOSBox, and on Windows. <a href="https://cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers-beneath" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers-beneath"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cyningstan.itch.io/the-chamber</span><span class="invisible">s-beneath</span></a> <a href="/tags/ibmpc/" rel="tag">#ibmpc</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> <a href="/tags/cga/" rel="tag">#cga</a></p>

<p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/ms_dos.png" class="emoji" alt=":ms_dos:" title=":ms_dos:"> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#MSDos</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@freedosproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>freedosproject</span></a></span> - DOS-compatible FOSS OS</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dec_hl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dec_hl</span></a></span> - Maker of DOStodon, MS-DOS Mastodon app</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@dosgameclub" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dosgameclub</span></a></span> - DOS games community</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dosnostalgic</span></a></span> - DOS nostalgia posts</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cyningstan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cyningstan</span></a></span> - Making new DOS games (often CGA)</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@HadroSoft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>HadroSoft</span></a></span> - Making new DOS games</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://spectra.video/accounts/sqhistorian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sqhistorian</span></a></span> (videos) &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dosgame.club/@sqhistorian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>[email protected]</span></a></span> (general) - Adventure game videos</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@loadhigh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>loadhigh</span></a></span> - Posting on old DOS games</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://manitu.social/@msdosreference" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>msdosreference</span></a></span> - DOS commands each day</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://manitu.social/@scummvm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scummvm</span></a></span> - FOSS to run old PC games</p><p>🧵 1/2</p>

<p>Pym&#x27;s Daily Word Square Puzzle is released for MS-DOS today! Each day a new word square puzzle is revealed, and you must fill in the missing words. Find out more, and download the game, from <a href="http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/295/pyms-daily-word-square-puzzle" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/295/pyms-daily-word-square-puzzle"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">dos.cyningstan.org.uk/download</span><span class="invisible">s/295/pyms-daily-word-square-puzzle</span></a> <a href="/tags/pym/" rel="tag">#pym</a> <a href="/tags/ibmpc/" rel="tag">#ibmpc</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> <a href="/tags/cga/" rel="tag">#cga</a></p>

<p>An updated collage of my four latest games for <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> on the <a href="/tags/ibmpc/" rel="tag">#ibmpc</a>. That&#x27;s quite a range of colour for humble <a href="/tags/cga/" rel="tag">#cga</a>!</p><p>All these games are available from my web site, <a href="http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>dos.cyningstan.org.uk/</a> and from my Itch page <a href="https://cyningstan.itch.io/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cyningstan.itch.io/</a></p><p>If you want to support further development, then the easiest ways are to follow the Ko-fi links on my web site or to make a donation when downloading from Itch.</p>

<p>The little cute robots are back for more adventures! A new level pack called &quot;Conveyors&quot; is available, along with an update to the game itself. Read more at <a href="http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/330/update-to-team-droid-and-a-new-level-pack" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/330/update-to-team-droid-and-a-new-level-pack"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/330</span><span class="invisible">/update-to-team-droid-and-a-new-level-pack</span></a> <a href="/tags/teamdroid/" rel="tag">#teamdroid</a> <a href="/tags/ibmpc/" rel="tag">#ibmpc</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> <a href="/tags/cga/" rel="tag">#cga</a></p>

<p>Root42 makes retro computing videos, often about repairing Commodore computer hardware or programming for MS-DOS. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{&#x27;type&#x27;: &#x27;Link&#x27;, &#x27;href&#x27;: &#x27;https://makertube.net/a/root_42/video-channels&#x27;, &#x27;mediaType&#x27;: &#x27;text/html&#x27;}, {&#x27;type&#x27;: &#x27;Link&#x27;, &#x27;href&#x27;: &#x27;https://makertube.net/a/root_42&#x27;, &#x27;mediaType&#x27;: &#x27;text/html&#x27;}, {&#x27;type&#x27;: &#x27;Link&#x27;, &#x27;href&#x27;: &#x27;https://makertube.net/accounts/root_42&#x27;, &#x27;mediaType&#x27;: &#x27;text/html&#x27;}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>root_42</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over 30 videos published. If they haven&#x27;t federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/root_42/videos" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>makertube.net/a/root_42/videos</a></p><p>You can also follow their non-video account at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@root42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>root42</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredpeertube/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/computinghistory/" rel="tag">#ComputingHistory</a> <a href="/tags/commodore/" rel="tag">#Commodore</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#MSDos</a> <a href="/tags/repairvideos/" rel="tag">#RepairVideos</a> <a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#Programming</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>

<p>I pushed an update to <a href="/tags/dostodon/" rel="tag">#DOStodon</a> (the <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> client for MS-DOS):</p><p>- Updated DOStodon binaries to latest <a href="/tags/dojs/" rel="tag">#DOjS</a> release v1.14.0</p><p>Grab it at <a href="https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon</a></p><p>Screenshot is showing both, the DOS ( <span class="h-card"><a href="https://corteximplant.com/@DOSBox_Staging" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DOSBox_Staging</span></a></span> ) and the the win32 version (Win10).</p><p><a href="/tags/javascript/" rel="tag">#Javascript</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#MSDOS</a> <a href="/tags/creativecoding/" rel="tag">#CreativeCoding</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonclient/" rel="tag">#MastodonClient</a> <a href="/tags/freedos/" rel="tag">#FreeDOS</a> <a href="/tags/djgpp/" rel="tag">#DJGPP</a></p>

<p>I just released v1.14.0 of <a href="/tags/dojs/" rel="tag">#DOjS</a> on <a href="https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOjS/releases/tag/v1.140" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/SuperIlu/DOjS/releases/tag/v1.140"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/SuperIlu/DOjS/relea</span><span class="invisible">ses/tag/v1.140</span></a></p><p>New Features:<br>- SMK file playback via libsmacker<br>- <a href="/tags/c64/" rel="tag">#C64</a> SID playback using cRSID<br>- <a href="/tags/exif/" rel="tag">#EXIF</a> data reading<br>- Sound synthesis based on MicroModSynth from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://leds.social/@benhencke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benhencke</span></a></span></p><p>See thread below for more release details!</p><p><a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#MSDOS</a> <a href="/tags/dosgaming/" rel="tag">#DOSGaming</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="/tags/javascript/" rel="tag">#JavaScript</a> <a href="/tags/freedos/" rel="tag">#FreeDOS</a> <a href="/tags/creativecoding/" rel="tag">#creativecoding</a> <a href="/tags/p5js/" rel="tag">#p5js</a> <a href="/tags/retrodev/" rel="tag">#retrodev</a> <a href="/tags/retrodevelopment/" rel="tag">#retrodevelopment</a> <a href="/tags/3dfx/" rel="tag">#3dfx</a> <a href="/tags/opengl/" rel="tag">#OpenGL</a> <a href="/tags/processing/" rel="tag">#Processing</a> <br>1/</p>

<p>A new adventure is about to begin... <a href="http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/338/the-chambers-beneath-enters-beta-testing" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/338/the-chambers-beneath-enters-beta-testing"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/338</span><span class="invisible">/the-chambers-beneath-enters-beta-testing</span></a> <a href="/tags/chambersbeneath/" rel="tag">#chambersbeneath</a> <a href="/tags/ibmpc/" rel="tag">#ibmpc</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> <a href="/tags/cga/" rel="tag">#cga</a></p>

<p>There are loads of videos about MS-DOS, DOS games and DOS PCs on PeerTube, here&#x27;s a playlist:</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/ms_dos.png" class="emoji" alt=":ms_dos:" title=":ms_dos:"> <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmihjc2otzu" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmihjc2otzu"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmih</span><span class="invisible">jc2otzu</span></a></p><p>- Watching on a phone: Swipe up first two videos at bottom to browse rest of playlist</p><p>- Watching on a computer: Choose video by scrolling through playlist on right of screen</p><p>- Watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in playlist</p><p>cc @msdos </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredplaylist/" rel="tag">#FeaturedPlaylist</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#MSDOS</a> <a href="/tags/dos/" rel="tag">#DOS</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/computinghistory/" rel="tag">#ComputingHistory</a> <a href="/tags/dosgaming/" rel="tag">#DosGaming</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a> <a href="/tags/peertubers/" rel="tag">#PeerTubers</a></p>

<p>I pushed an update to <a href="/tags/dostodon/" rel="tag">#DOStodon</a> (the <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> client for MS-DOS):</p><p>- Updated <a href="/tags/curl/" rel="tag">#curl</a> to 8.14.1<br>- Updated <a href="/tags/mbedtls/" rel="tag">#mbedTLS</a> to 3.6.4<br>- Enabled HTTP 3xx redirections</p><p>Grab it at <a href="https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon</a></p><p>Screenshot is showing both, the DOS ( <span class="h-card"><a href="https://corteximplant.com/@DOSBox_Staging" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DOSBox_Staging</span></a></span> ) and the the win32 version (Win10).</p><p><a href="/tags/javascript/" rel="tag">#Javascript</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#MSDOS</a> <a href="/tags/creativecoding/" rel="tag">#CreativeCoding</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonclient/" rel="tag">#MastodonClient</a> <a href="/tags/freedos/" rel="tag">#FreeDOS</a> <a href="/tags/djgpp/" rel="tag">#DJGPP</a> <a href="/tags/dojs/" rel="tag">#DOjS</a></p>

<p>Now that 2026 is underway, it&#x27;s a good time to post an updated collage of my DOS games. Since I have nine out now, that fits into a nice neat rectangle. So here are all 9 <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> games I released from 2020 to 2025. All <a href="/tags/cga/" rel="tag">#cga</a>, all running on an <a href="/tags/ibmpc/" rel="tag">#ibmpc</a>, all available from <a href="https://cyningstan.itch.io" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cyningstan.itch.io</a></p>

<p>a few years ago i mentioned that i wrote a book about the exciting, awkward and embarrassing experiences of growing up with computers and video games in the 80s and 90s.</p><p>i wanted to remember what it felt like being the only dorky computer kid at school. or what it was like to hear my first modem handshake sound. or starting the first flamewar on the school&#x27;s national FirstClass BBS in the macintosh lab over the lunch-hour</p><p>it was originally something i wrote only for my family and friends who were there at the time. </p><p>and then i met all of you folks when i started my first masto instance 4 years ago. i had no idea there were so many hardcore retrocomputing and gaming nerds out there; unix and mac and ms-dos folks alike.</p><p>so i mentioned it casually. i was surprised by the interest in the book. </p><p>so i spent the better part of the past 3 years rewriting the book for *you* fellow mastodon dorkus malorkuses. the book is a celebration of all of the best (and worst) parts of a kid growing up in the digital age. </p><p>we&#x27;re all busy old tired stressed folks now. so every memory and cringetacular story is short enough to read on a 5 minute bus/metro/toilet ride. they&#x27;re weaved together into an arc that starts at my family&#x27;s first Tandy TRS-80 and ends at my school&#x27;s Mac LC II and building my first Pentium 133.</p><p>it&#x27;s finally published, and i&#x27;m super proud of what it became thanks to everyone here nerding out for years.</p><p>enjoy the book. i wrote it just for you. ❤️ </p><p>paperback edition: <a href="https://mybook.to/EDuUf" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mybook.to/EDuUf</a></p><p>DRM-free ebook (EPUB format) and chapter samples here:<br><a href="https://tomotama.itch.io/mages-modems" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tomotama.itch.io/mages-modems</a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/indiepublisher/" rel="tag">#indiePublisher</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/author/" rel="tag">#author</a> <a href="/tags/macintosh/" rel="tag">#macintosh</a> <a href="/tags/vintageapple/" rel="tag">#vintageApple</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#vintageComputing</a> <a href="/tags/msdos/" rel="tag">#msdos</a> <a href="/tags/dosgaming/" rel="tag">#dosGaming</a> <a href="/tags/yeg/" rel="tag">#yeg</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/alberta/" rel="tag">#alberta</a> <a href="/tags/bbs/" rel="tag">#bbs</a> <a href="/tags/smolweb/" rel="tag">#smolWeb</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#indieWeb</a></p>