#retrocomputing Timeline

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SymbOS Is A Funhouse Mirror Look At A Future That Never Was

1y

New video! Repairing an NTSC Commodore 64 board with lots of problems and many broken traces.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/FLu02PjkS10
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/s2AYbgp5vH5s6srngJ28U3

#Commodore #C64 #Commodore64 #NTSC #Repair #ASSY250407 #Troubleshooting #BodgeWires #VIC2 #Diagnostics #DeadTest #DesTestMAX #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

Thumbnail for my video, showing two Commodore 64 circuit boards sitting behind one another on my workbench. Both boards have missing chips and seemingly a lot of damage. The overlayed text reads "A Tale of Two Commodore 64s".

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If you're a fan of @scummvm, then have a look at my fanmade #soundtracks. Using ScummVM, you can play the game with my version of the soundtrack enjoying a new mix.

Soundtracks include:

- Simon the Sorcerer
- Discworld
- Beneath a Steel Sky
- Touche the Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
- Inherit the Earth
- The 7th Guest

ScummVM Music Enhancement Project - Pixel Refresh...

https://www.pixelrefresh.com/content/scummvm-music-enhancement-project/

#retrogaming #gaming #pointandclickadventure #gamesoundtrack #scummvm #retrocomputing

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Wizard Replay lets you play Wizardry 1-3 and several unauthorized third-party scenarios on your Apple ][, all from the comfort of your ProDOS hard drive. Version 2.3 fixes a crash with certain mass storage devices.

https://archive.org/details/WizardReplay

Wizard Replay ships with Snafaru's "Proving Grounds 3.2" game engine, reverse engineered from original Wizardry binaries with 100+ bug fixes and quality-of-life upgrades. https://www.zimlab.com/wizardry/proving-grounds-v3/

Thanks to @a2_qkumba for everything.

#AppleII #retrocomputing

main menu screenshot from "Wizard Replay" with options Wizardry 1-3, Wizimore Scenarios, Other Scenarios, and Quit

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gameplay screenshot from "Wizard Replay" showing opening scene of DragonQuest scenario with an advanced party, using the new in-game font

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New video! Trying to resurrect a badly corroded Amiga A501 RAM Expansion.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/kW4HG_5GHG0
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/d7BAck1ttyF2uXxru4kkXA

#Amiga #A500 #Amiga500 #Commodore #A501 #RAMExpansion #BatteryDamage #Corrosion #Repair #Restoration #Varta #GetTheDamnBatteriesOut #VintageComputing #RetroComputing

Thumbnail for my new video. Closup of an Amiga A501 Ram Expansion on my workbench with some serious battery leakage corrosion visible. The Varta battery was already removed and is sitting next to the board. The overlayed text reads "Forbidden Cake".

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New video! Repairing traces and vias and then finally testing the Amiga 3000T board for the first time.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/_DvfH7xoIy0
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/wppRk4kX71JCihswoL2PED

#Amiga #Amiga3000T #Amiga3000 #A3000T #Commodore #Restoration #BatteryLeakage #Corrosion #Repair #FPU #SolderMask #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #RareCommodore

Thumbnail for my video, showing a closeup of an A3000T board with the FPU removed and some new solder mask applied. A UV flashlight is shining on the area to cure the new solder mask. The overlayed text reads: "Amiga 3000T Board Repairs & Smoke Test".

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Save the date!

Flashback Symposium 3

6. - 8. November 2026

Jößnitz, Germany

https://www.flashback-event.de

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #party #retroparty

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I have peaked. I will never top this.

#retrocomputing #glyphblaster

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Sending out the first +3 WiFi card + software soon :-) Let me know if anyone else wants one :-) #zxspectrum #retrocomputing #esp8266

Small blue PCB with ESP WiFi module next to a 3" Amstrad disk

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New video! Trying out my new digital microscope and soldering up an RGBtoHDMI board for the Amiga. Doing some small scale SMD work for the first time in my life.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/jO1l9mi6xAg
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/1NmkmJ8u6xJMiUv4a58u3p

#Microscope #DigitalMicroscope #Review #RGBtoHDMI #Amiga #Tomlov #TM4KAFFlex #PCB #SMD #Soldering #SurfaceMount #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

Thumbnail for my video, a photo of my workbench with the focus on a digital microscope screen showing a closeup purple pcb with some small surface mount components. Various soldering tools and component bags are sitting on the table as well. The overlayed text reads "New Microscope & RGBtoHDMI Build".

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Way back in the 1970s/1980s, before the Fediverse, before the web, there was an even older open network: "bulletin board systems" or BBSes.

You can watch a multi-part documentary about the history of the BBS network at:

➡️ https://fedi.video/w/p/h6CMyFnbdPZXpaRpMCBKdk

The episodes are themed rather than chronological, so you can watch any episodes you want in any order.

#BBS #BulletinBoards #BBSes #CreativeCommons #ComputingHistory #RetroComputing

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Root42 makes retro computing videos, often about repairing Commodore computer hardware or programming for MS-DOS. You can follow at:

➡️ @root_42

There are already over 30 videos published. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/root_42/videos

You can also follow their non-video account at @root42

#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #Commodore #MSDos #RepairVideos #Programming #PeerTube #PeerTubers

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Veronica Explains is an excellent video account which posts fun videos about all kinds of computing topics, especially retro computing, Linux and free open source software. You can follow at:

➡️ @vkc

There are already over 40 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://tinkerbetter.tube/a/vkc/videos

You can also follow Veronica's general social media account at @[email protected]

#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #Linux #FOSS #PeerTube #PeerTubers

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I pushed an update to #DOStodon (the #Mastodon client for MS-DOS):

- Updated DOStodon binaries to latest #DOjS release v1.14.0

Grab it at https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon

Screenshot is showing both, the DOS ( @DOSBox_Staging ) and the the win32 version (Win10).

#Javascript #RetroComputing #MSDOS #CreativeCoding #MastodonClient #FreeDOS #DJGPP

screenshot of two instances of a text based mastodon client both showing a timeline for the tag CatsOfMastodon

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I just released v1.14.0 of #DOjS on https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOjS/releases/tag/v1.140

New Features:
- SMK file playback via libsmacker
- #C64 SID playback using cRSID
- #EXIF data reading
- Sound synthesis based on MicroModSynth from @benhencke

See thread below for more release details!

#MSDOS #DOSGaming #retrocomputing #JavaScript #FreeDOS #creativecoding #p5js #retrodev #retrodevelopment #3dfx #OpenGL #Processing
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