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Wintermute_BBSDanger! Old Hardware!!
Home Computer<p>Nuestro círculo cercano de amigos. 💙😎 <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/homecomputer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/comunidad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comunidad</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/community" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/oldbytes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldbytes</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrogames" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogames</a></p>
Arkadiusz Sikorski<p>Odra 1305 - 1971 <br>"Polish third-generation computer of the Odra series, mass-produced since 1973 at Zakłady Elektroniczne Elwro in Wrocław; the prototype computer was created in 1971"</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEORGE_(operating_system)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OS: GEORGE 3 : wiki</a><br><a href="https://www.icl1900.co.uk/g3/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OS: GEORGE 3 : manual</a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/old" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>old</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/operatingsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>operatingsystems</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/polish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polish</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poland</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbytes</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ICL1900" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICL1900</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/george3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>george3</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Copy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copy</span></a>-On-Write <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CoW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoW</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Multics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Multics</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TTL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTL</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Hutmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hutmen</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Wroclaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wroclaw</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PKP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKP</span></a></p>
Home Computer<p>We did it! 😍 We exceeded 1000 followers on Bluesky. 😎 Thank you all for being part of this community. 💙 ¡Lo logramos! 😍 Superamos los 1000 seguidores en Bluesky. 😎 Gracias a todos por ser parte de esta comunidad. 💙 <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/homecomputer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/comunidad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comunidad</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/community" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/oldbytes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldbytes</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a></p>
Home Computer<p>This doesn't stop! We keep adding! 🕹️ There are already more than 800 of us in Bluesky 🎉 Millions of thanks to everyone. ​ ¡Esto no se detiene! ¡Seguimos sumando! 💾 Ya somos más de 800 en Bluesky 🎉 ​Millones de gracias a todos. <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/homecomputer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/comunidad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comunidad</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/community" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/oldbytes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldbytes</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a></p>
Home Computer<p>This doesn't stop! We keep adding! 🕹️ There are already more than 700 of us in Bluesky 🎉 Millions of thanks to everyone. ​ ¡Esto no se detiene! ¡Seguimos sumando! 💾 Ya somos más de 700 en Bluesky 🎉 ​Millones de gracias a todos. <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/homecomputer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/comunidad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comunidad</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/community" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/oldbytes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldbytes</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a></p>
Home Computer<p>We don't stop growing! +400 followers! Thank you very much to all of you!!! 😍🕹️ ¡Seguimos creciendo! 400 seguidores 🙂 ¡Muchas gracias a todos! 😍🕹️ <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/homecomputer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/comunidad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comunidad</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/community" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/oldbytes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldbytes</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a></p>
Home Computer<p>+300 followers! Thank you very much to all of you!!! 😍🕹️ ¡Superamos los 300 seguidores! ¡Muchas gracias a todos! 😍🕹️ <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/homecomputer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/comunidad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comunidad</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/community" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/oldbytes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldbytes</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a></p>
Home Computer<p>+200 followers! Thank you very much to all of you!!! 😍🕹️ ¡Alcanzamos los 200 seguidores! ¡Muchas gracias a todos! 😍🕹️ <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/homecomputer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/comunidad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comunidad</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/community" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/oldbytes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldbytes</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a></p>
Home Computer<p>Thank you very much to all of you!!! 😍🕹️ ¡Muchas gracias a todos! 😍🕹️ <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/homecomputer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/bluesky" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/comunidad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#comunidad</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/community" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/oldbytes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldbytes</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a></p>
Renormalist<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a></p><p>Programmer since the late <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a>.<br>Basic, Pascal, C++, Java, Prolog, Perl, Bash.</p><p>Modern times don't suit me, that's why I try <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbytes</span></a>. It looks like I would be among nice guys here and I think I am one too.</p><p>I'm here for social interaction on <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a>. I have a sweet spot for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Perl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perl</span></a> and another one for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/benchmarking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benchmarking</span></a>.</p><p>After having used (and forgotten again) a dozen other languages I hope to finally integrate <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Perl6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perl6</span></a> a.k.a. <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RakuLang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RakuLang</span></a> into my daily life.</p><p>I don't plan to pretend being an expert but will rather muse on unknown territory and appreciate feedback.</p>
@haitchfive<p>Many pictures from about a year ago that I posted on oldbytes.space have become unavailable and not visible.</p><p>Does anybody know what happened?</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbytes</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytesdotspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbytesdotspace</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OldbytesSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldbytesSpace</span></a></p>
squelch41<p>anyone know why @bird.makeup is banned on this instance? <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbytes</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@dashie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dashie</span></a></span></p>
Jimmy Angelakos :postgresql:<p>Happy New Year to all, and a special shout out to the wonderful communities at <a href="https://fosstodon.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fosstodon.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hachyderm.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">oldbytes.space</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> – my favourite discoveries in 2021 and by far the geekiest congregation of people on the planet 😍</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/happynewyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>happynewyear</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fosstodon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/hachyderm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hachyderm</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oldbytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldbytes</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/geekery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geekery</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/geekdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geekdom</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geek</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>community</span></a></p>
hackbyte (friendica) 13HB1This will be my very first <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=call" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>call</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=out" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>out</span></a> of a <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=FediVerse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediVerse</span></a> instance.<br><br>And i even massively dislike it being a <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Mastdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastdon</span></a> instance on top of that..<br><br>But sorry no sorry, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/public" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">oldbytes.space</a> has become one of my favorite instances in the <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=FeDiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeDiverse</span></a> overall...<br><br>Shout Out to exemplary ppl from there (i) like:<br><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/users/48kRAM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>48kRAM</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/users/makerhacks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>makerhacks</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/users/jimblimey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jimblimey</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/users/makingmicro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>makingmicro</span></a></span><br>and<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/users/Wintermute_BBS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Wintermute_BBS</span></a></span><br><br><br>Please keep up the spirit for retro computing way better than i would be able to! ;)<br><br>----<br><br>P.s.: I have to mention/link someone else not from this instance but still in the <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=FeDiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeDiverse</span></a>, maybe have a look at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/users/janbeta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>janbeta</span></a></span> ;)<br><br>----<br><br><a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=FeDiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeDiverse</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=FediVerse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediVerse</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=oldbytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbytes</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=friendica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>friendica</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computing</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=shout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shout</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=out" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>out</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=randomshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>randomshit</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=links" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>links</span></a> ;)
hackbyte (friendica) 13HB1Because i was just in the contextual realm of this .. and this one pops up on my yt related videos time over time...<br><br>Maybe it's time to break in to it:<br><br> <p><strong><strong>What Does It Take To Run DOOM On A $10,000 IBM RS/6000 From 2001?</strong></strong></p> <br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzhCGSE7KKw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzhCGS…</a><br><a href="https://redirect.invidious.io/XzhCGSE7KKw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">redirect.invidious.io/XzhCGSE7…</a><br><br><a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=RS6000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RS6000</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=RS/6000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RS/6000</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=DOOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOOM</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=OldBytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldBytes</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=RetroComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputer</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=AIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIX</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=RandomShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RandomShit</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Srsly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Srsly</span></a>
hackbyte (friendica) 13HB1Hrm... i'm ever again tickled with the thought, that i would love to more or less rebuild a very old BBS i was cosysop of..<br><br>It was a <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=CNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CNet</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> (<a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Pro)" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pro)</span></a> based bbs, on a <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=4000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>4000</span></a> sporting a nice <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Phase5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phase5</span></a> CyberStorm <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=MKi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MKi</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=060/50" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>060/50</span></a> turbocard and some other bits of fanciness to finally support 6 POTS dialins + 1 ISDN and at times we even hat a PPP uplink to the internet even with a <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=JoinLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoinLink</span></a> conference yo you could chat across the internet on both BBS as if it was one bigger BBS....<br><br>Heck i miss those times and i miss how close we as users from local dialins were connected .. and had regular parties .. where we ever again had to find a new location for the next "usertreff" because the last host/club owner ..... let's say .. had some complaints.. ;)<br><br>I've tried to contact the actual licence owner of <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=CNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CNet</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Pro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pro</span></a> to buy a fresh license..<br><br>I still have some amiga hardware here .. but well .... i can't afford to run them .. just because of the electricity cost..<br><br>But uhm .. i still have a raspi, which can emulate a _WAY_ bigger amiga as ever existed in hardware... Let's talk about MC68080 CPU in virtual Ghz Speeds. Virtually unlimited ram (realistically 1gb is way to much for a amiga) ... And instead of slow SCSI hard discs and CDROMS (which still are here) ... heck we have gigabytes of space on _WAY_ faster storage, even if it's emulated...<br><br>So .. yeah i probably need to search down a lot of stuff and components to get all that back together to at least a reminiscent version of the good old days....... I just still wait for some ppl giving me a license for the mailbox software........<br><br>*sniff*<br><br><a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=OldBytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldBytes</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=CNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CNet</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.utzer.de/search?tag=Pro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pro</span></a>
Wintermute_BBS<p>Okay, so I guess I still owe the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> an introduction - well, here it comes:</p><p>like probably most people on <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbytes</span></a> (that's the instance I'm on) I'm into classic-computing and everything "retro computing". I was a teen in the 1980s and grew up with several computers of the era, namely the VIC-20, ZX81, C64, Amiga and Atari ST before moving to the PC and eventually being enlightened by the FOSS and Linux community.</p><p>For a living I'm working as a Linux platform engineer, for fun I delve into the depths and mysteries of 8 and 16 bit computing. </p><p>I also run two classic bulletin board systems <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a>, a Linux based MBSE system named "Wintermute BBS" and the infamous "RC-BOX", the world's first and (currently) only bulletin board to run on a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/rc2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rc2014</span></a> homebrew computer.</p><p>I'm not a political activist but consider myself 'old fart left' since I am an old fart and have a left-wing opinion - it's been this way all my life.</p><p>So hello, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> - my name is Wintermute_BBS and I'm a nerd!</p>
ezno<p>The good people over at antixforum.com taught me a trick. The CPx will only boot from CD, but the base version of <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/antiX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiX</span></a> 21 won't fit on a CD-R. Burn the core version onto the CD-R and make a bootable live USB stick with either the base of full editions. Insert both the CD-R and the USB drive. Boot into the CLI installer with the CD-R, then hit F4. Choose the "from=usb" option, and then the CLI installer loads the GUI, and from there, I was able to install base from the USB drive. I now have the latest version of antiX 21 with the iceWM GUI on this 20 year old laptop. It's a brave new world.</p><p>Still rocking the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/toot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toot</span></a> client, however, because Mastodon isn't usable on the non-PAE version of Pale Moon.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldbytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbytes</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>