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Jason 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇨🇦 :noverify:<p>Amazon.com from 1998, running in Internet Explorer 5.</p><p>Hardware is a raspberry pi 4, emulation layer is Dosbox-X, web content provided by Wayback Machine via TheOldNet.com.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Win98" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Win98</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Windows98" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows98</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IE5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IE5</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/InternetExplorer5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetExplorer5</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/RPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RPi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Dosbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dosbox</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TheOldNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheOldNet</span></a></p>
Clean Design<p>I was reading a story today about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theoldnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theoldnet</span></a> and how if you leave an “&amp;” symbol at the end of an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> , it means you want the recipient to reply back. Does anyone remember this or still do this today? I don’t recall that being a thing or maybe it was and I didn’t notice. Gonna tag below with adjacent words in hopes of response.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrotech</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@ActionRetro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ActionRetro</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> #486 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows95" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows95</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prodigy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prodigy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/icq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>icq</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compuserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compuserve</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/angelfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>angelfire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geocities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geocities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>irc</span></a></p>
Daniele Verducci 🧉Hang on... this is bonkers! Booting an IBM PC compatible pc mounting a drive via the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/serialport" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#serialport</a> ! Something like the modern computers <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/netboot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#netboot</a> !<br><a href="https://youtu.be/g7ScyiO19Pg?si=OcAB5Qsfl4xOykZ0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/g7ScyiO19Pg?si=OcAB5Qsfl4xOykZ0</a><br>He uses the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/xtide" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xtide</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/opensource" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/bios" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bios</a> (<a href="https://www.xtideuniversalbios.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.xtideuniversalbios.org/</a>) and a null modem cable to a windows computer. Unfortunately it seems the disk <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/emulator" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emulator</a> app is available only for Windows, but I imagine it could be implemented in a <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/serial" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#serial</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/wifi" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wifi</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/modem" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modem</a> firmware (like <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/zimodem" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zimodem</a> or <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/theoldnet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#theoldnet</a> 's). Imagine having a <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/samba" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#samba</a> share on your <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/nas" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NAS</a> and telling the wifi modem to mount an image on that, then turn on the old pc and boot it from your NAS via WIFI... awesome!!!<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/retrocomputing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/tandy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tandy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/pc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pc</a>
Daniele Verducci 🧉I'm going to build a <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/wifi" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wifi</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/serial" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#serial</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/modem" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modem</a> for my <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/amstrad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amstrad</a> PPC640. Something like <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/theoldnet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#theoldnet</a> 's wifi modem, but I'll use <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/zimodem" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zimodem</a> on an <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/esp8266" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#esp8266</a> , because it worked ok with my <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/commodore64" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commodore64</a> and now I have some experience with it...<br>The idea is having the esp emulate an <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/hayes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hayes</a> modem on the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/uart" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UART</a> pins and convert it to rs232 using a <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/max3232" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#max3232</a> module.<br>I also will need to solder a 9 to 25 pin <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/rs232" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rs232</a> adapter, because I absolutely don't remember where mine is (used last time a couple of home moves ago... 😅)<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/dos" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dos</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/bbs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bbs</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.ichibi.eu/tag/internet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internet</a>
Jakob Fel :spinningdisc:<p>The <a href="https://retro-gaiden.com/tags/ProtoWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtoWeb</span></a> project is just awesome. As great as <a href="https://retro-gaiden.com/tags/TheOldNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheOldNet</span></a> is, this project takes that concept and puts it into a proper, dedicated browser (you can even simulate a 56k modem's speeds) where you can effectively relive the early days of the web.</p><p>The shareware here even appears to still be downloadable!</p><p>Definitely look into it if you're feeling nostalgic for the old web.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/1FSd-XhGLqk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/1FSd-XhGLqk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://retro-gaiden.com/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://retro-gaiden.com/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://retro-gaiden.com/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a></p>
Ivan 🇪🇸<p>New instance, new <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>! My name is Ivan, I'm a proud nerd who's passionate about open source and vintage tech.</p><p>I'm not exactly new to the fediverse as I've actually been a proud user for over three years. I've decided to migrate from Fosstodon due to instance drama.</p><p>I've got two children: My iMac G3 and an eMac (both of which have leaking capacitors)</p><p>Some of my interests include: <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/RustLang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RustLang</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/TheOldNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheOldNet</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/VintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageApple</span></a></p>
Ivan<p>Time for an <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>introduction</span></a>! My name is Ivan, I&#39;m a proud nerd who&#39;s passionate about open source and vintage tech.</p><p>I&#39;m not exactly new to the fediverse as I&#39;ve actually been a proud user for over three years. I&#39;ve decided to start anew from this account.</p><p>I&#39;ve got two children: My iMac G3 and an eMac (both of which have leaking capacitors)</p><p>Some of my interests include: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RustLang" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RustLang</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>C</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TheOldNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheOldNet</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/VintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VintageApple</span></a></p>
Henry :apple_inc:<p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/theoldnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theoldnet</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/bluescsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluescsi</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/piscsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piscsi</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@MuseumJoe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MuseumJoe</span></a></span> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a></p>
Spike :donor:<p>One of my <span class="h-card"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@mediaarchaeologylab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mediaarchaeologylab</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Marchintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marchintosh</span></a> projects has been to rehabilitate this all-in-one Macintosh PowerPC 5260/100, a precursor of the more colorful iMac and eMac all-in-ones. This one has a dead backup battery and has some issues with its SCSI port in the back, but is now bootable and has a lot of great games and other stuff on it like the Newton Connection Kit, which I really want to test out with the Newton we have in the back room. I also anticipate having some fun using my new <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TheOldNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheOldNet</span></a> wifi modem emulator with it. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mediaarchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mediaarchaeology</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/macos8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macos8</span></a></p>