Tag: retro
Windows 2: Final Fantasy of operating systems
Enviado por FabioIt is common knowledge that Final Fantasy could have been the "final" game for the studio, the first and the last in the series. It is far less known that Windows 2, released around the same time,... 03/01/25 | hace 18 días | www.ninakalinina.com
SvarDOS: DR-DOS reborn as an open source OS
Enviado por FabioA #DOScember surprise: fits on a single floppy, but has a network-capable package manager 02/01/25 | hace 19 días | www.theregister.com
Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2024 Edition) - Byte Cellar
Enviado por Fabio‘Tis the season, and that means it’s time to push out the thirteenth annual Byte Cellar vintage computer Holiday demo roundup so everyone can feel that warm, fuzzy, pixellated holiday glow (which... 23/12/24 | hace 29 días | bytecellar.com
A quick look at OS/2's builtin virtualization
Enviado por FabioA while ago, someone on the fediverse mentioned "OS/2's virtualization features" to me. I don't remember who it was, sorry. I had the chance to take a look at this today. ... 19/12/24 | hace 33 días | www.uninformativ.de
My new POWER Indigo 2
Enviado por FabioThis is a Silicon Graphics workstation from 1995. Specifically, it is an \'Teal\' Indigo 2 (as opposed to a \'Purple\' Indigo 2, which came later). Ordinarily that\'s rare enough - these things were... 25/11/24 | hace 57 días | thejpster.org.uk
Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems?
Enviado por FabioCuriosamente el setup del Windows 95 pasaba primero por MS DOS, luego Windows 3.1 y al final recién Windows 95, tres sistemas operativos para instalar uno solo, delirio de la época 22/11/24 | hace 60 días | devblogs.microsoft.com
In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024
Enviado por FabioFalleció Thomas Kurtz, uno de los inventores del lenguaje BASIC. 20/11/24 | hace 62 días | computerhistory.org
\'We were just trying to get it to work\': The failure that started the internet
Enviado por FabioOn 29 October 1969, two scientists established a connection between computers some 350 miles away and started typing a message. Halfway through, it crashed. 30/10/24 | hace 83 días | www.bbc.com
35 Amazing Photochromes of Venice in the 1890s
Enviado por FabioVenice in the 1890s was a fascinating blend of artistic vibrancy and social change. The city, renowned for its canals and stunning architect... 14/10/24 | hace 99 días | www.vintag.es
# Holy smokes, I just released a MiniGolf game for Palm OS in 2024
Enviado por FabioThis summer, I embarked on a side project to create a brand-new Palm OS game, and after less than two months of intermittent coding, I'm excited to announce that it's ready to be released to the... 13/09/24 | hace 130 días | ctrl-c.club
Taking a Better Photo of a CRT Screen with a Phone - joshua stein
Enviado por FabioWith a simple post-processing tip on the iPhone (though there is probably a similar technique for Android phones), it's easy to fix this photo after it's been taken so it looks like the one on the... 10/09/24 | hace 133 días | jcs.org
Japan\'s Real First Console? Bandai\'s TV Jack 5000
Enviado por FabioThe Epoch Cassette Vision is often reported as the first Japanese cartridge-based game console. But reality is always a bit more complicated. In 1978, years ... 31/08/24 | hace 143 días | nicole.express