Notices by root42 (root42@chaos.social)

@dosnostalgic Really? Gamecube?

@dosnostalgic have you found a new apartment already?

@dosnostalgic You have my sympathies. Here in Germany we also have increasing floods. It’s terrible.

@dosnostalgic please do! Probably requires older apps that run on X11R4 or R5.

@dosnostalgic have you ever tried connecting to a Linux box and running some apps?

@dosnostalgic is this a true X11 display server? Which release?

@dosnostalgic looks like „Impossible Mission“ meets „Incredible Machine“

@dosnostalgic @carcosa of course it does. Unplayable by design. Have you got more examples? I only know Ballblazer (sort of same concept) and Breakfree off of the top of my head.

@carcosa that‘s basically Ballblazer.

@carcosa also: Breakfree! I remembered this game from some cover disc (probably CD) in the 90s.

https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/breakfree

@dosnostalgic can probably tell you more about it…

New video for Patrons:

Upgrading the PET 3016 to 32KB RAM

https://www.patreon.com/posts/upgrading-pet-to-94555917?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

#retrocomputing #commodore #commodorePET

The 486SX-25 was the CPU on which I probably learned the most in my youth. First Linux installation, first serious coding efforts. What was your most influential CPU?
#retrocomputing

@dosnostalgic that’s Peter Norton, or…?

@dosnostalgic I just had a look on YouTube: it looks very smooth. And the game mechanics seem interesting. They way the mech(?) moves.

@dosnostalgic neato. Did you dissect it further to see how they do it? Mode X or rather brute force copying?

@dosnostalgic VGA graphics in a 1990 SHMUP? Nice! Never heard of it before.

@dosnostalgic is this a Qix clone? I heard about it back in the day but never played it.

Windows 3.1 just trashed my FAT. Let’s see if PC Tools‘ DiskFix can repair it…
#retrocomputing #msdos

@dosnostalgic wow. Is this tool assisted in any way? How can one memorize the navigation like that? I mean in THAT speed anyway…

@dosnostalgic is this an issue of „old“ vs. „new“ style composite out?