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classichasclass

7,563 karmajoined 12 years ago
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Working around dragons with the Lemote Yeeloong laptop and OpenBSD

oldvcr.blogspot.com
4 points·by classichasclass·13 days ago·1 comments

Building a serial and VGA "everything console"

oldvcr.blogspot.com
63 points·by classichasclass·27 days ago·6 comments

AI poses "urgent threat" to student learning and the HSC

smh.com.au
3 points·by classichasclass·2 months ago·0 comments

Griffin PowerMate driver for modern macOS

github.com
81 points·by classichasclass·2 months ago·29 comments

Mexican surveillance company Grupo Seguritech watches the U.S. border

restofworld.org
80 points·by classichasclass·3 months ago·84 comments

Make your own ColecoVision at home, part 5

leadedsolder.com
25 points·by classichasclass·3 months ago·0 comments

6o6 v1.1: Faster 6502-on-6502 virtualization for a C64/Apple II Apple-1 emulator

oldvcr.blogspot.com
35 points·by classichasclass·3 months ago·2 comments

MacDoom for the Macintosh SE/30

github.com
1 points·by classichasclass·4 months ago·0 comments

LT6502: A 6502-based homebrew laptop

github.com
417 points·by classichasclass·5 months ago·222 comments

Commodore, IBM, OS/2, ARexx: Deal or no deal?

datagubbe.se
3 points·by classichasclass·5 months ago·0 comments

They made me an offer I couldn't refuse (1997)

jens.mooseyard.com
69 points·by classichasclass·7 months ago·35 comments

Modern Walkmans

walkman.land
166 points·by classichasclass·7 months ago·141 comments

Universal-tbxi-patchset: Mac OS New World ROM patchset to boot System 7.5

github.com
36 points·by classichasclass·7 months ago·2 comments

Sit – Create StuffIt archives on Unix systems

github.com
60 points·by classichasclass·8 months ago·6 comments

Setting up an Apple Software Update mirror

github.com
3 points·by classichasclass·10 months ago·0 comments

comments

classichasclass
·5 days ago·discuss
That's exactly the reason. NetBSD uses its own booter for the same purpose, for example.
classichasclass
·5 days ago·discuss
A/UX 1.0 came on a pre-written 80MB disk, which indeed would have been a lot easier.
classichasclass
·6 days ago·discuss
No, that's pretty accurate as I recall. Windows 2000 took a bit, but when it was up, it was up. Windows XP would pop you into what appeared to be a functional desktop quickly, but it was still loading in the background, and some things just sort of sat there for awhile. Win2K was much more predictable. When I wasn't on a Mac during my consultant days, it was on Windows 2000, because it was much more stable than the 98 clients.
classichasclass
·6 days ago·discuss
es40 is an emulator that emulates an AlphaServer ES40 series system.
classichasclass
·9 days ago·discuss
If someone hasn't submitted this for an Ig Nobel, it would be a calamity.
classichasclass
·9 days ago·discuss
Okay, legal nerds: would the consumption of a cup of Gatorade count as usufruct? That sounds like abusus instead.
classichasclass
·12 days ago·discuss
(author) My understanding is that they're wired into the AMD southbridge which provides them over memory mapped I/O.
classichasclass
·12 days ago·discuss
Thanks, I'll try that.
classichasclass
·13 days ago·discuss
(author) Is there a way to specifically build the framebuffer version from the ports tree? I didn't see one.
classichasclass
·16 days ago·discuss
Currently my "big" native 9.2.2 system is a MDD G4 with a Sonnet 1.8GHz dual 7447A upgrade, 2GB RAM (1.5GB useable in OS 9) and an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro. I'm sure there's a config more extreme than that out there. It is a pleasure to use even though it's one of the windtunnel systems.
classichasclass
·19 days ago·discuss
Thanks! I wish modern JavaScript were a little kinder to it, but I still use it myself for basic tasks.
classichasclass
·19 days ago·discuss
Yes, my poor 1.33GHz iBook G4 really drags in it now, but it suffices for simple things and grabbing files for the tasks it still does.
classichasclass
·19 days ago·discuss
Commodore made all kinds of wacky stuff back in the day before they concentrated entirely on computers and peripherals. I have a Commodore AM radio and a couple of Commodore wristwatches, chickenhead logos and all, not to mention the calculators and typewriters which were their original bread and butter.
classichasclass
·19 days ago·discuss
(TenFourFox maintainer) Thanks, glad it was helpful to you. There is some TenFourFox code in this respin which is being used to support the widget code, and there is work in progress to forward-port its JIT. I'm not writing that code but I am advising on it as questions come up.
classichasclass
·20 days ago·discuss
The AlphaSmart dana had its own widescreen browser on PalmOS. Modern sites bring it to its knees, but it's a nicer experience than a smaller PDA screen when it works.
classichasclass
·24 days ago·discuss
The 6502 isn't a 6809 clone; it was largely inspired by the 6800.
classichasclass
·24 days ago·discuss
I've got a DEC Pro 380 myself ( https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/03/more-pro-for-dec-profess... ). It's a heck of a desktop computer, and you can run some early Unices on them. The Pro and the DECmate II are some of the best built systems of the era despite their idiosyncrasies, IMHO.
classichasclass
·25 days ago·discuss
Betting Alpha was the native architecture in question. It seemed to have the best support.
classichasclass
·last month·discuss
Yes, essentially with a second rendering pass. Not cheap to implement which is why the game used it relatively sparingly.
classichasclass
·last month·discuss
Ae. aegypti is not native to California. We won't miss it.

This is addressed in their FAQ as well: "The general consensus among scientists is that the ecological impact of removing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from urban environment would be small. They are not a significant food source for other animals and are invasive to many areas. The main ecological impact would be to restore the ecosystem to how it was before the mosquitoes invaded. Debug team is committed to working with communities and regulators to ensure the safety and acceptability of our field trials and releases."