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Hundstrasse<p><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/ZX81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZX81</span></a> scratchings update: with a little time this week, I managed to press buttons and add some more to my MGAc!d inspired... game? Now with added being able to spend cards to move, trashing cards, and querying squares.... This is the slowest progressing basic program ever. Note: video is at like 10x actual speed! 🫏<a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Gereon<p>Nachdem wir im Januar '24 ja schon den Sourcecode von <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gemini</span></a> (dem echten, nicht dem Google-Rotz) veröffentlichen konnten gibt's jetzt auch noch den von Gemini2, den <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://det.social/@jreschke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jreschke</span></a></span> von der Platte seines alten TTs retten konnte.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/gereons/Gemini2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/gereons/Gemini2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/atariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atariST</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a></p><p>/cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@icing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>icing</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freiburg.social/@3rz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>3rz</span></a></span></p>
Metin Seven 🎨<p>Asked ChatGPT to turn a screenshot with my pixel graphics for the 1992 Hoi Amiga game into a modern 3D game.</p><p>I like the result, although ChatGPT didn't get the gravity right on the bouncing spheres. 😉</p><p>Info about Hoi and our other games:</p><p><a href="https://metinseven.nl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">metinseven.nl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ➔ Team Hoi game devs</p><p><a href="https://graphics.social/tags/TeamHoi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeamHoi</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/PixelArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PixelArt</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>game</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamer</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGames</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1990s</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a></p>
Amigatronics<p><strong>Actualización: DOSBox AGA y&nbsp;RTG</strong></p><p><strong>DOSBox</strong>, el renombrado emulador de MS-DOS, se actualiza en su port para <strong>Amiga</strong> gracias al trabajo del desarrollador <strong>NovaCoder</strong>. Dos nuevas versiones, optimizadas para AGA y RTG, permiten a los usuarios disfrutar de la vasta librería de juegos y aplicaciones de PC directamente en sus sistemas.</p><p>La versión <strong><a href="http://aminet.net/package/misc/emu/DOSBox_AGA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DOSBox AGA v0.74.013</a></strong> está diseñada para Amigas equipadas con el <strong>chipset AGA</strong> y un procesador 68060 rápido. Requiere <strong>AHI</strong> (versión 4.18 recomendada) y ROMS 3.1. Ofrece un port <strong>SDL</strong> nativo para AGA, soporte MIDI y sonido AHI, así como modos de pantalla completa y ventana.</p><p>Por otro lado, <strong><a href="https://aminet.net/misc/emu/DOSBox_RTG.lha" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DOSBox RTG v0.74.023</a></strong> se dirige a Amigas con tarjetas gráficas <strong>RTG</strong> y un procesador 68040 (se recomienda un 68060). Al igual que la versión AGA, necesita AHI 4.18 y ROMS 3.1. Sus características incluyen un port SDL optimizado para RTG, soporte <strong>MIDI</strong>, sonido <strong>AHI</strong> y las opciones de visualización a pantalla completa o en ventana.</p><p><strong><a href="https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=96151" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fuente</a></strong>.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh-Fdhf8FlE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh-Fdhf8FlE</a></p><p></p><p><span></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/68040/" target="_blank">#68040</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/68060/" target="_blank">#68060</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/actualizacion-2/" target="_blank">#actualización</a> <a 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u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/comunidad-amiga/" target="_blank">#comunidadAmiga</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/demos-de-pc/" target="_blank">#demosDePC</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/dosbox/" target="_blank">#dosbox</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/emulacion-2/" target="_blank">#emulación</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/emulador/" target="_blank">#emulador</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/gaming-retro/" target="_blank">#gamingRetro</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/hardware-amiga/" target="_blank">#hardwareAmiga</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/juegos-antiguos/" target="_blank">#juegosAntiguos</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/juegos-de-pc/" target="_blank">#juegosDePC</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/midi/" target="_blank">#MIDI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/modo-ventana/" target="_blank">#modoVentana</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/ms-dos/" target="_blank">#MSDOS</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/novacoder/" target="_blank">#novacoder</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/pantalla-completa/" target="_blank">#pantallaCompleta</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/port/" target="_blank">#port</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/preservacion-digital/" target="_blank">#preservaciónDigital</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/retro/" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/retrocomputing/" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/roms/" target="_blank">#ROMS</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/rtg/" target="_blank">#rtg</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/sdl/" target="_blank">#sdl</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/sistema-operativo/" target="_blank">#sistemaOperativo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/software-2/" target="_blank">#software</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/software-clasico/" target="_blank">#softwareClásico</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/sonido/" target="_blank">#sonido</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/tarjeta-grafica-rtg/" target="_blank">#tarjetaGráficaRTG</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://amigatronics.wordpress.com/tag/videojuegos/" target="_blank">#Videojuegos</a></p>
Jean-Baptiste "JBQ" Quéru<p>Thinking about <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Compression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Compression</span></a> for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PixelArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PixelArt</span></a> on monochrome (1bpp) images... </p><p>Obviously, Huffman does nothing. Obviously, RLE and LZ applied to bytes only catch repetitions if they're apart by a multiple of 8 pixels, i.e. rarely outside of large uniform areas.</p><p>But then, what works? Classic algorithms applied at the bit level? On pairs of bits?</p>
Mr Least<p>This is my Motorola StarMax 3000 that I bought back in the 90’s. It’s one of the Mac clones from the short period where Apple had a clone program. It has the Apple designed Tanzania board that the 4400 also used. The 4400 is generally regarded as the least “Mac” Mac, so the StarMax is even less of a Mac I guess. It was my first “Mac”, and I got it pretty cheap when they were getting rid of the old stock.<br>The StarMax was universally criticized for its obscene noise level, and it is really is very loud, to the point of being unusable.<br>I’ve worked a little on mine recently. <br>It has two fans - a 92mm in the PSU and a 60mm in the front, which takes care of the CPU. Yes, really. 60mm. <br>I have replaced those with Noctuas. <br>Another noise source, which is perhaps even worse, is the obscenely loud OEM IBM hard drive. I have replaced it with a CF card in the back, also making getting files across easier. <br>The StarMax has also been fitted with a Sonnet CPU upgrade, which replaces the L2 DIMM and needs an extension to activate. <br>All in all, this is a delightfully quirky system. </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/powerpc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerpc</span></a></p>
Paolo Amoroso<p>In the early 1990s Texas Instruments PC Scheme for MS-DOS was my very first Lisp system. A few days ago I rediscovered and installed it on my Linux PC and you will believe what happened next.</p><p><a href="https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/paoloamoroso/rediscovering-the-origins-of-my-lisp-journey" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journal.paoloamoroso.com/paolo</span><span class="invisible">amoroso/rediscovering-the-origins-of-my-lisp-journey</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/scheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scheme</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lisp</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Cenbe<p>Is the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> fad starting to fade? Please god, let it be so! Let the shows get smaller again so the wannabes disappear and the real retro folks can have some fun again.</p>
Jaruzel<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@Yoss1960" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Yoss1960</span></a></span> I feel the same way about 8-bit computer repairs. "Oh look, another C64 being repaired..." </p><p>I do applaud the creators for putting content out there, and I am a patreon of a few, but there IS more to <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> than recapping a board and/or swapping out dead ram/logic chips... *shrug*</p>
Jaruzel<p>Bah. There's hardly any new <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> videos up on <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> this week. 😟</p><p>As a retro computing addict, I request, nay, demand more content! 😜</p>
Mark Bessey<p>I wrote a new blog post: <br>A blast from the past: The UCSD p-System, Apple Pascal, and a dream of cross-platform compatibility never quite realized.<br><a href="https://markbessey.blog/2025/04/14/a-blast-from-the-past/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">markbessey.blog/2025/04/14/a-b</span><span class="invisible">last-from-the-past/</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pascal</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
kirk781<p><strong>ACCESS.bus: The Forgotten USB Competitor</strong></p> <p><a href="https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/34388273" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discuss.tchncs.de/post/3438827</span><span class="invisible">3</span></a></p>
J 💫 🏴‍☠️ :mets:<p>This is really cool. </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/114320476170161695" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.growyourown.services/@F</span><span class="invisible">ediTips/114320476170161695</span></a></p><p><a href="https://janerationx.rocks/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://janerationx.rocks/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
argv minus one<p>'90s gaming PC sound hardware was seriously balling. Compare:</p><p>Sega Mega Drive/Genesis sound h/w:<br>* TI SN76489: beep maker<br>* Yamaha YM2612: 6-voice FM synthesizer + 8-bit PCM DAC</p><p>Super NES:<br>* S-SMP: 16-bit/32kHz 8-voice sample-based programmable synthesizer with 64kB RAM</p><p>Typical PC:<br>* Yamaha OPL3: 18-voice FM synthesizer<br>* 16-bit/44.1kHz PCM DAC<br>* CPU fast enough to do the same thing as the S-SMP…and run a game too</p><p>That PC was pricey, but it sure could do a lot.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Colin McMillen<p>✅ Splash screen!</p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/PixelArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PixelArt</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Shufflepuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shufflepuck</span></a></p>
Matthew Sparby<p>I was excited to find this disk on the 'free stuff' shelves at Free Geek Twin Cities yesterday, sadly, it is unreadable.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FarSide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarSide</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Converting the C64 Mini Into A C64C - The C64 Mini is a beautiful and functional replica of the most popular computer ev... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/14/converting-the-c64-mini-into-a-c64c/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/14/conver</span><span class="invisible">ting-the-c64-mini-into-a-c64c/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a></p>
jbz<p>📰 Building the System/360 Mainframe Nearly Destroyed IBM<br>—IEEE Spectrum </p><p>「 At IBM, nobody seemed satisfied with progress on the new system. Engineering, manufacturing, sales, and corporate staff were in many cases working 100-hour weeks. Engineers moved cots into their offices. When Watson stopped in to see how programming was going, an engineer yelled at him to get out so he could work. The chairman of IBM beat a hasty retreat 」</p><p><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/building-the-system360-mainframe-nearly-destroyed-ibm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrum.ieee.org/building-the</span><span class="invisible">-system360-mainframe-nearly-destroyed-ibm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/system360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>system360</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Colin McMillen<p>Working on my data loader so I can add a splash screen. Shit's gonna be cleaner the second time!</p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a></p>
Josh Renaud<p>AI was hot in the 80s, but Kirschen felt people didn't really want "artificial intelligence" — but artificial *personality* and *creativity.* "Could a computer display personality traits? Could a computer create music?" he asked.</p><p>He was ahead of his time. </p><p>I'm thankful to have known him, and to have helped preserve a small part of his legacy.</p><p>You can help his wife Sali by donating via their PayPal link: tiny.cc/3oncvz</p><p>(3/3)</p><p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/kirschen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kirschen</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/drybones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drybones</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>