Did you know the NES, originally the Famicom in Japan, was conceived as a general-purpose computer in a toylike form factor? Here's an article I wrote about the console's role outside of gaming! https://pilosophos.com/writing/famicom-more-than-a-game-console
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sometimes I write art and draw softwareI'm into Ghost in the Shell, Pokémon Adventures, Star Trek: DS9, and the band bôaif you want to commission something, go to my ko-fi page. or if you want to buy a print, check out my etsy store
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pilosophos
@pilosophos@tiny.tilde.website
sometimes I write art and draw softwareI'm into Ghost in the Shell, Pokémon Adventures, Star Trek: DS9, and the band bôaif you want to commission something, go to my ko-fi page. or if you want to buy a print, check out my etsy store
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Hacker News
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Unofficial Hacker News Bot, posting Top 10 stories.
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Hacker News
@h4ckernews@mastodon.social
Unofficial Hacker News Bot, posting Top 10 stories.
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Dec 14, 2025
The Typeframe PX-88 Portable Computing System
#HackerNews #TypeframePX88 #PortableComputing #TechInnovation #RetroComputing #HackerNews
vga256
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indigenous canadian, recovering academic → writer, gamedev interactive toolsmith with a penchant for modems, the 4o3 bbs scene, 1-bit art, classic macs, and 80s/90s gaming. curator of internet, canadian gaming historical obscura.→ kiki: a tiny homepage construction kit https://tomotama.com/kiki→ exigy: a VB Hypercard-like shareware game creation kit https://exigy.org→ tomodori: decentralized NNTP network https://tomodori.net(profile: a 6¢ canada red fox stamp)
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vga256
@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net
indigenous canadian, recovering academic → writer, gamedev interactive toolsmith with a penchant for modems, the 4o3 bbs scene, 1-bit art, classic macs, and 80s/90s gaming. curator of internet, canadian gaming historical obscura.→ kiki: a tiny homepage construction kit https://tomotama.com/kiki→ exigy: a VB Hypercard-like shareware game creation kit https://exigy.org→ tomodori: decentralized NNTP network https://tomodori.net(profile: a 6¢ canada red fox stamp)
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Dec 12, 2025
i realize that this only speaks to 0.1% of you, but some useful info for NeXTStation owners:
the battery backup that shipped with the nextstation is a BR 2/3A type battery - a chub gherkin that costs about $7-12 USD and are not easy to find these days.
thankfully i've discovered a modern direct swap equivalent: the CR123A. it is used in various types of LED flashlights. it outputs the same voltage.
the only difference i noticed is that the CR123A is about 0.5mm longer due to slightly more protruding positive terminal. thankfully, the battery holder accepts it (it just puts more pressure on the holder's metal flexi-tab). the CR123A can be found for $1 each.
#vintageApple #macintosh #next #retroComputing #vintageComputing
LittleAlex 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇩🇪🇳🇴
@littlealex@infosec.exchange
I do something with IT Security...I love old computers and hate authoritarian people. Former leftie, now political homeless, but always a radical supporter of the constitutional democratic system.
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LittleAlex 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇩🇪🇳🇴
@littlealex@infosec.exchange
I do something with IT Security...I love old computers and hate authoritarian people. Former leftie, now political homeless, but always a radical supporter of the constitutional democratic system.
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@littlealex@infosec.exchange
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Dec 08, 2025
Ken Thompson Recalls Unix’s Rowdy, Lock-Picking Origins
Ken Thompson's vivid recollection of the rowdy roomful of geeks at Bell Labs who built the digital world in a spirit of open play.
https://thenewstack.io/ken-thompson-recalls-unixs-rowdy-lock-picking-origins/
Aaron Mahler
@halfpress@mastodon.social
Former Encoding Engineer @ / Network Guy / Photographer / Emulation Enthusiast / Collector of 80s Arcades / Former CTO / Arduino Hacker / EV Driver / All Around Geek
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Aaron Mahler
@halfpress@mastodon.social
Former Encoding Engineer @ / Network Guy / Photographer / Emulation Enthusiast / Collector of 80s Arcades / Former CTO / Arduino Hacker / EV Driver / All Around Geek
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@halfpress@mastodon.social
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Nov 20, 2025
Zork I, II and III now open source! Very cool. #retrocomputing
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/11/microsoft-makes-zork-i-ii-and-iii-open-source-under-mit-license/
AJ Sadauskas
@ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social
Friendly local eccentric posting photos of #buildings, #architecture, #cats, #animals, #food, #urbanism, #cities, #landscapes, and other miscellany I find interesting.
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AJ Sadauskas
@ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social
Friendly local eccentric posting photos of #buildings, #architecture, #cats, #animals, #food, #urbanism, #cities, #landscapes, and other miscellany I find interesting.
pixelfed.social
@ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social
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Nov 15, 2025
The most popular games machine that Mattel distributed in Australia: The Nintendo NES.
(Folks outside Australia: Note it says Mattel version on the cartridge cover.)
#retrogaming #retrogames #retrocomputing #videogames #Nintendo #NES #Mattel
Rob Ricci
@ricci@discuss.systems
Research professor in the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah. Co-director of the Flux Research Group: https://www.flux.utah.edu. I build research infrastructure: https://cloudlab.us, https://powderwireless.net, https://emulab.net, https://geni.net.I do not speak for my employer, nor do they speak for me Not a boffin Profile: Cartoon picture of a middle aged, bearded white man. Credit: Temporarii on fiverrBanner: Magtape of UNIX V4 and a VT220. Credit: Dan Hixson
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Rob Ricci
@ricci@discuss.systems
Research professor in the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah. Co-director of the Flux Research Group: https://www.flux.utah.edu. I build research infrastructure: https://cloudlab.us, https://powderwireless.net, https://emulab.net, https://geni.net.I do not speak for my employer, nor do they speak for me Not a boffin Profile: Cartoon picture of a middle aged, bearded white man. Credit: Temporarii on fiverrBanner: Magtape of UNIX V4 and a VT220. Credit: Dan Hixson
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@ricci@discuss.systems
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Nov 06, 2025
While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing #UNIX v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
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