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Working around dragons with the Lemote Yeeloong laptop and OpenBSD(oldvcr.blogspot.com)
4 points by classichasclass 3mo ago|1 comments
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by classichasclass 3mo ago
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
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
Thanks! I wish modern JavaScript were a little kinder to it, but I still use it myself for basic tasks.
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
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.
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
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 calcul
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
(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 b
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
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.
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
The 6502 isn't a 6809 clone; it was largely inspired by the 6800.
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
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
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
Betting Alpha was the native architecture in question. It seemed to have the best support.
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Building a serial and VGA "everything console"(oldvcr.blogspot.com)
63 points by classichasclass 4mo ago|6 comments
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
Yes, essentially with a second rendering pass. Not cheap to implement which is why the game used it relatively sparingly.
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by classichasclass 4mo ago
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 environme
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AI poses "urgent threat" to student learning and the HSC(smh.com.au)
3 points by classichasclass 4mo ago|0 comments
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
News Roundup podcasts are still up, for those who never heard them. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cbs-news-roundup/id172...
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
Proud user since the classic Mac OS days (anyone else remember the OpenDoc version?), and it's still a solid editor at a good price.
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
I thought of that too. Seems like the right last name to have.
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
Long ago I wrote my own really incomplete vi subset for the C64 that I really should dust off. But there's a more polished vi clone for 6502 machines, including the C64, Apple II and Atari: https://vi65.sourceforge.net/
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Griffin PowerMate driver for modern macOS(github.com)
81 points by classichasclass 5mo ago|29 comments
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
Zaccaria pinballs I think used it pretty heavily as well. Again, no clear explanation there either.
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
I've got a TurboExpress. Recapped, it's a great little handheld. Screen is adequate for the era (though I've seen upgrades). My favourite 6502-based handheld is still the Atari Lynx, but this is close.
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
I regularly wipe my stethoscope, but I have never sterilized it. I doubt many would survive an autoclave.
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
I've actually found them pretty terrible. I can't hear subtle findings at all with those. My usual stethoscope is an older-model Littman Cardiology III with stiff rubber and a dual pediatric-adult head. I've had it for over 2
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
Yes. None of the 603 series, including the 603e, was intended for multiprocessing, so the same hacks were required.
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by classichasclass 5mo ago
Top-quality passive-aggressive FAQ.
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by classichasclass 6mo ago
Ah, thanks, I couldn't recall off the top of my head.
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by classichasclass 6mo ago
Unfortunately, 6502 can't XOR the accumulator with itself. I don't recall if the Z80 can, and loading an immediate 0 would be most efficient on those anyway.
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by classichasclass 6mo ago
PowerPC: "r0 occasionally" (with certain instructions like addi, though this might be better considered an edge case of encoding)
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by classichasclass 6mo ago
If you're running this in VICE, run it under the SuperCPU with warp mode on.
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by classichasclass 6mo ago
A possible point of comparison might be pool drain injuries (a/k/a suction entrapment), and some of these have disemboweled people, though largely children. Vacuum toilets in cruise ships have also been implicated in such incident

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