Benchmarking the IIci and Centris 650 with and without CPU accelerators. The 50Mhz 030 upgrade working as expected in the IIci. #retrocomputing

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Mit dieser Marktübersicht zeigen wir Ihnen, welche Thermo- und Tintenstrahldrucker und welche Plotter es für einen Heimcomputer wie den C 64 gibt.

I'm wondering whether to go all-in on a silly little coding adventure: a defrag simulator.

Some people find these satisfying to watch.

I can see a way for it to start simple, but then grow subtleties. Its current direction is targeting 16-bit and 32-bit look and feel, like Amiga fast defraggers.

It uses colours now, but I want to make it more accessible.

I also want to make it open source, when I won't be embarrassed by the code.

By request, a playlist of PeerTube videos about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A home computer:

https://fedi.video/w/p/2xitoEV748hKWzFk84Ddzf

- If you're on a phone, scroll first two video titles at the bottom to see rest of the playlist.

- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.

- If you're watching embedded, click or to see next or previous videos in the playlist.

cc @retrocomputing

We're doing a module utilization check on the PDP-10 KI10 decsystem-10. Come join us!

https://twitch.tv/sdfpubnix

The little SAM Coupe PCBs I made to go on the top of my new SAA1099P Soundchip Interface (for RC2014 and compatibles) looked so good I've got extra made to make them available as pin badges!

Grab yours here:
https://samcoupe.com/quickshop.htm

New video for Patrons (even free tier):
Let's Code MS DOS 0x2F: Mandelbrot Fractal

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#letscode #msdos #mandelbrot #retrocomputing

Another #retrocomputing question:

My "new" old iBook G4 has a 120GB hard disk, which is entirely allocated to Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard". I want to set aside 10 or 20 GB for Mac OS 9.2.2 "Classic". I can boot from CD into Mac OS 9.

Now I need a tool to resize the partition, preferably without destroying the Mac OS X partition.

I disabled journaling on the start drive and tried the following:
1. resizing with disktool
2. resizing with iPartition

Both don't work.

(1/2)

Doing a UML of a KI with a proper LCGer

https://icm.museum

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Sie konzentrieren sich. Langsam nähert sich ein Finger dem Feuerknopf des Joysticks. Noch einmal werden die möglichen Folgen überdacht. Sie zögern. Doch dann, mit einem entschlossenen Druck, schießt der Feuerknopf nach unten.

I think I'll use my #FujiNet on my #PCjr to check the new...nevermind.

Long before the internet, some phone networks were hackable by playing a single tone at 2600Hz.

Whistled into a phone, it could grant you unrestricted access. Do you have the vocal chops to be an old-school phone phreak?

I built a web app to test your ability to produce the legendary frequency. You won't get free long distance calls but you will get some honor in the knowledge that you could have been a cool hacker.

I am sad to say that I can only whistle up to 1100Hz... But my wife (a long time woodwind player) is able to consistently get it.

Give it a try: https://phreak.kmcd.dev/

In the 1980s I did know Compaq was a major computer manufacturer but didn't realize the extent to which it influenced the PC industry. This article tells the story of the company and its CEO Rod Canion.

https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-man-who-beat-ibm