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Blake Patterson<p>More fun from the show this weekend.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2Forever</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>More INIT HELLO fun at the System Source Computer Museum today!</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INITHELLO</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemSource</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Forty years ago today, the Commodore Amiga 1000 was released to the world. With its unprecedented graphics &amp; sound capabilities, powerful 16-bit CPU and custom chipset, and UNIX-like multitasking OS, the Amiga was a truly revolutionary system for its time. And, many are still in use to this day, with the platform seeing new software and hardware development from month to month. </p><p>I presently have three, myself. :-) </p><p>Happy 40th, Amiga!</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CommodoreAmiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodoreAmiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagtecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagtecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MC68K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MC68K</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AmigaDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmigaDOS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AmigaOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmigaOS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Retro computer people, you might be interested in these PeerTube playlists:</p><p>ACORN BBC, ELECTRON, ARCHIMEDES<br><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/m6ptC81c7dWqt9Skc4hHPb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/m6ptC81c7dWqt9S</span><span class="invisible">kc4hHPb</span></a></p><p>AMSTRAD CPC<br><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/ciiLuybi7qkWyzWy38vTrD" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/ciiLuybi7qkWyzW</span><span class="invisible">y38vTrD</span></a></p><p>MSX<br><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/pfLJRRyNFjbGPhcG6AFdZX" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/pfLJRRyNFjbGPhc</span><span class="invisible">G6AFdZX</span></a></p><p>ORIC<br><a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/9L2WiwAaNsd54ieA5bds6B" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/9L2WiwAaNsd54ie</span><span class="invisible">A5bds6B</span></a></p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/retrocomputing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>retrocomputing</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPlaylist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPlaylist</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acorn</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/BBCMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCMicro</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPC</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/AmstradCPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmstradCPC</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/MSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSX</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Oric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oric</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>A very well done piece:</p><p>How Doom didn't kill the Amiga -<br>A detailed account of the rise and fall of an Amiga zealot</p><p><a href="https://www.datagubbe.se/afb/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">datagubbe.se/afb/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagetech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Doom</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blogpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogpost</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>There are loads of videos about MS-DOS, DOS games and DOS PCs on PeerTube, here's a playlist:</p><p>:ms_dos: <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmihjc2otzu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmih</span><span class="invisible">jc2otzu</span></a></p><p>- Watching on a phone: Swipe up first two videos at bottom to browse rest of playlist</p><p>- Watching on a computer: Choose video by scrolling through playlist on right of screen</p><p>- Watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in playlist</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/msdos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>msdos</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPlaylist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPlaylist</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/DosGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DosGaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Michael Piotrowski<p>Guess what arrived in Switzerland today! This looks great, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alexobenauer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alexobenauer</span></a></span>!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a></p>
Assn for Computing Machinery<p><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> (1623): Blaise Pascal, the renowned mathematician and physicist, was born. He made foundational contributions to geometry, probability, physics, and early computing. He is often credited with inventing one of the first mechanical calculators, the Pascaline.</p>
Fedi.Video<p>By request, a playlist of PeerTube videos about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A home computer:</p><p>:PeerTube: <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/2xitoEV748hKWzFk84Ddzf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/2xitoEV748hKWzF</span><span class="invisible">k84Ddzf</span></a></p><p>- If you're on a phone, scroll first two video titles at the bottom to see rest of the playlist.</p><p>- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.</p><p>- If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/retrocomputing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>retrocomputing</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/TI99" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TI99</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/TI994A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TI994A</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/TexasInstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasInstruments</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a></p>
Assn for Computing Machinery<p><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> in 1911, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) was founded as a result of a merger of four small firms. CTR would one day become a global tech giant, IBM.</p>
Fedi.Video<p>Hey Commodore Amiga fans!</p><p>You can discover lots of Amiga videos on PeerTube on this playlist:</p><p>:amiga: <a href="https://fedi.video/w/p/rBBYAHtsBcpBXtpcT26VPG" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.video/w/p/rBBYAHtsBcpBXtp</span><span class="invisible">cT26VPG</span></a></p><p>- If you're on a phone, scroll the first two video titles at the bottom to see the rest of the playlist.</p><p>- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.</p><p>- If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/amiga" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>amiga</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/CommodoreAmiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommodoreAmiga</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/16Bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>16Bit</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a></p>
Assn for Computing Machinery<p><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> in 1822, Charles Babbage submitted a one-page paper outlining a revolutionary invention: the Difference Engine. The Difference Engine would become the world’s first mechanical computer.</p>
Blake Patterson<p>Desktop Icons of Yore</p><p>www.datagubbe.se/icons/</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/icons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>icons</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GUI</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/wysiwyg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wysiwyg</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/wimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wimp</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desktop</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/screenshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>screenshot</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Assn for Computing Machinery<p>On May 22, 1980, the original Pac-Man made its debut and quickly became more than just an arcade hit—it marked a milestone in computing. It demonstrated early AI with ghosts that followed distinct behavioral algorithms, pushed real-time processing on limited hardware, and showcased intuitive, user-friendly design. It also was an example of early cross-platform development. A lot of fun, and a leap forward in computing!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/PacMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacMan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Did you know: Engineer Ronald H. Nicholson Jr. was part of both the Macintosh and Amiga teams, and has his signature molded into the cases of the Amiga 1000 and the early Macintosh computers.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Amiga1000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga1000</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mac128K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mac128K</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/didyouknow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>didyouknow</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/funfact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funfact</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>Thinking of NEXTSTEP this morning...I'd guess many aren't aware of the unusual color display arrangement. </p><p>The NeXTstation, which was the first "affordable" color solution for NEXTSTEP, has a 16-bit framebuffer, but instead of rendering the desktop in 65,536 colors (as per Windows or Mac hardware, say), it rendered in 12-bit color with 4-bits of alpha channel (transparency). </p><p>That means it had a palette of 4096 colors, with all colors available at once on the display (not like, say, the Amiga or Apple IIgs with a 4096 color palette, but video modes with a small subset of those colors available (yes, yes, HAM mode excluded). Additionally, anything on the screen had 16 levels of opacity available. </p><p>It's interesting to see in person, on the actual hardware (especially on a good LCD display). With dithering, it looks very close to 24-bit truecolor. </p><p>(The NeXT Dimension color board for the Cube allowed 24-bit color with 8-bits alpha, but that was not so frequently used -- less so than most NeXT hardware even...)</p><p>But that's not nearly the weirdest that NEXTSTEP-capable hardware got, when it came to color video display...</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NeXT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NEXTSTEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NEXTSTEP</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NeXTstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTstation</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NeXTCube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeXTCube</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OpenStep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStep</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DisplayPostScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisplayPostScript</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PostScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PostScript</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GUI</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UNIX</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MC68K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MC68K</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SteveJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteveJobs</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Yaroslav Khnygin<p>A great new article by Jeffrey Starr, Investigating MacPaint's Source Code: <a href="https://ztoz.blog/posts/macpaint-source-code/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ztoz.blog/posts/macpaint-sourc</span><span class="invisible">e-code/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MacPaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacPaint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputerGraphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerGraphics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Graphics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SourceCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SourceCode</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>"More Fun Making It" creates fun videos about repairing and restoring classic computers and other tech, especially the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga etc. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/morefunmakingit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>morefunmakingit</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already over a hundred videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/a/morefunmakingi</span><span class="invisible">t/videos</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Linux User Space makes videos about the history of Linux distributions and Linux-related software. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilvids.com/accounts/linuxuserspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linuxuserspace@tilvids.com</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already 26 videos uploaded, if they haven've federated to your server yet you can browse them all at <a href="https://tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace/videos" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace/v</span><span class="invisible">ideos</span></a></p><p>You can also follow their general social media account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@linuxuserspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linuxuserspace@mastodon.social</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Distros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Distros</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/GNULinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNULinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Johnny Blanchard / Re-Enthused makes videos about retro computers and consoles, including both famous and obscure systems. You can follow at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://makertube.net/accounts/johnny_blanchard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>johnny_blanchard</span></a></span> </p><p>There are already 570 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at <a href="https://makertube.net/a/johnny_blanchard/videos" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/a/johnny_blancha</span><span class="invisible">rd/videos</span></a></p><p>You can also follow Blanchard's general social media account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retrochat.online/@jonn_blanchard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jonn_blanchard</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
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