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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 50m

just the Renault R5 E-Tech.

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Hackaday @hackadayofficial.bsky.social · 3d

One ROM Gets a USB Stack

Hackaday Article

hackaday.com

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 3d

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c't magazin @ct.de · 4d

FPGAs alias rekonfigurierbare Logik gehören zu den weniger bekannten Chips. Wie sie funktionieren, besprechen wir in Folge 2025/21 des Podcasts Bit-Rauschen.

Bit-Rauschen, der Prozessor-Podcast: Das leisten FPGA-Chips

www.heise.de

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 4d

unfortunately, this might lead to some further inconsitencies... me, I'm sticking with macOS Sequioa for now.

www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comm...

From the MacOS community on Reddit: macOS 26 Tahoe WITHOUT Liquid Glass

Explore this post and more from the MacOS community

www.reddit.com

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 4d

full ACK!

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 5d

X's working for me (swisscom / bern).

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 5d

I can't even count how many times I've loaded the game AMEGAS just to listen to Karsten Obarski's intro music. he wrote the first tracker for the #Amiga, the Ultimate Soundtracker.

youtu.be/r-koQLue6RE

Karsten Obarski - Amegas (Amiga Music) (1987)

YouTube video by ElectronHV2

youtu.be

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 6d

RetroPlayer is a freeware retro-computer music player and management application for macOS.

retroplayerapp.com

RetroPlayer is a freeware retro-computer music player and management application for macOS. It supports multiple formats using several open source libraries.

retroplayerapp.com

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 6d

Old Blue Workbench is a Workbench replacement for Amigas running Kickstart 1.3

#AMIGA

triumph.no/oldblue/

The included installation script will copy the required files but some changes must be made to S:Startup-Sequence manually.

triumph.no

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 7d

WSA Terminal - Windows Subsystem for #Amiga

github.com/housey345/wsa

GitHub - housey345/wsa: Windows Subsystem for Amiga (WSA)

Windows Subsystem for Amiga (WSA). Contribute to housey345/wsa development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑮𝑨𝑽𝑰𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵 @amiga.vision · 10d

AmigaVision CD³² Setup for MiSTer 2025.10.03 Released: amiga.vision/cd32-2025.10...

AmigaVision CD³² Setup for MiSTer 2025.10.03 Released

We are happy to announce that the latest version of our CD32 Setup for MiSTer is available!

amiga.vision

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Linux Hardware Reviews & Performance Benchmarks, Open-Source Ne… @phoronix.com.web.brid.gy · 10d

Raspberry Pi OS Updated Against Debian 13 Trixie

Following the recent Raspberry Pi 500+ launch, the latest Raspberry Pi news is the release of Raspberry Pi OS now re-based against Debian 13 "Trixie" along with some additional changes...

www.phoronix.com

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AppleInsider @appleinsider.com · 10d

Ahead of a mysterious announcement on October 30 iPad versions of Affinity's suite of apps -- Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher, and Affinity Designer -- have been made entirely free. We think you need to move quickly to get this, though.

All Affinity apps are now free for the iPad - for now

Ahead of a mysterious announcement on October 30 iPad versions of Affinity's suite of apps -- Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher, and Affinity Designer -- have been made entirely free. We think you need to move quickly to get this, though.

appleinsider.com

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Inside IT @inside-it.ch · 10d

Firmenkunden und Endkonsumentinnen in der Schweiz werden noch mindestens ein weiteres Jahr mit Sicherheitsupdates für Windows 10, sagt ein Sprecher von Microsoft Schweiz.

Microsoft verlängert Gnadenfrist für Windows 10

Sowohl Geschäftsanwender als auch Privatkonsumentinnen können noch mindestens ein Jahr länger mit dem Betriebssystem arbeiten. Dafür müssen sie allerdings extra zahlen.

www.inside-it.ch

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 10d

it will be interesting to see how much power these X2 Elite CPUs are consuming…

Windows Central @windowscentral.com · 10d

CPU: ✅ GPU: ✅ NPU: ✅

Let's see how these components compare across the new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme SoC and Apple's M4 lineup!

Has Apple's M4 been toppled by the new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme? Early performance results are in.

Qualcomm's new ARM-based flagship Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme SoC has been revealed. How does it compare to the ARM-based Apple M4?

www.windowscentral.com

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𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑮𝑨𝑽𝑰𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵 @amiga.vision · 11d

Is anyone out there running AmigaVision 2025.05.05 on real Amiga hardware at the moment? Trying to help a streamer/YouTube creator to get it set up, and he’s having issues. AmigaVision should always work on real hardware (and has in the past!), so I’m trying to figure out if there’s a regression.

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 11d

me being a typical victim of severe FOMO...

#MiSTerFPGA #FPGA

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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 12d

So that's how it worked! Very clever.

Generating the landscape - Lander on the Acorn Archimedes

A deep dive into generating the 3D landscape in Lander on the Acorn Archimedes

lander.bbcelite.com

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 12d

#MiSTerFPGA

c't magazin @ct.de · 12d

Entwickler investieren viel Mühe, um SNES & Co. akkurat in einem FPGA nachzubilden. Dank MiSTER Pi bezahlt man für dieses Retro-Erlebnis nun deutlich weniger.

Zum Artikel (€): heise.de/s/52Mq7

michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 12d

bargain of the month: CHF 0.02 apiece, still shrink-wrapped.

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 13d

there's a bunch of Video CDs available for download on archive dot org:

archive.org/download/vid...

video-cd_vcd directory listing

archive.org

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 13d

there's a fresh pre-release of the upcoming PHILIPS CD-i core on the #MiSTerFPGA Discord channel and now it can also play Video CDs!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_CD

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michael bosshard @n4n0.ch · 13d

and suddenly it dawned on me...

Jonathan Banks

plays Zack in

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

and

Mike Ehrmantraut in

Breaking Bad (2008–2013)

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