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Wossen Wyatt
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I was an 80's kid and now I collect retro PC stuff.

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#guyanese #retrocomputing #operatingsystems #linux #unix #formula1
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furan.bsky.social
dual cpu abit bp6 running beos with bebox style blinkenlights on an x86 over smbus.
December 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Linux on the PS2.

The desktop defaults to the WindowMaker window manager. I think that's fitting since the design of the PS2 does have quite a NeXT-esque aesthetic, if you squint just right.

youtube.com/watch?v=FQme...

#retrocomputing #playstation2 #linux #actionretro
Behold the Infamous PS2 Linux Kit
YouTube video by Action Retro
youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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A harrowing tale with a happy ending. 😨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjqP...

#retrocomputing #davesgarage #pdp11 #unix
Uber Freight Dropped my Mainframe... Let's Fix it!
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Finally! A guide to the seemingly chaotic capitalization of #nextstep.

layered.work/nextstep-nam...

#retrocomputing #nextcomputers
LAYERED.work
LAYERED.work
December 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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A brief history of Gopher, the global Internet information distribution protocol that preceded the World Wide Web.

youtube.com/watch?v=Flo9...

#retrocomputing #computerhistory #retronetworking #internethistory
What Happened to Gopher? The Internet We Lost
YouTube video by OFFLINE MUSEUM
youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
wossman.net.gy
This time, The Serial Port tackles the history of VLANs.

youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1z...

#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory #theserialport
1995: The Year of the Virtual LAN
YouTube video by The Serial Port
youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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More essential viewing from @retrobytes.bsky.social.

What a way to start the weekend! 👌🏾

Thanks, John!

#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory
retrobytes.bsky.social RetroBytes(John) @retrobytes.bsky.social · 29d
I made a video, as I occasionally do. This one is about the world of email before we all started using Internet email, in particular company group mail.
youtu.be/czpiHZPyxLU
E-Mail before the Internet
YouTube video by RetroBytes
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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A tale from a long bygone era when men made magic out of sand and electricity.

www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #idquake #window95 #dosgaming
Quake was the only game to support DOS and Win95 with TCP/IP multiplayer in one executable—deep dive explains how id Software did it
... and a Nine Inch Nails soundtrack.
www.tomshardware.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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I sure do, @ronscompvids.bsky.social!

www.instagram.com/p/CPyUDsOnj1n/

#retrocomputing
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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My first job as a teen back in 1997 was at a small computer store operated out of a garage that sold Gateway2000 desktops and Toshiba laptops to gov't agencies and NGOs in Guyana. (And by small I mean the owner, the receptionist and me.)

The machines ran well and I loved the cow spotted branding.
siliconundergro.bsky.social Dave F @siliconundergro.bsky.social · Oct 17
18 years ago today, Gateway 2000 came to an end. It turns out when you build loyalty based on great customer service and then you cut costs by cutting customer service, the loyalty goes elsewhere. #retrocomputing dfarq.homeip.net/bought-gatew...
Who bought Gateway computers?
Gateway's fall was pretty stunning to those of us who witnessed it firsthand
dfarq.homeip.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Windows NT 4.0 (and 3.51) finally gets a native NVMe storage driver!

youtube.com/watch?v=gvT9...

#retrocomputing #windowsnt #nvme #operatingsystems
Windows NT Gets NVMe in 2025?! Real Driver, Real Hardware
YouTube video by Omores
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
wossman.net.gy
After using Task Manager in Windows NT 4.0 for the first time and then going back to Windows 98, my life just wasn't the same. I now knew there was a better way to live. Even if that way meant sacrificing Device Manager.

youtube.com/watch?v=yQyk...

#computerhistory #windowsnt #microsoft
I Wrote Task Manager — 30 Years Later, the Secrets You Never Knew
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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bluescsi.com
BlueSCSI 🤝 PicoIDE

Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.

We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
polpo.org Ian Scott @polpo.org · Nov 10
Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com
A beige computer front with a PicoIDE (also in beige) in the 3.5" drive bay. The PicoIDE has a OLED screen showing the PicoIDE logo, a full progress bar, and the text "Ready!" There is a LED showing a cyan color, up/down/cancel/ok buttons, a microSD slot, and a 3.5" headphone jack.
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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#retrocomputing #emulation
polpo.org Ian Scott @polpo.org · Nov 10
Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com
A beige computer front with a PicoIDE (also in beige) in the 3.5" drive bay. The PicoIDE has a OLED screen showing the PicoIDE logo, a full progress bar, and the text "Ready!" There is a LED showing a cyan color, up/down/cancel/ok buttons, a microSD slot, and a 3.5" headphone jack.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Not gonna lie... Dave's fixation with his DEC PDP-11 systems is one of the absolute best things on the modern Internet, bar none. 🫶🏾

youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_...

#reteocomputing #pdp11 #retrobattlestations #unixporn #unix #bsdunix
Booting UNIX from a 14", 3600rpm, 200lb Monster Hard Drive - PDP-11
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Just like the good ol' days. 🙂

youtube.com/watch?v=RS9o...

#novell #netware #retrocomputing
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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@jeffgeerling.com tried to warn us but we never listen. #itwasdns

youtube.com/watch?v=KFvh...
Why the Web was Down Today - Explained by a Retired Microsoft Engineer
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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jeffgeerling.com
I've just posted a video that *tries* to document the overwhelming nature of the event (overwhelming in a good way, of course).

And I think I only covered like 1/3 of the show floor!

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0N...
Blog post: www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/vc...
Resurrecting old tech at VCF Midwest
YouTube video by Jeff Geerling
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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xkcd.com
Skateboard

xkcd.com/3152/
4-panel comic. (1) [person in the sky unpacks skateboard from parachute bag] I guess this is on me. I should really keep my skateboarding gear and my parachutes in different-looking bags. (2) [person looking down at skateboard as they fall] (3) [person falling wile holding skateboard in one hand and phone making “beep beep” sound in the other] (4) (person still falling with skateboard, now talking on phone] Hello, Pro Skate Parks LLC? I’d like to place an extremely expedited order for a 600-foot halfpipe.
October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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xkcd.com
Ping

xkcd.com/3150/
4-panel comic. (1) [person finds bottle on shore] (2) [person reads message from inside bottle: ICMP ECHO REQUEST...] (3) [person writes on message ICMP ECHO REPLY...] (4) [person puts bottle back in water and leaves]
October 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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cyberciti.biz
Pro tip for Linux /Unix users: Once you are done with administering your box, always end an elevated session by running the `sudo -K` command. This prevents unauthorized use by others if you leave your terminal open. Apart from that, it is useful for testing your scripts & other admin commands (1/n)
October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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She chose hard mode and survived.

Nay! ...and THRIVED!

#linux #archlinux

youtube.com/watch?v=dfUa...
Why I started using Linux
YouTube video by Bread on Penguins
youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
wossman.net.gy
This is cool! Unlike solutions I've seen before that require blank SIMs that you write your own data to, including Ki values for encryption, this setup just ignores the Ki so you can use any SIMs that aren't active on a real operator. Neat!

#retrocomputing #telecom

youtube.com/watch?v=CMWv...
Building a CUSTOM 2G GSM Cellular Base Station
YouTube video by dosdude1
youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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gammitin.bsky.social
I stumbled upon this Toshiba Satellite 300CDT ('98) in storage yesterday & attempted getting a modern Linux distro working on it. No luck at first, but then I found a 64MB EDO RAM stick taking this to 80MB. It now boots the latest Tiny Core Plus, I even have WiFi working too 👍
October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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There was a time when a game taking up 262 MB of hard disk space was considered CRAZY, even by the game's own developers! 🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

#retrocomputing #retropc #retrogaming #dosgaming
September 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM