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Cloud operations by day, retrocomputing by night. Minidisc πŸ’½ | Palm βœ‹ | Retrocomputing πŸ’Ύ | Macintosh 🍎 | Linux 🐧 | BSD 😈 | Retrogaming πŸ•ΉοΈ| Gopher 🦫 | SmolwebπŸ•ΈοΈ gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/ecliptik/

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Also finished Dungeon Crawler Carl #4, absolute masterpiece of a book series and I can't put it down.

07.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've started heavily using Claude Code this week to make a "modern" telnet application for 68k Macintosh systems like the Mac Plus called Flynn.

In the last 24 hours I've gone from nothing to a fully functioning app that runs on my original hardware with System 6.

github.com/ecliptik/fly...

07.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trying out Claude Code Agent teams. Goal is to have a Fluxbox-like compatible window manager for Wayland.

Project Stats:

- 14,661 lines of C across 42 source files
- 3 build targets: wm-wayland compositor, wm-wayland-ctl IPC client, tests
- Builds cleanly with wlroots 0.18, XWayland auto-detected

10.02.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An isometric diagram of a computer room. Along the left wall, four Magentic Tape Units, and one Sort Collate Unit. In the far corner, two general storage drum cabinets, showing magnetic tape. Along the right wall, one General Storage Control Cabinet, one Arithmetic Cabinet, two Program Control Cabinets. In the near corner, one 90-column card control cabinet. Along the near wall, a 90-column card processor. In the very center, an operat's desk, labeled Console System.

An isometric diagram of a computer room. Along the left wall, four Magentic Tape Units, and one Sort Collate Unit. In the far corner, two general storage drum cabinets, showing magnetic tape. Along the right wall, one General Storage Control Cabinet, one Arithmetic Cabinet, two Program Control Cabinets. In the near corner, one 90-column card control cabinet. Along the near wall, a 90-column card processor. In the very center, an operat's desk, labeled Console System.

A demonstration of the miniaturization possible with modern technology, the various cabinets of the UNIVAC I demonstrated that it was possible to fit an entire aisle's worth of racks a computer like the Whirlwind I into a single cabinet. (Source.)

08.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I desperately want "poser" to make a comeback as well.

03.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Was going to say, let's bring back Ska too.

03.02.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

in 2026, let's bring back the concept of "selling out" and once again make it contemptible

03.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 618 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 25
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Wallops - A modern IRC client for classic Mac OS

Wallops 2.2 is out today:

jcs.org/wallops

It can now send @pushover.net notifications when you are mentioned and a screen saver is running

02.02.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
31.01.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PicoIDE An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers

The PicoIDE Crowd Supply campaign is now live! Back the project to be among the first to get yours! PicoIDE is an open IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for retro systems. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

29.01.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 12
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I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

27.01.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 17314 πŸ” 6910 πŸ’¬ 503 πŸ“Œ 329
A screenshot of the main menu of the game Firewatch.

A screenshot of the main menu of the game Firewatch.

A screenshot of gameplay from the video game Firewatch. Player is overlooking a rocky cliff while holding a book.

A screenshot of gameplay from the video game Firewatch. Player is overlooking a rocky cliff while holding a book.

Recently replayed Firewatch, what a game! I miss Campo Santo :(

20.01.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Various Metroid games. Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime Trilogy and Metroid: Other M for Wii. Super Metroid for SNES. Metroid: Samus Returns for 3DS. Japanese Metroid II for Gameboy. Metroid for NES. Metroid for Famicom Disk System.

Various Metroid games. Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime Trilogy and Metroid: Other M for Wii. Super Metroid for SNES. Metroid: Samus Returns for 3DS. Japanese Metroid II for Gameboy. Metroid for NES. Metroid for Famicom Disk System.

Yes. Yes I do.

20.01.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
network: Send multiple packets in a READ(6), read multiple in WRITE(6) Β· jcs/BlueSCSI-v2@33eefcb The Macintosh DaynaPORT driver will combine multiple outgoing packets in a single SCSI WRITE(6), so we have to be able to parse them properly or we'll drop traffic. This was the cause of the a...

The result of all that debugging is a 691% speed-up in EtherTalk speed when going over BlueSCSI Wi-Fi

github.com/jcs/BlueSCSI...

12.01.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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NetBSD booting

#netbsd #retrocomputing

31.12.2025 23:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of fastfetch for NetBSD 10.1 running on a 486 with 48Mb of memory

screenshot of fastfetch for NetBSD 10.1 running on a 486 with 48Mb of memory

Gateway 2000 "Family PC" slimline desktop running NetBSD 10.2

Gateway 2000 "Family PC" slimline desktop running NetBSD 10.2

Because even a 486 needs a Noctua fan

Because even a 486 needs a Noctua fan

Professional data and power cable management

Professional data and power cable management

@actionretro.bsky.social I think you will appreciate this, a modern(ish) OS running on hardware from around the time when The Getup Kids formed. NetBSD 10.1 on a 486.

31.12.2025 07:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@actionretro.bsky.social inspired by your video on Floppinux, I got my modified Gateway 2000 486DX2-66Mhz system running it off a 2.88Mb floppy image on a Gotek floppy emulator.

Extra space allows for a fully featured busybox and more kernel features like networking, framebuffer and ATA support.

24.12.2025 00:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear aboutβ€”then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.

18.11.2025 02:23 πŸ‘ 811 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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this is the most lore doom has ever needed

17.11.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Windows 2000 NvME driver installer

Windows 2000 NvME driver installer

Windows 2000 NvME in device manager

Windows 2000 NvME in device manager

This is totally normal

15.11.2025 01:05 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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OS/2 Warp is Inviting

14.11.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Beta Steam Controller, bag, sticker and absurdly long USB cable

Beta Steam Controller, bag, sticker and absurdly long USB cable

We don't need a Steam Controller, we have a Steam Controller at home.

12.11.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
How TIE Fighter Left X-Wing in the Dust
How TIE Fighter Left X-Wing in the Dust YouTube video by Space Cadet Rewind

Great (and 3 hours long) TIE Fighter Retrospective by Space Cadet Rewind. Nice work!
youtube.com/watch?v=GWo8...

#tiefighter #xwing #starwars #lucasarts #lucasfilmgames #retrogaming #retrogames #retrogamer #dosgaming #dosgames

28.10.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
"PICOIDE for IDE EMULATION" in the style of the iconic "ZOHRAN for NEW YORK CITY" campaign sign

"PICOIDE for IDE EMULATION" in the style of the iconic "ZOHRAN for NEW YORK CITY" campaign sign

coming soon πŸ˜‰ - picoide.com
(image made at homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...)

08.11.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4
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β€œI love PlayStation.” Ok, then show me you listening to the Gran Turismo soundtrack on the MiniDisc Walkman.

06.11.2025 03:41 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

05.11.2025 02:47 πŸ‘ 61754 πŸ” 11148 πŸ’¬ 1183 πŸ“Œ 516
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Going to play some Pinball.

22.10.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I setup a gotek a couple weeks ago in my 486 and it's a dream. Like how I'm back to Sneaker Net, copying files into a floppy image with mcopy on my Linux laptop then pulling the drive an shuffling it to the 486.

22.10.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Loki | Home | The Games that Linux People Play Loki: We make the games that Linux people play. Find out more about our products and where to get them.

Time for a video on Loki Games, you know The Games that Linux People Play

www.lokigames.com

08.10.2025 05:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yup

04.10.2025 08:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0