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I managed to get HP-UX to boot on the HP9000/370 in the Virtual OS Museum on macOS, but running under two emulators, it’s unfortunately way too slow—I barely managed to type in the uname command.
I wonder whether it’s any faster with MAME running directly on macOS…
#retrocomputing #hpux

I managed to get HP-UX to boot on the HP9000/370 in the Virtual OS Museum on macOS, but running under two emulators, it’s unfortunately way too slow—I barely managed to type in the uname command.
I wonder whether it’s any faster with MAME running directly on macOS…
#retrocomputing #hpux

I managed to get HP-UX to boot on the HP9000/370 in the Virtual OS Museum on macOS, but running under two emulators, it’s unfortunately way too slow—I barely managed to type in the uname command.
I wonder whether it’s any faster with MAME running directly on macOS…
#retrocomputing #hpux

Screenshots of my beeb series 7 yesterday booting off my restored Cumana floppy drive. The last one, the Teletext editor is I think by my high school Maths Teacher at the time.
#retrocomputing

Vor einem knappen Jahr habe ich von einem Bekannten einen A500 nebst einem großen Pappkarton Disketten und ein paar Büchern übernommen. Ich war lange unschlüssig, was damit anfangen. Vor ein paar Tagen dann der Entschluss: wird über die nächsten Jahre gemütlich vor sich hin restauriert und modernisiert. #vintagecomputing

Combining #towelday and 5.25 day (OK, so that's american dates, but I've not got any 25⅛" floppies).
#retrocomputing

Lazy Sunday (Commodore 64-style)
made with @…
#retrocomputing

RE: #retrocomputing

When did you last clean your 40/80 switch?
Go on, do it now.
#retrocomputing

Been working on a Toshiba Satellite T1910 (vintage laptop) which had a dodgy floppy drive. 2 drives and 2 goteks later I've worked out the issue was the flat ribbon cable I was using! 🤦‍♂️ Needs to be the twisted type; pins are reversed. Will defo write this up for other poor souls when I'm done! #retrocomputing

#RetroComputing an old #SunMicrosystems buddy in New Jersey is cleaning out his basement collection of (mostly) working systems Ultra 1, Ultra 10, V210, V65X and Cobalt Cube. He says the only issue could be the drives on the V65X. Anyone want to go and get anything before they go to …

Anyone familiar with DOSBox and crashes of Windows 3.11 apps?
This app installed fine but it's throwing this. I tried a few different CPU settings in DOSBox but it happens regardless if it's a 486 or Pentium or whatever.
#retrocomputing

Watch me clear off my dining room table and reassemble a Toshiba Satellite T2130CT from 1993.
#retrocomputing

This old guy is a fancy one for an LS isn't it.
#retrocomputing

You know it's serious #history when you get a blue plaque. #edsac #retrocomputing
BBC News - Blue plaque awarded for Cambridge computer creation:

Did you know? IBM stands for “Itty Bitty Machines”
#retrocomputing

Damals, als Außendienstler von Versicherungen noch Pocket-PCs im Köfferchen dabei hatten. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #ti74

Win95 setup: prove you own windows 3.11!
Me: you are booting on a gateway solo from 1996, installing an OS from 1995, and the current system time is in 2026. Of course I fucking own Win 3.11!!!
#retrocomputing
#Windows95

Oops,
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I also lust after the Commodore-64 version of the keyboard. Absolutely identical to the others, but that colour scheme and font!
#8bit #RetroComputing #C64 #Commodore64

My beeb series 7 was having heat problems, so I bodged some heatsinks onto the CPU and onto the infamous 245 next to it (which was getting well over 50c in a few mins)
The series 7 case has the back vent mostly covered to stop junk going in.
Hmm the wire ties aren't really satisfactory.
#retrocomputing

I’d pour one out for VARTA today, but they’re doing that by themselves
#iykyk #retrocomputing

What *should* a floppy drives read data look like (5.25" single density, BBC DFS) ?
Both my Model B and a greaseweazel are failing to read the two disks I've tried at all at the moment; does this stream (off pin 34 on the interface) look sane? I don't currently have a known-good one to reference.
#retrocomputing

Auf einer meiner Folien hatte ich meinen ersten Computer, den KC85/3 erwähnt und dann stellte sich heraus, dass im Archiv der Schule noch genau ein solcher Computer zu finden war, und zwar mit ordentlich Zubehör und Software.
Da habe ich nicht schlecht gestaunt !!
Heute hatte ich keine Zeit, aber ich will gerne wiederkommen und versuchen, das Gerät nochmal in Betrieb zu nehmen.
Interessiert sich hier jemand für #DDR #Retrocomputing ?
( @… ?)

I've just learned that #8bitdo have released an #IBM #ModelM edition of their fabulous range of retro keyboards and I am definitely here for it!
#RetroComputing

Einen Joystick selber bauen ist eigentlich ganz einfach. Man braucht als erstes eine Brotdose. #VCFe #VCFe25 #vintagecomputing

Just typed in a RAM test program on my Series 7 BBC Model B - it passes clean; hmm - doesn't explain the instability then.
Also, I don't seem to be able to (reliably?) write to a floppy - hmm. save file, *. and find it's nto there. Hmm. Tried formatting and it's verifying bad. So some more debug todo.
(Also, hth did I type so much on a Model B keyboard, the keys are HARD)

My Greaseweazel arrived today - in a conveniently sized cardboard box - which it was easy enough to mount it in.
#retrocomputing

Some Friday evening #retrocomputing
#RedHat
#RedHat5
#linux

Oh, Floppy Time! #vintagecomputing #c64 #floppy1541 #retrocomputing

who did it best?
#retrocomputing

This prediction from The Micro User magazine in January 1985 about where home computers might go, and how computer-touchers might still have different attitudes than the rest of the population, turns out to not actually be a thousand miles short of the mark.
#Retrocomputing #BBCmicro #futurism #TheMicroUser