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Thalia Archibald @thalia@discuss.systems
· 2d ago
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My library has grown past a single bookshelf! #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #unix #computerscience
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EdS @EdS@mathstodon.xyz
· 2d ago
RE: https://discuss.systems/@thalia/117585354081746652 I love a good shelfie, especially when it's #retroComputing and #computerHistory - thanks @thalia@discuss.systems for listing the titles as otherwise I'd be scrutinising that photo
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Shelf 4 (programming languages and compilers): • Beginning with C: An Introduction to Professional Programming by Ron House (1994) • Algorithms in C, Parts 1–4: Fundamentals, Data Structures, Sorting, Searching by Robert Sedgewick (1998) • The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup (1991) • The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup (1997) • The Design and Evolution of C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup (1994) • Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup (2008) • Rust for Rustaceans: Idiomatic Programming for Experienced Developers by Jon Gjengset (2022) • Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development by Jim Blandy, Jason Orendorff, and Leonora F. S. Tindall (2021) • Rust Atomics and Locks: Low-Level Concurrency in Practice by Mara Bos (2023) • The Go Programming Language by Alan A. A. Donovan and Brian W. Kernighan (2016) • Type-Driven Development with Idris by Edwin Brady (2017) • The Icon Programming Language by Ralph E. Griswold and Madge T. Griswold (1983) • Concepts of Programming Languages by Mark Elson (1973) • Concepts of Programming Languages by Robert W. Sebesta (1989) • Concepts of Programming Languages by Robert W. Sebesta (1999) • Programming Language Concepts by Carlo Ghezzi, Mehdi Jazayeri (1998) • Programming Languages: Design and Implementation by Terrence W. Pratt, Marvin V. Zelkowitz (1975) • Compilers: Principles, Techniques, & Tools by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman (2007) • Hacker's Delight by Henry S. Warren, Jr. (2013) • Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom (2021) • Modern Compiler Implementation in Java by Andrew W. Appel (2002) • Crafting a Compiler by Charles N. Fischer, Ron K. Cytron, and Richard J. LeBlanc, Jr. (2010) • Engineering a Compiler by Keith D. Cooper, Linda Torczon (2008) • SSA-based Compiler Design by Fabrice Rastello and Florent Bouchez Tichadou (2022) • Advanced Symbolic Analysis for Compilers: New Techniques and Algorithms for Symbolic Program Analysis and Optimization by Thomas Fahringer and Bernhard Scholz (2003)
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4am ❧ @a2_4am@mastodon.social
· 2d ago
Boosted by @joe@f.duriansoftware.com
A few months ago, without fanfare or announcement, I started working on a new project: a brand new, handcrafted, open source Z-machine interpreter for the Apple II. This was partly inspired by Microsoft open sourcing Zork last year, and partly by the relentless flood of slop in the #retrocomputing community, and partly because I wasn't sure I could do it. After learning more about Z-machine, @a2_qkumba@mastodon.social and I settled on an insane design goal: Trinity in 64K. #AppleII #interactivefiction
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AJ Sadauskas @ajsadauskas@mastodon.social
· 5d ago
A fascinating little piece of Australia's early computing history: The MicroBee. In the early 1980s, a group of engineers in Gosford designed and built a home-grown computer that competed against the likes of the IBM PC, Apple 2, and Commodore 64. At one stage, Apple even offered to buy the company to get a foothold in Australian schools. Here's the story of the rise, fall, and return (?) of the MicroBee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idt-g_UQbqw #MicroBee #retrocomputing #retrocomputer @retrogaming

Australia's Greatest Computer? The MicroBee Story

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eobet @eobet@oldbytes.space
· 4d ago
Boosted by @kcarruthers@infosec.exchange
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117571231951001103 For the old timers here, yes this is the same screen saver from 26 years ago which is evidently still going strong and it's apparently the same Jim Sachs who was lead artist on Defender of the Crown (which turned 40 this year)!? 🤯💙🐠 #RetroComputing #Amiga #Cinemaware
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Artist pulls popular screensaver from Roku OS because of Fox acquisition Developer: “I can’t be part of the Fox world.” https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/artist-pulls-popular-screensaver-from-roku-os-because-of-fox-acquisition/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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David Schmidt @individual8@mastodon.social
· 1w ago
35 years ago, my dad chose an Intel 80386 over a typewriter – and sparked a lifelong obsession. With 1 MB RAM, a 40 MB hard drive, and a color CRT monitor, I was completely hooked. Within weeks, I had figured out COM1 vs. LPT1 and was obsessively tweaking autoexec.bat and config.sys for expanded memory. While friends played on C64s and Ataris, this was my true beginning in tech. #RetroComputing #DOS #Intel386 #VintageTech #Memories
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Serge Matveenko ♻️☮️ Ⓐ @lig@fosstodon.org
· 1w ago
Boosted by @welcome@friends.deko.cloud
I'd like to introduce @v4siliy@fosstodon.org, who's just joined Fosstodon! I know Vasiliy personally, and he's one of those genuinely intelligent people who always have something interesting up their sleeve. And here's a little spoiler: he might have some fascinating projects involving retro devices to share soon! 👀 If you're into retro tech, give him a follow. I have a feeling it'll be worth it! 😉 #RetroComputing #RetroTech #Introduction
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Fedi.Video @FediVideo@social.growyourown.services
· 1w ago
Boosted by @FediFollows@social.growyourown.services
Socketwench makes videos about electronics, 3D printing, retro computing and related topics. You can follow at: ➡️ @socketwench@makertube.net (Don't worry if the account looks blank to you, that just means no one from your server follows it yet. Follow and the videos will start gradually showing up on your server too.) You can also follow her non-video account at @socketwench@masto.hackers.town#FeaturedPeerTube #Electronics #RetroComputing #3DPrinting #PeerTube
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Quazar @quazarsamcoupe@mastodonapp.uk
· 1w ago
Boosted by @welcome@friends.deko.cloud
📌 #Introduction Developer of 34 years for #SAMCoupe #computer - #hardware, #software, #gamedev and #magazine. Plus #Retrocomputing hardware for #RC2014, #ZXSpectrum, #MicroBeast, #Soundchip, #Electronics. St. Andrews graduate. Award winning industrial embedded designer. ➡️ SAM Coupe 🌐 https://www.samcoupe.com ⭐️ Quazar Surround soundcard - new edition. ⭐️ VIC-20 Cartridge Interface ⭐️ SAM Revival 9 revamp (with Manic Miner) 🔹 SAM Revival 11 revamp 🔹 SAM Revival issue 26 🔹 Mechanical Keyboard 🔹 Trinity Ethernet Interface v1.2 (with SD / SDHC card mass storage) ➡️ RC2014 / RCbus Compatibles / Microbeast / SC / Other 🌐 https://2014.samcoupe.com 🌟 ZX True Tone v2.0 (ZXTT) 🌟 MicroBeast 3 Way Expansion Card ⭐️ SAA1099P Soundchip Interface ⭐️ SID Soundchip Interface V1.3 🔹 Graphic OLED Interface ➡️ ZX Spectrum 🌐 https://zx.samcoupe.com ⭐️ ZX 2 Way Expansion Interface 🔹 ZX-RC2014 Bus Interface 🔹 Interface 2 style Flash Cart 🔹 ROM cart int. Full links, eBay, etc... 🌐 https://linktr.ee/quazarsamcoupe
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Quazar - a SAM Coupe developer - New hardware, software and SAM Revival magazine for the SAM Coupe. Celebrating 32 years of supporting the SAM Coupe.

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seven_305 @seven_305@infosec.exchange
· 1w ago
Boosted by @welcome@friends.deko.cloud
Hi infosec.exchange 👋 #introduction I'm Seven. In the early 2000s I was writing AIM "progs" in VB6: punters, clone loaders, bots. Learned security by poking at AOL's protocols before most of the rules existed. These days: C#, PHP, web security and AI tooling. I'll be posting about web security, old-school exploits vs. modern defenses, and internet history. Archive: https://sevlegend.com Code: https://github.com/seven305/aim-progs-archive #infosec #websecurity #appsec #retrocomputing
SEVEN.LEGEND // Old Code. New Code.
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SEVEN.LEGEND // Old Code. New Code.

The official archive of Seven — architect of the early 2000s AIM underground. AOL/AIM progs, bots and punters, VB6 and C# source, and the story behind the $873M Facebook judgment.

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