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root42

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https://www.youtube.com/root42
Coding, tinkering, ancient hardware and software.
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#retrogaming #letscode #demoscene
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root42, to amiga
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More lovely graphics in Simon the Sorceror.
#commodore #amiga #retrogaming #simonthesorcerer

root42,
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But boy are some objects hard to find thanks to the detailed graphics! We were missing this rope (can you see it?) and several other items!

polpo, to random
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In my abundant free time, I want to make a phone app optimized for taking photo or video of CRTs, with quick access to shutter speeds of 1/25, 1/29.97, 1/30, 1/50, 1/59.94, and 1/60 of a second. I've tried so many camera apps with manual settings and each one has annoyances or too many settings.

root42,
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@polpo great idea! Plus maybe video mode..? Plus a 15kHz audio filter. :)

root42,
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@fozztexx @polpo this will explode feature wise. :) But I guess more features can be added over time…

eazy, to random German
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Ich habe um 100m ums Haus wlan. Nur vor der Haustür ist nach einem Meter Schluss. Das muss geändert werden.

root42,
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@eazy 2.4 oder 5 GHz? 2.4 ist besser für draußen, da deutlich höhere Reichweite.

dirkdierickx, to amiga
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Introducing the SMD2000 “Bushfire” - a re-implementation of the 2000 to a modular, mini-DTX design

https://www.amigaretro.com/projects/introducing-the-smd2000-bushfire/

root42,
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@dirkdierickx Nice. However... I don't really see the advantage compared to existing A500 recreations. The A2000's biggest selling points were the Zorro slots (of which there are two left, one of which is blocked by the CPU card) and the ISA slots, which have been cut. Since most people will build up a more or less static system, the need to replace the Agnus board or CPU board will be rare. Instead I would go with an EATX A2000: https://github.com/jasonsbeer/Amiga-2000-EATX
All A2000 features in ATX form!

root42,
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@dirkdierickx true! And it looks very cute with the minimal board size.

root42, to retrocomputing
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Quick reminder that you can find me, @janbeta, @noel_llopis and many other enthusiasts over on @MakerTube

https://makertube.net/

As there is no ad revenue, make sure to drop a coin in the hat of both MakerTube and the creators!

And the best thing is: you can subscribe to your favorite channels using your Mastodon account! Never miss a video!

root42, to random
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So let there be love
Let there be love
Love
Let there be love
#simpleminds #arecordeveryday

TomF, to random
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Just got caught up on The Discourse of CPU design and this article: https://hackaday.com/2024/03/21/why-x86-needs-to-die/

Let me skip to the chase - it argues that x86 is shit because it's got variable-length encoding, is out-of-order, and does speculative execution. It then says ARM and RISC-V are much better.

Er... except they also do all those things in the fast chips. Which the writer clearly didn't know. So they're not just wrong, they're ignorant.

root42,
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@TomF microcode, as described by the great @kenshirriff :

http://www.righto.com/2023/07/undocumented-8086-instructions.html

root42, to random
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A very fast homebrew Vesa Local Bus VGA card based on the S3 Trio64V+:

https://github.com/matt1187/765VL/blob/main/readme.md

stefanhoeltgen, to commodore64 German
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Today the press office of Bonn University published our press release for the symposium in july (http://rtro.de/c64):

https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/119-2024?set_language=en

I am very proud of the photos, Vlker Lannert (the press photographer from Uni Bonn) took with me!

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root42,
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@stefanhoeltgen wir haben uns angemeldet! Voraussichtlich Sa und So.

chainq, to microsoft
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So, I use a MacBook and macOS.

Lets say, I have a Teams call with someone who uses Windows, and has Windows Recall enabled. Am I going to be recorded by it on the other end? Am I going to be warned about this feature being on? Can I opt out? How does it affect my privacy? Is this in any way legal in the EU? What happens with calls between US and EU? Which legislation applies?

Asking for a friend...

root42,
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@chainq In Germany your company will have a Datenschutzbeauftragter. He is there for exactly this kind of questions.

root42, to random
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Today is another day with intermittent clouds, but when the sun is there, it's strong!

root42, to random
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We never talked about it
But I hear the blame was mine
And I called you up to say I'm sorry
But I wouldn't want to waste your time
#philcollins #arecordeveryday

h0ffman, to random
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Public service announcement.. no Unstable Radio today, taking a small break as things are afoot.

root42,
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@h0ffman I hope only good things!

internetarchive, to random
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Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable.

We are working on it & will post updates in comments.

root42,
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@internetarchive Bummer. It's down for me again.

root42, to retrogaming
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Did I mention that I love the graphics quality of Simon the Sorcerer on the Amiga? And the four wizards totally show that Monkey Island was a great inspiration to this game.

#retrogaming #commodore #amiga #simonthesorcerer

blinry, to random
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Booked an Interrail Pass to travel to , a hacker camp in the UK!

Getting excited! 😆 This will be the first time I use the Channel Tunnel!

root42,
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@blinry Does Bletchley have a park? It might be nice...

Ede, to random German
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Ich glaube den #Retro Computer Markt hält sich selbst künstlich die Preise hoch und es kauft keiner die überteuert alte Hardware..
Beispiel:
komplette 486 soll kosten 200-400€
komplette 386 soll kosten 150-300€
Amiga - zwischen 150-4000€ je nach Modell

Ganz ehrlich. Wer ist bereit, das zu bezahlen?

root42,
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@Ede Haha! die @elosha kennt den Matt... 😄

root42, to random
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And these are the before and after pictures of the cast metal frame. I used deoxit and an old cloth and cotton buds to remove the dirt and cover the metal at the same time with the deoxit, which usually gives a very thin coating that will protect the metal. Smells horribly though. :)
I think I will need to lube the top and bottom ball bearings of the spindle. The top one I can reach easily. For the bottom one I probably have to unmount the flywheel, but I don't want to...

A much cleaner metal frame, with significantly less visible corrosion

root42,
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The IEEE488 cables have been worked on by the rust converter over night. After rinsing and cleaning with deoxit spray they look much nicer. I probably won’t use them, but they make great historical artifacts. Still lots of leftover corrosion here and there.

root42,
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@mase yes, new cables are easily available still.

mase, to retrocomputing German
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Hat vielleicht noch jemand eine MOS 8501 CPU für den #Commodore #C16 über? Die hier wurde vom Vorgänger bei einem Reparaturversuch falsch herum auf den Sockel gesteckt und ist dabei gestorben. Das Gerät soll weiter leben.
#Retrocomputing

root42,
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@mase na vielleicht gab es sie ja doch! 1990 wäre aber ultraspät für einen 8501. Aber wer weiß! Ich täte aber eher auf eine 8500 Relabel tippen. Lasse mich aber gerne vom Gegenteil überzeugen!

root42,
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@mase okay, dann mag das so sein! Ist mit völlig neu, heisst aber nix. Überprüfen kannst du da nicht viel. Nur ausprobieren. :)

root42,
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@mase Ne, der 8501 ist ein 6502 durch und durch. Das Pinout ist einfach anders. Er hat 8 I/O pins statt 6, dafür kein NMI und clock out.

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