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#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
![A DECmate ]I[ running OS/278](https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/190/252/097/276/779/original/53d0319064d96ff7.jpeg "A DECmate ]I[ running OS/278")
"A blog about scripting, computing history, and whatever else comes up..."
He covers creating and reading man pages, Emacs, Unix commands, the shell, and more.
https://abochannek.github.io
#linux #retrocomputing #blogs
Alex’s Blog
A blog about scripting, computing history, and whatever else comes up…Alex Bochannek (Alex’s Blog)
Fan made Dreamcast Port of GTA 3 [Steals the Show].Thanks to [Stefanos] and his team, the genre defining Grand Theft Auto III [GTA 3], can now run on Sega’s hardware. Their combined efforts have yielded a fully playable port of the PC version of the game for Sega Dreamcast.
https://gitlab.com/skmp/dca3-game
#sega #dreamcast #gta3 #port #retrocomputing #art #console #gaming #history #engineer #media #retro #programming #artist #tech #news
![The porting effort was years in the making. It began with reverse engineering the entire source code of GTA 3 then implementing it into the homebrew SDK for the Dreamcast, KallistiOS. All the in-game graphic and sound assets are only pulled from a user provided PC copy of the game. Steps for those seeking to compile a bootable Dreamcast image of their own have been provided on the project’s website.
<https://dca3.net/setup/>
Recently one of the original developers of GTA 3 [Obbe Vermejj], divulged that the game actually began development on the Dreamcast. The project was obviously transferred onto PlayStation 2 for commercial reasons, but with this port from [Stefanos] and crew, we no longer have to dream of what could have been.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/087/246/934/693/980/original/4b01ad863ad1aaaf.png "The porting effort was years in the making. It began with reverse engineering the entire source code of GTA 3 then implementing it into the homebrew SDK for the Dreamcast, KallistiOS. All the in-game graphic and sound assets are only pulled from a user provided PC copy of the game. Steps for those seeking to compile a bootable Dreamcast image of their own have been provided on the project’s website.
<https://dca3.net/setup/>
Recently one of the original developers of GTA 3 [Obbe Vermejj], divulged that the game actually began development on the Dreamcast. The project was obviously transferred onto PlayStation 2 for commercial reasons, but with this port from [Stefanos] and crew, we no longer have to dream of what could have been.")
![[ImageSource: Stefanos]
As it turns out, Sega’s long defunct Dreamcast console is still thinking. The company behind the machine cut support long ago due in part to the commercial pressures applied by Sony’s PlayStation 2 console, but that never stopped the most dedicated of Dreamcast fans from seeking out its true potential.
This port of GTA 3 represents what could have been a true butterfly effect moment in console gaming history. The game was a major hit in the early days of the PlayStation 2, and it has been theorized that it could have proven to be a major commercial success for Sega as well had it been pressed onto a Dreamcast GD-ROM disc.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/087/248/031/147/040/original/9e05caf297cb79fb.png "[ImageSource: Stefanos]
As it turns out, Sega’s long defunct Dreamcast console is still thinking. The company behind the machine cut support long ago due in part to the commercial pressures applied by Sony’s PlayStation 2 console, but that never stopped the most dedicated of Dreamcast fans from seeking out its true potential.
This port of GTA 3 represents what could have been a true butterfly effect moment in console gaming history. The game was a major hit in the early days of the PlayStation 2, and it has been theorized that it could have proven to be a major commercial success for Sega as well had it been pressed onto a Dreamcast GD-ROM disc.")
Stefanos Kornilios Mitsis Poiitidis / dca3-game · GitLab
A port of librw and re3 to the Dreamcast https://dca3.netGitLab
[UPDATE
] Oh joy of joys, if you loved the 1984 game of Tetris or the 1989 game of Columns , you'll be pleased to know a brand new puzzle overhaul of Tetris 2 by František Fuka has been released for the ZX Spectrum.
https://theshich.itch.io/tetris-ce
#zxspectrum #tetris #championship #edition #update #retrocomputing #retro #gaming #programming #art #engineer #media #tech #news
![[ImageSource: theshich.itch.io]
UPDATE : I've recently been informed that Tetris Championship Edition may have been updated on itch io. Although I'm not sure if it's the same version as the one released in 2020 going by the fact they both say 1.0. The developer has noted all of the changes listed below.
• New Korobeiniki AY tune
• 50 FPS modes
• Kempston joystick support
• you can hold left or right key and piece will move continuously in that direction (you had to press these keys many times before)
• soft drop implemented
• you can now rotate pieces to the right (previously it was only to the left)
• accordingly, Redefine Keys screen has been changed
• the randomizer has been greatly improved, now the same frequency of all pieces is guaranteed
• scoring system has been changed: now it’s much more profitable to clean several lines at once, especialy 4
• the level increases when a certain amount of lines is cleared (previously it did not change at all)
• the number of levels in the classic mode has been increased: earlier, only levels 1-8 were available, now it's 0-9 by default and 10-19 with DROP key pressed
• theoretically the number of levels is not limited
• two tracks by František Fuka was replaced
• in Tetris 2 mode all levels have been redone (now there are 50 of them, but there will be more), and this mode was named Puzzle
• cheat mode for Puzzle was added
• now you can listen to music along with 48k effects
• Puzzle mode now has harder levels limited by a timer](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/053/327/643/191/138/original/8e7443fa0fee5413.png "[ImageSource: theshich.itch.io]
UPDATE : I've recently been informed that Tetris Championship Edition may have been updated on itch io. Although I'm not sure if it's the same version as the one released in 2020 going by the fact they both say 1.0. The developer has noted all of the changes listed below.
• New Korobeiniki AY tune
• 50 FPS modes
• Kempston joystick support
• you can hold left or right key and piece will move continuously in that direction (you had to press these keys many times before)
• soft drop implemented
• you can now rotate pieces to the right (previously it was only to the left)
• accordingly, Redefine Keys screen has been changed
• the randomizer has been greatly improved, now the same frequency of all pieces is guaranteed
• scoring system has been changed: now it’s much more profitable to clean several lines at once, especialy 4
• the level increases when a certain amount of lines is cleared (previously it did not change at all)
• the number of levels in the classic mode has been increased: earlier, only levels 1-8 were available, now it's 0-9 by default and 10-19 with DROP key pressed
• theoretically the number of levels is not limited
• two tracks by František Fuka was replaced
• in Tetris 2 mode all levels have been redone (now there are 50 of them, but there will be more), and this mode was named Puzzle
• cheat mode for Puzzle was added
• now you can listen to music along with 48k effects
• Puzzle mode now has harder levels limited by a timer")
Tetris Championship Edition (ZX Spectrum) by theshich
This is highly modified version of Tetris 2 from Fuxoft.itch.io
Not only the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis get a new homebrew release called [Super Star Wars Holiday Special]. Today you can download the Commodore Amiga version, that's been ported over as the first public beta by Earok.
https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1725394#post1725394
#amiga #super #starwars #port #retro #gaming #art #retrocomputing #engineer #artist #media #tech #news
![[ImageSource: Earok]
Which is an unofficial game from the cult-classic SNES Super Star Wars series, and loosely based on the outrageous The Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978.
Requirements:
AGA, CD32 Pad | Music is CD32 only | 020/2MB Chip minimum | 030 or Fast RAM recommended but not required](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/968/278/839/403/553/original/c29c802692bb4859.png "[ImageSource: Earok]
Which is an unofficial game from the cult-classic SNES Super Star Wars series, and loosely based on the outrageous The Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978.
Requirements:
AGA, CD32 Pad | Music is CD32 only | 020/2MB Chip minimum | 030 or Fast RAM recommended but not required")
Super Star Wars - Holiday Special AGA - English Amiga Board
Super Star Wars - Holiday Special AGA project.Amiga Game Factoryeab.abime.net
I moved it above the first 16k of memory that apparently makes it run faster and (combined with disabling interrupts) definitely does improve the refresh rate. #RetroComputing
Thirty-five years ago, as December 1989 turned into January 1990, the then-largest ever cybercrime investigation was launched in response to the world's first known example of ransomware.
https://www.heise.de/news/Missing-Link-35-Jahre-Ransomware-am-Anfang-stand-eine-unscheinbare-Diskette-10247344.html
#ransomware #history #retrocomputing #retro #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #tech #news
![This first ransomware payload was secreted on a 5.25-inch floppy disk titled "AIDS Information — Introductory Diskette 2.0" [h/t Heise.de]. The pioneering ransomware was developed by one American biologist [Dr. Joseph Lewis Andrew Popp Jr.], and about 20.000 copies were distributed to subscribers of the magazine PC Business World, various mailing lists, and even to World Health Organization delegates during a conference on AIDS.
As one may be able to deduce by the years and names being thrown around, this attack's choice of target was highly intelligent and the method of delivery exploited people's existing fears of a terrifying new biological virus at a time when knowledge of regular computer viruses was at an all-time low — much less an all-new form of malware meant to extort its victims.
Compared to modern-day threat actor attacks, only file names [not the files themselves], were encrypted by this ransomware. Thanks to this, effective software countermeasures ("AIDSOUT" to remove it and "AIDSCLEAR" to check for hidden directories combined into "CLEARAID") were developed by John Sutcliffe and Jim Bates to rescue impacted parties.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/878/105/389/651/002/original/8abb6e71e9174c40.jpeg "This first ransomware payload was secreted on a 5.25-inch floppy disk titled \"AIDS Information — Introductory Diskette 2.0\" [h/t Heise.de]. The pioneering ransomware was developed by one American biologist [Dr. Joseph Lewis Andrew Popp Jr.], and about 20.000 copies were distributed to subscribers of the magazine PC Business World, various mailing lists, and even to World Health Organization delegates during a conference on AIDS.
As one may be able to deduce by the years and names being thrown around, this attack's choice of target was highly intelligent and the method of delivery exploited people's existing fears of a terrifying new biological virus at a time when knowledge of regular computer viruses was at an all-time low — much less an all-new form of malware meant to extort its victims.
Compared to modern-day threat actor attacks, only file names [not the files themselves], were encrypted by this ransomware. Thanks to this, effective software countermeasures (\"AIDSOUT\" to remove it and \"AIDSCLEAR\" to check for hidden directories combined into \"CLEARAID\") were developed by John Sutcliffe and Jim Bates to rescue impacted parties.")
Missing Link: Die Ära der Ransomware beginnt mit einer 5,25"-Diskette
Vor 35 Jahren markierte eine schlichte 5,25 Zoll-Diskette mit der Aufschrift "AIDS Information" den Beginn einer der größten Geißeln der vernetzten Menschheit.Stefan Krempl (heise online)
Find out more at https://vic20elite.wordpress.com
When I annotated the #C64 source, this was exactly the kind of thing I hoped would happen. Right on, Commander! 🫡
#retrogaming #retrocomputing
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/
#ComputerHistory #RetroComputing #BBCcomputer #BASIC
The Centre for Computing History - Computer and Video Game Museum - Cambridge
The Centre for Computing History is a computer and video game museum based in Cambridge, UK. With a collection of vintage computers and game consoles, many of the exhibits are hands on and interactive.www.computinghistory.org.uk
Read here and enjoy:
https://msmadlemon.com/my-music-mods-are-available-and-channel-updates/
#Amiga #retrocomputing #blog #youtube
My Music MODs Are Available And Channel Updates
A warm welcome to all on these cold winter days. I’ve been cosying up and sorting through all my files. How we accumulate so much data throughout our lives is beyond me.Maddi (Ms Mad Lemon - A soul of an artist with a mind of a nerd)
does anyone know of any "turn an OG G3 bondi blue imac into a retro gaming machine" writeups out there? I'm not even looking to build it into a cabinet or anything, I'd be happy enough to just install retroarch or whatever.
but I'm lazy and if someone else has already done all the legwork and troubleshooting to figure out the best linux distro / config / etc. so I don't have to, I'd like to read about it.
(This is all assuming the thing still works, it has been in my attic and I haven't booted it in years)
#retroComputing #imac
That same game which also appeared as a more recent Arcade to Amiga conversion by JOTD, has just arrived as a pretty incredible Arcade clone to the ZX Spectrum by Artonapilos.
https://bubu-marcianito.itch.io/arcade-zx-collection-donkey-kong
#donkeykong #arcade #zxspectrum #conversion #retrocomputing #art #retro #gaming #tech #artist #media #programming #engineer #news
![[ImageSource: Artonapilos]
In the early 80's Nintendo released one of the most famous games of all time, and that game was “Donkey Kong”. A game in which you played as Mario that had to avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a damsel in distress from a giant barrel throwing ape called Donkey Kong.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/611/617/472/819/553/original/0c5587c258d137cb.jpeg "[ImageSource: Artonapilos]
In the early 80's Nintendo released one of the most famous games of all time, and that game was “Donkey Kong”. A game in which you played as Mario that had to avoid obstacles across a number of platforms, with sometimes a hammer in hand to save a damsel in distress from a giant barrel throwing ape called Donkey Kong.")
Arcade Zx Collection - DONKEY KONG by Bubu Marcianito
DOWNLOAD: Amazing clone of DONKEY KONG from arcade machines ported to the Zx Spectrumitch.io
https://rldane.space/laptops-a-romance.html
Holy moly, this turned out to be exhausting to write. It didn't help that I just *had* to source and prep images for every one of them.
1497 words
cc: my #chorus: @amin @joel @joelchrono @dm @sotolf @ivan @thedoctor @pixx @mirabilos @twizzay@thisis.mylegendary.quest @twizzay@behold.mylegendary.quest @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk
#rlDaneWriting #WritingMonth #RetroComputing #Laptop #Laptops #Macbook #MacbookAir #PinebookPro #Thinkpad
https://rldane.space/what-we-lost-along-the-way.html
Finally got out of my Thanksgiving rut! The muse is with me again! XD
1053 words
cc: my #chorus: @amin @joel @joelchrono @dm @sotolf @ivan @thedoctor @pixx @mirabilos @twizzay@thisis.mylegendary.quest @twizzay@behold.mylegendary.quest @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk
#rlDaneWriting #WritingMonth #RetroComputing #DigitalEthics #SoftwareFreedom #DigitalAgency
[KolibriOS lets you do simple tasks and even play games on your legacy PC.]
While most operating systems are written in C and C++, KolibriOS is written in pure x86 assembly and as a result small and lightweight enough to run off a standard 1.44 MB floppy disk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KolibriOS
#kolibrios #floppydisk #x86 #assembler #code #programming #retrocomputing #retro #gaming #it #engineer #media #tech #news
![[ImageSource: KolibriOS]
Screenshot of the KolibriOS desktop on first boot with default wallpaper.
As a fork of 32-bit MenuetOS back in 2004, KolibriOS has since followed its own course, sticking to the x86 codebase and requiring only a modest system with an i586-compatible CPU. Unlike MenuetOS’ proprietary x86_64 version, there’s no 64-bit in KolibriOS, but at this level you probably won’t miss it.
<https://wiki.kolibrios.org/wiki/Hardware_Support#Network>](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/538/514/121/191/728/original/80a114f803def8c4.png "[ImageSource: KolibriOS]
Screenshot of the KolibriOS desktop on first boot with default wallpaper.
As a fork of 32-bit MenuetOS back in 2004, KolibriOS has since followed its own course, sticking to the x86 codebase and requiring only a modest system with an i586-compatible CPU. Unlike MenuetOS’ proprietary x86_64 version, there’s no 64-bit in KolibriOS, but at this level you probably won’t miss it.
<https://wiki.kolibrios.org/wiki/Hardware_Support#Network>")
![[ImageSource: KolibriOS]
A curiosity recently caught our eye—that curiosity is KolibriOS, a super-lightweight and ultra-fast OS designed for legacy PCs with its floppy drive-friendly install size of just 1.44 MB.
The OS was really fast, stable, runs DOOM smoothly and overall seems to be a great small OS for x86 platforms that could give an old system a new lease on life.
<https://youtu.be/LjvG54xszoY>](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/538/514/813/627/826/original/a6e21568a237fe0d.png "[ImageSource: KolibriOS]
A curiosity recently caught our eye—that curiosity is KolibriOS, a super-lightweight and ultra-fast OS designed for legacy PCs with its floppy drive-friendly install size of just 1.44 MB.
The OS was really fast, stable, runs DOOM smoothly and overall seems to be a great small OS for x86 platforms that could give an old system a new lease on life.
<https://youtu.be/LjvG54xszoY>")
I’m *really* enjoying learning about how the Commodore 64 works. I can’t believe you can expose a whole 64K of RAM in one go! What a beast…
Here’s the source so far: https://github.com/markmoxon/elite-source-code-commodore-64/blob/main/1-source-files/main-sources/elite-source.asm
I hope you like it.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #commodore #8bit #6502 #c64
elite-source-code-commodore-64/1-source-files/main-sources/elite-source.asm at main · markmoxon/elite-source-code-commodore-64
Fully buildable source code for Elite on the Commodore 64 - markmoxon/elite-source-code-commodore-64GitHub
Yes, we're talking about the good old floppy disk, which is somehow still being utilized for something as important as a critical function of a public transport network within a major city’s.
https://www.govtech.com/transportation/s-f-muni-will-spend-212m-to-move-train-control-off-disk
#us #rail #train #control #metro #floppydisk #publictransport #travel #hitachirail #retrocomputing #engineer #media #tech #news
S.F. Muni Will Spend $212M to Move Train Control Off Disk
San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency has approved a contract with Hitachi Rail for a new train control system. The replacement will move the Muni Metro off 1998 technology that runs on floppy disks.GovTech
When you got good at it, you could jot down things shockingly quick. Unfortunately, It also ended up shaping my already weird and shitty handwriting into something weirder and shittier still.
I haven't been comfortable taking notes on anything not keyboard driven since.
#Palm #pda #RetroComputing #PalmOS
