Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub — 45 year old code now open-source ( www.tomshardware.com )
Trying to get DOS 6.22 on an SD Card, to then run via an ISA IDE to SD Adapter on my Commodore PC-10 III, but It doesn't wanna boot. What am I doing wrong? ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
I have been following the exact steps as outlined in this tutorial video, with no oddities happening along the way:...
Dell Called It "The Showstopper" - The Dell XPS M2010, a last hurrah of the luggable PC. ( www.youtube.com )
8BitDo’s latest retro keyboard is an ode to the Commodore 64 ( www.theverge.com )
The 6502 CPU Powered a Whole Generation! | The 8bit Guy ( www.youtube.com )
Let's talk about viruses and anti-viruses in MS-DOS! ( blog.raduzaharia.com )
Vintage Oddware: The Monitor Miser ( www.youtube.com )
Trying out Microsoft's pre-release OS/2 2.0 ( www.theregister.com )
The Superior Lemmy Experience ( files.catbox.moe )
Recently picket up this old Thinkpad T30 for 2 bucks at a local flea market. Its a bit scratched up and the battery is more or less dead but everything else is working fine. Its Pentium 4M, 1gb of ram and 40gb hdd might be a bit overkill for win2k but its really amazing. Running Firefox 13 and a webone proxy to deal with ssl...
IT'S ALIVEEEEEEE!!! ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
After taking that pic, I got done cleaning the CBM. The entire Body, Board and keys all look a lot better now and im glad to say that after all of that, it turned on no problem as well!...
Linux Running on an NES? ( www.youtube.com )
I greatly enjoyed "So now that we're done moving the goalposts, we can start porting Unix to the Famicom Disc System" and "the kernel is running trust me".
A quick look back at BeOS, the PC operating system that tried to challenge Windows and Mac ( www.neowin.net )
I stumbled across this the other day - Old DOS Never dies... ( ia801209.us.archive.org )
This should boot up on your run of the mill S-100 based system with an 8086. Maybe an 8080 too? Also, it reportedly runs under #simH as a virtual machine. According to some, this is the earliest known version of #86-DOS, not long after replacing #QDOS as its successor....
How to: Run a DOS-based Web Server (seriously) ( lunduke.locals.com )
Bit Banging a 3.5" Floppy Drive ( floppy.cafe )
Look like some good info to post here
retro.directory - Find Retro and Vintage Shops, Museums, Clubs, Websites and More in our Free Directory! - retro.directory ( retro.directory )
Useful map
Has anyone C code to filter frames to 1bit color depth approximation? ( fed.dyne.org )
BASIC for the Masses ( lemmy.sdf.org )
You are a BASIC bitch, so type-in and share your BASIC listings here. Any and all BASIC dialects are welcome.
On the off chance someone hadn't heard of it - Fujinet is amazing! ( fujinet.online )
This project really showcases the power of open source and passionate people building something for the sheer joy of it :)...
Fujitsu FM Towns is amazing ( lemmy.sdf.org )
If you want a parallel universe experience, try an FM Towns. They are x86 based were introduced in 1989 in Japan and ran through the 1990s. While they do run DOS, they have their own custom windowing system with a focus on MIDI audio/visual production using both a built in FM synth and PCM sampled wave form....
Determined enthusiasts are building a custom 3dfx graphics card — VoodooX has 32MB RAM and DVI output ( www.tomshardware.com )
Sketchpad: Constraint-based 2D CAD sketching prototype from 1963 ( www.youtube.com )
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