Vintage home computing...

Villan · 25 Jul 2023 at 01:10

1977 style

Retro Gadgets: The Real Desktop Computer

People argue about the first use of the computer desktop metaphor. Apple claims it. Xerox probably started it. Yet, when I think of computer desktops, I think of the NOVAL 760. Not a household name…

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DeeJay-Mo · 25 Jul 2023 at 16:50

Very cool. Wood always makes a setup better.

Villan · 28 Aug 2023 at 00:23

640K memory - more than enough

Why Were PCs Limited to 640K of RAM (And How Did They Fix It)?

Out of memory err...

www.howtogeek.com

a1ex2001 · 19 Dec 2023 at 21:28

Villan said:
640K memory - more than enough

Why Were PCs Limited to 640K of RAM (And How Did They Fix It)?

Out of memory err...

www.howtogeek.com

That picture! We had two of these at home (acquired by my dad) one with twin floppies and one with a 40mb hard disk! Playing prince of Persia on the Hercules green screen with motion trails is one of my all time gaming highlights!

Before that we had a P.E.T that he also acquired they were truly awful!

Villan · 20 Dec 2023 at 00:48

From The Register:

Doom is 30, and so is Windows NT. How far we haven't come

Look how far we haven't come since Windows NT

The difference between 1983 and 1993 is vast. Since then, not so much

www.theregister.com

Villan · Friday at 18:35

This will never catch on...

Vintage home computing...

Doom is 30, and so is Windows NT. How far we haven't come​

Doom is 30, and so is Windows NT. How far we haven't come