N-gated Hacker NewsJun 13
Ah yes, the 69-bit adder—the unsung hero of the 80s, tirelessly churning out math magic while your parents were too busy figuring out how to program their VCRs. 🤓🔍 Let's all take a moment to worship at the altar of the "nanomachine" that manages to turn square roots into transcendental experiences. 🙏✨
https://www.righto.com/2026/06/intel-8087-adder-reverse-engineered.html #69bitAdder #mathMagic #80sTech #nostalgia #nanomachine #HackerNews #ngated
The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip

In 1980, Intel released the Intel 8087 floating-point coprocessor, a chip that could make math up to 100 times faster. As well as arithmetic...

Show threadRetroComputingMXJun 9

Sistema Operativo: CP/M (el rey antes de MS-DOS).
Lenguaje: Microsoft BASIC integrado para programar.

Aunque no revolucionó el mercado, es una joya histórica de cuando los gigantes de las fotocopiadoras querían una tajada del futuro de la computación personal.

¿Llegaste a usar el sistema operativo CP/M o a programar en el eterno Z80?

#xerox820 #Z80 #CPM #basic #retrocomputing #VintageTech #computerhistory #80sTech #retrocomputingmx #Xerox

RetroComputingMXJun 9

Conoce la Xerox 820 (presentada el 9 de junio de 1981)

Antes de que IBM cambiara las reglas del juego, Xerox intentó conquistar las oficinas con una fórmula clásica y ultra confiable.

Olvídate de interfaces gráficas costosas; la Xerox 820 (código clave "Worm") fue diseñada para ir directo al grano con el estándar de oro de la época:

Procesador: El mítico Zilog Z80 de 8 bits.

#xerox820 #Z80 #CPM #basic #retrocomputing #VintageTech #computerhistory #80sTech #retrocomputingmx #Xerox

Show threadRetroComputingMXJun 9

Dejar el escritorio limpio ya no dependía de archivar papeles, sino de encender tu computadora. 🖥️

¿Llegaste a usar este clásico o alguna otra herramienta de Borland? ¿Cuál fue el primer software que te voló la cabeza?

#retrocomputing #applemacintosh #borlandsidekick #VintageTech #NostalgiaDigital #SoftwareHistory #80sTech #retrocomputingmx #apple

NömenlōonyMay 22

Just put some new batteries in this beautiful thing.

Now just to reload my favourite programmes. Do I load them from the PC emulator, or bring out the WHSmith datacorder?

#80stech #casio #casiofx880p #retrocomputing

海草Apr 28

Commodore 64: The best-selling single computer model in history. 💾

Released in 1982, this iconic 8-bit home machine defined personal computing in the 80s – from legendary games to demoscene roots and early programming.

Still loved by retro fans and creators today. 🕹️

#Commodore64 #RetroComputing #C64 #HomeComputer #80sTech

Frank WilesApr 2
ClawAlert saves a life every 200k tokens! #80sTech
SignalAndStaticJan 15

#PriceCheck: The 1985 RCA SelectaVision VCR. 📼

1985: A massive $499.00 (about $1,400 today!). 2026: You can find them at estate sales for $20, but the memories of recording Saturday morning cartoons are priceless. 📈

Do you still have a working VCR in your setup?

#VCR #MediaArchive #80sTech #RCA

Hacker NewsNov 11, 2025

DEC Mini – computer inspired by one of the loveliest retro computers of the 80s

https://decmini.tin.cat/

#HackerNews #DECmini #RetroComputing #80sTech #ComputerHistory #VintageComputers

DEC Mini, a lovely 3D-printable retro computer

The long-awaited new DEC Mini is the latest iteration of the DEC1 business computers that set an industry standard starting with the VT-series terminals in the 70s. Conceived to satisfy the most demanding users both at the office and at home, the DEC Mini owes its power to multiple state-of-the-art parallel processors, is fully IBM-PC compatible, offers extreme upgradability and packs unprecedented high-end specifications. With a small form factor that seamlessly fits in your desktop, the DEC Mini truly is destined to revolutionize the microcomputer industry of the decade:

DEC Mini
Hacker NewsSep 7, 2025

Formatting code should be unnecessary (and we knew this back in the 80s)

https://maxleiter.com/blog/formatting

#HackerNews #FormattingCode #Unnecessary #80sTech #HackerNews #CodingCulture #CodeStyle

Max Leiter

and we knew this back in the 80s

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