N-gated Hacker News3d ago
In this 3817-word snoozefest, the author takes us on a riveting journey 🚀 through the history of web browsers on #PDAs. Spoiler alert: nothing groundbreaking happens, but hey, at least you get a front-row seat to the thrilling world of 90s tech 😂. For those who adore reading about the Internet on devices the size of a potato, you’re in for a treat! 📱💤
https://vale.rocks/posts/pda-browsers #webbrowsers #90sTech #techhistory #internetadventures #HackerNews #ngated
Web Browsers on PDAs

The web in the palm(Pilot) of your hand.

Vale.Rocks
TechTinkTronicsJun 16

Remember Windows 98? When it broke, fixing it meant figuring it out yourself. No internet guides, just pure problem-solving.

Smash that Like, Share, and Subscribe! Visit us on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Rumble!

#Windows98 #TechNostalgia #90sTech #RetroComputing #ProblemSolving #TechHistory #OperatingSystems

Show threadRetroComputingMXJun 9

Aun con sus texturas distorsionadas y las peleas con los jumpers de la tarjeta de interfaz, este dispositivo fue la primera ventana al mundo de la digitalización para miles de entusiastas.

¿Te tocó sufrir (o dominar) el pulso con el Genius GS-C105 o algún otro escáner de mano?

¿Cuál fue la imagen más rara que te quedó por culpa de un mal movimiento?

#genius #gsc105 #handscanner #retrocomputing #VintageTech #90sTech #hardwarevintage #retrocomputingmx

Show threadRetroComputingMXJun 9

Hasta que McAfee compró la empresa un 9 de junio de 1998.

¿Llegaste a salvar alguna computadora usando el kit de herramientas del Dr. Solomon? ¿O eras del bando directo de McAfee o Norton?

#drsolomon #McAfee #Antivirus #retrocomputing #VintageTech #90sTech #msdos #retrocomputingmx

Show threadRetroComputingMXJun 9

No dependía de trucos publicitarios; su motor de detección de virus era, según las revistas de la época, el mejor y más preciso del mundo. ¡Incluso recibió el Premio de la Reina a la Tecnología en el Reino Unido! 👑

Su interfaz clásica con el logo del maletín médico azul era sinónimo de salvación cuando tu computadora se infectaba con virus míticos como Stoned, Michelangelo o Jerusalem."

#drsolomon #McAfee #Antivirus #retrocomputing #VintageTech #90sTech #msdos #retrocomputingmx

Eric FoltinMay 26

My wife’s bariatric surgery is coming up, and suddenly life looks like a 1998 hospital-themed operating system. Protein shakes everywhere. Stress hidden under sarcasm. Gen X coping methods still running outdated firmware but somehow surviving. Humanity remains one emotional blue screen away from collapse.

#GenX #Bariatric #Health #90sTech #Recovery

https://ericfoltin.com/2026/05/25/gen-x-waiting-room-philosophy/

Gen X Waiting Room Philosophy

[root@ericbox ~ /health_system/preop_sequence.sys]# Post ID: 05262026 |Category: FAMILY_PATCH_NOTES |Status: ANXIETY BUFFERING In about a week and a half, my wife is having bariatric surgery. Which…

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海草May 22

1993. Danish design meets early GSM. 🇩🇰📱

Dancall HP2001. One of the first portable GSM phones. Won a UK D&AD Yellow Pencil design award.

Gunmetal gray. Black accents. Walkie-talkie tough. Nordic minimalism before minimalism was cool.

A brick that made calls. And a statement that still holds up today.

#DancallHP2001 #VintageMobile #GSM #90sTech #NordicDesign #RetroPhone #DandAD

海草Apr 30

Sega Game Gear... with a TV tuner? 📺🎮

I’d only heard rumors. Never seen one in the wild.

Then there it was, on a secondhand market. A chunky adapter that turned your handheld into a tiny television. In the 1990s.

Battery life? Probably measured in minutes. Cool factor? Infinite.

Anyone actually own one of these back in the day?

#SegaGameGear #TVTuner #HandheldGaming #90sTech #Sega #RetroGaming #ObscureGadgets

Hacker NewsApr 19

Why Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnight

https://www.xda-developers.com/zip-drives-dominated-90s-vanished-almost-overnight/

#HackerNews #ZipDrives #90sTech #techHistory #nostalgia #dataStorage

Why Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnight

A major flaw brought this promising format to its end

XDA
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 12
Oh, joy! 🎉 Now you can run a vintage OS from the 90s on a Raspberry Pi, because why use cutting-edge tech when you can relive computing's awkward teenage years? 📟 Just a quick detour through a #GitHub labyrinth, and presto, you're the proud owner of an SD card that unlocks nostalgia—exciting if your idea of fun is watching paint dry. 🖌️🤦‍♂️
https://github.com/rochus-keller/OberonSystem3Native/releases #vintageOS #RaspberryPi #nostalgia #retrocomputing #90sTech #HackerNews #ngated
Releases · rochus-keller/OberonSystem3Native

This is a version based on v2.3.7 supposed to eventually run natively on PC i386, Raspi Model 3b and Olimex ESP32-P4-PC, using existing bootloaders instead of Oberon0 - rochus-keller/OberonSystem3N...

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