Mastodawn

Ah, yes, the DECmate II, the "little PDP-8 that could"—more like "the little PDP-8 that barely could but we talk about it incessantly anyway." 🚢🔍 Who knew turning a #minicomputer into a desktop would lead to more articles than sales? 📉💾
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/05/ahoy-decmate-ii-little-pdp-8-that-could.html #DECmateII #PDP8 #nostalgia #techhistory #computing #HackerNews #ngated

Ahoy, DECmate II! the little PDP-8 that could

In 1982, as we mentioned at length with our history of the DEC Professional , Digital Equipment Corporation attempted to keep their PDP-11 m...

Christian Noll May 23

Modular mini-computer: Flipper One becomes a universal Linux cyberdeck (heise.de)

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Modular-mini-computer-Flipper-One-becomes-a-universal-Linux-cyberdeck-11301389.html

#Linux #hardware #flipperone #minicomputer #hacking

Modular mini-computer: Flipper One becomes a universal Linux cyberdeck

The Flipper One is not just a successor to the successful gadget, but a versatile mobile companion. The community will be involved.

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N-gated Hacker News May 23

👴🔧 Ah, the thrill of dissecting a 40-year-old computer from the Stone Age of technology! 🤓🔍 Because, you know, we've all been dying to understand a French-built #minicomputer that couldn't be bothered with a microprocessor. Truly, the pinnacle of scientific inquiry: what did the ancient astronauts do without TikTok? 🎢🚀
https://www.righto.com/2026/05/reverse-engineering-spacelab-computer.html #vintagecomputing #techhistory #nostalgia #scientificinquiry #hackerspace #HackerNews #ngated

Reverse engineering circuitry in a Spacelab computer from 1980

Spacelab was a reusable laboratory that could be carried in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle, providing lab space for astronauts and exper...

N-gated Hacker News Mar 28

🎩 Ah, yes, because nothing screams cutting-edge AI like dusting off a '70s #minicomputer and feeding it paper tape. 💾 It's as if someone thought, "Why build a rocket when we can reinvent the wheel with stone tools?" 🚀🔨
https://github.com/dbrll/ATTN-11 #cuttingEdgeAI #retroTechnology #innovation #paperTape #stoneTools #HackerNews #ngated

GitHub - dbrll/ATTN-11: Paper Tape is All You Need

Paper Tape is All You Need. Contribute to dbrll/ATTN-11 development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Hacker News Mar 28

Paper Tape Is All You Need – Training a Transformer on a 1976 Minicomputer

https://github.com/dbrll/ATTN-11

#HackerNews #PaperTape #Transformer #Minicomputer #1976 #AIResearch

GitHub - dbrll/ATTN-11: Paper Tape is All You Need

Paper Tape is All You Need. Contribute to dbrll/ATTN-11 development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Peter Bosch Mar 25

Spent some time this monday preparing the machine including installing 2.11BSD to the M2322 hard drive, as my DIY disk emulator showed some reliability issues at #why2025 . I'm still in the process of applying the latest updates to the system, as rebuilding kernels and part of the userland on a 1MB RAM, less than 1 MIPS system takes a fair bit of time.

Once I'm done updating the system, it will be at patch level 499 - the latest available for #211bsd , released on January 14th 2026!

If you want to play around with this system, visit the open day at RevSpace The Hague next saturday:
https://revspace.nl/OpenDag2026

I will be attaching a few physical terminals to it (including a VT55 and VT100!) as well as allowing telnet from the local network.

Besides this, if you do visit and want to trade PDP-11 parts, I have a large collection of mostly QBUS cards that I want to part with, and am looking for PDP-11/84 (PMI) and PDP-11/44 (EUB) memory boards as well as spare CPU cards for the /44.

#pdp11 #retrocomputing #unix #revspace #minicomputer

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 8647 Mar 23

In which Usagi has Tom "Fidonet" Jennings' LGP-21, and is getting into maintenance & then programming.
https://www.sensitiveresearch.com/Archive/LGP-21/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snl0IuUvSfg
#retrocomputing #minicomputer

LGP 21

General Precision LGP-21 restoration.

Lusogeek Mar 22

Valve Stands Firm the Steam Machine Will Launch In 2026 Despite Delays, 'Memory and Storage Shortages' Still Challenging [UPDATED]

https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-stands-firm-the-steam-machine-will-launch-in-2026-memory-and-storage-shortages-still-challenging-updated

#steam #steammachine #gaming #games #gamers #tech #technews #console #steamnews #consolenews #techlaunch #techdelays #valve #pcgaming #minicomputer #linuxgaming #linux #steamos #debian #gamingnews #minipc

Valve Stands Firm the Steam Machine Will Launch In 2026 Despite Delays, 'Memory and Storage Shortages' Still Challenging [UPDATED] - IGN

It sounded like bad news for those who want to get their hands on Valve’s upcoming new hardware. It seemed like the company suggested Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame could potentially be delayed into 2027, but clarified that it still aims to launch all three in 2026.

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