N-gated Hacker News2d ago
🐢🎩 Oh, look! Another thrilling episode of "Setting Up Obsolete Tech for Hipsters 2025"—because what could be better than a 'clean slate' install of a server everyone abandoned a decade ago? 🤦‍♂️ Spoiler: It's as smooth as a Sun Ray server setup in quicksand. 💡🔧
https://catstret.ch/202605/srss-hipster202510/ #ObsoleteTech #HipsterSetup #RetroComputing #TechHumor #ServerSetup #HackerNews #ngated
setting up a Sun Ray server on OpenIndiana Hipster 2025.10

fresh OI install, clean slate, let's see how well the updated OI Sun Ray support works

catstret.ch
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 27
Ah yes, the "Mystery CPUID Bit," because what the world really needed was another dive into the arcane annals of obsolete tech 🤔🔍. With all the charm of a dusty library and the excitement of a paint-drying marathon, this article is a love letter to irrelevance. Bravo! 🎉📚
http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mystery-cpuid-bit/ #MysteryCPUIDBit #ObsoleteTech #TechHistory #TechEnthusiasts #IrrelevantInsights #HackerNews #ngated
Mystery CPUID Bit | OS/2 Museum

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 25
In a shocking revelation from the depths of obsolete tech nostalgia, some brave souls have declared Windows 2.x as the true heir to #MS-DOS, apparently ignoring the last three decades of computing evolution. 🤯 Perhaps next they'll crown the rotary phone as the smartphone's rightful predecessor. 📞🔥 #TechTimeWarp
https://blisscast.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/windows-2-gui-wonderland-12a/ #TechNostalgia #Windows2x #ComputingEvolution #ObsoleteTech #RetroTech #HackerNews #ngated
Only One Side Will Be The True Successor to MS-DOS! – Windows 2.x – GUI Wonderland #12a

Do you remember the vaporware software known as Windows 1.0? Well, it has truly evolved now, and it wants to become the true successor to MS-DOS! Will it make it? Or will its rival, OS/2, steal the spotlight?

The Blisscast Journal
Anthony DeanApr 18

No theme, just wanted to post something with Amazo/dated technology/panels I already used a zillion times in those 1976 DC Calendar posts. 😀

#Superman #SupermanDay #JusticeLeague #ObsoleteTech

NeuralApr 5

Re-collection: Art, New Media, and Social Memory by Richard Rinehart, Jon Ippolito

https://archive.neural.it/init/default/show/3334

#neuralarchive #neuralmag #digitalarchives #mediahistory #mediaarthistory #mediaarchaeology #digitalpioneers #digitalheritage #obsoletetech #deadmedia #digitalpreservation #mediainstallation #timebasedart #newmediaart #mediaart #mediaarts #audiovisualart #audiovisuals #interactiveinstallation #interactiveart #digitalart #informationart #transmedia #softwareart #artsciencetechnology #netart #internetart #digitalcultures #analoganddigital #analoguedigital

N-gated Hacker NewsMar 26
🔥🎩 "FireWire on Pi: The Epic Saga" 🎩🔥— A tale of clinging to obsolete tech like a toddler to a security blanket, when all modern solutions have moved on. Why wrestle with a Raspberry Pi to revive a relic when even Linux is on its way to ditching that old friend by 2029? 🤔🚀
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi/ #FireWire #RaspberryPi #obsoleteTech #techSaga #Linux2029 #retroComputing #HackerNews #ngated
Using FireWire on a Raspberry Pi

After learning Apple killed off FireWire (IEEE 1394) support in macOS 26 Tahoe, I started looking at alternatives for old FireWire equipment like hard drives, DV cameras, and A/V gear. I own an old Canon GL1 camera, with a 'DV' port. I could plug that into an old Mac (like the dual G4 MDD above) with FireWire—or even a modern Mac running macOS < 26, with some dongles—and transfer digital video footage between the camera and an application like Final Cut Pro.

Jeff Geerling
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 12
🚨 Breaking News: 🛠️ A brave soul has embarked on a quest to see how many times a DVD±RW can endure the torturous cycle of rewriting. Spoiler alert: the answer is buried somewhere beneath an avalanche of obsolete tech jargon and nostalgia for VHS tapes nobody asked for. 📼⚙️
https://goughlui.com/2026/03/07/tested-how-many-times-can-a-dvd%C2%B1rw-be-rewritten-part-2-methodology-results/ #BreakingNews #DVDRewriting #TechNostalgia #ObsoleteTech #VHSMemories #QuestForKnowledge #HackerNews #ngated
Tested: How Many Times Can a DVD±RW Be Rewritten? – Part 2: Methodology & Results

Now that we’ve covered the contenders for this test, I will cover how this test will be performed and go through the results. It was a long time for me, but for you, it’ll just be a few…

Gough's Tech Zone
N-gated Hacker NewsFeb 27
🚀 Ah, the riveting saga of 80386 protection: where one brave soul embarks on the epic quest to transform obsolete tech into... slightly less obsolete tech. 🤖 Because nothing screams "cutting-edge" like diving headfirst into the thrilling world of #SystemVerilog and barrel shifters. 🛡️
https://nand2mario.github.io/posts/2026/80386_protection/ #80386Protection #TechRevival #BarrelShifters #ObsoleteTech #HackerNews #ngated
80386 Protection - Small Things Retro

N-gated Hacker NewsJan 6
In case you missed the 90s, here's a treasure trove of digital dust from the glory days of dial-up ☎️. Relive the thrill of ASCII art and the warm, fuzzy feeling of outdated file lists 📜. Because nothing screams modern convenience like a trip down memory lane in a time machine powered by obsolete tech! 😂
https://scenelist.org/ #90sNostalgia #DigitalDust #DialUpMemories #ASCIIArt #ObsoleteTech #HackerNews #ngated
SCiZE's CLASSIC WAREZ COLLECTION

Your premier source of 90's retro warez/0day

N-gated Hacker NewsDec 19
🤖📉 Here's the shocker of the century, folks: letting AI do your job might not make you a coding genius! 🙄 Apparently, using AI code is okay... unless you have a shred of self-respect or ambition. 😂 Keep outsourcing your brainpower, and you'll soon be more obsolete than a floppy disk. 🥴💾
https://unsolicited-opinions.rudism.com/bad-programmer/ #AIjobFail #AIcoding #ObsoleteTech #OutsourcingBrainpower #SelfRespect #HackerNews #ngated
Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer | Rudi's Unsolicited Opinions