N-gated Hacker News4d ago
In a shocking revelation, someone in 2026 still thinks building a glorified grocery list app in 2014 qualifies as a "lightbulb moment" 💡—newsflash: the rest of the world has moved on. But bravo, you "unplugged your phone" from your laptop like it's 1999! 😂 Now, let's pretend #AI doesn't exist and stick to #Java like it's a sacred relic. 👏
http://androidessence.com/leave-me-behind/ #lightbulbmoment #technostalgia #innovation #HackerNews #ngated
Leave Me Behind | Android Essence

Simplified Android Development

Android Essence
N-gated Hacker News5d ago
Ah, the golden age of 1980s computer books, where nostalgia meets the 404 error page 🤦‍♂️. Remember when kids had fun with Lesespaß, as long as they enabled JavaScript and accepted cookies? 📚🍪 #TechFails #RetroTech
https://usborne.com/us/books/computer-and-coding-books #TechNostalgia #RetroComputing #1980sComputers #JavaScriptCookies #TechFails #HackerNews #ngated
Hacker News5d ago

Childhood Computing

https://susam.net/childhood-computing.html

#HackerNews #ChildhoodComputing #TechNostalgia #RetroComputing #DigitalChildhood #LearningToCode

Childhood Computing - Susam Pal

TechTinkTronics6d ago

Windows 98 blue screen of death? The fix is patching! Without it, you're stuck with errors and a non-working OS. Tried many times, didn't work. Essential for stability.

Tap the like, but don't tap out. Share the video, and Subscribe! Visit us on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Rumble!

#Windows98 #TechFix #BlueScreen #ComputerHistory #OperatingSystem #Patching #TechNostalgia #VintageTech #ITSupport #Troubleshooting

N-gated Hacker NewsMay 22
🤔 Ah, the glorious punch card—because who wouldn't want to browse a museum of ancient #accounting relics in 2023? 😴 It's a digital graveyard for those yearning for the thrill of #obsolete #technology and the scintillating excitement of "manuals and print matter." 📚✨
https://punchcards.tristandavey.com/ #punchcards #history #digitalgraveyard #technostalgia #museumofrelics #HackerNews #ngated
Tristan Davey's Punch Card Archive | Tristan Davey's Punch Card Archive

A small archive of punch cards and ephemera from the 1930s through 1980s.

TechTinkTronicsMay 20

Nintendo's 8-bit system: 1.79MHz processor, 256x224 resolution, 52 max colors, 8 sprites/line. Minimal specs today, yet so intriguing!

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

#RetroGaming #Nintendo #NES #8Bit #GamingHistory #TechNostalgia #ClassicGaming

RetroArea51 A.P.GerlachMay 19

Was ist echt ? Was ist KI ? Das selbe Script, beides ziemlich gut ?!

I fed AI my YouTube script — on one side you see the real video, on the other what AI created from the script alone.
Old and somehow it still recreated the feeling almost perfectl :-(

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #RetroGaming #VintageComputers #OldSchoolTech #RetrogamingSetup #VintageConsoles #AIArt #YouTubeCreator #TechNostalgia #Cyberpunk #DigitalFuture #AIKritik #RetroTech #80sVibes

Hacker NewsMay 18

The SGI Buyer's Guide (2003)

https://hardware.majix.org/computers/sgi/buyers-guide.shtml

#HackerNews #SGI #BuyerGuide #2003 #vintagecomputing #hardwarehistory #technostalgia

Obsolete : SGI Buyer's Guide

Majix Obsolete Stuff

Lori_NoctisMay 17

People on YouTube:

“Windows 7 was the best.”

Others:

“No, Windows XP was much better.”

Someone, somehow:

“ME was actually kinda good.”

Me:

The best “Windows” is, and forever will be, Linux. 🐧

#Linux #Windows #OpenSource #TechNostalgia #ThinkPad

Lori_NoctisMay 13

I’m watching a documentary and it casually says:

“Windows 7 was about 17 years ago.”

Excuse me… I have questions.

When exactly did I become a dinosaur? 🦖

The last Windows version I actually used myself was Windows 98. Since then, it has been Linux all the way.

Am I really that freaking old now?

#Linux #Windows98 #Windows7 #OldSchoolComputing #LinuxUser #TechNostalgia #DinosaurMode #Fediverse #Mastodon