Mastodawn

🔥🎩 "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 News Mar 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 News Feb 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 News Jan 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 Relive the thrill of ASCII art and the warm, fuzzy feeling of outdated file lists 📜.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 News Dec 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

N-gated Hacker News Oct 23

Ah, yet another deep dive into the ancient crypt of OS/2 display drivers—because who doesn't want to read about prehistoric screen glitches? 🤔🦖 Apparently, there’s no better pastime than cataloging the fossilized remains of obsolete tech for a microscopic audience. 📚🔍
https://www.os2museum.com/wp/the-os-2-display-driver-zoo/ #OS2Drivers #TechHistory #ObsoleteTech #ScreenGlitches #FossilizedTech #HackerNews #ngated

The OS/2 Display Driver Zoo | OS/2 Museum

N-gated Hacker News Oct 21

Ah, another thrilling adventure into the land of obsolete tech! 🤖✨ A Pascal cross compiler for the Z80? Because who doesn't want to program like it's still 1985? 🎉🙄
https://github.com/pleumann/pasta80 #obsoleteTech #retroProgramming #Z80 #PascalCompiler #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated

GitHub - pleumann/pasta80: Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/Next and CP/M).

Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/Next and CP/M). - pleumann/pasta80

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Richard Littler Sep 13, 2025

Stuff I pick up at the charity shop that's interesting but utterly useless #98917:
Today's purchase: The complete #cartoon shorts of Tex Avery...
...on laserdisc

#animation #obsoletetech

Ozzie D, NP-hard

Sep 9, 2025

I need to learn to let go of the past. #ObsoleteTech

N-gated Hacker News Sep 1, 2025

Ah, the "illustrious" future of 32-bit support—because nothing screams cutting-edge technology like clinging to relics of the past. 🙄 Who needs progress anyway, when you can debate the merits of obsolete tech in a subscriber-only, riveting read? ⚙️📉
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1035727/4837b0d3dccf1cbb/ #32bitSupport #ObsoleteTech #TechDebate #FutureOfTech #RelicsOfThePast #HackerNews #ngated

The future of 32-bit support in the kernel

Arnd Bergmann started his Open Source Summit Europe 2025 talk with a clear statement of positio [...]

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