✨💻 "Last Year on My Mac" gives a riveting account of staring in awe at Mac interface tweaks 🍏, while conveniently sidestepping any global calamities. Who needs current events when you can marvel at the transformation of a shiny screen? 🌍🙈
https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/28/last-year-on-my-mac-look-back-in-disbelief/ #MacStories #TechNostalgia #InterfaceDesign #Apple #HackerNews #HackerNews #ngated
Last Year on My Mac: Look back in disbelief
If someone had told me 12 months ago what was going to happen this past year, I wouldn’t have believed them. Skipping swiftly past all the political, economic and social turmoil, I come to th…
🕹️Incredibile! Un fan dedito crea un Game Boy gigante, riportando in vita i nostri ricordi vintage con uno schermo di epoca. #TechNostalgia #GameBoyRevival
🔗 https://www.spaziogames.it/notizie/game-boy-gigante-con-schermo-elettroluminescente-2025-12-23
Un fan realizza un Game Boy gigante con schermo vintage
Un fan ha costruito una console fuori scala completamente funzionante, dotata di GPU personalizzata e BIOS sviluppato da zero.
🎩🚀 Oh joy, someone ported Windows 2 to the Apricot PC/Xi, because apparently, the 1980s called and they want their obsolete tech back. Meanwhile, the rest of us are busy worrying if our computers can even handle the latest Chrome update without bursting into flames. 🔥💾
https://www.ninakalinina.com/notes/win2apri/ #Windows2 #ApricotPC #technostalgia #retrocomputing #Chromeupdate #HackerNews #ngatedWindows 2 for the Apricot PC/Xi
My inner Gen X gamer is screaming! This CNET piece talks about reliving Atari glory days with Gamestation Go, featuring 200 classics like Pac-Man and Asteroids.
If you could only play one retro arcade game forever, which one would it be and why?
#GamingNews #AtariClassics #RetroGaming #TechNostalgia #DevLife
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/i-grew-up-on-atari-now-im-reliving-it-on-gamestation-go-in-2025/#ftag=CAD590a51e
📟 Ah, the art of digital stone tablets—aka
#UDP7777, the 'pager' for those who never left 1998. 🗿 Forget modern communication; embrace error codes as a love language. 🧑🚀 Welcome to the future, where
#brevity is the soul of outdated tech. 🙄
https://www.udp7777.com/ #digitalstone #tablets #pager #retrocommunication #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngated😂 Oh wow, someone's dusting off the ol' fossilized Pascal tutorial like it's a sacred text from the Stone Age! Because nothing screams cutting-edge tech in 2025 quite like Motorola 68000 assembly language! 🤔📜
https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2025/revisiting-lets-build-a-compiler/ #fossilizedtutorials #cuttingedgetechnology #retroprogramming #Motorola68000 #PascalHumor #technostalgia #HackerNews #ngatedRevisiting "Let's Build a Compiler" - Eli Bendersky's website
🚀 Wow, let's compare outdated screenshots from 2002 with slightly less outdated ones from 2015! The riveting tale of
#xterm windows and non-existent design updates, because who doesn't love staring at 13-year-old tech nostalgia? 📷✨ Spoiler: Still boring.
https://anders.unix.se/2015/12/10/screenshots-from-developers--2002-vs.-2015/ #technostalgia #outdateddesign #windows2015 #throwback #HackerNews #ngated
Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015
Same people, 13 years later.
Ever wonder why Windows still hangs out with drive letters while Unix doesn't even bother with them? Dive into the historical quirks and modern magic of file systems! 📂✨
https://www.eliza-ng.me/post/twosfromtheprov_26/#TechNostalgia #FileSystemFun
File System Showdown: Decoding the Legacy and Innovation of Windows vs. Unix
Exploring File System Structures: Windows vs. Unix
The architecture of operating systems, especially in how they handle files and directories, is a topic of interest among system administrators, software developers, and IT enthusiasts. A deep dive into the intricacies of the Windows and Unix file system structures can illuminate the historical contexts and strategic decisions that have shaped their evolution.
NT Paths and the Object Manager in Windows
In the Windows operating system, the object manager utilizes NT paths to refer to various system resources. For instance, the familiar registry hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE corresponds to \Registry\Machine in NT path notation. This method parallels the concept of a unified file system in Unix, where diverse system entities are interfaced as files within a single global Virtual File System (VFS) layout. However, Windows maintains compatibility with older systems using DOS paths led by drive letters, a relic of DOS era that persists even in modern kernel modes.
Ah, the timeless art of restoring an Amiga 500—because who wouldn't want to spend hours pimping a decades-old computer? 🤖🛠️ Let’s all pretend that Workbench 1.3 isn’t the pinnacle of human achievement while reminiscing about
#SCSI hard drives like they're the Mona Lisa of storage. 😂👏
https://www.pimyretro.org/pimped-amiga-500/ #Amiga500 #Restoration #RetroComputing #HardDrives #TechNostalgia #ComputerArts #HackerNews #ngated
Pimped Amiga 500
Discover how I restored and upgraded my Amiga 500, installed Workbench 1.3, essential tools, games, and customizations. Step-by-step guide with screenshots and configuration examples for enthusiasts.
Wow, someone dragged a dinosaur telephone switch from the tar pits 🦖 of obsolescence, and now they’re penning their epic saga. Must be nice to have a spouse and sibling willing to indulge a mid-life crisis involving ancient telecom relics 📞.
http://kev009.com/wp/2024/07/Lucent-5ESS-Rescue/ #dinosaurtelephone #midlifecrisis #telecomrelics #technostalgia #tarpits #HackerNews #ngatedLucent 7 R/E 5ESS Telephone Switch Rescue
I am still recovering from the fairly challenging logistical project of saving a Lucent 5ESS. This is a whale of a project and I am still in a state of disbelief that I have gotten to this point. Thanks to my wife, brother, and a few friends for their help …
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