So, so good.
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Classic Computer Enthusiast
Took a swing at buying a refurbished ThinkPad. I’m a bit undecided so far, but the keyboard hurt my brain for a second or two.
DesertFOXThe x86 edition of Windows 7 was the last revision of Windows capable of running classic 16-bit games and software. It's also so much easier to run and maintain than Windows 9x/NT/2000 or even XP. I'll need to explore this further for my retro collection! 😉
#Windows #Retro #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Gaming #PCGaming #VirtualBox #Windows7
This Dell System 310 was one of my employer’s first PCs. It was found in a closet, but I was disappointed to discover the original 386DX-25MHz motherboard had been replaced with an AMD K6.
Amazingly, my long-standing eBay alert finally paid off, and I now have the system’s original motherboard!
I’ve noticed that the 24-pin Pico ATX PSUs I’ve ordered have some rough looking power signals when probed by the oscilloscope.
Does anyone have a link to a particular Pico ATX they’ve found produces clean looking power rails?
Christopher DrumRE: https://mastodon.social/@stonetoolsblog/116071488450412028
After the multimedia extravaganza of the last post, I went back to basics with this one. I'm talking barebones, green monochrome text on a black screen, 64K RAM, hardcore, "getting business done" stuff. Just help me lift this 29 pound "portable" Kaypro II onto the desk and I'll show you what I built.
@vga256 Very nice!
@vga256 You can also check out the Harpoon Online references in this timeline: https://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/1583-what-is-harpoon/#comment-3331
You’ll see it reports a development agreement was signed in 1991. It went into limited beta on GEine in ‘93. There is a big gap with some licensing changes, then a public beta in ‘96. And it launches on AOL and CompuServe in ‘97. It is then gone by 2000 when AOL drops it.
What is Harpoon ?
Material excerpted from Advanced Gaming Systems Inc., aka AGSI: What is Harpoon ? Tom Clancy used it as his database for his book The Hunt for Red October and again with Mr. Larry Bond to game out the convoy battles in Red Storm Rising. It was the naval miniatures rule set Harpoon authored by Mr....
@vga256 Harpoon has kept a loyal fan base over the years. Here is a link to a forum post about Harpoon Online you might find interesting: https://harpgamer.com/harpforum/topic/13621-hol-questions/
HOL Questions
Back in the day, like many of you, I played Harpoon OnLine but I didn't have enough money to play the paid, just the pre-pre-release . Unfortunately my memory of the actual gameplay is foggy and my current coding efforts are running across some of the items that any multiplayer HC would face. So ...
@vga256 Yes please! 🤗