Mastodawn

Attn: DOS PC users using EtherSlip for networking:

I have a new version of EtherSlip available that fixes two bugs:

* The incorrect MAC address was being set in the simulated Ethernet header. This broke mTCP NetDrive and possibly other programs.

* The code in EtherSlip that simulates ARP responses has a pointer bug in it. This can cause data corruption or crash your program any time it tries to send an ARP request.

A fixed version can be found at https://www.brutman.com/Device_Drivers/packet_drivers/EtherSlip_v11.8.zip .

#retrocomputing

QCATOPR

5d ago

C'mon SAVF compression. Don't let me down now.

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QCATOPR

5d ago

There's so much stuff that I'll just wipe and reinstall the OS once I'm confident that I've saved off any software that's otherwise lost to time. It's slow going because there's only a few hundred megs of space left so I have to create, ftp and delete one save file at a time.

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QCATOPR

5d ago

There are thousands and thousands of files as well. I can't tell yet if these are actual files and Novell was just used for directory services or if these are essentially shortcuts to actual files on a real Novell server that's long since been eWasted.

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QCATOPR

5d ago

Fortunately the vendor was kind enough to label their libraries so I've been SAVF-ing them to Save files and ftp'ing them to my PC for safekeeping. I learn best by working through tasks so it's been nice really getting my brain round the single instance storage it uses.

QCATOPR

5d ago

I was able to get my AS/400 on the network using its "route traffic through the integrated Windows NT PC" kludge. Now that I can connect via tn5250j from the couch, I've been spending some quality time with OS/400, figuring out the existing small business software and users, and beginning to archive that software.

QCATOPR

Apr 11

BookShelves eBook Reader Apr 11

Amazon just pulled Kindle Store access from every Kindle released before 2013. The hardware still works. Your books still work. Side-loading EPUBs over USB still works.

The fix is the same one that's worked since 2007 — and here's exactly how to do it, step by step:

https://lk0.eu/bks901m

#Bookstodon #ebooks #kindle #FediReads #OpenAccess

Amazon Is Cutting Kindle Store Access on Pre-2013 Kindles.

Starting May 20, 2026, older Kindles lose Store access. The hardware still works — here’s the fix.

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QCATOPR

Apr 10

Clarissa | making Enigma Heart Mar 28

Sorry to ask again, but it's another month and things are tight -- scary, really -- for my wife and me as the publisher search really hasn't amounted to much yet, and jobs aren't exactly falling in my lap either. We're completely broke and rent is looming. Again, I hate asking, but any amount (and boosting! 🔁) would help.

Thank you 🙏🩷

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QCATOPR

Apr 10

Azaliz Apr 10

I'm looking for someone that makes silicone keyboard covers, to protect my laptop's keyboard against liquids, and also be able to change the visible key layout.
I remember stumbling on someone's shop who was making gorgeous sort of holographic covers, that you could custom with any layout and keyboard style… but of course I can't find it anymore.

Anyone has someone they'd recommend? Ideally an independent maker, ideally in the EU.

Thanks in advance!

(Reposting in public since I didn't get any reply 😅)

QCATOPR

Apr 5

Neil Brown Apr 4

Have you ever...

Used a telephone book

19.3%

Spoken to a (human) telephone operator

11.6%

Reversed charges on a call

7.4%

Made a call from pay phone / phone box

18.4%

Received a call on a pay phone / phone box

7.2%

Used a phone card

15.2%

Dialled from one exchange to another to route a call

2.6%

Used a rotary dial phone

18.2%

Poll ended at Apr 5 at 4:12pm.