Tom Greene

@txgx42
218 Followers
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647 Posts
Retro computer nerd and floppy disk collector. Mostly focused on Apple II hardware and software preservation
Webhttps://cowgod.org
LocationNew Jersey, USA
Tom Greene2d ago
Wow, I wanted to look up something in the repair manual for my car. Ford used to have an online subscription to their workshop manuals for a specific vehicle or about $100 per year. Now there is no option to access only a specific vehicle, and one year subscription for all vehicles costs $2800. There is an option for 72 hours access for $26, but that seems like insufficient time.
Tom GreeneMay 16
deaterMay 16

Managed to get this 256-byte Apple II demo together for Outline 2026 at the extreme last minute.

It's doing some cycle-counting and mid-screen mode-switching to show lo-res, hi-res, and text on-screen at same time.

You need an Apple IIe as it checks VSYNC. Also getting the effect mostly centered was a pain and it more or less works on Applewin and a real IIe platinum but not in MAME.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EckNqHRYa8I

Hectic -- A 256 Byte Apple IIe Intro

YouTube
Tom GreeneMay 6
4am ❧May 6

Les Secrets de Gertrude (unpreserved, Enlever protection, full write-up)

https://archive.org/details/LesSecretsDeGertrude4amCrack

Read: https://archive.org/download/LesSecretsDeGertrude4amCrack/Les%20Secrets%20de%20Gertrude%20%284am%20crack%29.txt

Thanks to @txgx42 for the disk!

#AppleII #retrocomputing

Tom GreeneMay 1
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Tom GreeneApr 30
My company bought a bunch of servers about eight months ago for $20,000 each. Today we got a quote from the same vendor for identical servers and the price was $45,000, almost entirely due to increased DRAM prices because AI ruins everything. There is almost no chance that we will get approval to spend that much.
Tom GreeneApr 20
Some cybersecurity company spammed me an invitation to an event they are calling "Guns & Cyber" which is being held at a nearby gun range and boy is that a thing I want nothing to do with.
Tom GreeneApr 16
Cover artwork from Softdisk issue 14
Tom GreeneApr 14
Everything looks fine here
Tom GreeneApr 13
I like the Trogdor-style beefy arm in this screen
Tom GreeneApr 5
Replenished my supply of floppy disk storage boxes