Dani Skjalfsbur

@[email protected]
32 Followers
73 Following
472 Posts
Technologist, Photographer, Writer, Devotional Polythiest, and Devotee of Freyja and Áine. Bigender af. They/them, no creeps.
PronounsThey/Them
DietiesFreyja, Áine, Loki, Morrigan, Brighid
SkillsC, Java, Python, Linux, OpSys
HobbiesOld tech, Photography, Hiking, Camping, Skiing, Reading
Dani SkjalfsburApr 25, 2022
astra (plush size)Apr 25, 2022

looking forward to seeing friends use mastodon off and on for a month or so!

(yes i know i was gone for like a year shush)

Dani SkjalfsburApr 25, 2022
Welp, guess I'm back here now
Show threadDani SkjalfsburSep 20, 2021
I've been tempted to post too much to Twitter, and no... I should post it here instead! This place seems slightly safer.
Dani SkjalfsburSep 20, 2021
Okay, fam! My last toot was on January 30! Who here following me still exists? Comment if you still exist!
Show threadDani SkjalfsburJan 25, 2021

I would prefer to run IBM PC-DOS 5.00, because this is a PC/AT and I'm an IBM Fanboi. But in order to get my XT-IDE to work, I had to swap out the IBM AT BIOS with an aftermarket AWARD BIOS.

The PC-DOS versions of QBASIC and EDIT require the IBM BIOS because it has a copy of Microsoft Cassette BASIC in it, and IBM needed to make its BASIC software dependent on MSCB because of their original licensing agreement with Microsoft for the 5150.

Dani SkjalfsburJan 25, 2021
Show threadDani SkjalfsburJan 25, 2021
Here's what I have on it already:
- Advanced Norton Utilities 4
- King's Quest I
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
- MS-DOS 5.00
- Norton Commander
- Pkzip
- SimCity Classic (v.2.0 for DOS)
- The New Print Shop
Show threadDani SkjalfsburJan 25, 2021
Here's what I have on it already:
- Advanced Norton Utilities 4
- King's Quest I
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
- MS-DOS 5.00
- Norton Commander
- Pkzip
- SimCity Classic (v.2.0 for DOS)
- The New Print Shop
Dani SkjalfsburJan 25, 2021
Mastobrain! I've now got a running 286 with 3.5MB of RAM and a 3 button Logitech S9 mouse in the mail. What should I put on it?
Dani SkjalfsburJan 24, 2021
Regular Mouse 🐁Jan 23, 2021

A super-talented artist by the name of Stéphane Richard (known previously as Wootha) dropped a bunch of their work into the public domain.

How much?

OVER 90 GIGS. THEIR LIFE'S WORK.

https://spark.adobe.com/page/ucLFuLOEKK9Uo/

#PublicDomain #HolyShit

Yes, I did drop 90GB of my work to Public Domain

See the story

Dani SkjalfsburJan 23, 2021

@CounselingTech y'know, have I got a club for ya: http://vcfed.org/wp/

The Mid-Atlantic chapter has work weekends at a former Military installation (and even former-er Marconi Corporation HQ) just outside of Asbury Park, NJ.

Vintage Computer Federation – VCF — A user group for computer history hobbyists