This time we're netbooting OS/2 Warp.
Like McDonald's, I'm lovin' it!
Disk-less Tandys Part III - OS/2 Warp Connect 3.0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=d16FVexFxfw
Once I move my main PC to Linux in October, I'm strongly considering switching one of my current Linux laptops over to Commodore OS Vision.
It's an epic Linux distro inspired by Commodore's rich history and includes preinstalled emulators for Commodore and other systems.
It seems like the perfect distro to use for a retro PC build. It's also headed for a 3.0 release in just over a week!
#RetroPC #followerpower #SWE #Education
Good morning.
Recently, i kind of fell into a rabbit hole about older but younger (2010s) laptop computers from the education business. Starting with a Dumpster find of an HP X360 11 G4, continuing over the Lenovo E series ... I found some interesting devices that - I think - have some interesting things in common.
I'd like to tell this story and for that, I kindly need ask for your help:
- Have you ever worked in a digital classroom with these devices and can talk about it? As a student or as a teacher or technical staff?
- Have you been in contact with these devices and can help guide my research?
- Are you familiar with the special features of these devices?
Please get in touch here.
Thank you so much.
#RetroPc Today I learned a tiny fact about the Fujitsu Amilo A1640 Notebook from 2004. I sold toms of these pretty low spec devices back in the day. It's a Socket 754 SiS platform, no mini-PCI, no Wifi, no BT, not even a visible switch for RF-enable, only a blind plug where a switch could be.
But they do have an internal USB port (CN30) that is on a little PCB next to the hard drive. I never got it to work. The service manual says it is attached to USB data line set 3 of the chip set though and provided with 1A of current through a poly fuse.
It turns out CN36, the RF-enable switch that is on the board but not visible from the outside, kills this port. It's very likely intended for the USB Bluetooth adapter on the A1650 and unused here. The switch is set to RF-disable at the factory. If you remove the bottom chassis you can actuate it and use the internal USB port... For WiFi or something else you like.
This is great. Antix can be a bit daunting at first, but it has so many great tools for older hardware. #linux, #retropc
From: @codemonkeymike
https://fosstodon.org/@codemonkeymike/113992935197718814
Endlich fand ich die Zeit HaikuOS auf einem Dell Latitude E5530 Baujahr ca. 2013 zu installieren. Aktuelle Software gibt es im HaikuDepot mehr als genug. Mal schauen, wie sich das System so im Tagesbetrieb bewährt. Die Bedienung fühlte sich jedenfalls sehr schnell vertraut an.
Mal etwas interessantes was man alles in einem Spendenkarton so findet... Eine Funk-Kugelmaus....
Un po’ di floppy 5.25”: non devono mai mancare nella dieta onnivora di un buon retro enthusiast. I floppy di test del Olivetti M24 sono una buona aggiunta al tutto ed una chiara istigazione al portarsene a casa uno 
prima o poi… #retropc #retrocomputing #olivetti
If you live in the #seattle area, keep an eye out for rare PC parts
Someone broke into Bringus Studio's storage locker the other day
Photos of the most recognizable items below
#TIL You can run your own AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ server in 2025! Here's how.
He did it…the CRPG Addict beat Betrayal at Krondor.
I started it last year but only got about 10 hours end, halting as I began to realize just how long a game I’d be signing up for. I think reading this was the better choice :) #retrogaming #pcgaming #retropc
http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2025/01/betrayal-at-krondor-won.html
The "Steam Deck" Dell Inspiron has been upgraded! Performance was better than expected, check out the video!
Asus Eee PC 901 giveaway, 4 GB RAM, 4+8 GB SSD. Nice leather case and battery still works so can't throw it away. Pick it up in Stockholm or we can meet in #fosdem Brussels. #eeepc #retrolaptops #retropc
Still trying very unsuccessfully to get an OS/2 install working 
#486dx #os2 #retropc #Retrocompting #wow90sMacWasSoMuchBetter
Pocket 8086 stuff
I managed to successfully test a null modem connection between my 2 Pocket 8086 laptops, which was cool, but have no idea how to fully use it between them, beyond a couple of multiplayer games, seeing as the spec is still pretty low! The Pocket 386s would open up being able to run more games and software for that sort of thing, but I do need to get a second Pocket 386 first.
This is one thing that older computers can still do over modern computers in most cases, as unless you buy a serial card, you can’t really do that thing on a newer system, and I should note for the record that you can get PCI Express serial cards if they’re needed, because I’ve a dual serial port card using that sort of connection! Coincidentally, that’s partly why I have pairs of older computers with serial and parallel ports, so I can play with null modem connections, and other devices that require the ports, especially as there are some unusual/rare things out there that need them!
That’s actually why I would need to have a dedicated laptop to pick up the slack in that regard, as USB to parallel/serial cables don’t work with every bit of old software, plus I’d want to have specific software for that hardware! Of course, I do have a laptop that is useless for gaming (the screen doesn’t work well with fast movement) that can run Windows XP, and has the relevant ports, though it is a bit on the hefty side!
I will post a few photos later on to show things in action, after my CF cards arrive, as I want to set them all up, though perhaps I’ll do a shortish video of the process instead… Either way, it’ll be next month before I can get any stuff like that done!
#2024 #AtGeekedUp #BookPocket808xLaptops #CompactFlashCards #computerHardware #computers #Filming #laptops #LegacyPCHardware #LegacyPCSoftware #NewsUpdates #PCPlatform_ #retroHardware #retroLaptops #RetroPC #retroPcHardware #StormSWorkshop #StormSWorkshopSGU_ #StormkeeperAtGeekedUp #StormkeeperSWorkshop #Update
Today's uploads to the Internet Archive:
Symantec pcAnywhere 10.5 Corporate Edition (2001)
Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Enterprise Edition (1996)
Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 version 2.0 (1999)
NetBSD 1.5.2 (2002)
MusicMatch Jukebox 7.5 (2003)
PowerQuest PartitionMagic 3.0 (1996)
PowerQuest PartitionMagic 5.0 (1999)
Novell GroupWise 5.1 (1997)
Microsoft FrontPage 2000 (2000)
Microsoft FrontPage 2002 (2001)
Adobe Persuasion 4.0 (1996)
SilverStone macht aus Aprilscherz Realität: Ein Retro-PC-Gehäuse im Stil der 80er Jahre kommt 2025 auf den Markt. Das FLP01 vereint nostalgisches Design mit modernen Anschlüssen. #SilverStone #RetroPC https://winfuture.de/news,146864.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
MERA-ELZAB
XX '70 - '80
MERA 7951OM terminal - 1987 produkowany w Zakładzie Urządzeń Komputerowych Mera-Elzab z Zabrza / Poland
1KWord (6-bit word) display memory
No CPU, 2716 EPROM
Photo by Arkadiusz Sikorski 2013 (C) https://arQ.PL/
[PDF - scan ] : (https://arQ.PL/dl/Mera_Elzab__Dokumentacja_Techniczno_Ruchowa__Monitor_ekranowy_Mera_7951OM_arQPL.pdf)
[ 2nd PDF 1984 ] (https://arQ.PL/dl/BCPS_34210_1984_Biuletyn-Techniczny__arQPL.pdf)
#cli #terminal #mera #old #hardware #keyboard #PRL #Poland #Europe #80s #1984 #retro #retropc #computers #hardware
Clint (aka #LGR) has a new video up, processing through some initial discovery and initial external cleanup.
King of NYNEX 
