Josip Retro Bits @josipretrobits@social.cleverlibre.org

Zoom.

Hanging at a neighborhood grocery's upstairs cafe, doing software development like it's 1983.

f(x,y) = (((~(x + x)) ^ ((-y) % (x ^ x))) * ((-(22 & y)) - ((x & 5) & (~y)))) % 12

Extent: 128x128 (scaled x4)

"Onebit" colouring scheme.

Well that’s freaky, it looks like Apple have put floppy drive support back into MacOS. #retrocomputing #xp

The snake? "Pai*thn"
The comedy troupe? "Pai*thn"
The programming language? "Pai*thoOoOn"

Why?! That's so f*ing annoying.... it sounds wrong every single time I hear someone say it...

Today's vintage computer pick-up number 1: PowerMac G4 :Mirror drive bay, FireWire800 version.

Sadly, this version is not capable of running OS9 naively.... out of the box anyway. Some clever folks online seem to have found ways to make it work.'

http://mac-classic.com/articles/mac-os-9-on-unsupported-systems/

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2143.0.html

So far I've had no luck with the burned CD but I'm going to keep trying...

The #Commodore #Amiga was released to the market today, 36 years ago.

f(x,y) = (~(((y & x) - (16 & x)) / ((y | x) * (x & y)))) % 7

Extent: 256x256 (scaled x2)

"Onebit" colouring scheme.

f(x,y) = (~(((y * 23) | (y | 13)) / ((y ^ x) + (y / y)))) % 7

Extent: 256x256 (scaled x2)

"Onebit" colouring scheme.

In the lab, doing stuff. #VCR #VHS #StarWars

Today is the birthday of Thomas Stevenson (1818-1887), designer of the Stevenson screen (1864)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stevenson

from birdsite: RT @metoffice

We’ve been focusing on climate monitoring this month & today is the birthday of Thomas Stevenson, designer of the Stevenson screen in the 1800s

We still use Stevenson screens today to provide shade for thermometers, making sure readings are accurate & consistent
#GetClimateReady

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1550512012849029121

New high-res LGR! Taking a look at the awesome ViewSonic G220fb 21" CRT monitor from 2003

https://youtu.be/ySQzXpYETXc

This is one superb flat screen display, the top of the line of ViewSonic's 'Graphics' series when it launched. 2048x1536 max resolution & up to 180Hz refresh rate! https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews/status/1550519196844441601/photo/1

Good Morning, Everyone!

Today it is my pleasure to present to you another notable #commodore #8bit machine - the #commodore16 !!

And once more it's a low-entry system: the third model of the "264" product line (along with the C116 and the Plus/4).

It features a 7501 or 8501 CPU (depends on model), a 6510 compatible chip, 16KB of DRAM (faster than the C64 DRAM), the TED video chip (320x200 pixels with 121 colors). The ROM contains BASIC 3.5 as well as a machine monitor. Sound capabilities are quite limited: 2 "Voices", one of them can only produce square waves, but 3-bit digital sound was possible.

But let's face it, one of the most remarkable features of the C16 is the dark gray case witht the lighter gray keys! I mean, this is what the C64 should've looked like!!