The Lunduke Journal welcomes all nerds – including Russians
… and Ukrainians… and Democrats… and Republicans… and… ⌘ Read more

Man celebrates 20 years of telling people, “BTW, I run Arch”
(Also Arch, itself, is now 20 years old.) ⌘ Read more

Have computers become bloated and over complicated?
And why is the answer “oh-my-gosh-yes-are-you-kidding”? ⌘ Read more

That time I worked for Amazon.com – in a haunted insane asylum
… on a desk made out of an old door… in a concrete room with a drain in the floor. ⌘ Read more

Make Linux look like BeOS
Because yellow tabs are sexy. ⌘ Read more

elementary OS is imploding
elementary founder: “I might take some time off from Linux or join another community maybe” ⌘ Read more

AppleWorld 1987 – when the Mac got color and expandability
Steve Jobs was extremely against color screens and expansion bays, but after he was forced out of Apple… they arrived! ⌘ Read more

Can an Internet connected computer be unhackable?
I mean… really, truly secure? Can it be done? ⌘ Read more

Why I won’t be buying a Steam Deck.
The Steam Deck is cool. No doubt. But, try as I might, I can’t find a good reason to buy one. ⌘ Read more

Unlimited Cell data for working on the road.
I’ve tried a lot of cellular data services… Visible is the best one so far. ⌘ Read more

Wordle ported to Windows 3.1, PalmOS, DOS, Linux Terminal… and much more.
Tandy Color Computer 3, Atari 2600, Game Boy, Emacs, and… Microsoft Word? Yup. Wordle is there too. ⌘ Read more

Make Linux look like MacOS 9.
Because Platinum is beautiful. Also… why not? ⌘ Read more

Make Linux look exactly like Windows 95… I mean exactly.
Blasphemy? Probably! But still pretty awesome! ⌘ Read more

The world is scary. Here’s some funny, nerdy pictures.
Memes. Comics. Whatever you want to call them. They’re nerdy and they made me laugh. ⌘ Read more

FreeDOS 1.3 has landed! Let’s take a visual tour!
The world’s greatest, Free and Open Source MS-DOS compatible operating system just got an update! I am excited! Exclamation points are in order! ⌘ Read more

Run the Commodore 64 OS on the NES: “NES 64”
Seriously. Someone ported the basic C64 system to the Nintendo Entertainment System. It actually works. ⌘ Read more

Maybe we should just let Firefox die
Listen now (16 min) | I mean. Really. Would your life be so bad without Firefox? ⌘ Read more

Everywhere Lunduke Hangs Out, On-Line
Because I need to publish these links somewhere! ⌘ Read more

Documenting Microsoft’s funky attempts at porting software to UNIX
Listen now (15 min) | I was there for part of it. Trying to preserve that weird part of computing history. ⌘ Read more

Funky Linux code names make me smile
Listen now (14 min) | … and me complaining about being sick. ⌘ Read more

CDC issues warning as man dies after being trapped in Vim for 34 days
911: “We get it. Vim is hard to exit. Stop calling. We can’t help.” ⌘ Read more

The best Linux Kernel release code names – from “Greased Weasel” to “Sheep on meth”
These are real. And they are awesome. ⌘ Read more

(Computer Nerd) Meme Monday
Just some funny JPGs about programming ‘n’ stuff. ⌘ Read more

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… the Coleco Bowlatronic
The 1981 hand-held bowling game traveled to the Star Wars universe in The Book of Boba Fett. ⌘ Read more

SUSE buys itself a “COVID 19 Hero” award. Not joking.
Also buys their CEO “Woman of the year” award. Also not joking. ⌘ Read more

Internet Explorer… for UNIX? Yes. It’s real.
Microsoft built Internet Explorer for both Solaris and HP-UX. Outlook Express and Windows Media Player are here too! ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke / Stallman Interviews
Four videos where Richard Stallman (founder of GNU and FSF) meets up with Lunduke. ⌘ Read more

Nintendo Game Processor - The lost Nintendo game creation PC
A 1994 PC, built by Nintendo, for making SNES games… that never saw the light of day. ⌘ Read more

RoboCop runs DOS, Terminator runs MacOS. The evidence.
It’s true. DOS and Mac OS (classic) power the most awesome cyborgs and androids of cinema. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke interviews nerdy musicians
MC Frontalot & Pete Mitchell (No More Kings). Two very nerdy, very awesome musicians. ⌘ Read more

What If: Nintendo never released the Game Boy?
What company would have won the hand-held war? SEGA? NEC? Atari? Someone else? ⌘ Read more

Tiny Core Linux 13.0 - full Linux desktop in 22 MB.
… and it only needs 48 MB of RAM. Seriously. It’s… beautiful. ⌘ Read more

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Such proverb. Much truth. ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal now has a SubReddit
Yep. We’re on Reddit. For realsies. ⌘ Read more

LundukeFest delayed (again) due to illness & weather
Lunduke is still sick. And now there’s an ice storm. The Fest must (unfortunately) be delayed. ⌘ Read more

Ubuntu Linux sued by McDonald’s for copying trademark “garish orange color scheme”
“Hideous colors are our thing! Back off, Ubuntu!” says Ronald ⌘ Read more

Retro Computer Trading Card orders end at midnight
Orders for the physical trading cards will be taken until midnight (Central Time). ⌘ Read more

Substack or Locals - Which is best for subscribing to The Lunduke Journal?
There are two ways to subscribe to The Lunduke Journal. There are a few differences. Which is best for you? ⌘ Read more

Trading Card order deadline is tomorrow.
If you were planning to get a Retro Computer Trading Card set, now’s your last chance. ⌘ Read more

The FreeBSD-based macOS clones: airyxOS & helloSystem
Two open source operating systems that mimic the look and feel of Mac OS… both built on FreeBSD. ⌘ Read more

AOSC OS/Retro: A Linux Distro for 486 & PPC Macs
… as well as ARM powered HP Jornadas and other “retro” hardware. ⌘ Read more

When Atari shipped UNIX: 1992’s Atari System V
The Atari TT030 Workstation was an early 1990s, UNIX powered beast… that has long been forgotten. ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal - 2022 “State of The Journal”
Looking back at the last year of The Lunduke Journal. It was pretty stinkin’ awesome. ⌘ Read more

2 Days Left to Order the Retro Computer Trading Cards
All orders need to be in by February 1st. ⌘ Read more

LundukeFest delayed one week due to illness
Lunduke got sick. What can ya do? LundukeFest moved to Saturday, February 5th. ⌘ Read more

LundukeFest is two days away!
Linux Sucks 2022, and non-stop nerdy happiness awaits! ⌘ Read more

Nerdy color by number - Commodore PET
One of the coolest looking computers – from 1977 – just begs to be colored. ⌘ Read more

A new text-mode “Psuedo-3D Engine” written in BASH
Imagine an old-school dungeon crawler, first person game. In ASCII art. Running in your terminal. It’s a thing of beauty. ⌘ Read more

DOS + Windows 3.11… on a single floppy!
Seriously! Fully functional Windows 3.11 booting on just ONE floppy! Bonkers! ⌘ Read more

Why the computer mouse was created…
… the reason will *shock* you. ⌘ Read more