Is the Web made for Computers? Or are Computers made for the Web?
A variation on the debate between Thick Clients and Thin Clients. ⌘ Read more

Happy 38th Birthday, Macintosh 128K!
The very first Macintosh was released on January 24th, 1984. 38 years ago. And it was super, duper cool. ⌘ Read more

Nerdy Cross Stitch - MS DOS
The classic MS-DOS logo. In thread and fabric. With the full pattern. Because… why not? ⌘ Read more

Deadline for Retro Computer Trading Cards & LundukeFest approaching!
Only a few days left to get in your Trading Card orders, or get your subscription to get a ticket to LundukeFest! ⌘ Read more

Ways to get 40 year old computers talking to new computers
Need to move files to and from that 1985 computer? These options will do the trick. ⌘ Read more

Nerdy Color-by-Number: Bill Gates posing seductively
What’s more fun than Color-by-Numbers? Color-by-Numbers of really goofy, nerdy things. ⌘ Read more

Syllable : The long abandoned Amiga OS clone
Itself a fork of Amiga clone, Atheos, this OS has been dead for a decade. Let’s see what it was like. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke & Hartley - Jan 21, 2022
Listen now (60 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast #15 ⌘ Read more

Physical “Retro Computer” Trading Cards now available for order!
Want collectible trading cards for classic computers – including a playable trading card game? Trick question. Of course you do. ⌘ Read more

LundukeFest final schedule announced!
Linux Sucks, Retro Computing, and so much more. January 29th is going to be a very, very nerdy day. ⌘ Read more

On NFTs, Retro Computer Trading Cards, and Goofiness
Listen now (30 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast #14 ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Buys Zork (and Kings Quest)… and I have thoughts about it.
Listen now (18 min) | The Lunduke Journal Podcast #13 ⌘ Read more

Introducing “Nerd Cards” - Retro computing, digital trading cards
Like baseball cards. For computer nerds. ⌘ Read more

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The Proverbening ⌘ Read more

If Linux is not magic…
… then what it is?! ⌘ Read more

Some recently sold Lunduke Journal NFTs
These are like super nerdy baseball cards. And I’m loving it. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft’s bad history disrespecting classic video games (a firsthand account)
The Redmond giant just purchased some of the most historically significant video games… but will they respect them? ⌘ Read more

Microsoft now owns: Zork, Kings Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, and After Dark
And Pitfall! Plus River Raid. Also Heretic and MechWarrior. Wait. Wait. WHAT?! ⌘ Read more

Microsoft acquires Daniel Radcliffe in historic $73 Billion deal
Suggests MS-Radcliffe integration with Call of Duty, World of Warcraft. ⌘ Read more

The most magical words in all of computing…
(Besides “Turn it off and on again”…) ⌘ Read more

“Turn Your Android Phone Into the Ultimate Retro Computing Battlestation” - Jan 29 at LundukeFest
Joining “Linux Sucks 2022”, “The (True) Untold History of the Internet”, and “Weird Tales of Linux Weirdness”. With more announcements to come. ⌘ Read more

“The early days of Unix at Bell Labs” presented by Brian Kernighan
The early history of UNIX… from a man who was there. ⌘ Read more

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Search your feelings. You know it to be true. ⌘ Read more

Remembering the Linux-based Commodore OS
In 2011, Commodore USA LLC released “Commodore OS Vision” based on Linux Mint. ⌘ Read more

Elon Musk decides to make his own Linux distro
Other Space Tycoons had a Linux Distribution. He felt left out. ⌘ Read more

Webamp : Winamp… as a webpage
Fully functional, with support for Winamp themes. Craziness. ⌘ Read more

NFTs: The Good, The Bad, & The Goofy
There are valid criticisms of NFTs… but there are some solidly good (and fun) uses of the technology. ⌘ Read more

Finding our Nerdy Happy Place
I’d like to take a step back from my regular Mega-Nerdy ™ articles for just a moment… To talk about things from a more personal point of view. Today was a rough day in the news. I won’t go into the details here, but things were happening out there in the world that made me pretty sad. And frustrated. And afraid. Things that hit close to home. ⌘ Read more

daedalOS - the crazy Desktop environment in the browser
Complete with emulators, terminals, media players, live desktop wallpaper… and DOOM. All in a web browser. It’s both disturbing and wonderful. ⌘ Read more

“Weird Tales of Linux Weirdness” at LundukeFest, Jan 29
Joining “Linux Sucks 2022” and “The (True) Untold History of the Internet”… with more announcements to come. ⌘ Read more

**Long time Linux YouTuber tries to use Windows. **
Determines Windows “not quite ready for average user”. ⌘ Read more

Windows XP was named after Leonardo da Vinci?!
True story. ⌘ Read more

The House of Lunduke BBS
Classic BBS gaming, 24x7 telnet access, fancy-pants ANSI graphics ⌘ Read more

Whoever named “NFTs” really missed a great opportunity…
Can we all just agree to call them this from now on? The Lunduke Journal subscriber exclusives as of this moment: 7 books, 2 games, LundukeFest pass, + articles and podcast episodes. You can subscribe here on Substack or join The Lunduke Journal Community at ⌘ Read more

Real men don’t comment their code…
Insert manly grunting. The Lunduke Journal subscriber exclusives as of this second: 7 books, 2 games, LundukeFest pass, + articles and podcast episodes. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke Journal about to hit subscriber goals… for NEXT month.
Woah. Apparently people really like articles about Linux and retro computers! ⌘ Read more

“The (True) Untold History of the Internet” – only at LundukeFest
Think you know the story of TCP, WWW, and the Internet? Think again. ⌘ Read more

**New Free Adventure Game for all Lunduke Journal Subscribers **
“2299: Episode One” is an adventure game, set in space, for Linux and Windows. And it’s free for all full Lunduke Journal subscribers. ⌘ Read more

Most outstanding! The Lunduke Journal smashes subscription goals in just 3 hours!
3 hours! That’s crazy! ⌘ Read more

Linux Tycoon Classic for Windows & Linux
Free for all Lunduke Journal subscribers. ⌘ Read more

Linux Tycoon for DOS
We hit our subscriber goals, so I am releasing Linux Tycoon for all subscribers! ⌘ Read more

Just for today: $15 for one year of The Lunduke Journal
Including a full pass to LundukeFest, tons of free eBooks and more goodies… plus Linux Tycoon if we hit our goal! ⌘ Read more

Linux Sucks 2022 - Jan 29, 4pm Pacific
Streamed live at LundukeFest. This is going to suck more than anything has sucked before. ⌘ Read more

Pine64’s e-Paper tablet now booting mainline Linux
That’s right. An e-Ink tablet that you can run Neofetch on. ⌘ Read more

Game Boy gets WiFi… and video streaming! Seriously!
Why? Because it’s awesome. That’s why. ⌘ Read more

Announcing the first LundukeFest - “Make Computers Fun Again”
The January 29th virtual conference will include “Linux Sucks 2022” and many other fun-filled presentations and breakout sessions. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke’s Nerdy New Years Resolutions
My 2022 New Years Resolutions. Spoiler: They’re a bit nerdy. ⌘ Read more

Compiling QuickBASIC’s Gorillas on Linux… surprisingly tricky
Even with QB64 and FreeBASIC, compiling the classic GORILLA.BAS is not easy… but it works! ⌘ Read more

How did the programmer escape from prison?
I give up. How *did* the programmer escape from prison? ⌘ Read more

2021 is over! Huzzah! Get Lunduke Journal yearly subscription for $15.
7 free eBooks: including a Choose Your Own Adventure, Nerdy Dad Jokes, & a Kids Book ⌘ Read more