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
Introducing “Nerd Cards” - Retro computing, digital trading cards
Like baseball cards. For computer nerds. ⌘ 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
How to Green Screen on the YoloBox Pro
This step-by-step guide will show you how to use the chroma key feature on the YoloBox Pro to green screen yourself onto picture backgrounds and videos, or even add external graphics from a computer. ⌘ Read more
How to convert USB webcams to HDMI
There are a handful of interesting USB webcams out there, which naturally work great with a computer. But what if you want to combine video from a USB webcam with your HDMI cameras in a video switcher like the ATEM Mini? ⌘ Read more
Video: C Programming on System 6 - A New On-Disk Database Format
It’s a new year and my computer is still old. ⌘ 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
Guest Blog: Deciding Between Docker Desktop and a DIY Solution
Guest author Ben Hall is the lead technical developer for C# .NET at gov.uk (a United Kingdom public sector information website) and a .NET Foundation foundation member. He worked for nine years as a school teacher, covering programming and computer science. Ben enjoys making complex topics accessible and practical for busy developers. Deciding Between Docker […]
The post [Guest Blog: Deciding Between Docke … ⌘ 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
The History of the Graphical User Interface – 1945 to 1980
A visual, historical tour of the early years of computer GUI’s… starting in 1945. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke’s Dad Jokes About Computers, vol. 1
Comic strips. Containing dad jokes. Very, very nerdy dad jokes. ⌘ Read more
Christmas Demos of the 1980s (for C64, Atari, Apple II, DOS, & Amiga)
Christmas demos were a staple of 1980s computer culture. Here are some of the best. ⌘ Read more
Local man switches to Arch, tells no one
Yesterday, at approximately 5:05pm, a Seattle area man installed Arch Linux on his home computer and has yet to tell anyone. “This appears to be the first occurrence of failing to tell someone that you run Arch,” stated a representative of the Seattle Sheriff’s Department. “We are actively investigating whether or not this is a crime. It definitely is a violation of norms.” ⌘ Read more
@fastidious@arrakis.netbros.com the things Gemini has going for it are mutual TLS and lack of JavaScript. Which makes for a secure albeit boring experience (much like gopher). The fake markdown is a bit of a drag.
A render mode for Gemini probably wouldnt be too hard. There are markdown to Gemini libs out there.
With Web3 the whole trust a 3rd party browser ext + high fees + env impact for compute and storage are serious no gos for me.. I have heard one too many horror stories about clicking the wrong link and some script draining your metamask wallet.
[1975] APL demonstration
1975 live demonstration of the computer language APL (A Programming Language) by Professor Bob Spence, Imperial College London. Bob joined the staff of Imperial College in the 1962 and is now Professor Emeritus in EEED. His field of work has range… ⌘ Read more
I fork bombed my computer! With ed(1)!!! Haven’t done that in a while.
Review Jam, day 2: try a short task in Teliva. https://buttondown.email/reviewjam/archive/advent-of-foc-day-2-brutalist-convivial-computing
Who is this computer comic strip cartoonist from the 1980s?
An artist named “Bush” drew some adorable computer comic strips in the 80s. But who was “Bush”? ⌘ Read more
A 286, EGA PC from 1987.
As advertised in the May, 1987 issue of “Puget Sound Computer User”. ⌘ Read more
Happy ‘Back to the Future’ Day!
This may not be about computers… but it’s Back to the Future. So it’s cool. ⌘ Read more
A tour through computing in 1961… 60 years ago
From the pages of the November, 1961 issue of Datamation magazine. ⌘ Read more
“Browservice” brings modern web browsing to 1990s computers
Take a look at this: “What am I looking at?” That, right there, is Windows 3.11 (Windows for Workgroups)… loading up the Google Cloud VM manager. A website that requires a modern web browser. But, that isn’t a modern web browser. That is Internet Explorer 4.0. On Windows 3.11. Seriously. ⌘ Read more
Who really coined the term ‘Open Source’?
An in-depth investigation into the origins of one of the most important terms in the computer industry. ⌘ Read more
CDE and Dwarf Fortress running on the Out-of-Stock DevTerm
I want this gorgeous little slab computer so bad, it hurts. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - Episode 8
Listen now (10 min) | New games ported to old computer platforms! ⌘ Read more
We need a DRM-free console game ROM store like GoG
GoG.com makes buying computer games reasonable and DRM-Free. We need a video game console ROM equivalent. ⌘ Read more
Prince of Persia ported to the Atari 8-bit computers!
The Atari XL / XE finally get a version of Prince of Persia… in 2021! ⌘ Read more
Prof. Jellywhipple’s Ultra-Fantastic Computer Music Time Loop #halfbakedideas
Computing on My Own Terms
I don’t make typical, “normal” decisions about how I use computers. And I am quite happy with that. ⌘ Read more
The beauty of computer games on Amber screens
Colors? Colors?! We don’t need no stinking colors! ⌘ Read more
JMP: Newsletter: Action required for SIP accounts, new inbound call features, and more!
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the latest edition of your pseudo-monthly https://jmp.chat update!
In case it’s been a while since you checked out JMP, here’s a refresher: JMP lets you send and receive text and picture messages (and calls) through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client. Among other things, JMP has these features: Your phone num … ⌘ Read more
A new Amiga 1200 accelerator board has appeared
New hardware upgrade (with a 68030 CPU) for a nearly 30 year old computer ⌘ Read more
** Data Types and Variables in C **
I’ve been writing a heap of Lua lately — this has lead to my becoming interested, again, in C. Here are some ancient notes I dug up on the most basics of data types and variables in C.
All of a computer’s memory is comprised of bits. A sequence of 8 bits forms a byte. A group of bytes (typically 4 or 8) form a word. Each word is associated with a memory address. The address increases by 1 with each byte of memory.
In C, a byte is an object that is as big as t … ⌘ Read more
Worst color palette: ZX Spectrum or CGA?
The two ugliest color palettes in computer history… but which burns your eyes the most? ⌘ Read more
How to: Set up your own BBS Server on Linux
Computing of the 1980s, meet operating systems of the 2020’s. ⌘ Read more
The Linux-powered Nokia N810 from 2007 – still awesome in 2021
The N810 may be 14 years old… but it’s still a rad little handheld computer. ⌘ Read more
The 1985 online service for 48k Atari computers: Games Computers Play Network
The game-focused, 8-bit, joystick-driven, Atari-only On-Line service of the ‘80s. ⌘ Read more
Thinking abaout the great Gary Kildall
CP/M, DRI, GEM, & The Computer Chronicles. Gary Kildall accomplished so many amazing things. ⌘ Read more
If everyone on Earth drives a 1993 Toyota Corolla… nobody has an awesome car.
We’re not really talking about cars here. We’re talking about computer Operating Systems. ⌘ Read more
The challenge of sourcing ethical computer hardware
Every laptop and smartphone we can buy right now is tainted in some terrible way. ⌘ Read more
** How to install Uxn on macOS **
Uxn is an esoteric stack-machine with 32 bit instructions. It exists someplace at the intersection of a GameBoy, 6502 ASM, an Apple II, Forth, RetroForth, the z80, a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and“what if Nausicaä from Studio Ghibli’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind used a computer?” It is tiny, unlike most anything else around these days, and, once you wrap your head around it, pretty fun.
I won’t go into how to develop for it … ⌘ Read more
In reply to: Kids who grew up with search engines could change STEM education forever - The Verge
This, for me, points to the arbitrariness of the“desktop” as a prime metaphor in computer user interfaces.
It made sense at the birth of contemporary computing — business suits and what not — but maybe there’s a new paradigm worth explori … ⌘ Read more
Maybe I’m too hard on modern smartphones…
As I (a critic of modern computers) lay here, sick in bed, I’m sure happy I have my Android and iOS gadgets… ⌘ Read more
🙌 Liked: Interactive Fiction: The Computer Storygame “Adventure” : Mary Ann Buckles : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive ⌘ Read more
🙌 Liked: WDR paper computer - Wikipedia ⌘ Read more
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The Lunduke clan is sick.
So here are some advertisements of handheld computers from the 1980s to keep you company while I recover. ⌘ Read more