Josip Retro Bits @josipretrobits@qoto.org

Beautiful video about an old "PIF" Soviet synthesizer for kids. I love the research that David Hilowitz went through.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStI42iwdIM

#synth #USSR #electronicmusic

The gubbdata demo party continues.
#c64 #amiga #lund #demoparty

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Kernal switch works as well :-) #c64 #uEliteBoard64

When this calculator released over 50 years ago, it was costly enough that you could lease it by the day... let's take a look at it!

https://youtu.be/Sq_GFKpPhnY

Today on LGR is the Dictaphone 1680, the smallest portable electronic calculator with a built-in display in 1971. https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews/status/1540460164880416773/photo/1

#Atari Jaguar Doom co-op networking fun. Nuff said.

f(x,y) = ((((x ^ y) + (-y)) * ((x - x) - (y % 9))) % (((y & x) / (6 % x)) | ((y / y) | (x * x)))) % 5

Extent: 256x256 (scaled x2)

"Onebit" colouring scheme.

After being offline (and even not really using my computers much) for over a week and not really missing it, then coming back and seeing news of big tech privacy issues, and the US's current sanity issues, I'm kinda thinking maybe just going back to the 80s/90s, using computers that aren't hyperconnected and going back to BBSs and BBS parties for socialising.

It seems that everything works so far.
#C64 #uEliteBoard64 !
Keyboard, cartridge, disk, joysticks. :-) Sound is oddly quiet, but also works nicely.
And the board offers pins to run a shielded luma signal for a slightly clearer picture. Nice touch!

(The board got a temporary home in my breadbin case until I found something nicer)

Practice makes perfect.

Eco-friendly portable swimming

A way to relax. A bit of fun for the city dweller and even to collect some rainwater for something else after...

#eco #tips #freeschool #diy #homemade #summer #fun #portable #swimming #pool

Been rewatching a lot of #StarTrek #DS9 recently. It’s my favorite Trek by far and incredibly wholesome and witty most of the time. We should really make an effort to get to that Federation utopia at some point instead of behaving like stereotypical Ferengi and Cardassians.

🕹 Atari Lives, IE does not, and the minions are coming - This Geek in Review for 2022-06-24

https://www.gozgeek.com/posts/2022/atari-internet-explorer-minions-theoffice-this-geek-review-2022-06-24/

Echo And The Bunnymen – Heaven Up Here https://ift.tt/QeRAbqO #revivalrecords #vinyl

Let’s address the name of the band first, shall we?

Well, it turns out there is no special or cerebral hidden meaning if we are to believe Will Sergeant, the lead guitarist, it was just a st…

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Still available to download to try/buy for Windows and Mac.

Just tested the latest Mac binary (Universal PPC and Intel compiled in 2012) and it works fine under Rosetta 2 on a M1 Max MacBook with my screen saver license from 2015. 🤓

#RetroComputing #Screensavers #MarineAquarium #SereneScreen
https://www.serenescreen.com/v2/issues.html?os=ios#download