ChrisRƎTRO

I like retro-gaming and also tinker with ancient PC hard- & software, whenever I sleep well. 💾

Relax, I don't post often.

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

There’s a specific style of late-90s 3D graphics that still has its own vibe for me. When I recently played a bit more Tomb Raider III, this room reminded me of it with its half-transparent platforms floating above water, lit by fire-breathing statues. It really captures that aesthetic. Simple geometry, bold colored lighting, zero clutter. How nice.

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

@Jackhead_ASG Had this exact model of AT tower back in the day

[nukeykt @nukeykt]

Creative CT1747, SB16 asic with OPL3
Chip die has Yamaha FB1023 marking, which suggests that Yamaha themselves developed this chip rather than licensing OPL3 IP to Creative

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

I present exhibit "A". Can somebody shed light on this?

[Tom's Hardware @tomshardware]

AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from the Linux kernel — 4.3-million-transistor chip gets the axe because it lacks Time Stamp Counter (TSC) support, making it a coding burden https://t.co/wdWrw90EWL

[Ben Chandler @ben_304]

I’ve been having such a nice time with OpenLoco lately. I loved Chris Sawyer’s Locomotion back when it came out, and this is a very fine open source implementaiton of it. It’s still so satisfying to watch my charming little transport empire operating.

[Apogee Entertainment @Apogee_Ent]

Bobby Prince shares the story behind Commander Keen’s “Eat Your Vegetables”.

Originally written for a Keen Dreams intro, this track went on to become the iconic theme of the Dopefish.

Footage courtesy of @JoeSiegler.

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

UX design fail of the day: YouTube Music Web dislike button on the left... 🙄 @youtubemusic

[66Mhz Brain @66mhzBrain]

The Dune installer is impressed with the NEC 4x cd rom in this machine!

[Tom's Hardware @tomshardware]

Original Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resources https://t.co/vyAkCqKb5X

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

While I like old computers, I still think this is the right call! The decades-old kernel code for these processors hasn’t been consistently tested on real hardware in recent times, leading to detection and boot issues. Removing the legacy code should improve Linux’s overall stability and maintainability.

[Tom's Hardware @tomshardware]

Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support https://t.co/fkNKHiUkq0

[nukeykt @nukeykt]

low-level MT-32 emulation coming along nicely

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

Just watched this review, and I have to say I was never a big fan of Voyager, especially when it first aired. Great premise, but so much potential went unused. That said, the guys brought up something I’d already been thinking for some time now: Next to "modern Trek", Voyager feels like Shakespeare. 🫠

Big disclaimer: pure hindsight. #StarTrek

[Red Letter Media @redlettermedia]

Star Trek: Voyager Season One - re:View https://t.co/avTsX6am4I

[Robert Dale Smith @RobertDaleSmith]

Ends up all the third-party controllers were manufactured by same few factories. 🤣

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

@RobertDaleSmith This looks quite similar to the InterAct PC Propad 4

[Pixel Cherry Ninja @PixelCNinja]

This open world engine by James Lambert for the Nintendo 64 is incredible!

Sky Rim N64 when?

Go try it now (links in reply)

[id Software @idSoftware]

A message from co-founder John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) from our id Software 35th Anniversary stream.

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

The need to tokenize texts for LLMs is just tech debt bc human natural language sucks.

Change my mind

[ChrisRƎTRO @ChrisR3tro]

@oerg866 Hard to wrap my head around the fact that it's been over 20 years

[oerg866 / clarry @oerg866]

I think this was from 2004 or 5. I was 11 years old!

SCHNEIDER PC with a Chaintech 6VTA2, a Pentium III 650, 128MB RAM and a Rage 128

The funny FSB jumper made it 866MHz (see username!)

The website in the second picture still exists: https://t.co/P4gqr0e3Ie from @ChrisR3tro

[Bits und Bolts @BitsUndBolts]

New Video: Delidding Cracked AMD K6-III+ CPUs: A Glimpse Under the Lid

https://t.co/xpYOcQXQwc