Károly Balogh - @[email protected]

Some say, I'm a hacker. I say I'm just obsolete. Random content, might contain traces of computers, retro tech, and cats. No politics.

[Károly Balogh - @[email protected] @chainq]

Anyone out there is in the need of an accurate representation of how most "modern" software is built and used? I offer you this GIF. #sigh

[Károly Balogh - @[email protected] @chainq]

While working on the Plantronics ColorPlus support in Viaduct, I randomly found a BoingBall implementation for ColorPlus Compatible computers, published by @Retro_Erik on GitHub.
Well, I'm happy to report an Amiga still runs any BoingBall better. 😁

[Károly Balogh - @[email protected] @chainq]

@neo21670 Strong Work Chronicles vibes. https://t.co/cZh0gVn5GY

[Work Chronicles @_workchronicles]

Prevention vs Cure
#rewindWednesdays

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@SzergelyButov @punkvakond Nó politiksz, de felőlem jöhet, én jól elleszek Szlovéniában, így is 5km-re van a határ, max. Másfélszeres az egy főre eső GDP mint otthon, egyszerre lenne belföldön a Balaton és az Alpok - hát nem nyígnék, na. Ja és az Ausztria és a "nyugat" így is közel volt, meg maradna is.

[Károly Balogh - @[email protected] @chainq]

@neo21670 Én már betáraztam Motorola 68060-ból meg PowerPC-ből, meg oldschool PC-ből. Majd építünk magunknak másik internetet, az interneteken belül (dead internet theory helyett, jöhet a dark forest theory of internet).

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There's now a #SecretLab in my secret lab. (Badumm, tsk...) Treated myself to a SecretLab TITAN Evo XL NanoGen™ Pure Black gaming chair. Home office means, I literally live in this chair for 8+ hours a day, so I tried to have something nice for once. No regrets so far!

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@sutehk A couple of years back the creator of IDE64 firmware made a 1541Ultimate/Ultimate64 version due to the lack of new IDE64 hardware, and wanted to upstream it, but it was rejected by Gideon, AFAIK. But I don't know more details.

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@8BitShowAndTell I mean... That's a good feature. I've seen Word and Google Docs... and LibreOffice not living up to that standard.

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@Claude1079 @sidecartridge Yes, all of that is clear, but in case of the ROM emulator. If you swap the ROM image served towards the mainboard. Will it be re-copied on a warm-restart? I doubt, as some accelerators even allow custom images to be uploaded (like my B2060) and they persist across reboots.

[Károly Balogh - @[email protected] @chainq]

@sidecartridge @Claude1079 OK, fair. I was sure it would work on a cold boot. I wasn't sure if the MapROM copying process happens on every reboot, or a re-copy can be triggered when the image changes in the underlying Kickstart "ROM". But if this had been thought of, I shut up... 🤐😅

[Károly Balogh - @[email protected] @chainq]

@sidecartridge The ACA500 (that has the ROMs built in) and the PiStorm aren't the only candidates here... But anyway, just pointing it out, that it's a maze of corner cases. Although it's probably less of a problem indeed on lower-end systems.

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@sidecartridge Thanks for the reply. I'm a developer with good OS knowledge on Amiga. If you need help writing the ROM switcher, I could look into it. (Free of charge. I just want this product to exist, and be good, because I need it. 😅)

[Károly Balogh - @[email protected] @chainq]

@sidecartridge any news about the ROM emulator Amiga Kickstart switcher for A500? A friend of mine just made an inquiry about which switcher I'd recommend, and I'm also waiting for it. Earlier I bought the TOS emulator for my STE, and it's great!

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@GrahamTinkers Doesn't that just work as protective coating at this point? 😅

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@GrahamTinkers I'm try to unsee the misaligned plastic around the LEDs. 🙈

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@viketnunc Miért ne tenné?

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... and the "Commodore-only" Amiga 2000 is now online via the repaired A2065! #amiga

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@Iggi76123640 Hey, no, sorry, I don't have a spare. I only have one, and that now sits in my "almost-Commodore-Only" A2000 build that also has the A2091 I bought from you. (Along with an A2630, A2320, and other goodies.)

A 2nd one I had here was @rATdrAg0n's, and I gave it back, I think.

[Károly Balogh - @[email protected] @chainq]

The moment when during The Standup with @ThePrimeagen, @cmuratori pulls up an Amiga 2000 keyboard that just "happens to be" on his desk, because it's so amazing. Yes. YES. Thank you. 🥹

(Below is my desk, as illustration. Yes, I'm also a McIntosh user, running McOS. 😅)

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@sptheraver Lassan a real life is demoscene grafika compó lesz, bármilyen entryt csak fázisokkal fogadunk el. 😅

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@sptheraver Snake! Snake! Oh, it's a snake!