Lost Computer Tales

Forgotten tales about old computers

[Lost Computer Tales @computertales]

RIP Sir Clive Sinclair!

[Scott Hanselman 🌮 @shanselman]

The earliest DOS source code was found on printer paper in Tim Paterson's garage so we've open sourced it on 86-DOS 1.00’s 45th anniversary! This is next-level software archaeology for study, preservation, and plain ol’ curiosity. Go dig in and learn how it was recovered! #DOS #RetroComputing

https://t.co/l0ZRMSC5LS

[Junichi Matsuda @mactechlab]

マウスの歴史を一冊にまとめたいわゆるマウスの本「マウスは世界を変えた〜エンゲルバートからMacintoshへ（仮題）」を執筆中です。ものになるかは未定ですがすでに１００頁は越えたのでなんとか形にしたいと考えています😊
写真は表紙に使うビジュアル案です！
#mactechlab

[Web Design Museum @WebDesignMuseum]

On November 24, 1995, The IETF organization published the RFC 1866 specification for HTML 2.0. HTML 2.0 supported forms, tables, graphics, and a number of new tags, such as !DOCTYPE, head, body, etc.

#WebDesignHistory

[hackaday @hackaday]

BASICODE: A Bit Like Java, But From The 1980s
https://t.co/wfucjMtNAa

[Lost Computer Tales @computertales]

@ComputerLove_ If you think about it, only the last two versions do not use Flash Player

[TNMOC @tnmoc]

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Simon Lavington,.A pioneer in computing & devoted historian. We were honoured to award Professor Lavington the 2024 Honorary Fellowship. Our thoughts & condolences are with his family. His impact is immeasurable.

[AppleMacintoshUser @macintoshfriend]

National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. Day 1 of the Macintosh Fixathon #Acorn #cheesewedges
#TNMOC #Macintosh #Macintosh #ClassicMacintosh #BletchleyPark #computers

[Understanding Linux: The Kernel Perspective @unix_byte]

Layers was AT&T’s proprietary windowing system, shipped with the UNIX PC (PC 7300), predating the widespread adoption of X11. Layers acted like a graphical multiplexer—a distant ancestor of tmux or screen—but ran directly on a bitmap display with rudimentary window management.

[Liam @z2rMC]

Found some more Windows XP Prototype designs. Love it!

[hackaday @hackaday]

First Transistor Computer Reborn
https://t.co/lUJEhcYcnJ

[hackaday @hackaday]

Remembering UCSD p-System, the Pascal Virtual Machine
https://t.co/0pTbxQgwrn

[Dan Vasc @danvasc2]

Me playing it 25 years ago

[Apple Muzeum Polska @applemuzeumpl]

Walkmac, prototype (1986)
This is one of the few preserved and operating prototypes of a Mac portable computer in the world, built by Colby Systems. They had a modular structure, a removable floppy disk drive and an HDD, which were all placed in special metal cassettes.

[Lost Computer Tales @computertales]

@reinhs What a beauty! And it's in such good condition

[Apple Muzeum Polska @applemuzeumpl]

Apple Network Server 500.

[Lost Computer Tales @computertales]

Save it! Reasons:
1. One of the first ARM devices for the general public;
2. The last British (European) computer with true historical significance;
3. One of the most elegant home computers in existence;
4. The last British (European) home computer that is not a PC clone.

[South West Retro Computing Archive @SWRetroComp]

You’ve got an #Acorn #Archimedes #A3010. Do you save it or swap it? If saving, then why? If swapping, then for what? #RetroSaveOrSwap #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames

[夢の図書館+マイコン博物館+模ラ博物館(公式) Microcomputer Museum Japan @Dream_Library_]

#マイコン博物館 マイコン体験コーナーのMZ-80Bが好調に稼働しています。
MZ系の達人である @LTM100 様にメンテナンス修理をいただきました。
SB-5510とSB-5520のBASICが動きます。
SHARP純正プリンタも稼働しますので、グラフィックキャラクタを含むプログラムリストも印刷できます
ご活用願います。

[Lost Computer Tales @computertales]

Oscar Peterson using a Synclavier II digital synthesizer with a DEC VT100 terminal and a VT640 Retro-Graphics expansion.
https://t.co/edpQdCfB7P
#retrocomputing #rchvid

[Dave Jones @eevblog]

Feeling pretty smug walking past all those luddites on the streets, rocking the absolute latest in portable computer technology.

[William T. Degnan @billdeg]

DEC PDP-5 at the Maryland Technology Museum