2026-10-27T06:48:29Z https://nostr.now Lars Brinkhoff https://nostr.now/npub1e72uzdvpntn36tuh0knpe08sqfdwkdxqpjxx30jm75hdjwz2jn2sewxtx7 https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/accounts/avatars/000/066/665/original/cf736cf7660c9cd0.jpeg https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/accounts/avatars/000/066/665/original/cf736cf7660c9cd0.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspfny9ldcwhuumwjf4c8tpecszxfd0x354jysx7vlapeckzavnlaqzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2tr9g9n A common question I get is along the lines of &#34;what lessons have you learned from retrocomputing? what have we forgotten from computer history that we can apply today?&#34;<br/><br/>I&#39;m often at a loss for words. I&#39;m not doing this for the utility. I&#39;m doing it for fun. For the magic of seeing ancient technology come back from the dead. The process is the goal, not the end result. 2026-10-23T07:44:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrjws8jhq6mdz3tym5rhkzzamm4h0e9zysekqmlx2wzrevpkvkudgzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2gr6jl5 Enter private key: ^D<br/>Private key saved. 2026-10-21T17:41:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0exe93vp00v0hevv8ne26aypjaxx2tlcchsycqfdxskz5rsnkfuszyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2n55dvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9yezssmdlp5wg32v3w6u7l0p0m44ervfrzldypqjy2qjvj9uexaqy8hf2p'>nevent1q…hf2p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>CC #SDF <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1q3eqfzw6yex6xwe3j02v9z0mm2uv4ukxvyr6qgs93re7hg5cy4xqwnl84l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>SDF.ORG</span> (<span class="italic">npub1q3e…l84l</span>)</a></span> 2026-10-14T04:55:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgcv7xpdnjnc7r2xj05c6wp5zye7h4cse94h4g4tdn2ghzdewd6gzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d28c8ysw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsff8nddpyshr6ffvhvw5ntqz7vrmnymk723673ycz7v3xg77as72gtssyl8'>nevent1q…syl8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I always put double quotes around every use of a shell variable because you never know how crazy people name their files. 2026-09-10T05:37:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvfu7gxxutwv2vj6sy0zrv0yf8u3cmldtp7kmgzk36ywzv5gk7jgqzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2jeguye In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstu5385er686m4d4c6m0ygrvwml36wqp5kqjnr4pz8e0pmqz9c35ga7d7am'>nevent1q…d7am</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You can make a virtual visit to the museum in just one minute. <a href="https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=6JWEXDqwTBt">https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=6JWEXDqwTBt</a> The Wegematic is down the middle aisle. (Just to the left of it is the intriguing micro-LINC.) 2026-05-09T13:47:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrd4nl3pe086z0ty73frckufn4dfw9tq9q2erq7f4cgelz0a8kj2qzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2w9gwgv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswsdg0w5z3cump2unlr0yuwp2yg820x5ahlhnh462nsjzyee40mactdsz6q'>nevent1q…sz6q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is a Wegematic 1000 in Finland. <a href="https://www.suomentietokonemuseo.fi/vanhat/eng/wegematic_eng.htm">https://www.suomentietokonemuseo.fi/vanhat/eng/wegematic_eng.htm</a> 2026-05-09T04:21:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspz3h48zjtyxtj6xjjxcpjestf5fgk3w3uka92gpurqgcrlykxy2gzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2rv6w2h Somehow, writing Forth in 64x16 screens was one of the most enjoyable jobs I had in my entire career. It might seem like the severe constraints of the language and the 1024 byte block size would be limiting, but it felt the opposite. 2026-04-29T05:52:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw6fqrt4n5n9aeqlk5yszd42mwlqeac6qunzxk6hdtngmu4ptq3sgzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d29fztu4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3cwlyrj0x53fvr64hwx9ndwnnsd2f0ukam5748ez6ern9ucqfcc46vxpl'>nevent1q…vxpl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Vector art. 2026-02-14T07:05:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxp4073pphq2jf7npldhytzs5lezs5knlm7r35fq7rxya2jy4a03gzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2l4kcr5 0x1A - ateen,<br/>0x1B - beeteen,<br/>0x1C - ceeteen,<br/>0x1D - deeteen,<br/>0x1E - eteen,<br/>0x1F - effteen. 2025-10-31T09:17:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2lwxytw26gfjxumyzrm5deky5g5l47005qxh4j2vlphr0eg97yhgzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2z6xcuw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyle0zzy0n5wfct2vxj8xwa8pyzlrevvnp6cz7qrv2fureuk3h2lgyvev0m'>nevent1q…ev0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suppose most of you recognize this note from 55 years ago.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/678/236/000/369/339/original/52675e55f9ebf68d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-19T07:12:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyle0zzy0n5wfct2vxj8xwa8pyzlrevvnp6cz7qrv2fureuk3h2lgzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d25vxvww In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lsz9fvu7f4m2n03urax64g0ylw9wjn7ypjpmfgkek6pjktlndzgkj2627'>nevent1q…2627</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m slowly building on the work of David Walden, Bob Armstrong, Charles Anthony, and others. They previously demonstrated an ARPA network running on four emulated IMPs. Now for the first time, there&#39;s a PDP-10 host in the mix. 2024-12-19T07:08:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2lsz9fvu7f4m2n03urax64g0ylw9wjn7ypjpmfgkek6pjktlndzgzyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2nlcjld It&#39;s a start. Er, restart.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/678/208/144/717/666/original/53264f8e514ea541.png"> <br/> 2024-12-19T07:03:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszrag9nm6h6v5v9kup6e7dh3atchsw5g9lcss2uprdxpv6p953vgszyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d266qves This is the proper way to console a child.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/448/576/042/881/044/original/30dba823945bd434.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-08T17:46:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6l2nyl3l5gx3udk6ysjkwjw22mycx6ucc7ruvmslsgvr863zt9szyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2lwz6tp How many are too many?<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/338/162/683/300/064/original/c49823719a7ee2b5.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-20T05:45:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgw7uz7wwzg302aeltkqceez7cw0l9rfvf5w98qt3dm69vanfl26szyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d2etjy3n I have an 1:3 scale VT100 keyboard attached to my laptop. Should make typing 33% faster.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/334/110/816/632/649/original/1d2af45f49e374d0.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-19T12:36:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9t3dcg2g3tgces87ma2r3fld4ztmqk23faxylkevcjylkysha2pczyr8etsf4sxdww8f0ja76v89u7qp946e5cqxgc697t06jakfcf22d249jumj Happy birthday, PDP-10!<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.sdf.org/system/media_attachments/files/109/992/584/079/187/794/original/38f785f5038437cd.png"> <br/> 2023-03-09T09:20:41Z