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Blake Patterson

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Web dev at American U in D.C., dad, retrocomputing nerd, No Man's Sky explorer. I live in northern Virginia. (He/him) My blogs: :: bytecellar.com (vintage computing) :: nmsspot.com (No Man's Sky) :: nostalgicvirginian.com (Virginia memories)

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"The List" - Byte Cellar The contents (and existence) of this list proves, without possibility of doubt, that I am beyond help. At any rate, here’s a list of the systems (and gadgets worth noting) I’ve owned through the cours...

I'll post my hardware list. The OS can be inferred, lol.

bytecellar.com/the-list/

07.10.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It looks like HP is ending support for HP-UX on Dec 31st of this year, though. (I was surprised it was still active!)

I have an HP-9000 712/100, but mainly use NEXTSTEP on it.

07.10.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
BlueSCSI v2 board sitting inside an HP 712/80 workstation.

BlueSCSI v2 board sitting inside an HP 712/80 workstation.

I finally built the BlueSCSI v2 kit I ordered from @museumjoe.bsky.social like a year ago and I'm pleased to report that it works perfectly in my HP 712/80 with both HP-UX and NeXTSTEP!

I did have to create a bluescsi.ini file for NeXTSTEP, though, as it wants specific drive geometry.

14.10.2024 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Quick Tour of the HP-9000 712/100 NEXTSTEP Workstation - Byte Cellar February was NeXT Month over at r/Rerobattlestations. Being a hugeΒ NeXT fan, I was eager toΒ take part in the event, which entailed taking a photo or video of a retro computer running NEXTSTEP or OPENS...

Nice! I have a BlueSCSI on my NeXTStation but still two spinning discs on my 712/100 (NEXTSTEP and HP-UX). I will have to consider one for the Gecko.

bytecellar.com/2016/03/02/a...

07.10.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Power Shift - HP Series 700 Workstation Promo
YouTube video by HouseDeKris Power Shift - HP Series 700 Workstation Promo

You not dancing tho?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLTh...

07.10.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. And that bundled Geometry Wars clone wasn't half bad!

07.10.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
GP2X console running Silpheed under SegaCD emulation

GP2X console running Silpheed under SegaCD emulation

GP2X console displaying to a plasma TV

GP2X console displaying to a plasma TV

Unboxing the GP2X console in 2008

Unboxing the GP2X console in 2008

Any fans of the GP2X console from GamePark Holdings? Here are some photos of mine taken a little over 15 years ago.

Still works like a charm, ofc. :-)

#GP2X #GamePark #gaming #gamers #gameconsole #console #Linux #mobile #Silpheed #SegaCD #emulation #emulators #retrogaming #retrocomputing

07.10.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

lol

02.10.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess I should just give up. Over the past few weeks, I will be actively walking on my daily walk, tracking it on the Apple Watch, and the it will ask me if I'm done with my workout.

WHILE I AM WALKING AND SWEATING.

#Apple #AppleWatch #exercise

02.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wife at home today.

#government #governmentshutdown #shutdown #fedGov

01.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dad Realizes His Narcissistic Son Killed His Own Mother
YouTube video by Red Tree Crime Dad Realizes His Narcissistic Son Killed His Own Mother

An example of why religion delusion is a bad thing.

youtu.be/hqOYKHZooxY?...

#atheism #atheist #religion #crime #redtreecrime

23.09.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To hell with him.

20.09.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just preordered this. Lovely!

#NoMansSky #NMS #NoMansSkyVoyagers #gaming #games #gamers #OST #soundtrack #vinyl #HelloGames #65daysofstatic #PaulWeir #SciFi #music #procgen

20.09.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder what it feels like to just walk around day and night being just _that_ fucking stupid?

16.09.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Banning mRNA COVID vaccine is β€˜the goal,’ Florida surgeon general says Joseph Ladapo was asked a question about the state’s recent announcement on vaccines.

Fucking idiots - just as stupid as they come. Florida.

www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

#idiots #vaccine #mrna #vaccination #covid #covid19 #murderers #news #floridaman #florida #wtf

16.09.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is this?

14.09.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gonna be a pleasant summer accordin' to Farmer's Almanac...

#theLastStarfighter #Rylos #StarLeague #Nostalgia #eighties #movies #AlexRogan #LanceGuest #CGI #SciFi #video #film #spacemovies #space #movietrailer

13.09.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess it's very smooth -- to a fault, for my tastes.

I know Keurig is fairly junk, but I can't see taking time to do it better. I've done the cone, French press, etc. in the past. It's better, but more involved. I hoped Cometeer was the magic solution - it's about the same $ as Keurig pods, per.

11.09.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I dislike Cometeer coffee. Does anyone drink this?

I tried a friend's packs and then ordered the ~25 pack test for $50 and it tastes weak for the amount of water (8oz) and sour. I guess some like sour. Shockingly I prefer Keurig to this.

Anyone reading this loving it?

#coffee #Cometeer

11.09.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump confronted by protestors in a DC restaurant…

10.09.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8286    πŸ” 2411    πŸ’¬ 568    πŸ“Œ 509
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How Tim Cook sold out Steve Jobs - Anil Dash A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Spot on by @anildash.com: β€œThe son of an immigrant, a child of the counterculture, a man offering an unmistakable fuck-you to Big Brother, and a person who, above all, would never kiss the ass of someone who had absolutely awful taste. This was Steve Jobs." www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/h...

09.09.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 967    πŸ” 181    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 14

They didn't roll an enormous, orange TechWoven rendering of trump's ass out on stage ahead of Tim Cook so that he could give it a few kisses before kicking off the Apple Event.

Color me surprised!

#whatSteveJobsWouldntDo
#Apple #AppleEvent #TimCook #iPhone #fail #news #technews

09.09.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Posting this for anyone else who may have patronized Menomale pizza in DC.

Good pizza. Sadly, not good people. I won't be back.

#Menomale #DC #WashingtonDC #fascism #destroyingAmerica #avoid #bewarned #pizza #DMV #NoVA #MD

08.09.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

1930s Germany right there

08.09.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Complete with ICE Barbie!

08.09.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A sign at an electric vehicle charging station in the parking lot of the Edgewater Whole Foods that says β€œDefend The Homeland, Join ICE Today”

A sign at an electric vehicle charging station in the parking lot of the Edgewater Whole Foods that says β€œDefend The Homeland, Join ICE Today”

Trump has declared war on Chicago and now his secret police are running racist ads in Edgewater.

Let’s be clear: ICE isn’t welcome here. Trump isn’t welcome here. And they’re certainly not going to recruit their goons from here.

07.09.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 13130    πŸ” 3366    πŸ’¬ 757    πŸ“Œ 227

That's what ... love is ...

07.09.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Apple II Infinitum ProDOS-8 is the operating system for Apple II computers.

prodos8.com/apple2infini...

07.09.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a desk with a Macintosh Quadra setup and a 256 greyscale portrait display showing the cover of the book Two Hundred & Fifty Six Shades of Grey by E L James. Also the Newton on the desk is displaying the cover of the abridged version, Sixteen Shades of Grey.

A photo of a desk with a Macintosh Quadra setup and a 256 greyscale portrait display showing the cover of the book Two Hundred & Fifty Six Shades of Grey by E L James. Also the Newton on the desk is displaying the cover of the abridged version, Sixteen Shades of Grey.

I am so sorry. Sometimes I hate myself.

13.06.2024 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1181    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 6

I think everyone that saw it was amused by the image and more impressed by the brevity of the code. I just don't think it blew peoples minds, utterly. I don't think anyone discounted it.

07.09.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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