Huh, I have a set of dBASE (DOS) floppies my dad โborrowedโ from work. Maybe I should finally give that a try and see if itโs something I actually enjoy now.
15.02.2026 04:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@thisoldcomputer.bsky.social
Long-time retro/vintage computer nerd. 1990s UNIX machines and anything else I like. Content is my own unless otherwise credited.
Huh, I have a set of dBASE (DOS) floppies my dad โborrowedโ from work. Maybe I should finally give that a try and see if itโs something I actually enjoy now.
15.02.2026 04:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0You feeling ok, Steve?
14.01.2026 16:22 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Breezy!
25.12.2025 16:29 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Give the card edges a quick swipe with DeOxit Gold. Leaves a light oil film behind, a lot easier with large contact areas like this. See also backplane risers, 64-bit PCI cards, etc.
22.12.2025 03:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I kind of love those ridiculous 5.25โ FDD filler panels.
14.12.2025 18:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Itโll never catch on.
04.12.2025 18:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0usborne.com/us/books/com... if you didnโt know already, they made a bunch available free.
03.12.2025 02:05 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A haiku:
Itโs not DNS.
Thereโs no way itโs DNS.
It was DNS. ๐ธ
This was a sample render that came with POVRAY, I think.
19.11.2025 03:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Oh no.
19.11.2025 03:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Wow, thatโs quite cursed. :)
10.11.2025 21:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Turbo Pascal?
10.11.2025 18:44 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Some tags:
#vintagecomputer #vintagecomputing #retropc #retrocomputer #retrocomputing #msdos #ibm #ibmps2
Apparently, February 2023. Was testing the McIDE MicroChannel to IDE adapter with a CF card on this PS/2 Model 70.
04.11.2025 02:14 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A year or so ago on an IBM PS/2. :)
03.11.2025 18:06 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Me too, Mom. Me too.
03.11.2025 15:58 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โTalkinโ Dongles!โ
26.10.2025 17:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Oh no! Get well soon. :/
19.09.2025 14:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Wow. Thatโs a deep cut.
12.08.2025 21:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Over-eager Lemur Advocate has finally sold me.
12.08.2025 21:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โBout four, mebbe five Scarmuccis.
09.08.2025 01:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0More gritty than fuzzy but yes. :)
29.07.2025 21:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0bsky.app/profile/laug... relevant to @foundfootagefest.com โs interests. Plum simply awesome sticks.
22.07.2025 22:01 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Did anyone take home Neat Pete?
20.07.2025 15:03 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If itโs only for sound deadening, I tend not to replace it. I end up regretting this on things like dot matrix printers.
04.07.2025 21:25 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโve seen it several times over the years and yes it still stings a little every time.
29.06.2025 22:37 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Even back in the day we knew better than to leave VNC wide open. Let alone on what looks like a water treatment system with some mildly spicy chemicals.
29.06.2025 22:35 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It me!
23.06.2025 19:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0