The Psion Series 3a is my favorite way to play interactive fiction games. Has a long battery life, and you can take it everywhere.1yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrobattlestations
Our company logo is projected onto a waterfall in the lobby. The algae started to grow only in the lit spots.3yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
These gadgets that hold your crutches while you fill out a form at a hospital desk.9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Got this in the mail today. Mario sure looked dapper and buff back in the day!5yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Spotted a 20th anniversary Mac in Seinfeld. That’s a rare battlestation!2yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/VintageApple
The original edition of K&R „The C Programming language“ lists „recursion“ in the index as pointing to the index (p269)5yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/ProgrammerHumor
Holy cow. I think I made the deal of a lifetime. 42€ for this stack. Gettysburg and Syndicate Wars still NIB! I only wanted Zak but this is so much better!3yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Can the shell of the DS Lite be retrobrited? Sun only? Hdyrogenperoxyde? Any experiences?2yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/consolerepair
PCBs for the SoundBlaster 1.0 compatible Snark Barker retro sound card arrived. Credits goes to github user schlae, who designed the board. Looking forward to assembling it! The card is compatible to the SoundBlaster 1.0 and C/MS. Optionally 2.0 with salvaged Creative DSP.5yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Acquired two games that I never had a chance to play as a kid. Looking forward to playing them! I think PQ1 is a bit tedious, but still a classic.5yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
So I played a bit of Circus Convoy. Anyone else having the problem that the Duck Shoot minigame is black and white?3yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/Atari2600
Got this tiny console for xmas. I think its some kind of Famicom clone. Has 200 (translated) chinese games on it. Most are pretty bad... But the device is cute!4yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Got myself this baby. My very first Amiga! I borrowed a PSU and RG modulator from a friend. The machine works! Now I need to get all necessary peripherals.4yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
This was my very first sound card. I sold it many many years ago but recently reacquired one version of it. I was mighty proud back in 1994 that it could do 16bit playback, although no game supported that, only Windows. Has a real OPL3 and pretty good SoundBlaster compatibility.5yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
I am upgrading for multitasking. Both of my M68000 systems are now up and running.4yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
The GameGear I repaired last week can now play C64 demos! Via the TV tuner of course. One advantage of having the original screen... my other GG with LCD mod shows *something*, but no proper picture.1yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/game_gear
Got myself an 8bitdo M30 with retro receiver. Excellent controller. I amusing it on my RetroPie and with the receiver on my MegaDrive. Even works via USB C on any computer.4yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Now I have both Laura Bow games. It took a while to get this one for a fair price.4yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Four generations of CPUs spanning from 1985 to 2001. The Athlon64 is already 18 years old... I feel slightly old now.5yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
I do love the ANSI art of old DOS games, like this screen from Cosmo's installation program. Amazing how much you can do with text mode!5yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
I assembled another home brew sound card kit. This time: The TNDY 3 Voice. It's compatible to the Tandy sound standard, supported by many 80s MS DOS games. Link to video is in the comments.4yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
This planet is astonishingly NOT an earth-like. It's a simple metal rich planet.8yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
My Coke bottle cap seems to have been recycled. It used to be french.9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Can confirm! E:D runs on old hardware: 2011 MBP, Radeon 6490M 256MB. Amazing.9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
In Silpheed the Gerdi craft is equipped with a Higgs field generator. So the LHC really did lead to some innovative developments...5yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/retrogaming
Got my Alioth system permit. What to do now? What's special about Alioth?8yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
Wanted to deliver Onionhead for the CG, but the pad was used -- in a way...8yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
I just fired up my old copy of First Encounters for fun... That is twenty years of progress!9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
Late 1960's ladies' swimwear. Link to the whole BBC article in the comments.9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Today I got interdicted on my way to a conflict zone -- By a friendly NPC! He didn't do anything, not even a scan... weird!9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
Playing science mode, I just unlocked heavy rocketry. After four tries, I finally managed to put Jebediah safely on the Mun and bring home safely back with lots of science.10yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/KerbalSpaceProgram
I went into an anarchy system's RES, and found no wanted NPCs. Only lots of system forces fighting each other. What's up with that?9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
I finally made my way to the Founders System. Jameson Memorial. It has got a rare commodity and lots of upgrades. Nice station. Is this the only one where the Pilot Federation has control?9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
You know what I hate? Being on a long trip to Hutton Orbital, at 777c and then getting a connection error... Screw this, I am building my own orbital! With blackjack...9yr ⋅ root42 ⋅ r/EliteDangerous
