Reposted by vswitchzeroCircuit Rewind @circuitrewind.com · 16hDoes anyone need a new screen saver !? 182
Reposted by vswitchzeroGammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Redhat 6.2 Linux on a 486DX4-100 with 64MB RAM and VLB Video 5373
Reposted by vswitchzeroMistigris computer arts @mistfunk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Mistigram: Rick has been running one BBS or another for 40 years now, a milestone celebrated by fellow SysOp Darkman Almighty in this #ANSIart screen of a desktop computer that might well have been there at the start of his spree. 1156
Reposted by vswitchzeroTim? @lightshaper.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Finally picked up one of the motherboards I’ve always wanted. Bunch more parts to get but this begins a fun windows xp gaming computer build. 6898
Reposted by vswitchzeroMistigris computer arts @mistfunk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Mistigram: #ANSIart and #bonsai, both aesthetically beholden to severe constraints, might have more in common than you expected! @conchaos.synchro.net drew this ANSI illusrtation of a tiny tree and included it in last month's unthemed MIST0826 artpack collection. 091
Reposted by vswitchzeroGammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I've decided to see if I could create a SATA RAID 1 array and get this Athlon 1Ghz system to boot from it. 2131
Reposted by vswitchzeroGammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If anyone has a Gigabyte GA-7IX or GA-7IXE motherboard and you see this in the 'Hardware Monitor' page, plus it locks up your computer, here's why it's doing it (check below)👇 3143
Reposted by vswitchzeroIan Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Debugging Graphics Gremlin SVGA+ Windows driver interaction with… itself. 0431
Reposted by vswitchzeroSanto Nucifora @vintagecomputer.ca · 11/09/2026Very excited about my latest acquisition. A Gravis Ultrasound ACE (Audio Card Enhancer) that I don't think has ever been used. Now I need to create a 486 era PC with some interesting audio/video cards in it :) #vintagecomputer #retrocomputing 2374
Reposted by vswitchzeroCandice @candicemakes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I wanted to share the drive stack on my "comparability computer." I keep this old Athlon 64 computer around since it can pull data from some really old formats. Ever seen a Floppy combo drive? 2418313
Reposted by vswitchzeroJeff Chen @jeffchen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I guess the rumor is true. I left the SFC Jr. on and sitting while watching the master clock slowly drift higher and higher🤡 2161
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 08/09/2026Long story, but I obtained a Sega Master System! I never really played one back in the day or had any close friends who owned one. I grew up playing the NES. It came with 14 games, but curious what everyone thinks are the "must play" titles for the system? Looking forward to exploring the platform! 17386
Reposted by vswitchzeroJeff Chen @jeffchen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Paid an unholy amount to own this card. But it sure does sound really nice!👀 9808
Reposted by vswitchzeroRetro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Remember to pay for WinZip. 1547791
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 02/09/2026Glad to hear you figured it out! I recently had to replace a 24-pin connector with a broken clip. It's amazing how touchy they can be if not seated perfectly. 010
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 02/09/2026You’re very welcome! Hopefully it serves you well for years to come 🙂 010
Reposted by vswitchzerogorilla.bas @brassicgamer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026During lockdown in 2020 I discovered the X-Wing Alliance Upgrade and got quite far into the game. Recently I went back to it but had lost my progress so had to start again. There is a new upgrade for 2025, however, which I can now enjoy fully! The PS3 controller over Bluetooth is great for this. 0121
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 02/09/2026Best of luck with the board, I hope it works out well for you 👍 110
Reposted by vswitchzeroJikissGamer @jikissgamer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I got a Pentium III up and running with my old hard drive image and the same cards I had but with a different motherboard. This time I have a 1GHz CPU. I'm not getting my hopes up over this cause it's a Pentium III and just sneezing at it wrong can cause the whole thing to brick itself. 121027
Reposted by vswitchzeroRetail Archaeology @retailarchaeology.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Rate my setup. It's has a 200mhz Pentium Pro, 64mb EDO RAM, and a Soundblaster AWE32. I use it to run MS-DOS lol 1521018
Reposted by vswitchzeroRetro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 28/08/2026PC Tools was one of the big DOS utility suites competing with Norton Utilities, while also offering file-management features that overlapped with XTree. By the early 1990s it had grown into a huge toolbox: disk repair, undelete, backup, antivirus, compression and more. Did you use it too? 1913117
Reposted by vswitchzeroMore Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Computer club day in Cambridge! @computinghistory.org.uk is a fantastic venue who lay on some brilliant interesting things for us to explore. Many of us also bring our own things to share. But the best thing is chatting with all the lovely people that turn up. 3454
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 25/08/2026Have fond memories playing the shareware version of this game back in the day. Had a great sound track too. 010
Reposted by vswitchzeroRetro Gaming Geek 🕹️ @retrogaminggeek.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Apogee's "Hocus Pocus" is such a fun little game. During its development, developer Mike Voss created the version on top of this graphic. The graphics were then redone by Cygnus Multimedia Productions, making the game one of the most beautiful platformers at the time. 132
Reposted by vswitchzeroIan Scott @polpo.org · 25/08/2026Officially the dumbest/most fun thing that I've tested PicoIDE on: a controller kit that turns a CD-ROM drive into a standalone CD player 717510
Reposted by vswitchzeroTomb💀Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 24/08/2026i was recently reminded that this connector is real, and can hurt you. 813116
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 22/08/2026Damn that was a beautiful game. Felt far ahead of its time. One of the few that truly blew me away. 010
Reposted by vswitchzeroSophie Rose @sophierosemusic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026That’s a bit better.. 9583
Reposted by vswitchzeroAlice Averlong 🏳️⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 21/08/2026adding missing alt text: A 3.5" floppy drive, with a printed label that reads "Works, but makes Sad Noises" (this is my photo, but it's been bouncing 'round the internet for years now) 532671
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 20/08/2026Yeah that's not a good sign. If this worked before, I doubt it's a size compatibility or anything like that (64GB can be a problem for some PIIIs). It's possible the SD-IDE adapter is bad. Any way you can try it in another system or stick another SD card in it to see if fdisk can see a drive? 110
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 20/08/20262/2 the cable, not the center connector. Does the SD card look right on a modern PC? How large is the SD card and just a single or multiple partitions on it? Does FDISK see the physical drive at all? or just no partitions on it? 110
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 20/08/20261/2 Sorry if any of this has already been asked, but has anything changed with cabling? I know the Sintechi SD adapters have no M/CS/S selection jumper like the CF adapters do. In my experience they only work as master with nothing else on the same cable. Should be connected to the end part of 110
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 20/08/2026Man, that sucks. What brand of SD card are you using in these? I bought a bunch of "industrial" grade CF cards on eBay, the brand is called Cactus. Their better models are SLC based, so they should handle tons of writes and last for ages. 010
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 20/08/2026Glad you got it back up and running! One thing I used to do is make backup images of my CF and SD cards I used for retro PCs. Haven't done this in a while, but it's easy to do in Linux, or with Win32DiskImager in Windows. Can be slow if the drive is large, but worth it given all the setup time. 120
Reposted by vswitchzerogloriouscow.bsky.social @gloriouscow.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Since y'all liked my floppy disk so much, here's one rotated the other way. I've added some subtle gradient shading, didn't want to overdo it so much it loses its "flat" look but I think it looks nice. #retrocomputing #pixelart #floppydisk 318623
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 19/08/2026One of my favorite sound tracks. I never really got very far in the game but it's on my list to dig into one of these days. 110
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 18/08/2026Another thrift store find. Parallel ZIP250 drive. Found the original power supply in a pile being sold separately too. The top window was rattling around inside. No idea if it works but have some Zip disks around here somewhere. Worth a shot for $5. 0120
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 18/08/2026One of my latest thrift store finds. M-Audio AV40s. A little dirty but otherwise in good condition. Couldn’t test them there but decided to take a chance for $14.99 CAD. They wouldn’t power on till I reseated the fuse. Work great aside from some 60Hz hum. Caps perhaps? 000
Reposted by vswitchzeroGammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026iWill zPC64 SFF PC (2003) - AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754 powered, with AGP 8x 1251
Reposted by vswitchzeroJeff Chen @jeffchen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026[VGA Add-on for Philips CD-i] I wanted to mod my CD-i with RGB, but the output options always involve removing a jack or cutting an extra hole. So I decided to create this add-on to minimize case modification🤔 This will also allow dual output, which is cool!👀 GitHub: github.com/jeffqchen/CD... 36012
Reposted by vswitchzeroIan Scott @polpo.org · 17/08/2026Tower by Adam Basanta (2026) www.adambasanta.com/tower.php 8480133
vswitchzero @vswitchzero.com · 17/08/2026I miss this setup. Everything has been dismantled and boxed up for over three years and I never got around to setting it up again. 3173
