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Semi-automated posting of old computers and videogames. Sometimes other bits of
retro aesthetics and design. 12-15 posts a day on normal days, 24 posts on
holidays. Following mod, ping mod for bugs/errors/suggestions/requests. Bot
typically in English.



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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"Spectral Tower is an enormous game ... that has, effectively, nothing in it."
Spectral Tower - One of the Worst RPGs Ever Made
RndStranger (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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Power Dolls (FM Towns, 1994)
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"Microsoft Encarta: Where do YOU want to go today?"
Microsoft Encarta 95 commercial 1995
90s Commercials (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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The first personal computer for under $200.
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If you're still on the Old Network, a big inspiration for retrocomps was 256.
never obsolete
mastodon.social
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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THE HULK HAS GONE SOFT
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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While there are many rare game consoles out there in the world, here are two
only a select few will ever be able to see: the HG-501 and HG-503, handheld game
consoles commissioned for the US prison system. Check out those clear cases.
The PRISON ISSUED Game Console
StopDrop&Retro (Youtube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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THE SKINNY SONY
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"I began in computers as a research assistant, and the first technical meeting I
went to was one of a worldwide convocation of all 20 or so people who were
interested in computers!" Jay Forrester had so few predecessors he could list
them on one paper, and here he tells his story.
Jay Forrester on the Whirlwind Computer
Computer History Museum (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"Feel naked without your music? Don't." (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Roll around, swing swords, fight giant bosses, it's a simple life but a good
one.
Elden Ring GB
Shin (Itch.IO)
shin.itch.io
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Ever wonder what was inside your $5,500 microcomputer? ANTIC Magazine has the
skinny
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"To survive Montezuma's Revenge, you arcade freaks gotta think! And you computer
nuts - you gotta react!"
Parker Brothers - Montezuma's Revenge (July 1984) (Never Aired) (With slate)
RetroTechTV (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Why did the JX fail? Perhaps selling a 64kb computer for $2115 while Commodore
was rolling out a 128kb machine for $299 has something to do with it.
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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After weeks of 70-hour crunch finishing Who Framed Roger Rabbit, ILM engineer
John Knoll treated himself and his fiance to a trip to Bora Bora. That quiet
moment turned into a piece of digital art history: the first picture used to
demonstrate Photoshop.
Jennifer in paradise: the story of the first Photoshopped image
The Guardian
www.theguardian.com
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Commodore Amiga CD32
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
QuantumLink Promotion Video 1986
AhoyMagazine (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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"New distribution system makes programs and manuals on the spot for PC and
PCjr..." (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Street Fighter (Arcade, 1995)
Street Fighter The Movie / attract mode / arcade game / 1995
narox (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Man, 80s computer books made even non-relational databases look fun. (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Microsoft BASIC for the Motorola 6809-based Dragon 32 was recently discovered...
in an attic, printed out on 340 pages of fan-fold paper, now carefully scanned
and OCR'd for posterity.
davidlinsley / DragonBasic
Github
github.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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The Simpsons (C64, 1991)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Once upon a time, glass was considered a contender for the next miracle fabric.
Now all it's used for is house insulation and lab coats.
Glass Dresses, The Fairytale Fashion Trend That Never Quite Took Off
Atlas Obscura
www.atlasobscura.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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THE DEVILISH LABYLINCE (FM-7 and FM-77, 1988) (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"To match the higher intelligence of the new Commodore 128, an apple IIc would
have to add three more IIcs to expand to 512K, an extra keypad, 30 block graphic
sets, color sprites, 2 more voices, 4 instruments, a cartridge port, a joystick
port... AND a Commodre 64."
"Commodore 128 Personal Computer: A higher intelligence, at a lower price."
Internet Archive
archive.org
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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The #1 independent VIC-20 full-line software publisher in the US is proud to
announce 4 new Game Cartridges & 5 Home Appliances for the COMMODORE 64.
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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There's just something different about PETSCII graphics.
Dragon'n Princess
Comsha (Itch.io)
comsha.itch.io
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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DEC VT-100 (1978)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Understanding Tempests' copy protection requires a deep dive into the exact
mechanics of ancient chips.
The Arcade Game that Crashes Itself for Anti-Piracy Reasons
Retro Game Mechanics Explained (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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CLOSE UP: The Commodore 128D
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"The new IBM Personal System 2: Advancing the art of business."
Computer Commercial: IBM Personal System 2 (1989)(IBM)(US).mpg
Internet Archive
archive.org
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"Robots might soon have to save humans from having to deal with society's oldest
and newest crises: warfare and hazardous waste..."
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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SOS (SNES, 1993)
SOS (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
NintendoComplete (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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FORMBUSTER means more time for fun! (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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The "SuperGrafx CD" doesn't exist. NEC released two mutually incompatible
expansions for the PC-Engine (Turbografx in the US), and they can't be combined
into one. Unless, of course, you're Nicole Express, and about to do a deep dive
and build a game for a system that never officially happened.
The Console That Wasn't: The SuperGrafx CD-- Let's make it real!
nicole.express
nicole.express
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"Once you've been aloft, you'll want to buckle up up behind your own IBM PC with
the Microsoft Flight Simulator. It's the closest you can get to flying. Without
leaving your nest." (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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In an age of text entry into fixed fields requiring strict syntax, operating
systems with working copy and paste were king.
Windows 1.0 with Steve Ballmer (1986) (HQ, 60FPS)
Blue OS Museum (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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The Monorail
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Computer vision. Machine learning. 3D printing. Autonomous robots. All these
seem recent - but as this rare educational film from 1954 shows us just where
computer labs such as MIT, Bell, Ford, and others were.
1954 CBS "THE SEARCH" DOCUMENTARY M.I.T. AUTOMATIC ROBOTS & DIGITAL COMPUTERS
WHIRLWIND 88394
PeriscopeFilm (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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You may have heard about a revolutionary new technology that promises to make
big waves in years to come. But what is it? On today's episode of Computer
Chronicles, guests from Stanford, the AI Center, and Intelligenetics demonstrate
1984's hottest new technology: Artificial Intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence
Internet Archive
archive.org
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"20 top titles available..." (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"Every day, America Online is making it easier to live, work, and play..."
Early AOL Commercial (1995)
mycommercials (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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It's Follow Friday! Almost gone now, DVD menus stored ephemra, vibes, and were
often the last art created for a movie. And DVD Menus, the account, has them
all.
DVD Menus
DVD Menus (BlueSky)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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In Quest of the Star Lord (TRS Coco 3, 1988, 4 disks)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Electromechanical pinball machines might not have had transistors, but follow
along and you'll see kinetic logic gates, physical accumulators, 5-hertz clocks,
registers, even literal cog-based interrupts, all implemented with simple
electric circuits. (Strobe warning!)
Old pinball machines are amazingly complex
Technology Connections (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Can THREE Stooges save ONE orphange from FOREclosure?
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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M.U.S.H.A. (Genesis, 1990)
M.U.S.H.A. / auto demo / Sega Genesis Megadrive 1990
narox (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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The Hewlett-Packard 200LX Palmtop PC (1994)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Pokemon sprites redeisgned for the C64
C64 Pokemon
DragonDePlatino (DeviantArt)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Space Taxi: "You'll Need Finesse, Agility And Precision To Finish Your Shift"
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Did you ever think, or talk, about making a game console? Abe did it.
I designed a game console that is already obsolete.
abe's projects (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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So I heard there was this new RPG going around and I took a look, it looks
pretty good. Available in CD and DVD, too, that's always snazzy.
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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When your plane is struck, you parachute out into unforgiving mountain terrain.
Search for food, search for fuel, search for shelter, but most of all, don't be
caught outside at night. This is Cold & Starving for the NES.
Cold & Starving
Memelvar (Itch.io)
memelvar.itch.io
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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100 READY TO RUN BUSINESS PROGRAMS! (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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How do you get new colors on the Commodore 64? Pedantically... you don't.
Practically requires a deep dive into pallete switching, the behavior of CRTs,
and the psychology of color itself. (The article demonstrates what works and
what doesn't, so it comes with a strong strobing warning!)
Secret colours of the Commodore 64
aaronbell.com
www.aaronbell.com
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low
cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
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‪Retro Computers‬ ‪@retrocomps.bsky.social‬
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Despite having a third the speed and a different processor entirely, Sonic the
Hedgehog (SMS) was successfully ported to a Commodore 64 - and the music and
motion look great on the old breadbox.
Commodore 64 Longplay [158] Sonic the Hedgehog (Homebrew/NTSC Mode)
World of Longplays (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
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Retro Computers

retrocomps.bsky.social

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Semi-automated posting of old computers and videogames. Sometimes other bits of
retro aesthetics and design. 12-15 posts a day on normal days, 24 posts on
holidays. Following mod, ping mod for bugs/errors/suggestions/requests. Bot
typically in English.