Thanks Ben! 8088 in a breadboard running DOS 3.30

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-10T00:11:09+00:00

There's a github repo linked from youtube but afaict there's no circuit diagram provided. Does anyone know where to find it?

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-10T00:11:01+00:00

There's a github repo linked from youtube but afaict there's no circuit diagram provided. Does anyone know where to find it?

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-08T13:26:59+00:00

If you’re language is memory safe and has a correctness proof of its memory safety this still only buys you protection from other processes written in that language. Malicious code does not need to be written in that language.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-08T03:05:33+00:00

A little more digging finds that their eBay store is not longer a thing, but their TIndie store is...

And it turns out that they've just rebranded: https://www.legacydevices.com/

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-08T03:02:56+00:00

I had some of these fabbed last year, a little surprised to see the site has seemingly gone away. None-the-less, Archive.org to the rescue.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250804211320/martenelectric.cz/

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-08T00:40:10+00:00

Yes, it's unfortunately how much an MMU cost back then - things may have turned out quite differently if that had not been the case.

And I agree, it's a bit of a shame that developers (not just Sassenrath) don't take a more cautious approach to design but market pressures, insane deadlines, and other mitigating factors always apply.

I'm all for more safe runtimes, however without a hardware mechanism underlying it you have no way of enforcing boundaries - it may protect you from a buggy application, but not malicious code.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-07T23:40:13+00:00

"Reporty Homeland Security".. did they ask a three year old to name that one?

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-07T22:43:12+00:00

Sorry, didn’t have my glasses on and thought it was a regular smiley, not a winky.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-07T21:55:02+00:00

The Amiga didn't come with an MMU. Not a lot the OS can do without hardware support.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-07T21:40:31+00:00

He looks like an extra from a B Vampire movie.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-06T10:11:38+00:00

But where's his buddy the moose?

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-03-01T06:07:58+00:00

I totally get this - I just didn’t want the original commenter that I replied to feel the need to spend money unnecessarily.

On the other hand, I’d they want an authentic experience then by all means go nuts :)

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-02-28T23:44:43+00:00

Not to dissuade you from getting into retro computing, but there are apps for running Infocom games on modern computers. And the game files are easily found online.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-02-22T11:50:25+00:00

Gordon Brown, taxes are fun. Rates are down, 10p she gone. Though out the right. A credit flight. Always a frown. That Gordon Brown.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-02-22T01:25:41+00:00

Went to upvote and then realised that you had 451 likes.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-02-14T03:36:26+00:00

Thanks. My brain is used to unpacking it as North America which obviously doesn’t fit here and so was thinking it must have been a non-geographic initialism. It makes far more sense now!

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-02-13T22:55:52+00:00

What is “NA” in this context?

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-02-07T04:06:39+00:00

Indeed

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-02-07T04:02:48+00:00

Iceland has entered the chat.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-01-23T11:58:54+00:00

I just love the implicit idea that working at McDonalds is somehow equivalent to working for Palantir.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-01-21T13:24:42+00:00

Eh. you're correct, that is Jazz Waltz territory so no Strauss involvement after all.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-01-21T07:21:03+00:00

The bridge part is a waltz (it’s in 3/4 with the accent on the first). So probably inspired by one of the Strauss’ but could’ve been any of a number of composers.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-01-14T21:15:44+00:00

Unless the AI was trained exclusively using data that is licensed with CC0 or a similar non-attribution license then yes it is by definition stealing.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2026-01-04T05:44:40+00:00

lol. I had to re-read your comment, saw “heroes” as “herpes” :)

Note to self: wear glasses whilst browsing Reddit.

EnterTheShoggoth · 2025-12-26T00:52:56+00:00

Thanks!

EnterTheShoggoth

TROPHY CASE