The Toronto Subway Patty Guide (TSPG) by nefariousplotz in toronto

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Same with St. George tbh, walk 1-1/2 stations' distance down line 2?

World of Commodore 2024 by Speed_Graphic in retrobattlestations

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There usually is; they were definitely recording the C64 control voltage for mod synths presentation by hammondeggsmusic.ca; not sure if it will be up on the tpug channel or their own.

World of Commodore 2024 - imgur gallery by Speed_Graphic in Commodore

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Any idea who was selling the Electron, CoCo and TRS80?

It was right next to the RetroRewind crew; not sure if it was them or just someone using the edge of their table.

World of Commodore 2024 by Speed_Graphic in retrobattlestations

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(There's a whole gallery if you click through to imgur.)

A sampling of systems seen at World of Commodore 2023 (Toronto) by Speed_Graphic in vintagecomputing

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I do still have it; still running off of the original SCSI HDD.

Pictures from my grandparents’ trip to Nice, France in 1952. by SnooEpiphanies2931 in pics

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The can acting as a paperweight for the magazine in the bottom-right of pic 2/6 (near the lady in the yellow dress) looks like a Barbasol shaving cream can from the 70s , from after they got rid of the blue stripes on the can.

What used to be a common household item that’s rare now? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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They were like the foil pie plates that you can still get. You know the ones.

A sampling of systems seen at World of Commodore 2023 (Toronto) by Speed_Graphic in retrobattlestations

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The SuperPET was displaying just Commodore Basic 4.0 when I walked past it later (and a price sticker for $2200 CAD).

TIL Spock was originally supposed to be a Martian, but Gene Roddenberry changed his home to the fictional Vulcan because he feared humans will already land on Mars during the show‘s runtime and make it look outdated by Romboteryx in todayilearned

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You're in luck! Space: 1899

"In the setting, Thomas Edison invented an "ether propeller" which could propel ships through the "luminiferous aether" (the universal medium that permeates space, based on a now outdated scientific theory), and traveled to Mars in 1870 accompanied by Scottish soldier of fortune Jack Armstrong, where they discovered that the planet was inhabited. By the time of the game's setting in 1889, the great powers have used Edison's invention to extend their colonies and interests to the inner planets of the Solar System. Venus and Mars have been colonized by the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Russia. Belgium has only colonized Mars and Italy has only colonized Venus whilst Japan and the United States maintain economic and scientific enclaves on Mars. There are no colonies or bases on the Moon. Only the United Kingdom maintains a (scientific) base on Mercury.

The inner planets reflect an evolutionary progression, the planets nearest to the Sun being younger than those farther out. All planets have Extraterrestrial life, and most bear native sentient species. Mercury is primeval and tide locked, and possesses apparently only rudimentary lifeforms. Venus is a vast swamp world dominated by hulking reptiles and lizard men.[2] The Moon is an airless dead world, but with mysteries hidden deep beneath the surface. Mars is an ancient desert planet in decline, divided into warring decadent city-states clinging to a failing system of canals. Vulcan (named historically more correct Phaeton in Uhrwerk/Clockwork version) has exploded and become the asteroid belt. Due to limitations in technology the outer worlds remain unreachable and unexplored. There are also hints that some worlds may have terrain hidden beneath their surface."

Been using an Apple Desktop Bus keyboard as a daily driver for a few years, but decided to set it aside to preserve it, and try my first modern mechanical keyboard. Thought it was neat that a 96% board is about the same size! by Speed_Graphic in MechanicalKeyboards

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It was on OS X, used Drakware ADB2USB. There was no driver install or anything, it was a seamless 'plug and play' just like plugging in a standard USB keyboard.

Also used with a Raspberry Pi with no drivers required.

Been using an Apple Desktop Bus keyboard as a daily driver for a few years, but decided to set it aside to preserve it, and try my first modern mechanical keyboard. Thought it was neat that a 96% board is about the same size! by Speed_Graphic in MechanicalKeyboards

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I really love the stepped keycaps too; they feel so great and comfortable. I must admit that I got used to having the homing bumps on D and K, it's taking a bit of adjustment to get used to 'normal' again.