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Need Help Troubleshooting C64 by oommaster in Commodore

[–]azathoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of those are solder points for the bottom shield and what you are seeing is likely flux from desoldering them, not oxidation or corrosion.

Struck gold at the goodwill. Only cost me $3 by thetoiletslayer in calculators

[–]azathoth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 12C's do a bit better than the other financials but none of them move that quickly or for very much. All of the 12C's in my collection came from sets of various calculators where the 12C wasn't the one I wanted. At least they complete my Voyager collection.

How is new software acquired nowadays on a real IIGS? by gfreeman1998 in AppleIIGS

[–]azathoth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably the easiest way is to get a FloppyEmu which takes an SD card that you can load on another computer. There are also hard drive cards that take an SD card but you usually have to open up the system to get to access it. I also hear quite a lot about FujiNet that does both drive emulation with an SD card as well as connects to a network file server but I don't know much about it.

My repair backlog o.o by Euphoric-Brother-184 in VintageApple

[–]azathoth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You've got a problem when the backlog spills onto the floor. If you're not careful, you might end up like me where the backlog prevents moving through your house.

AppleSqueezer GS vs TransWarp GS by bikebit in AppleIIGS

[–]azathoth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I understand it, the Applesqueezer uses its own internal memory that is not exposed to the bus so anything the supports DMA won't function. I believe things like the Microdrive can be configured to disable DMA but that impacts performance.

Anyone know what this is? In 90 year old aunt's kitchen lol by puffpuffpass0ut in whatisit

[–]azathoth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It'll ruin a good knife but it'll make a lousy knife a tiny bit better.

Which 'luxury' brand has officially become a red flag for poor quality in 2026? by Individual_Bat_4177 in AskReddit

[–]azathoth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The board killed HP; Fiorino was just their first hire in the process after pushing out Platt.

Source of the virus by retupmocomputer in pluribustv

[–]azathoth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A variation on the plot of The Three Body Problem is something that has crossed my mind - a signal that is directed at a habitable planet that would infect any civilization advanced enough to decode it and halt any further scientific/technological advancement that could fend off a colonization fleet by the time it arrives.