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40-something girl from Michigan in the US. Quiet, unobtrusive, purple-flavored. Recreational computer toucher. Disabled and neurodivergent but trying to make […]

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#fotovorschlag: Saitenweise (strings)
A large roll-up window blind made of wood laminate strips held together with polyester strings.
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Looking good so far. Adding "TRY" to the FDNET.BAT call in FDAUTO.BAT was all I needed to get networking going under 86Box with a PCnet-III. I'll have to actually install the packet driver for my 3c905 when I set it up on the real rig, but should work the same otherwise.
Screenshot of the OpenGEM desktop displaying a text file. Hey Fedi! OpenGEM running on FreeDOS 1.4 under 86Box December 9, 2025 @PurpleJillybeans@kind.social
December 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Haircut!

#selfie
A pale-skinned white woman in a purple sweater standing in a snowy urban parking lot. Her dark hair is styled in a bob, blown slightly by the breeze.
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
#fotovorschlag: Ringe (rings)
The negative terminal of a AA / LR6 battery, a flat circular metal surface surrounded by a ring of green epoxy filler, itself surrounded by the edge of the battery's silver label.
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Well, we're already a week into #dosember but better late than never, eh?

In a little over half an hour, if everything works (and with vintage hardware that's never a given!), I'm planning on #GoingLive to play some #shadowcaster! I picked up a copy earlier this […]

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Screenshot of Shadowcaster. A pseudo-3D view of the game world is shown on the left, surrounded by status and toolbars. A portrait in the upper-right corner shows that the player is currently morphed into a Maorin, a large cat-like creature.
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
#fotovorschlag: Qualität (quality)

This printer is just shy of 30 years old but still runs like the day it was made.

HP didn't always suck!

#retrocomputing
A beige HP LaserJet 6P laser printer sitting on a black plastic desk, next to a similarly-colored CRT monitor and IBM Model M keyboard.
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
We didn't have neofetch back in the day, but we *did* have linux_logo!

#retrocomputing
A beige CRT monitor displaying a near-fullscreen ASCII art rendition of the Slackware Linux logo, a brief summary of system info, and the login prompt. There is a silver webcam and a sabertooth cat plushie sitting atop the monitor.
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Strangely it seems like xterms are the ONLY thing that doesn't work right in 16-bit mode. Everything else is peachy keen.

And of course none of this matters a lick to the 3dfx cards. 😁
Installing Unreal Tournament 99 for Linux. A physical copy of UT99 Game Of The Year Edition is being held up in front of a beige CRT monitor.
December 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
#fotovorschlag: Dinge die mit "N" beginnen oder so aussehen (things that begin with "N" or look like it)
A Netgear GS308 8-port network switch sitting on a black plastic table, with a beige IBM Model M keyboard behind it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Maya vs. crinkly carrot 🐈‍⬛🥕

#blackcat #catsofmastodon
A black cat viciously mauling a stuffed carrot toy almost as long as she is while laying on an area rug in the middle of a living room.
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
I may currently be obsessed with a modern game, but it IS still #dosember and I do have some things in mind.

For one thing, this came the other day: a new video card for my Win98 rig. It's an S3 ViRGE/GX2 AGP like the old one, made in early 1998. Untested but looks pristine so I'm feeling hopeful.
An S3 ViRGE/GX2 AGP video card siting atop an antistatic bag, itself sitting atop a beige IBM Model M keyboard.
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
#hydroneer adventures continue! In accordance with my newly-imposed rule, I streamed today's session. I added a second drill to my underground mine in Embers Cradle, bringing the total active drills there up to four. Then I built a Tier 2 drill at the master […]

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Screenshot of Hydroneer showing an automated mining and mineral refining line located deep underground in a cavern lit by a few torches along the walls. The machinery looks very unsafe with exposed drills, shredders, and vats of molten metal.
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Still pretty much addicted to #Hydroneer. Think I'm going to impose a new rule on myself: I can only play it if I stream it.

So far, I've:
* Built two fully-automated mining and refining lines, one of which is underground
* Bought all of the mining plots on the […]

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Screenshot of Hydroneer. A small wooden house sits on an open plot of dirt. In front of it are four red-orange lights indicating the status of the underground production line, a few shrubs, and a blacksmith's forge. Behind it is a system of pipeworks leading down into a hole at the northwest corner of the house. The pipeworks are surrounded by an assembly which monitors the status of a row of water filters and automatically repairs them when they wear out. Screenshot of Hydroneer showing an automated production line in an underground mine, lit by a couple of torches. A drill at the far end of the line feeds paydirt into a machine which converts it to raw ore. The ore then travels down a conveyor belt which sorts it by material, then feeds it into one of four smelters. At the near end is a machine which polishes raw gemstones before dropping them into a bin laying on the ground. The whole system is powered by water fed in through the pipeworks mentioned in the previous screenshot.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
#fotovorschlag: Löchrig (full of holes)
A power strip with North American-style outlets laying atop a cardboard box. Two plugs, one green and one brown, are plugged into the outlets at the end of the strip, leaving four unused.
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Continuing to play #hydroneer offline after getting started on stream a few days ago. Well and truly addicted now. 😅

Took me awhile to figure everything out but I've got a smooth-running automatic mining operation going now, and I've started farming!

I'll probably do another stream soon-ish.
Screenshot of Hydroneer showing a small automatic mining and processing installation powered by water pumped from the nearby stream.
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Lester and Maya hope you're staying safe and warm this #Caturday.

#tuxedocat #catsofmastodon #blackcat
A tuxedo cat with a pink nose resting on a pastel striped cushion on a grey suede lounge chair. His hind legs are stretched out, showing his pink toe beans. A black cat curled up on the back of a brown corduroy couch, facing the large living room window behind it. It is dark outside.
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Planning on #GoingLive on #owncast in about half an hour to play some #hydroneer for PC! I picked this one up quite awhile ago after seeing someone streaming it, and I'm looking forward to giving it a proper try.

@jillybeans will announce when I start!

https://owncast.n8fq.org
Screenshot of Hydroneer. A small mining camp has been assembled next to a riverbank with some water-powered machinery. A tractor (also water-powered) is parked off to the side. A cot and a small blacksmith's workshop are set up on the surface next to the mine pit.
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Late entry for yesterday's #fotovorschlag: schwarzweißkatze! 🖤🤍

#tuxedocat #catsofmastodon
A tuxedo cat with a pink nose curled up in a ball in the corner of a grey lounge chair.
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Lester hopes you've all had a peaceful and relaxing #Caturday.

#tuxedocat #catsofmastodon
A tuxedo cat with a pink nose sleeping on my lap, with his chin resting on his front right paw.
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Currently fighting with my own body but if I come out on top I'm planning on #GoingLive on #owncast in about half an hour to finish my playthrough of Doom 2! @jillybeans will announce when I begin as usual.

https://owncast.n8fq.org

I'm using XDoom, an early […]

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Screenshot of Doom 2. The player is facing into a high tech-looking room with two raised platforms. A few zombie enemies are visible atop the platforms, and there is a switch on one of the platforms in the distance. The player is wielding a shotgun.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Slacklaris 🐧🌞
Photo of a beige CRT monitor displaying a *NIX desktop. The OpenWindows desktop environment, typically associated with early versions of Solaris, is running on a Slackware Linux system. A webcam and sabertooth cat plushie are sitting atop the monitor.
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
#GoingLive on #owncast in about half an hour! I'll be playing a bit of a moldy oldie: #doom2 for PC. To spice it up a bit I'll be running XDoom, a very early source port for *NIX systems, and I'll be playing on ca. 1997 hardware running Slackware 3.4!

https://owncast.n8fq.org
Screenshot of Doom 2. The player is standing in a dark, brown stonework room with a pool of water in the middle, lit by a row of torches along the far wall at the top of a set of wide stairs. Daylight can be seen through a few windows and passageways. The player is wielding a shotgun.
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Eepy lil' ball of soff 🖤

#blackcat #catsofmastodon
A black cat sleeping on the back of a brown corduroy couch, curled up in a ball with the tip of her tail touching her nose.
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
We had our first dusting of #snow overnight. They were calling for 4 inches tonight but they've since dropped it to just one.

Next week we'll be back up to almost 60 F / 15 C.

#winter #michigan #miwx
A light dusting of snow over a bare maple tree and a group of not-bare pines, as well as two cars in a driveway.
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
purplejillybeans.kind.social.ap.brid.gy
Maya's doing her usual #caturday thing.

#blackcat #catsofmastodon
A black cat resting on the back of a brown corduroy couch, backlit by a large living room window
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM