Wossen Wyatt
@wossman.net.gy
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I was an 80's kid and now I collect retro PC stuff.
wossman.net.gy
#guyanese #retrocomputing #operatingsystems #linux #unix #formula1
I was an 80's kid and now I collect retro PC stuff.
wossman.net.gy
#guyanese #retrocomputing #operatingsystems #linux #unix #formula1
More essential viewing from @retrobytes.bsky.social.
What a way to start the weekend! 👌🏾
Thanks, John!
#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory
What a way to start the weekend! 👌🏾
Thanks, John!
#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory
I made a video, as I occasionally do. This one is about the world of email before we all started using Internet email, in particular company group mail.
youtu.be/czpiHZPyxLU
youtu.be/czpiHZPyxLU
E-Mail before the Internet
YouTube video by RetroBytes
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
More essential viewing from @retrobytes.bsky.social.
What a way to start the weekend! 👌🏾
Thanks, John!
#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory
What a way to start the weekend! 👌🏾
Thanks, John!
#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory
A tale from a long bygone era when men made magic out of sand and electricity.
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #idquake #window95 #dosgaming
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #idquake #window95 #dosgaming
Quake was the only game to support DOS and Win95 with TCP/IP multiplayer in one executable—deep dive explains how id Software did it
... and a Nine Inch Nails soundtrack.
www.tomshardware.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
A tale from a long bygone era when men made magic out of sand and electricity.
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #idquake #window95 #dosgaming
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #idquake #window95 #dosgaming
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My first job as a teen back in 1997 was at a small computer store operated out of a garage that sold Gateway2000 desktops and Toshiba laptops to gov't agencies and NGOs in Guyana. (And by small I mean the owner, the receptionist and me.)
The machines ran well and I loved the cow spotted branding.
The machines ran well and I loved the cow spotted branding.
18 years ago today, Gateway 2000 came to an end. It turns out when you build loyalty based on great customer service and then you cut costs by cutting customer service, the loyalty goes elsewhere. #retrocomputing dfarq.homeip.net/bought-gatew...
Who bought Gateway computers?
Gateway's fall was pretty stunning to those of us who witnessed it firsthand
dfarq.homeip.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My first job as a teen back in 1997 was at a small computer store operated out of a garage that sold Gateway2000 desktops and Toshiba laptops to gov't agencies and NGOs in Guyana. (And by small I mean the owner, the receptionist and me.)
The machines ran well and I loved the cow spotted branding.
The machines ran well and I loved the cow spotted branding.
Windows NT 4.0 (and 3.51) finally gets a native NVMe storage driver!
youtube.com/watch?v=gvT9...
#retrocomputing #windowsnt #nvme #operatingsystems
youtube.com/watch?v=gvT9...
#retrocomputing #windowsnt #nvme #operatingsystems
Windows NT Gets NVMe in 2025?! Real Driver, Real Hardware
YouTube video by Omores
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Windows NT 4.0 (and 3.51) finally gets a native NVMe storage driver!
youtube.com/watch?v=gvT9...
#retrocomputing #windowsnt #nvme #operatingsystems
youtube.com/watch?v=gvT9...
#retrocomputing #windowsnt #nvme #operatingsystems
After using Task Manager in Windows NT 4.0 for the first time and then going back to Windows 98, my life just wasn't the same. I now knew there was a better way to live. Even if that way meant sacrificing Device Manager.
youtube.com/watch?v=yQyk...
#computerhistory #windowsnt #microsoft
youtube.com/watch?v=yQyk...
#computerhistory #windowsnt #microsoft
I Wrote Task Manager — 30 Years Later, the Secrets You Never Knew
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
After using Task Manager in Windows NT 4.0 for the first time and then going back to Windows 98, my life just wasn't the same. I now knew there was a better way to live. Even if that way meant sacrificing Device Manager.
youtube.com/watch?v=yQyk...
#computerhistory #windowsnt #microsoft
youtube.com/watch?v=yQyk...
#computerhistory #windowsnt #microsoft
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BlueSCSI 🤝 PicoIDE
Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.
We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.
We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
BlueSCSI 🤝 PicoIDE
Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.
We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
Welcome to the truly open hardware & open source retro storage revolution.
We've worked together to make this awesome front panel work in both PicoIDE and BlueSCSI.
Are you ready for #PicoIDE? It seems to be telling me it's ready. Coming soon: ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. picoide.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Not gonna lie... Dave's fixation with his DEC PDP-11 systems is one of the absolute best things on the modern Internet, bar none. 🫶🏾
youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_...
#reteocomputing #pdp11 #retrobattlestations #unixporn #unix #bsdunix
youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_...
#reteocomputing #pdp11 #retrobattlestations #unixporn #unix #bsdunix
Booting UNIX from a 14", 3600rpm, 200lb Monster Hard Drive - PDP-11
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Not gonna lie... Dave's fixation with his DEC PDP-11 systems is one of the absolute best things on the modern Internet, bar none. 🫶🏾
youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_...
#reteocomputing #pdp11 #retrobattlestations #unixporn #unix #bsdunix
youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_...
#reteocomputing #pdp11 #retrobattlestations #unixporn #unix #bsdunix
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I've just posted a video that *tries* to document the overwhelming nature of the event (overwhelming in a good way, of course).
And I think I only covered like 1/3 of the show floor!
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0N...
Blog post: www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/vc...
And I think I only covered like 1/3 of the show floor!
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0N...
Blog post: www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/vc...
Resurrecting old tech at VCF Midwest
YouTube video by Jeff Geerling
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I've just posted a video that *tries* to document the overwhelming nature of the event (overwhelming in a good way, of course).
And I think I only covered like 1/3 of the show floor!
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0N...
Blog post: www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/vc...
And I think I only covered like 1/3 of the show floor!
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF0N...
Blog post: www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/vc...
Reposted by Wossen Wyatt
![4-panel comic. (1) [person in the sky unpacks skateboard from parachute bag] I guess this is on me. I should really keep my skateboarding gear and my parachutes in different-looking bags. (2) [person looking down at skateboard as they fall] (3) [person falling wile holding skateboard in one hand and phone making “beep beep” sound in the other] (4) (person still falling with skateboard, now talking on phone] Hello, Pro Skate Parks LLC? I’d like to place an extremely expedited order for a 600-foot halfpipe.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwizkm6ipybg7gnobh5z2mlpu2o6w5ayb4uygqqs4mx3uxjcn6ke@jpeg)
October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Reposted by Wossen Wyatt
![4-panel comic. (1) [person finds bottle on shore] (2) [person reads message from inside bottle: ICMP ECHO REQUEST...] (3) [person writes on message ICMP ECHO REPLY...] (4) [person puts bottle back in water and leaves]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidlkffoohblwqhnyqcrzhctq66wwo6fxohozryphbdmeeimwgoyke@jpeg)
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Pro tip for Linux /Unix users: Once you are done with administering your box, always end an elevated session by running the `sudo -K` command. This prevents unauthorized use by others if you leave your terminal open. Apart from that, it is useful for testing your scripts & other admin commands (1/n)
October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Pro tip for Linux /Unix users: Once you are done with administering your box, always end an elevated session by running the `sudo -K` command. This prevents unauthorized use by others if you leave your terminal open. Apart from that, it is useful for testing your scripts & other admin commands (1/n)
Why I started using Linux
YouTube video by Bread on Penguins
youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This is cool! Unlike solutions I've seen before that require blank SIMs that you write your own data to, including Ki values for encryption, this setup just ignores the Ki so you can use any SIMs that aren't active on a real operator. Neat!
#retrocomputing #telecom
youtube.com/watch?v=CMWv...
#retrocomputing #telecom
youtube.com/watch?v=CMWv...
Building a CUSTOM 2G GSM Cellular Base Station
YouTube video by dosdude1
youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is cool! Unlike solutions I've seen before that require blank SIMs that you write your own data to, including Ki values for encryption, this setup just ignores the Ki so you can use any SIMs that aren't active on a real operator. Neat!
#retrocomputing #telecom
youtube.com/watch?v=CMWv...
#retrocomputing #telecom
youtube.com/watch?v=CMWv...
Reposted by Wossen Wyatt
I stumbled upon this Toshiba Satellite 300CDT ('98) in storage yesterday & attempted getting a modern Linux distro working on it. No luck at first, but then I found a 64MB EDO RAM stick taking this to 80MB. It now boots the latest Tiny Core Plus, I even have WiFi working too 👍
October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I stumbled upon this Toshiba Satellite 300CDT ('98) in storage yesterday & attempted getting a modern Linux distro working on it. No luck at first, but then I found a 64MB EDO RAM stick taking this to 80MB. It now boots the latest Tiny Core Plus, I even have WiFi working too 👍
There was a time when a game taking up 262 MB of hard disk space was considered CRAZY, even by the game's own developers! 🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
#retrocomputing #retropc #retrogaming #dosgaming
#retrocomputing #retropc #retrogaming #dosgaming
September 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
There was a time when a game taking up 262 MB of hard disk space was considered CRAZY, even by the game's own developers! 🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
#retrocomputing #retropc #retrogaming #dosgaming
#retrocomputing #retropc #retrogaming #dosgaming
Here's another banger from clabretro! This time he's cooked up ADSL service in his retro lab.
youtube.com/watch?v=uwgg...
#clabretro #retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory #telecom
youtube.com/watch?v=uwgg...
#clabretro #retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory #telecom
Homelab DSL
YouTube video by clabretro
youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Here's another banger from clabretro! This time he's cooked up ADSL service in his retro lab.
youtube.com/watch?v=uwgg...
#clabretro #retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory #telecom
youtube.com/watch?v=uwgg...
#clabretro #retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory #telecom
Dan Wood has a new video about a version of Amiga OS that was ported to run on x86 CPUs (the AMD Athlon specifically) that was scrapped before release.
But of course the Amiga scene has rescued and revived it. As they do. 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_r...
#retrocomputing #commodoreamiga #amigaos
But of course the Amiga scene has rescued and revived it. As they do. 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_r...
#retrocomputing #commodoreamiga #amigaos
Amithlon: The Amiga's Biggest Missed Opportunity?
YouTube video by Dan Wood
www.youtube.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Dan Wood has a new video about a version of Amiga OS that was ported to run on x86 CPUs (the AMD Athlon specifically) that was scrapped before release.
But of course the Amiga scene has rescued and revived it. As they do. 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_r...
#retrocomputing #commodoreamiga #amigaos
But of course the Amiga scene has rescued and revived it. As they do. 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H_r...
#retrocomputing #commodoreamiga #amigaos
Reposted by Wossen Wyatt
Windows 95 on a 386 processor running a Remote Desktop Connection (taken from Windows Whistler Build 2250) to Windows 11 Build 27943.
It wasn't that simple, trying to use the Remote Desktop client from Windows XP crashes due to requiring a 486 CPU and the Windows 2000 RDP client refuses to connect.
It wasn't that simple, trying to use the Remote Desktop client from Windows XP crashes due to requiring a 486 CPU and the Windows 2000 RDP client refuses to connect.
September 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Windows 95 on a 386 processor running a Remote Desktop Connection (taken from Windows Whistler Build 2250) to Windows 11 Build 27943.
It wasn't that simple, trying to use the Remote Desktop client from Windows XP crashes due to requiring a 486 CPU and the Windows 2000 RDP client refuses to connect.
It wasn't that simple, trying to use the Remote Desktop client from Windows XP crashes due to requiring a 486 CPU and the Windows 2000 RDP client refuses to connect.
Of course #NASA is still using #WindowsXP to process data from experiments in 2025! I'm not even being sarcastic here. If it ain't broke...
For context, the device doing the experiments was built in the '60s, so XP is positively space aged by comparison. (No pun intended.)
youtu.be/OEl6M8L8ULc?...
For context, the device doing the experiments was built in the '60s, so XP is positively space aged by comparison. (No pun intended.)
youtu.be/OEl6M8L8ULc?...
Why NASA Is Making Air Explode Using Electricity - The Electric Arc Shock Tunnel
YouTube video by Scott Manley
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Of course #NASA is still using #WindowsXP to process data from experiments in 2025! I'm not even being sarcastic here. If it ain't broke...
For context, the device doing the experiments was built in the '60s, so XP is positively space aged by comparison. (No pun intended.)
youtu.be/OEl6M8L8ULc?...
For context, the device doing the experiments was built in the '60s, so XP is positively space aged by comparison. (No pun intended.)
youtu.be/OEl6M8L8ULc?...
Reposted by Wossen Wyatt
Happy Birthday, SUSE! Turning 33 today, it remains a major force in the Linux world. 🥳🎂
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy Birthday, SUSE! Turning 33 today, it remains a major force in the Linux world. 🥳🎂
Reposted by Wossen Wyatt
Toshiba T1910CS 486 laptop from 1994.
August 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Toshiba T1910CS 486 laptop from 1994.