IBM Power is technically still around, albeit it's not quite as easy to find these days. I'm thinking of getting some kind of Power11 box, just to keep the monoculture out of my home lab for as long as possible.
You are technically correct. I suppose I should clarify and state that I mean the rise and fall of the original incarnation of the NeXT platform under the NeXT Computer Inc. (later NeXT Software Inc.) company.
Because I was born right around the time the first NeXT Computer was announced in late ‘88, I wasn’t cognizant of the rise and fall of the NeXT platform, but I did come to appreciate the projects that were based on it,…
I wouldn't say "pretty much nobody" uses cryptocurrency. The truth lies somewhere in the middle. But in terms of mass adoption? I wouldn't say that has happened, because there is still too much friction in terms of…
Yeah. To me, I feel like Theo de Raadt is being a comedian here, and the joke probably went over some heads.
Gives me fun memories of installing the Intel Indeo codec on Windows 3.x and Windows 95 PCs to play videos from a CD-based encyclopedia.
I think this article underscores the fact that software engineering as a discipline is already unrecognizable from what it was like even a few years ago. You now have to be more into architecture and directing how the…
I am also considering an LTO solution of some kind, but I also found out that LTO drives seemingly need some TLC and maintenance if you don’t want your tapes to jam up. I feel like at least with optical media, it’s…
New idea... cannonball run in an EV as fast as possible.
I imagine the author saw this release as "macOS Tahoe but not sucky" I liken it to Windows Vista and Windows 7. Although fundamentally similar operating systems under the hood, Windows 7 smoothed out Vista's kinks and…
I have so many fond memories playing on an Apple IIGS from 1995 to 1997 at the Catholic grade school I attended before I was homeschooled. Yes, they used Apple IIs in some schools clear up to the early 2000s if you'd…
Only if you install the Shell Technology Preview from Microsoft. NT 3.51 came with the classic Win 3.x look and feel as well as Program Manager.
I think we can safely assume that AGI is still a good ways out then. These AI LLM products really do well on the illusion of seeming intelligent to regular folks, but I'm not fully convinced they can replace human…
Tell me about it. Those OS X versions you mentioned for Tiger, Snow Leopard, and Mavericks were some of the best releases of OS X ever. Thankfully, macOS Golden Gate is proving to be a decent release so far in my tests…
Ah. I stand corrected then.
The UI found in WorkBench 1.x was designed to be the way it was so that owners could plug their Amigas into television sets of the day and still be able to make out something without requiring a pristine purpose-built…
I'm late to the party with my comment here, but it should probably be said. Experiencing my formative years in the 90s, and having a PC buff for a dad, we periodically paged through the PC Magazine issues that we would…
Also, I’m impressed at some of the up scaling techniques that some players use to help improve the quality of DVD movies. Sure, it’s not native, but it’s certainly not bad looking either.
Hilariously, DVD production could potentially outlive Blu-Ray discs, since DVDs are still popular enough 30 years later, and surpass the sales of Blu-Ray movies.
I think he was referring to Carmack's note on Burger Becky when she passed away.
Luckily, for gaming purposes in 2026, 32 GB of RAM is perfectly fine for the foreseeable future. I'd only consider 64 GB and up if you're using your system heavily for virtual machines or high end workstation level…
In my humble opinion, 4K gaming is rather overrated. I find high refresh rates at 1440p to be the sweet spot and you don't have to get a top-end GPU to drive it at ultra settings in games.
It's amazing how far this emulator has come over the past few years. It runs so well on my Mac Mini M4 Pro system that it has effectively replaced my real 500 MHz Celeron rig for all but the most demanding activities.
I wholeheartedly agree. Presto was very lightweight and, to my knowledge, exceptionally standards compliant as well. I think the last version of the Presto engine did have a source code leak, but naturally it's not a…
I get the love for Macbook trackpads, but Lenovo really nailed it with the ThinkPad trackpoint and glass trackpad combo, especially on more recent models.
IBM Power is technically still around, albeit it's not quite as easy to find these days. I'm thinking of getting some kind of Power11 box, just to keep the monoculture out of my home lab for as long as possible.
You are technically correct. I suppose I should clarify and state that I mean the rise and fall of the original incarnation of the NeXT platform under the NeXT Computer Inc. (later NeXT Software Inc.) company.
Because I was born right around the time the first NeXT Computer was announced in late ‘88, I wasn’t cognizant of the rise and fall of the NeXT platform, but I did come to appreciate the projects that were based on it,…
I wouldn't say "pretty much nobody" uses cryptocurrency. The truth lies somewhere in the middle. But in terms of mass adoption? I wouldn't say that has happened, because there is still too much friction in terms of…
Yeah. To me, I feel like Theo de Raadt is being a comedian here, and the joke probably went over some heads.
Gives me fun memories of installing the Intel Indeo codec on Windows 3.x and Windows 95 PCs to play videos from a CD-based encyclopedia.
I think this article underscores the fact that software engineering as a discipline is already unrecognizable from what it was like even a few years ago. You now have to be more into architecture and directing how the…
I am also considering an LTO solution of some kind, but I also found out that LTO drives seemingly need some TLC and maintenance if you don’t want your tapes to jam up. I feel like at least with optical media, it’s…
New idea... cannonball run in an EV as fast as possible.
I imagine the author saw this release as "macOS Tahoe but not sucky" I liken it to Windows Vista and Windows 7. Although fundamentally similar operating systems under the hood, Windows 7 smoothed out Vista's kinks and…
I have so many fond memories playing on an Apple IIGS from 1995 to 1997 at the Catholic grade school I attended before I was homeschooled. Yes, they used Apple IIs in some schools clear up to the early 2000s if you'd…
Only if you install the Shell Technology Preview from Microsoft. NT 3.51 came with the classic Win 3.x look and feel as well as Program Manager.
I think we can safely assume that AGI is still a good ways out then. These AI LLM products really do well on the illusion of seeming intelligent to regular folks, but I'm not fully convinced they can replace human…
Tell me about it. Those OS X versions you mentioned for Tiger, Snow Leopard, and Mavericks were some of the best releases of OS X ever. Thankfully, macOS Golden Gate is proving to be a decent release so far in my tests…
Ah. I stand corrected then.
The UI found in WorkBench 1.x was designed to be the way it was so that owners could plug their Amigas into television sets of the day and still be able to make out something without requiring a pristine purpose-built…
I'm late to the party with my comment here, but it should probably be said. Experiencing my formative years in the 90s, and having a PC buff for a dad, we periodically paged through the PC Magazine issues that we would…
Also, I’m impressed at some of the up scaling techniques that some players use to help improve the quality of DVD movies. Sure, it’s not native, but it’s certainly not bad looking either.
Hilariously, DVD production could potentially outlive Blu-Ray discs, since DVDs are still popular enough 30 years later, and surpass the sales of Blu-Ray movies.
I think he was referring to Carmack's note on Burger Becky when she passed away.
Luckily, for gaming purposes in 2026, 32 GB of RAM is perfectly fine for the foreseeable future. I'd only consider 64 GB and up if you're using your system heavily for virtual machines or high end workstation level…
In my humble opinion, 4K gaming is rather overrated. I find high refresh rates at 1440p to be the sweet spot and you don't have to get a top-end GPU to drive it at ultra settings in games.
It's amazing how far this emulator has come over the past few years. It runs so well on my Mac Mini M4 Pro system that it has effectively replaced my real 500 MHz Celeron rig for all but the most demanding activities.
I wholeheartedly agree. Presto was very lightweight and, to my knowledge, exceptionally standards compliant as well. I think the last version of the Presto engine did have a source code leak, but naturally it's not a…
I get the love for Macbook trackpads, but Lenovo really nailed it with the ThinkPad trackpoint and glass trackpad combo, especially on more recent models.