Not a single human being asked for it, but I coded a small C program in msdos Borland C++ 3.1 to take in MIDI signals and reroute it to the PC speaker. Some sort of polyphony is next on the docket! youtube.com/shorts/u...

Have a great Canada day, y'all!

Just added to my starter pack and now it is maxed out at 150 people. That's a lot of fine retro computing folk. go.bsky.app/MG7Hn9r #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

I often get stuck when trying to solve the NYT word puzzles because I forget to use the incorrect American spelling of many words. My American friends, why do you hate the letter U ?

Imagine that it's 1983 and you invented a new, breakthrough, affordable 8-bit home computer. What would you call it? ... and why? #retrocomputing

Apropos of nothing, here are some blackberry bushes flowering near my garden. #nature

Who did it better?

Trying to decide what I want to play this weekend. I think I've narrowed it down.

My dear fellow Canadians.. today is the day. Please vote.

#ELBOWSUP #CANADA

Have you *really* gotten to know your computer? #retrocomputing #books

Another very well researched and high quality video by @oldskool.org !

I have a Macintosh Portable carry-case which does NOT contain a Macintosh Portable and because of that, I suddenly has a sad. Also, it's clearly meant to open this way up, so why did they place the Macintosh Portable label upside-down? #retrocomputing #MARCHintosh #mac

The Mac IIsi makes a pretty decent monitor stand. #retrocomputing #MARCHintosh #mac

Desperately seeking suggestions for the best Solitaire or Mahjongg games on all retro systems. Preferably with screenshots. #retrocomputing #retrogaming #appleii #c64 #amiga #atari8bit #atarist #mac #ti99 #msdos #tandy #coco #speccy #acorn #msx

When I'm feeling a lot of anxiety due to external forces, I find it helpful to play Solitaire or Mahjongg. Finishing a game somehow feels like I'm bringing order to chaos. Essential therapy. I've been playing a lot of Mahjongg lately. So. Much. Mahjongg.

I've got to stop watching American news media. It's so stressful hearing elected US gov officials insult Canada and promote outright lies about us. Especially when the host makes no attempt to call out the lies and literally laughs off the insults like they're in on the joke. Why is this happening?

MarchBagintosh has begun.

vimacsblimecode++ is the best text/code editor #coding #gamedev #webdev

Are we still doing these things? skircle.me

Take some time to appreciate the little things. I noticed a beautiful sunrise and snapped a quick pic.

At our home, I am czar of shoveling snow. My wife is czar of making the kids' lunches. My son is czar of dog walking. My daughter is czar of plant watering. The czar of coffee serving handed me my morning cup this morning after I visited the czar of back adjustments. #czar #wtf #canada

Welcome to Bluesky: @8bitshowandtell.bsky.social Another one to add to all your starter packs, my retro friends... 🙂 #retrocomputing #c64 #youtube

With March coming up, I was thinking about the computer-themed month names. (eg #Marchintosh, #SepTandy, etc.) If August is Commodore month, does that make it Augudore or Commogust? #retrocomputing

I hope y'all have been having a great weekend. Rock on nerds! #retrocomputing #tandy #coco

Added @starringthecomputer.com to my Starter Pack. I love seeing old computers in TV and Movies. Please follow them and encourage more posts!

Yessss!!!!! #4nations #hockey #teamcanada

Getting excited for tonight's game. #4nations #hockey

This Canada vs USA game is intense. Even us nerds are paying attention. #4Nations #Canada #hockey

I like snow, but this is becoming a bit of a problem. I present to you my back yard. The deck sits about 4 feet above ground. As I write this, it just started snowing again. Total whiteout.

I've been thinking about a game I'd like to make and would really like for it to be playable on many retro platforms. I'd hoped that Sierra's AGI engine would be the solution, but after experimenting with it the past few days I'm not so sure. #retrocomputing #gamedev #indiedev

The little thing I made *almost* works as-is on Apple IIgs, but sadly without the music. Does anybody know of any good tools for editing/managing AGI sound resources for the IIgs version of the agi interpreter? #retrocomputing #apple #canada

I made a little thing. youtube.com/shorts/8jnaY... #retrocomputing #tandy #canada

There's a handful of well known retro computing people who still haven't joined us over here. I've been hoping they'll get here soon. I'd like to add them to this starter pack, which has just 10 spots left before it hits the bsky limit of 150! #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing go.bsky.app/MG7Hn9r

Please hug a Canadian today. The last few days have been very stressful.

Today I managed to carve out a path in the snow so we can make it to the outdoor whiz palace a little easier. (This post being more reto latrine-related than retro computing-related. Sorry, eh?)

When I was a kid, computers seemed so novel and fascinating. They filled me with wonder. What is the modern day equivalent for today's youth? Should they not have the pleasure to experience the same sense of wonder in technology that we did? #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

Watched a Y2K documentary tonight. Spoiler alert.. We got through it ok. Yay us! Y'all ready for 2038?

We're expecting yet another dumping of snow later in the day, so I think I'll rest a bit to prepare for it. Maybe I can learn something from this book while I'm sitting here. #retrocomputing #tandy #reading

Who waits until software is stable and feature complete before releasing it? NOT THIS COW martypc.net enjoy the web version of MartyPC in all its janky glory. #retrocomputing #emulation #rustlang

Back in the Dos days, periodically running Norton speed disk also prompted me to reorder my own thoughts. Somehow it was highly therapeutic to watch a visual representation of data being sorted in real time. #retrocomputing

Just back from K-Mart. Bought some software application programs for a little weekend fun with my home microcomputer. #retrocomputing

Going shopping... "Excuse me, I'm looking for software application programs to run on my home microcomputer." #retrocomputing

I'm still getting organized. Installed some more shelves! Got a favourite OS? #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #os2 #dos #windows #beos

I bet a new video from me wasn't on your bingo card this weekend? Big thanks to @theretrochannel.bsky.social for joining me as I do my first video in a loooong time (kinda rusty) youtu.be/fnywJLc-DS8

Remember when we used to disconnect occasionally? #retrocomputing

We'd all be better off today if OS/2 had won out over Windows as the defacto PC operating system in it's time. CHANGE MY MIND. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

Sometimes when things seem too monochrome, I try to remember to look harder for the colourful things and make more effort to add just a bit of colour to the world myself. #mentalhealth

That's sad. If anyone wants to help, there's a donation link at the bottom of the news article.

Boy, have I been busy dealing with snow. I'm so tired and aching from all the shoveling! I'm looking forward to getting back to sorting my collection of old computer stuff. I love the snow, but here's hoping for an easier January so I can spend more time indoors being geeky!