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A rare levitating Macintosh was spotted in central London last weekend amidst a record-shattering procession of around 150,000 people. Curiously no national broadsheet mentioned any of this, even though they'd earlier devoted lengthy articles and portentous editorials to much smaller gatherings with no airborne personal computers whatsoever.
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Last week at #EMFcamp I gave a talk about the nothing-like-it-on-earth RSRE Flex operating system for #PERQ workstations. I'm very happy with how it came out! For a challenge, watch at 2X: https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2026-91-1-rsre-flex-reviving-an-innovative
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Since this older post may have found some new viewers, here's another photo for the fictional coffee table book "BODGE"
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Saturday 16:30 at #emfcamp Stage B: a talk I've been looking forward to giving for over a year. It's ambitious but if I pull it off I think it'll be a lot of fun. I want it to be a treat for computer history, OS, and programming language buffs, and for everyone else too!
📊 Post engagement
22
Avg engagement / post
3.6%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: A rare levitating Macintosh was spotted in central London last w · 103 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.4 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 4 text · 7 image · 1 video.
Follower / following
3.8×
Follows 158 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
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A rare levitating Macintosh was spotted in central London last weekend amidst a record-shattering procession of around 150,000 people. Curiously no national broadsheet mentioned any of this, even though they'd earlier devoted lengthy articles and portentous editorials to much sm…
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Testing my #rc2014 TTL logic probe built from the kit I bought at #emfcamp --- works as advertised! I chose a different LED colour scheme though.
For reasons pertaining to floppy disk data recovery (see earlier messages) I'm grateful to Korotkiy et al. for their detailed 2023 investigation of temperatures inside of a food dehydrator. As a bonus, pages 7 and 8 include a careful descr…
TIL about the Edinburgh Advanced Personal Machine, a 68000-based desktop workstation also known as the Fred Machine owing to being designed by one Fred King. Sixty were made. Wonder if any are still around out there...
Last week at #EMFcamp I gave a talk about the nothing-like-it-on-earth RSRE Flex operating system for #PERQ workstations. I'm very happy with how it came out! For a challenge, watch at 2X: https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2026-91-1-rsre-flex-revi…
Saturday 16:30 at #emfcamp Stage B: a talk I've been looking forward to giving for over a year. It's ambitious but if I pull it off I think it'll be a lot of fun. I want it to be a treat for computer history, OS, and programming language b…
My week last week
(actually the photo is from four years ago, but last week it was the same thing, just hotter and sunnier)
(I should disclaim up front that my demo will be under emulation, as a real PERQ would very likely not survive very long at an outdoor festival!)
Hello! Next Saturday at 4:30 PM, I'll speak at #EMFcamp Stage B on the obscure, innovative, and most unusual Flex computing environment for #PERQ graphical workstations. (Demo included!) Fitting everything into a half-hour will be tough: e…
https://qr.jim.sh/ . Someday someone's going to do SVG rendering or build a PostScript engine using only TrueType GSUB tricks
Alas, I never found a witty way this month to share this adaptation of the 3RCC logo, but I did have a few stickers made. I could hand out the ones I have left at #EMFcamp ... #PERQ
Since this older post may have found some new viewers, here's another photo for the fictional coffee table book "BODGE"
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
oldbytes.space
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On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 22 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.4× per week.
🛡️ Audience credibility
80/100
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Credibility score
97%
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Real audience
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Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~3.6% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Established account (3+ years old).
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About
AI research engineer, glider pilot. Apple Lisa power user. Most of my posts will be about old computers; occasionally I'll mention flying.
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