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In love with #SiliconGraphics, OS/2, #ChipTune music, and Björk Guðmundsdóttir; full-time IRIX developer; #demoscene coder; FidoNet 2:301/708; ICQ 2278816;
Neurodivergent + segfaulting; /he/him/13w3;

OS: IRIX64
CPU_ARCH: MIPS
BYTE_ORDER: Big endian
COMPILER: MIPSpro 7.4.4m

Public Key

npub15yqy6gynaq4v3sk3av30yh3h02ce0aw9fu4trakt9ewf2sfvsdfscpu3v7

NIP-05 Address

flexion_at_oldbytes.space@momostr.pink

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Last Notes

2026-04-06 06:31:06 UTC

#IRIX Cannonball OutRun, now available for download for your SGI workstation. Statically linked, no dependencies.
https://github.com/flexion-unity/cannonball-IRIX/releases
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2026-03-20 09:03:47 UTC

Todays IRIX porting project: Tyrian
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2026-03-19 15:43:42 UTC

Ported another game to IRIX today: Pingus.
Now we can play Lemmings on IRIX
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2026-03-07 20:22:29 UTC

The 1993 Onyx SpeedScape demo, but on SGI Fuel with V10 gfx. Eats wipeout for breakfast.
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2026-03-01 18:04:38 UTC

When this dialog pops up on your SGI, simply enter 01/01/1970..
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2026-02-20 11:30:38 UTC

SGI stack overflow 😱
booting the IRIS Indigo R3k..
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2026-01-30 20:52:00 UTC

Oh.. you can (still) read TAZ newspaper in Netscape on IRIX over gopher protocol 👀
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2025-12-20 15:21:49 UTC

The "UNIX v4 tape" running in simh PDP11 emu on IRIX:
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2025-12-04 07:44:19 UTC

And another attempt at compiling povray (3.8.0) on IRIX... ⏳
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2025-11-14 21:31:01 UTC

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2025-09-24 14:03:45 UTC

Dyson cordless vacuums (V11/12/15) tend to die after just 1 or 2 years. I had two dead V12 within 18 months. If your Dyson turns itself off after ~2-3 seconds, but works after the third or fourth attempt, then the cheap capacitors of the power monitoring system need to be replaced.
New caps ordered from Farnell arrived today and finally my Dyson works again! 😎
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2025-09-08 20:15:02 UTC

I've converted the "Entropic Collapse" effect (by sschepis) to C with OpenGL on IRIX
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/170/488/245/931/056/original/999ee59353459e6c.mp4

2025-08-18 17:45:51 UTC

⚠️ Make sure the electrician has tightened the screws of the main power cable when you export 20kW/h to the grid! 💥
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2025-08-17 05:39:55 UTC

New xSGINet function: you can now also take a screenshot of a region instead of fullscreen. #IRIX
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2025-08-01 15:33:41 UTC

Compiled sm64 on IRIX with GL support!
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2025-07-24 09:17:54 UTC

And we have Space Cadet on IRIX
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2025-07-06 17:45:36 UTC

Trying to render the Second Reality water scene with the sword animation using povray
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2025-06-21 14:13:29 UTC

Insert coin for more MIPS CPU cycles 🟡
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2025-06-20 11:43:22 UTC

When you love IRIX, but you also love OS/2 ❤️ 💕
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2025-06-15 17:18:11 UTC

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Corel Draw on OS/2 💕 💎
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2025-06-15 17:08:10 UTC

I ❤️ ThinkPad 760 + OS/2
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2025-03-13 14:28:07 UTC

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and again, for the people who falsely accuse me of modding an SGI Indigo. I did not! The Espressigo was an actual product, sold by SGI in Germany. Here's the spec sheet: (see alt text for EN translation)
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2025-03-13 10:47:33 UTC

Good morning! ☕
(Update: This is not a blasphemy mod. It was a product sold by SiliconGraphics in Germany. There is even a spec sheet for the Espressigo. Ask google if you don't believe me)
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2025-02-22 17:11:43 UTC

Invasion3D on IRIX 😎
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2025-01-20 18:19:13 UTC

oldie but goodie 😆 ❤️
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2025-01-20 10:51:10 UTC

🚨 Free SiliconGraphics O2 in Köln Ehrenfeld ⚠️
PICKUP, ONLY TODAY
https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/sgi-02-silicon-graphics-zu-verschenken/2981019238-192-981
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2025-01-04 18:49:10 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq6PQjL9LjA

2025-01-03 06:05:29 UTC

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2025-01-01 07:50:56 UTC

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2024-12-24 20:36:37 UTC

Indy and the last Crimson (R)
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2024-12-04 19:53:34 UTC

"this looks like a city. like a little model of a SiliconGraphics city (R)"
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2024-11-26 17:21:15 UTC

I wrote a linux server daemon to manage the flow of 23kW/h energy at home. Today was the first day I took it out of simulation mode and granted full access to the live system (which could incur costs if it's not working properly).
Somehow it felt like activating a high-frequency-trading-algorithm on a portfolio with real dollars 😆

2024-11-11 15:18:29 UTC

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Select your macheen

2024-11-11 15:16:25 UTC

🤔 Choose wisely (poll below)
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2024-11-10 21:07:34 UTC

It's now turn to safe off your computer.

2024-10-21 15:09:53 UTC

Yess.. PV installation on the roof finished.
Thursday this week we will connect the battery and go online! ⚡
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2024-10-21 04:22:33 UTC

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I heard this PIC is now in the hands of someone who has the required parts to get it working again. Can't wait to see it in action!

2024-10-11 06:25:51 UTC

Oh wow, this Pixar Image Computer on ebay!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar_Image_Computer
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2024-10-01 09:19:24 UTC

'Cats would buy SiliconGraphics ™️ '
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2024-09-29 03:32:43 UTC

Any recommendations for a good "pen type" multimeter? After decades of loyal service my beloved Sanwa is slowly dying 😢
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2024-09-28 09:46:29 UTC

In my teenage days, before we had cell phones, I had this Motorola numeric pager. At home on my computer running OS/2, there was VoiceConnect running in a #DOS window. When friends tried to reach me, they called my land line, the modem answered and they left a voice message. VoiceConnect then called my pager to inform me about a new message and I went to the next telephone booth to call VoiceConnect at home. By entering a DTMF password, I was able to listen to the message.. "Hey, let's meet 2pm at the shopping center!"
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2024-09-02 15:39:04 UTC

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the problem with iPads is, they always run on battery, even when plugged in, and they don't work with the battery removed. This ipad was on 24/7 for YEARS, as display panel for the smarthome, always plugged in. I hope I can convert it to run on external power without any battery.

2024-09-02 13:11:01 UTC

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yep.. also not my first iPad that started inflating like this. and just two weeks ago I had to remove the battery from my old iPhone 5S because the screen started bending too.
I've found instructions how to convert the ipad to "external power only" by adding some diodes and removing the battery.

2024-09-02 12:36:24 UTC

"You can be anything you want to be!"
My iPad: I want to be a PILLOW !!!1!
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2024-08-30 06:52:21 UTC

Finally got Homeworld on IRIX to render the spaceship in GL 🔥
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2024-08-29 15:52:25 UTC

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VRML in Netscape on the Indigo2 Solid Impact. Moving through the hall is not as smooth as on a Maximum Impact.
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2024-08-29 15:50:15 UTC

Booted the SGI Indigo2 Solid Impact for some VRML demos in Netscape:
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2024-08-23 19:20:01 UTC

I've never used Squeak/SmallTalk before. The UI is very confusing. Still have not found how to run anything, or create a working image file 😬
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2024-08-08 11:30:49 UTC

Thanks to Tenox we can now play SimCity on IRIX 6.5 (ELF) too! 💕
https://github.com/tenox7/micropolis
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2024-08-01 12:15:15 UTC

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there's no size specified on this tape and I can no longer read it due to HW issues, but most tapes that came with that machine were between 150MB to 250MB. IRIX 3.3.2 installation media extracted needs ~230 MB.

2024-08-01 11:12:35 UTC

Your operating system was delivered on floppy disks.
My operating system was delivered on tape.
We are not the same. #IRIX
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2024-07-31 06:10:48 UTC

R.I.P. AWS CodeCommit 💀