2026-04-09T09:49:54Z https://yabu.me Ted C. Howard https://yabu.me/npub1jykpmlar8lh8sw35pza276r0vw3tqa6gwacwrk89ne3dtcfd0c9skvn6s4 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/224/510/original/2182e1a7ddbbc2cb.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/224/510/original/2182e1a7ddbbc2cb.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4439htp0kzsa30ue7vwe0vqfmue4ca9z2j4a4x8d64ww5jru3uqzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkxrlrdk The conventional wisdom says that if you want to sell software the Mac is the best platform because Mac users would be willing to pay a premium for a well-designed application. Linux would be the worst platform because most Linux would rather tolerate a poorly designed free application than pay for a well designed app.<br/><br/>Is this true? 2025-12-03T22:57:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfyqjdp4qya46j5nejhchlng56hec5wgah0qu8l5lxjl8cpgj6ekgzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkxkl0mu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy3y8seyvzw9mt3mju0ysrysn48wakdv2yeuau2tcquy5f0377slqyekuv2'>nevent1q…kuv2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is it possible to put a ram expansion in a cartridge? 2025-11-09T02:42:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9gsavlej4vr6k0d6mjcje5waa0f22zaxz8zq3pwh0vrtmtv4myxczyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkavdfmm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstktr9ln68vez3nvxv2rlj3padjdeh67xhdzqhgpzl7cf96hdv82g4642qn'>nevent1q…42qn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don’t think “React developers” understand how a web server or browser actually work. 2025-08-19T18:50:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstktr9ln68vez3nvxv2rlj3padjdeh67xhdzqhgpzl7cf96hdv82gzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkxlh3aj React is a brain virus. 2025-08-19T18:41:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw2xnfgjvplkjch5czq707weq4akwg73ehvy6cw5lh9r7exh5tntgzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkejru2x Ok, I have now watched the move and “The Return.” WTF did I just watch?<br/><br/>#TwinPeaks <a href="https://mastodon.social/@tedchoward/114442081450399720">https://mastodon.social/@tedchoward/114442081450399720</a> 2025-06-18T22:56:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4d882prff88szupls05u307vz7u4v9hg7qfqywrd9qac3uvpk0szyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk6v68a3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszu9cw9ey885luhtdwjyhezq3asy9djqu0a6wz8f948h9mqw0y9yghjndmm'>nevent1q…ndmm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d like one, please. 2025-06-05T16:10:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyd65gpzenqtlzj2ar98jz5w60wwz3ya3dyhqs9r4vq853er87zxczyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkre8zpm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzjqjmhly0texh99l98rnkflwk6mshylxummtc5kfvpg7qw69feqr3dky0'>nevent1q…dky0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m wavering between signing up for one of these, or finally ordering parts to populate the board I already have. 2025-06-03T00:35:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstn4r7h8a9c3hcxnnu9zfmkczg5479nek009nks0tys828kl2smqczyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkqg39st In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdxahth6mhpyal0dra5vddmx6zfa0ac3vx0hqvrux7xrudar6h9hgcju53p'>nevent1q…u53p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i would take a look at <a href="https://github.com/AgoraDesktop/AgoraInstaller">https://github.com/AgoraDesktop/AgoraInstaller</a><br/><br/>This was an effort led by [@mos_8502](<a href="https://studio8502.ca/@mos_8502">https://studio8502.ca/@mos_8502</a> ) to build a GNUstep desktop on top of FreeBSD. 2025-04-27T14:19:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04g6zj6gl66vep2hwvn9qwux3y037nrjtrapdk04la8kf9elwfrqzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk8k39jk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sn4jrzdj6rd6ygl7xr5h6ls6ac48zqq5r96jtk0q23fhxval6rg9gs62j'>nevent1q…s62j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what does that do to the memory map? 2025-03-30T20:14:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsde8l42d07w9ka9vnj7tv2guevmh9aja3p5hupp09vfrw5crk9p8czyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkynumt5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lddj6qwzzhg938culghn2v7flnmnksq4dp3qtdtsnslwr8330vsz4e0s7'>nevent1q…e0s7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a Pinebook pro, and it’s fine. I agree about the keyboard, but everything else about it is very mediocre.<br/><br/>Having said that, I do enjoy playing with it. 2024-11-28T17:13:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80cjcdfsuett3czvcwwlszr6ehujmehvzvajjm3l9plk70hxgwgszyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk4vqw6k I&#39;m about to move my home office to my detached garage, and I&#39;m realizing that I won&#39;t be able to hear the front doorbell anymore. Does anyone have any recommendations for a “smart&#34; doorbell that doesn&#39;t have terrible privacy issues? 2024-11-15T21:37:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsteap45e86ujl9nedrtv97rgc908qt76hjet7svx7jy4awt2jlgdszyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkym68k7 Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.<br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@RVLara23/113210815372629522">https://mastodon.social/@RVLara23/113210815372629522</a> 2024-09-27T19:31:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvr89s6dnhd4r3xekuh54373tzmcf62muslgyldc0fecvvkph02xgzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkzcph50 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnjadwtl0zw2sfr87hrucaum4xw9m8gac237hze9y65k28d5k2ac9nw30k'>nevent1q…w30k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>LFS was how I actually “learned Linux” a long way back 2024-09-26T01:22:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdnjadwtl0zw2sfr87hrucaum4xw9m8gac237hze9y65k28d5k2aczyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkpdwy27 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9eug9dgyldcun59rr60mgevc7ccwxhfrtpzwuzgv8g5e3ngnw8xgnhprhm'>nevent1q…prhm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>iirc, it’s set up well for that. You just need to set DESTDIR to a temp location on the make install step, and then build a package from that tree. 2024-09-26T01:21:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9eug9dgyldcun59rr60mgevc7ccwxhfrtpzwuzgv8g5e3ngnw8xgzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqknf464u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrj0srgmnf6x0ccntne50p7ft0fvzhyauftg84e9gyyp2ppcrm3s3u065p'>nevent1q…065p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have toyed with the idea of doing an LFS build that made and installed Slackware-style packages along the way. 2024-09-26T01:20:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhtfylqz8hyr953y8y6ydm89hp5aw8mq4kavqenvq5pm0kmkq4cszyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkvxan9m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7hqx98ww55svncj2vnne2jtyvu324dryjgewkjtkj3t6aejgn7saetu63'>nevent1q…tu63</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what did Data General release in 1983? Did you make any software for it? 2024-09-25T03:23:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswavzx0jzr8dkafyq8q7muv43k9d0gzaqf22ezpgu34rx97lw3feszyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqksdns95 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2w2e8nmnescll78s3un334vhhxss89h04h5sfhtfyv3c6jf3cs8qt5vxcp'>nevent1q…vxcp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>if/when you do, let me know. 2024-09-20T04:00:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8s4f48ynfwvt7rf5mwpuzp8z73fh4q290grvw7p0ewl2ltn7ac3qzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkqn2z3e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr74l6sr8d84tng7ll7fpjc6hs46aq4v4zze80m6gms2h0qhw83jqh9c4la'>nevent1q…c4la</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that’s an interesting thought, but I think I want a Graphics Gremlin for my Micro8088. 2024-09-20T03:59:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxpstpy77cpqvhckdrg6pvne0pux535gf66nkw3rk9ukz2aa2vpqzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkfgy4p6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvvy3ulmljp85trclx3pfmpadl3z6myylv2e26zn8etmjkpwm4kpgn24ptc'>nevent1q…4ptc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so, I’m trying to understand what this is. Is is essentially two separate devices that connect to a computer over rs232?<br/><br/>Like, I would need two serial ports on a host computer to use both the terminal and the WiFi modem? 2024-09-20T03:49:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8293awsa73932xt7fwm5r36wehpes3depwf6ktc2q8g2unc0lzczyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqktw9jty In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90lrwkcxxkmfnhqn9yx7c75fvgq5chtuyd545a0enhy2xmheq5dsr7nhts'>nevent1q…nhts</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is incredible! What was the inspiration for an Art Deco aesthetic? 2024-09-13T03:50:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2wgges4fy32vs0vrjw3mjysmsm0ru3lwqejzpyhp8lj7skz5llqzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk6tczv4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz2uhctgt9v2zwjsm4wkt9w9ag46u7d60fa9tml5vgwj00n567f7sek49xp'>nevent1q…49xp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the one that gets me:<br/>1979-1969=10 (end of TOS to TMP)<br/><br/>2024-2009=15 (first “reboot movie” to today) 2024-09-08T02:15:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxv73d8a5ffpfnwt79cjfrd046pvt7q0rr8hhrwlrhf2ke269c0gzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkaevkxv FBI Once Investigated Dallas Man for Selling Secrets to the Daleks<br/><br/><a href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/a-dallas-writer-was-investigated-for-selling-secrets-to-the-daleks-20402575">https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/a-dallas-writer-was-investigated-for-selling-secrets-to-the-daleks-20402575</a> 2024-09-03T17:01:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ntye89xmyeche08n82a2zu8df76q5gm9ddwqf8kxmwq03j2u62czyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk54h5mz This hits hard:<br/><br/>“So it&#39;s really hard to watch this 1995 scifi try to depict the most gruesome poverty and social dysfunction it can imagine, and come up well short of the reality capitalism and its human instruments have created today”<br/><br/>#BellRiots #startrek <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jplebreton/113037825120708628">https://mastodon.social/@jplebreton/113037825120708628</a> 2024-08-31T02:00:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdfczpsd24xnx8x5n227dc67vx0vyfs0tgk00srt7fsd90k0rh7hczyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkrhyexk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxs0q892q44wn4s2xnla6p5t08j0yj54vsc76j8qxgc3ja9t9sv4q7t4878'>nevent1q…4878</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah. I’ll take inventory of what I have. If I make a mouser project of what I think I need, could I send it to you to look over? 2024-08-19T03:13:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsflvtvzpes8lc4y7ezmdlmn9g5upetnln3d3rzsvqqdw9t3zphewszyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk76xccz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rhs6r04g2x9u4pulp4ml9mj82tvzdxg5gpu2ndl55kn2hnqx3gsdrm22u'>nevent1q…m22u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks, but these mostly look like the smd components that are already soldered on. 2024-08-19T02:01:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jj5ww3pmm76kfwe2yzx7crfvfmu5jyrh0k68yg7n3pqhnpt5vvszyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk7d7mud In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfz0udysvjsc6c2wdd8w4cf4a7qj4tx9yapk7lmlj57xtc4jhtp6qkwfd0g'>nevent1q…fd0g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That would be very helpful. Thanks! Also, no rush. 2024-08-17T23:04:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzp2p0nqwalfgn8pp7zhlce060u7vp25qwzfr4q9tl0dwlhr4mqqzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkm00pwy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxwzyg9jgp0834deptfsx3kdrl6esq7zvwmgl095ku7fhancnf83qsva5wg'>nevent1q…a5wg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ok. I still feel like such a noob at this stuff. Does tolerance matter? What about the capacitors? Are any fine just as long as they have the correct capacitance? 2024-08-17T22:55:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszfdzeffylachexhcsndypjqprunts3d73evvvu2f0umxxmmgtr9czyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqkx2pmgz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98qdgut59vz20lk0wexlt0zny99arjtc6gaazqp36mn0qyycv76cqq9mym'>nevent1q…9mym</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>, so is there a parts list somewhere? I apologize if I’m missing something obvious. I’ve looked at the “Interactive BOM”, and it looks like a really helpful tool for populating the board, but I’m not seeing part numbers that I could search for on Mouser. #Sentinel65X 2024-08-17T22:51:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs98qdgut59vz20lk0wexlt0zny99arjtc6gaazqp36mn0qyycv76czyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk6f6l3m My #Sentinel65X board arrived today! I guess I need to order some parts!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/978/878/459/280/737/original/add1f826869cc703.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-17T18:54:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8936wzuqjqrzl370s22nsha2egkllfgzlnspktputealwu22mtszyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk7p0z38 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspp5pvqvh4yrkxe43r35dn5sqcn5fm2spv9w9a6pq4q5mw8a0fvgqmw5ams'>nevent1q…5ams</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/911/346/918/424/106/original/bd2077a946f1fe48.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-05T20:40:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytkvd4j2xjla9fmstx2z0vy5df42q6sjkf5hqw9a4uql0z58wcsszyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk6m6gns In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswq4f9f436r72rx0lvsk6jf3q4c2n36j7knqg03skmqfn6tuvn9gqup6p2r'>nevent1q…6p2r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Following up on this. I removed the SuperSerial card that was in slot 1, and now Pascal boots. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #appleii #FloppyEmu 2024-08-05T17:41:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswq4f9f436r72rx0lvsk6jf3q4c2n36j7knqg03skmqfn6tuvn9gqzyzgjc80l5vl7u7p6xsyt4tmgda369vrhfpmhpcwcuk0x940p94lqk0wsd2g I’m trying to boot a “pascal formatted” disk on my #appleii. I I set the disk, turn the machine on, it reads from disk, clears the screen and then starts beeping. It doesn’t stop until i turn the machine off. Same behavior with pascal formatted images in the #FloppyEmu.<br/><br/>Where should I start investigating? The disks/images?<br/>The disk controller card?<br/>The drive and floppy emu?<br/>Something else? 2024-07-11T03:52:34Z