2026-05-27T18:12:29Z https://yabu.me CONFIG.SYS: LOADHIGH https://yabu.me/npub1rrplshjczqdu0g28vtsewngqz3vd50em90vu9p33vlwxsqjsdnesyu9cdg https://files.bitbang.social/accounts/avatars/110/086/163/256/786/265/original/8858ea39f987e4b4.png https://files.bitbang.social/accounts/avatars/110/086/163/256/786/265/original/8858ea39f987e4b4.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrunyyegtkjr2duyg2av9utctxtnuadm6x8jr5fnksxsfqzszg3zczyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xu8zm2d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqm55rvr6pkqjnrp0ktkq0nhtqh50eq36x09t4nc90pfpd8wmul8q02f5a8'>nevent1q…f5a8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>KIXX is for sure one of the worst offenders, with their giant logo stealing the spotlight of what you&#39;re actually buying.<br/><br/>The ones I saw the most in shops were EA&#39;s budget rereleases of DOS games. I can see some cost savings there: a sleeve around a generic carton box. But it was still a full sized box, so not saving on shelf space.<br/><br/>And when you had a shelf of them, they all looked the same from a distance: blue, with a colorful blob in one of the corners.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/663/490/563/302/318/original/933f7549e689456d.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-30T12:20:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy64ff3mjxmauzdmd8fef07279nxmw2qpqya8ecdrjuxc9eskxcxczyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xdyu9qc I&#39;ve been wondering for a while why the box art of &#34;budget&#34; (re)releases of games were made to look so ugly?<br/><br/>I guess it makes them look cheaper. But when drudging through a store, wouldn&#39;t a fancy looking box with a 50% discount not look better than a box that&#39;s ugly with a difficult to recognize (from a distance) shrunken cover art in the middle?<br/><br/>Anyone know what the business reason behind this was/is? 2026-05-29T23:25:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vmy2efn773cerq6yxzn9x3ctmz67vx5wk9c40g54n0ucq8tm9mszyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0x0j7rcw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqymula4sx23karze5cvdg9my77gyjr870y4av6y8e9t497l7x8qsc62ux6'>nevent1q…2ux6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hopefully we will see a torrent soon, to help relieve that poor server, and also his hosting bill (I really hope he has an unlimited data plan) 2026-05-19T20:58:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqra7uuqnkvh08ery7ahep5du86qcrsmrwvqkzzg8vata9a204jszyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xwapq9d Today someone (who is not on Mastodon) released a collection of more than 570 distinct operating systems, pre-installed with VM configurations for the 250+ different platforms, going back all the way to 1948.<br/><br/><a href="https://virtualosmuseum.org/">https://virtualosmuseum.org/</a><br/><br/>Now, I have to admit I&#39;m posting this without trying it myself, as I&#39;m running low on disk space on this machine.<br/><br/>Because the full download is 121GB (174GB unzipped!). There is also a lighter version at 14GB that will download stuff on demand.<br/><br/>#retrocomputing 2026-05-19T19:31:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2v4md8k7629zk22hqkfny4mung5l0jr9v8lqwd8yjkxxlh7wvp9czyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xldghym Some recent posts on Microsoft Dinosaurs made me curious how they created its custom, textured title bar in Windows 3.x.<br/><br/>Was Microsoft using some secret API to do it, or was it a visual trick (e.g. hiding the real title bar and draw a fake, textured one)<br/><br/>Turns out there is no &#34;SetCaptionBarTexture()&#34; API or anything, but it is possible to draw on the title bar itself at certain moments. Not super documented (MS wanted to promote a UI standard), but not a real hack either. I mean, I can do it.<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/116/550/583/864/584/620/original/1cbb89230fda8404.png"> <br/> 2026-05-10T13:51:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8hla5xf8zqydn030v7ptw804zsfdwmu7t4acwfvfg3897hcv29hszyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xa95xr9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsffjscwcvpcvtx7dt4m07wv7sc3ktec5ktdz67fezgez8pd7gfeng33x9h3'>nevent1q…x9h3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That takes me back to the time Firefox had a RSS reader built-in 2026-03-01T11:38:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspcjlf0nqlftwjx9wudp2nveyflflcg8e2tljh6cxezne6ekyplvqzyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xm653p6 When I was testing something with #SimCity 2000&#39;s traffic routing I was thinking: &#34;I wish there was a OpenTTD or OpenRCT2 of SimCity 2000&#34;<br/><br/>There is actually a project that has started the work!<br/><br/>Current releases have focused on patching SimCity 2000 SE to run on modern (Windows) systems, and adding a modding API, but the first parts of the game have been reverse engineered and reimplemented in C++. Very cool!<br/><br/><a href="https://sc2kfix.net/">https://sc2kfix.net/</a> 2026-02-15T11:04:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxr65c3sqt7fghdsr4c9hfu20u0utdjfclhqx68g5z26llfxhd5egzyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xxxfwsk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20hxakpcz0y6gkwvwradcx04w9lkzj6lu7x5ktwvv0pdlttamams98m63r'>nevent1q…m63r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The restterm link goes to some blog/newsletter service without a direct link to the project&#39;s GitHub<br/><br/>Here&#39;s the link: <a href="https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm">https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm</a><br/><br/>I think I could very much use this. I tried some other TUIs that were an alternative to Postman (ugh, they went full corporate. Never go full corporate) but all stalled in their development.<br/><br/>I&#39;m somewhat surprised that you don&#39;t really (have to) use the command line, despite being a Linux user. Do the GUIs serve you well? 2025-11-05T21:04:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzvyzvq490c0na89dh2ye98ldykyymwpgkfw8q0pcq8n5v3vt35czyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xr3xtaa I&#39;m preparing a (second hand) Dell notebook for my mother, because her (otherwise adequate) machine is not &#34;eligible&#34; to run Windows 11<br/><br/>The process from a fresh Windows 10 installation to even get to the Windows 11 installer is a nightmare.<br/><br/>Despite Microsoft (and Dell&#39;s unhelpful bloatware) constantly pointing to &#34;Windows Update&#34;, it has no option to initiate the upgrade. I had to really dig to find a manual installer.<br/><br/>I think we&#39;ve reached the point where installing Linux has become easier. 2025-10-19T12:51:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspejnyk3tl6qrew0v74mx2zqg4hj3k904qtrprl22e3gmt5264svgzyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0x7y3jf9 <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/114/920/676/443/004/361/original/e445f98d1e1cf5ae.png"> <br/> 2025-07-26T17:20:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8zsu3fgtzlcvn629xfus22m4a20qhrzrwlnmx60dvm7pck8au6gzyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xxjpzpc Doom run on an acapella choir<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKebn_Ly9T8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKebn_Ly9T8</a> 2025-06-15T10:26:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsguvpzgdmgzhxfyywcdegr0tg67h7kfaehs8qjvjp6fhkene70daqzyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xz80d45 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fts6fzk9ngy6nmltxc65p6qq8dtqjkc8x9gnzcnz6ahp5n4g8jsn3xw7t'>nevent1q…xw7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The original owner took their labeling very seriously, I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever seen non-retail disks labelled on the top before. 2025-05-25T20:23:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6pcqdg27upme8ue3exxcvq6wq72y4n9se5g6lpqg5r968pha8pqzyqvv87z7tqgph3apga3wr96dqq293k3l8v4ans5xx9nac6qz2pk0xfpjth7 I think this company has a problem, but I don&#39;t think it has to do with the applicants they&#39;re getting or any new hires that didn&#39;t work out.<br/><br/>#hiring #recruitment<br/> <img src="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/114/540/227/965/940/659/original/39e7da9f1ea53c8c.png"> <br/> 2025-05-20T12:50:38Z