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Thomas CherryhomesI think I'll use my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FujiNet</a> on my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a> to check the new...nevermind.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

Thomas CherryhomesAn <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atari8bit</a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari2600" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atari2600</a>, and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a> sit down at a poker table...Cross-platform, Internet Networked Gameplay for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> devices.<a href="https://fujinet.online/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fujinet.online/</a>

Thomas CherryhomesFujiNet is a WiFi Adapter for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> systems that (among many other features) brings together cross-platform game play!Example shown here playing 5 Card Stud btw <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Atari8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atari8bit</a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#apple2</a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pcjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcjr</a> systems.<a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/lIx67Gwns_8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/lIx67Gwns_8</a>

Thomas Cherryhomes<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FujiNet</a> is a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WiFi</a> Network Adapter for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> platforms.<a href="https://youtu.be/-sKjDuqvTII" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/-sKjDuqvTII</a>The <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RS232" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RS232</a> version of the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FujiNet</a> can be plugged up to any vintage PC, like a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a>.Wanna help? Check fujinet.online!

Thomas Cherryhomes<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FujiNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FujiNet</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RS232" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RS232</a> running on a 128K <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IBM</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a> running the Intl Space Station Tracker!<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

ℒӱḏɩę 💾One of my PCJr's has this legendary hack inside: JrHotShot II. It's a board that plugs into the CPU socket to give 640k internal, clock, and NEC V20 CPU. With no sidecars. Quite ingenious, really. <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/pcjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcjr</a>

ℒӱḏɩę 💾Blast from the past! Defragging my ST-225 in my PCJr <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/pcjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcjr</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

thirty-two<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> turns 60 today! Happy birthday from the PCjr. Sometimes, I wonder what path my life would have diverged into if I had never had access to a computer and a book on BASIC programming as a kid.The image/source is originally from Icons & Images by Elmer Larsen from 1985. I typed it in and tweaked it with PC-BASIC, then transferred it to a working PCjr with a gotek floppy drive. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IBM</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a>

Josh JusticeSince it sounds like I'm probably one of the only people who has fond memories of a <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a>, I should probably get one someday so I can play Lode Runner, Below the Root, and King's Quest 1 on it 🙌

Dan FitzGeraldIn the meantime, here's another glamour shot of the <a href="https://social.vcfed.org/tags/pcjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcjr</a>, this time featuring the splash screen that I have AUTOEXEC.BAT print on boot:

Dan FitzGeraldDoing actual work using the <a href="https://social.vcfed.org/tags/pcjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcjr</a> can be tricky. I found that I need to have different amounts of video memory set in order to run different applications; PC Paint 3.1 in PCjr graphics mode requires 32K, but if I dont start IBM Storyboard Plus with only 16K the Story Editor program will hang indefinitely. And also that Storyboard Plus appears to have it's own mouse drivers and will screw up memory so that the Cute Mouse drivers won't work right anymore. <a href="https://social.vcfed.org/tags/vcfeast2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vcfeast2024</a>

Games That Weren'tIn May, we looked at Sherlock Holmes: Under the Boardwalk - planned for release in 1985 on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> II + <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a> platforms. Although finished, it was never released due to Bantam Software pulling out of the market. Thanks to @hardistymark for highlighting:<a href="https://gamesthatwerent.com/2023/05/sherlock-holmes-in-under-the-boardwalk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gamesthatwerent.com/2023/05/sherlock-holmes-in-under-the-boardwalk/</a>

µPRecently added to my collection: An <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IBM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Model4860" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Model4860</a>:<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

ICMThe IBM PCjr was a successful computer<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pcjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pcjr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ibm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a>

Mufasa39-Year-Old 4.77 MHz <a href="https://betweenthelions.link/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOS</a> Web Server Hits 2,500 Hours of UptimeThe website running on is pretty swift, considering there's just a 39-year-old <a href="https://betweenthelions.link/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IBM</a> <a href="https://betweenthelions.link/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a> behind it running IBM PC DOS 5.02.<a href="https://betweenthelions.link/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/39-year-old-477-mhz-dos-web-server-hits-2500-hours-of-uptime" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.tomshardware.com/news/39-year-old-477-mhz-dos-web-server-hits-2500-hours-of-uptime</a>Server stats page:<a href="http://brutmanlabs.org/status" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://brutmanlabs.org/status</a>

Ziggy the Hamster :whyfox:🏳️‍⚧Things I wish I had time for:- <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/Dreamcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dreamcast</a> accessory that makes the system think it’s talking to a modem but it’s actually a UART to IP bridge, but without the analog phone bits that are required with <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/DreamPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DreamPi</a>. Make this accessory have an expansion header for someone to also attach a BBA emulator to the bus.- hardware hack for the <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a> to make <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/EGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EGA</a> modes that are feature compatible work by mapping memory and implementing registers (and also redefinable characters with shadow RAM)

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@NanoRaptor</a> this reminds me of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ComputerInABook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComputerInABook</a> and the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PCjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCjr</a>...<a href="https://youtu.be/TXNKkx_ZcaQ?t=103" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/TXNKkx_ZcaQ?t=103</a>

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