@chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyIf your school had a computer, you were sharing it. In 1985, US public schools had about one for every 45 kids. 45 kids, one keyboard, and a very annoyed proctor.
#RetroComputing #ScreenTime #Education #80s
https://youtu.be/YnI-e_S4ZNw
@chrispirillo.bsky.social8:30 a.m., and your computer doesn't go to school. You do.
@screensaverotd.bsky.social#ScreensaverOTD - 2026-10-15:
Ribbons
Year: 2007
Creator: Stephen Coy
Product: Windows Vista
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Systems: Windows Vista to 11
Resolution: 3840x1080
@chrispirillo.bsky.socialSomeone once wrote that saving 36K to their Commodore's tape drive took about 18 minutes. 18 minutes!
@chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gySomeone once wrote that saving 36K to their Commodore's tape drive took about 18 minutes. 18 minutes! Just to save one thing!
#Commodore64 #RetroComputing #C64 #VintageComputing
https://youtu.be/YnI-e_S4ZNw
@elxip.bsky.socialRoadBlasters (1987). El cotxe té dues manxes de combustible: si la principal s'esgota, l'ordinador tira de la reserva i segueixes corrent. I si t'hi estavelles, no perds la partida: et donen un cotxe nou tantes vegades com calgui.
@screensaverotd.bsky.social#ScreensaverOTD - 2026-10-14:
Deep Blue
Year: 1998
Creator: Individual Software Inc.
Product: Create Screen Savers Quick & Easy
Publisher: Individual Software Inc.
Systems: Windows 3.1 to 98, NT
Resolution: 1024x768
@antirez.bsky.socialSoon on GitHub #c64 #retrocomputing
@tschak909.bsky.socialHoly carp, guys! Internet FujiNet Battleship btw a #NES, an #Apple2, an #intellivision, and an #RCAStudio2 ?! Absolutely. :) #retrogaming #retrocomputing
@screensaverotd.bsky.social#ScreensaverOTD - 2026-10-13:
Baby Animals Screen Savers Ocean Babies
Year: 1999
Creator: The Little Red Hen LLC
Product: Puppies & Kittens Screensavers & Wallpaper
Publisher: Cosmi Corporation
Systems: Windows 95 to 98SE
Resolution: 1024x768
This is Kromi One: a new home computer in the spirit of the Amiga, with its own FPGA chipset and its own simple, extendable OS, KromiOS. Made for games, work and enthusiasts. Here it is on the prototype, filmed on the monitor. More at kromi.one #retrocomputing #Amiga #FPGA
@screensaverotd.bsky.social#ScreensaverOTD - 2026-10-12:
Winter Fun Photos
Year: 2003
Creator: Bill Stewart (Dynamic Karma, Inc.)
Product: Windows XP Winter Fun Packs 2003 Digital Photography
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Systems: Windows XP
Resolution: 1280x1024
@thedrunkenrant.bsky.socialRebuilt Cray-1 with 30 Mac Minis for a retro supercomputing comeback! Plus, Total Annihilation is back with a modern twist. DDR4 ensures speed, if you dare hit Click to Cancel.” #TechNews #RetroComputing #Gaming #MacMini 🚀🔧
@ataribbs.bsky.socialAtari BBS access from FujiNet CONFIG!
The new G BBS option brings the Atari BBS community directly to CONFIG. Press G, confirm Y, and launch the N: Device term to browse the BBS directory and connect.
#Atari #FujiNet #BBSing #RetroComputing #SouthernAMIS
follow the project @ southernamis.com
@screensaverotd.bsky.social#ScreensaverOTD - 2026-10-11:
3D Text
Year: 1995
Creator: Microsoft Corporation
Product: Windows 95
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Systems: Windows 95 to 11
Resolution: 1280x1024
@elxip.bsky.socialHarvest Moon (1996). Un joc que va sortir després de la PlayStation i la Nintendo 64, en plena recta final de la Super Nintendo, i tot i així va acabar venent més de 100.000 còpies al Japó després d'unes vendes inicials de només 20.000.
@noxiouspluk.bsky.socialEmulator go brrrrr (with essential audio)
@screensaverotd.bsky.social#ScreensaverOTD - 2026-10-10:
Marbles!
Year: 1996
Creator: Berkeley Systems, Inc.
Product: After Dark 4.0
Publisher: Berkeley Systems, Inc.
Systems: Windows 95/Macintosh
Resolution: 1024x768
@aesthetic.northsky.socialCheck out Honeycrisp, my schematic-accurate Apple IIgs emulator that runs in your browser! Grab yourself a ROM image, a disk image, and have fun with 80's software! No installation required, written in Rust and compiled to WASM.