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30 years ago

BusinesssWeek from 1996 headline "The Fall of an American Icon" with the rainbow Apple logo shown (prior to Steve Jobs' return to the company).
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@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , (edited ) to retrocomputing group
@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to msdos group

There are loads of videos about MS-DOS, DOS games and DOS PCs on PeerTube, here's a playlist:

:ms_dos: https://fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmihjc2otzu

  • Watching on a phone: Swipe up first two videos at bottom to browse rest of playlist

  • Watching on a computer: Choose video by scrolling through playlist on right of screen

  • Watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in playlist

cc msdos@a.gup.pe icon msdos group

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@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to retrocomputing group

By request, a playlist of PeerTube videos about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A home computer:

:PeerTube: https://fedi.video/w/p/2xitoEV748hKWzFk84Ddzf

  • If you're on a phone, scroll first two video titles at the bottom to see rest of the playlist.

  • If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.

  • If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.

cc retrocomputing@a.gup.pe icon retrocomputing group

@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to amiga group

Hey Commodore Amiga fans!

You can discover lots of Amiga videos on PeerTube on this playlist:

:amiga: https://fedi.video/w/p/rBBYAHtsBcpBXtpcT26VPG

  • If you're on a phone, scroll the first two video titles at the bottom to see the rest of the playlist.

  • If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.

  • If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.

cc amiga@a.gup.pe icon amiga group

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@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to random

"More Fun Making It" creates fun videos about repairing and restoring classic computers and other tech, especially the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga etc. You can follow at:

➡️ @morefunmakingit

There are already over a hundred videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/morefunmakingit/videos

@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to random

Linux User Space makes videos about the history of Linux distributions and Linux-related software. You can follow at:

➡️ @linuxuserspace

There are already 26 videos uploaded, if they haven've federated to your server yet you can browse them all at https://tilvids.com/a/linuxuserspace/videos

You can also follow their general social media account at @linuxuserspace

@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to random

Johnny Blanchard / Re-Enthused makes videos about retro computers and consoles, including both famous and obscure systems. You can follow at:

➡️ @johnny_blanchard

There are already 570 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/johnny_blanchard/videos

You can also follow Blanchard's general social media account at @jonn_blanchard

@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to random

Ctrl Alt Rees (aka Rees) posts in-depth videos about retro computing and retro gaming, especially old PCs and Atari game consoles. You can follow their video account at:

➡️ @rees

There are already over 300 videos uploaded. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/rees/videos

You can also follow Rees's general social media account at @ctrlaltrees

@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , (edited ) to random

Veronica Explains is an excellent account which makes fun videos about all kinds of computing topics, including Linux, free open source software and retro computing. You can follow at:

➡️ @vkc

There are already over 40 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://tinkerbetter.tube/a/vkc/videos

@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to random

Root42 makes retro computing videos, often about repairing Commodore computer hardware or programming for MS-DOS. You can follow at:

➡️ @root_42

There are already over 30 videos published. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/root_42/videos

You can also follow their non-video account at @root42

@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to random

Way back in the 1970s/1980s, before the Fediverse, before the web, there was an even older open network: "bulletin board systems" or BBSes.

You can watch a multi-part documentary about the history of the BBS network at:

➡️ https://fedi.video/w/p/h6CMyFnbdPZXpaRpMCBKdk

The episodes are themed rather than chronological, so you can watch any episodes you want in any order.

@reiver@mastodon.social avatar reiver , to random

"Internet may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it." (December 5th, 2000)

@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services avatar FediVideo , to random

Here are some & video accounts to follow:

RETRO COMPUTING & COMPUTING HISTORY
@rees
@jan_beta
@johnny_blanchard
@morefunmakingit
@noel_llopis
@root_42
@linuxuserspace
@topazrabbit
@lee_smiths_workshop
@wesker
@soldergirl
@laf0rge
@walkero
@richie_g
@elb
@wotsisname

All of these are on PeerTube, but can be followed and interacted with from Mastodon etc as they are all part of the Fediverse.

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services avatar FediTips , to random

There are a number of Mastodon apps for old computers of the 1980s and 1990s:

:apple_old_logo: Apple II
https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/mastodon-for-apple-ii/

:apple_old_logo: Apple Macintosh (pre-OS X)
https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon

:commodore: Commodore 64
https://github.com/Havoc6502/MOStodon

:amiga: Commodore Amiga
https://github.com/BlitterStudio/amidon

:ms_dos: MS-DOS
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon

:IBM: MVS
https://github.com/mainframed/BREXXTODON

:Palm_OS: PalmOS
https://github.com/knickish/heffalump

:windows95: Windows 95
https://github.com/meyskens/mastodon-for-workgroups