The Demos incidentally seem to be a Hypertext based system. Left on my Sun3 list is my other Sun3 whose PSU is still unhappy, and trying to get Bluescsi to work (I see it from the USB end but haven't seen any life out of the SCSI yet); and if I get all that going I might give Linux a go.
I got my Sun3 running OpenWindows 2 today - It's X (with NeWS display postscript extensions):
vendor string: X11/NeWS - Sun Microsystems Inc.
The filemanager has a feature I've never seen anywhere else - a split between a view of a directory contents, and a hierarchical tree view of the directory tree.
There's a set of demos there as well.
RE: https://mastodon.nl/@radiotelescoop/117620945871579395
Dutch **AMATEUR** radio astronomers observe Voyager 1 with their 25 meter dish. These people are so impressive. These detections involve dozens to hundreds of photons per bit. The Dwingeloo people are aiming to make observations Wednesday when Voyager 1 will cross 1 light-day of distance, and there will be a livestream on camras.nl
This is a fun #linux hardening/security fix series; loop block devices vs sys files :-)
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20261114-work-loop-pseudo-v2-0-98639a2286fb@kernel.org/
First time I've had someone ask why I was wearing a mask on a tram; well it was busy, and I'm pissed off with keeping getting colds and I don't care what other people think. The other person was good enough to tell me that her partner had died of covid and that people couldn't tell who I was. I pointed out I'd be happy to show my face to an inspector or police, and I don't care what I look like.
(I should have also warn it in Primark which was _heaving_)
Which things needed for SpaceX to launch tonight will be the hardest:
Oh well that's ok then:
'When venting of gaseous electrolyte, buming of the cell, spark formation and ignition of vented gas mixtures, explosion of the cell, the energy storage system will activate audible and visual alarms via RS485 or CAN communication commands'
(And yes, it does seem to say buming not burning)
Thoughts on my UK #solar quote please;
Longi 480W panels, 8 on the south-ish roof, 4 on the east-ish, Solis S6 inverter (3.6kw Plus - hmm should that be the 5?), Solis 5kWh battery. £8725 inc vat, includes DNO paperwork, scaffolding and electrical work. They want ~£450 extra to fit EPS wiring, and £1000 extra for another 5kWh of battery. Expecting ~4500kwH/year generation.
Thoughts?
Calls the company quoting him for a #solar system and prods them for an updated quote. Of course they can't do anything until their email comes back.
I chortle as I point out why I asked for it off the cloud.
Winter has arrived
(Side question, why is there a degree sign U+00B0 and a Degree celsius and Degree Fahrenheit U+2103/U+2104 ?)
Hey, come work with me? Do large scale storage (60+PB) for science (LHC)!
One linux sysadmin and one java developer position:
https://www.nordforsk.org/nordic-tier-1
Slightly complicated in that we'll need to get you employed by collaborating institute in the nordics ("nordics" can probably be stretched a little bit though), but we have several that are interested in the other half of your time for these profiles, and we know how to do this.
Deadline end of november!
DM for questions.
Right, 3 not-quite-dead LED bulbs replaced; one of them was flickering every few seconds, the other appeared to have completely failed .... then came back after a few minutes.....then went again the next day; the third had been getting slowly dimmer and dimmer.
I'm seeking a collaborator with extensive knowledge of IEEE-754 floating point math to help me devise an Intel FPU test suite for emulator authors.
My previous test suites for x86 CPUs including the 8088, 8086, V20, 286 and 386 have been used by dozens of emulator authors to date. You would be participating in producing an invaluable technical resource that will help preserve the accuracy of emulation for decades to come.
It would be nice if you used Discord for ease of collaboration, but you're averse to that we can work around it.
Give me a private mention if interested.
Boosts for visibility appreciated.
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #reverseengineering #emulation
There's a new Gentoo fork, apparently.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260920222410.htm
A curse on all engineers who build stuff with non-polarised IDC connectors. May you also lose your important protrusions.
Hiring comics must be really hard; people seem to like outlandish comedians; but outlandish comedians often seem outlandish for a reason.
Eek! 'In 1873, he and his crew were on an expedition to obtain penguins for oil when disaster struck, and the Espora was shipwrecked, the study reported.'
https://phys.org/news/2026-11-archaeologists-uncover-19th-century-castaway.html
EDIT: IT'S ACTUALLY VERY LIKELY AI.
I'm sorry.
proof by https://beige.party/@stekopf@mstdn.social here: https://mstdn.social/@stekopf/117587754233658412
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I did not take this picture! Stop congratulating me.
Yeh! My Sun3 is running Sunview OK! It's pretty rare I've seen this in colour, last time I ran Sunview was at Uni in ~1990. (This is just connected to a 15pin PC LCD monitor). Amazingly the keyboard and mouse still work (ahem except for the key which was lost to a vacuum a few years ago). The mouse is a 3rd party replacement and how I got it. Now I should try Openwindows. SCSI is waiting for me to find the converter from that cursed (3m long?!) SCSI cable. Hmm.
#retrocomputing
