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Music @music@serrebiradio.com · Aug 01, 2026
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XANTRONIX @xan@xantronix.social · Jun 30, 2026
you may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like #next #retrocomputing
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ARGVMI~1.PIF @argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org · Jun 27, 2026
Replying to @nixCraft@mastodon.social

@nixCraft@mastodon.social

#NeXT / #Apple had the right idea.

  • User homes are in /Users

  • Each app is in /Applications and looks like a regular file but is actually a folder (i.e. you can cd into it and examine the contents)

  • The operating system is in /System

  • Files shared among apps (except files that come with the OS), including configuration files, are in /Library

  • Static libraries, debug info, C headers, OS API reference docs, etc go in /Developer

#macOS #MacOSX #NeXTSTEP #Linux #Unix #BSD

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vga256 @vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net · Dec 12, 2025
Boosted by CM Harrington @octothorpe@mastodon.online
i realize that this only speaks to 0.1% of you, but some useful info for NeXTStation owners: the battery backup that shipped with the nextstation is a BR 2/3A type battery - a chub gherkin that costs about $7-12 USD and are not easy to find these days. thankfully i've discovered a modern direct swap equivalent: the CR123A. it is used in various types of LED flashlights. it outputs the same voltage. the only difference i noticed is that the CR123A is about 0.5mm longer due to slightly more protruding positive terminal. thankfully, the battery holder accepts it (it just puts more pressure on the holder's metal flexi-tab). the CR123A can be found for $1 each. #vintageApple #macintosh #next #retroComputing #vintageComputing
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Steven G. Harms @sgharms@techhub.social · Dec 04, 2025
Boosted by CM Harrington @octothorpe@mastodon.online
So I've been enamored of #Next and its retro-cosplay implementation at NEXTSPACE. But it would only build on Linux. I have a developer release proof of concept working for FreeBSD. Maybe it works for you? https://github.com/sgharms/nextspace/blob/developer-release-1/Installer/FreeBSD/README.md
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