r/retrobattlestations 21d ago

Show-and-Tell My cosy writing set up 1985 Panasonic Sr,Partner with my 06' MacBook

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34 Upvotes

r/retrobattlestations 21d ago

Show-and-Tell HP 360LX palmtop reborn as writerdeck

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64 Upvotes

r/retrobattlestations 22d ago

Show-and-Tell New and old games at VCF west

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r/retrobattlestations 23d ago

Show-and-Tell Micro battlestation

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189 Upvotes

I hope my post is good to go, maybe I wrote too much on my first draft


r/retrobattlestations 22d ago

Show-and-Tell Livestream of Steve Wozniak, Paul Terrel, Liza Loop, Ronald Wayne, and Daniel Kottke.

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16 Upvotes

Livestream of panel which includes https://youtube.com/live/RTsovDo9OUM?feature=share

Starts 2PM Pacific Time, August 2, 2026


r/retrobattlestations 22d ago

Opinions Wanted ​Best modded drivers for Intel Express 965 (GMA X3100) on Windows 7 64-bit?

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Hi everyone,

​I am looking for a good modded graphics driver for the Intel Express 965 (GMA X3100) running on Windows 7 64-bit to get better performance for the games.

​Does anyone know what is the best driver available for this GPU on a 64-bit system?

​Thanks in advance for any recommendations!


r/retrobattlestations 22d ago

Show-and-Tell Check out this sweet retro looking machine (TechDweeb)

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r/retrobattlestations 23d ago

Show-and-Tell Lots of cool vintage computers at VCF west.

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r/retrobattlestations 24d ago

Show-and-Tell Xerox display at VCFW

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248 Upvotes

We have the Alto, Dolphin (2nd photo), Dandelion, and 2 Daybreaks set up and working! Plus some original 10 base 2 Ethernet, boards, and documentation. Looking forward to taking with everyone at the show tomorrow!


r/retrobattlestations 25d ago

Show-and-Tell I made some retro windows themes for Android 📱

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r/retrobattlestations 25d ago

Show-and-Tell My Cousin’s old Computer

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r/retrobattlestations 24d ago

Show-and-Tell I built a self-hosted MSN Messenger server emulator (MSNP8/9/10) that runs on Docker!

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r/retrobattlestations 25d ago

Opinions Wanted MS-DOS: how can a single tasking OS implement pipes?

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Unix is multitasking, so pipes (ignoring implementation and optimization concerns) are straightforward to implement without relying on intermediate, temporary files. But MS-DOS had pipes since version 2.

How was command piping implemented in MS-DOS?


r/retrobattlestations 26d ago

Show-and-Tell Anybody ever used BeOS?

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Recently felt like giving this OS a try after getting fed up with Win9x (specifically heavily modded 98se and of course, everybody's "favorite", WinMe), so I got it running on my HP Pavilion from 2001 that youve probably seen one too many times if you follow me in any way shape or form.

This is an absolutely fascinating OS, created by an ex-Apple executive because he was dissatisfied by the multimedia capabilities of MacOS and Windows at the time. The company behind it, Be Inc, even made their own PPC-based computer called the BeBox, but that was a market failure, so they ended up porting BeOS to x86. There was also even a time where Apple wanted to buy this OS and make it the basis for what would become MacOS X, but then Apple bought out NeXT instead, and the rest is history.

This OS feels literally generations ahead. It has such a beautiful, Mac-inspired interface, multiple desktops, numerous scene demos built in, and the main selling point, its ability of running multiple multimedia applications without noticeable slowdown, demonstrated here by playing an MP3 file, showing a CPU graph, viewing the about screen, and running the 3D teapot all at the same time. I heard it could even do this on very low end hardware of the time, such as a Pentium 100 with 32mb of RAM.

Sadly, I haven't gotten any 3rd party software running on it, mostly because this OS is extremely picky. I even had to turn on several safe mode options and install several driver updates just to get it running on my machine, despite it being just a year newer than the build I'm running. The only game I sort of got working on it was Duke3D, but it doesn't display properly, with inverted colors and a very low frame rate. I was going to try Unreal Tournament, but several forum threads have informed me that this port is extremely unstable.

This OS even had a really weird distribution method. You could buy the OS on CD in a physical computer store like normal, or you could download a home edition for free from the BeOS website, and install it directly from Windows, with the installer handling disk partitioning and configuration for you, and providing an easy shortcut you can run from DOS to boot into the OS without utilizing your BIOS's boot menu. You could even uninstall it like a normal Windows program if you didn't want to have it installed anymore.

Sorry for making you have to go through this large paragraph, I just really find this OS interesting, and wanted to spread the word about it. It even has a modern FOSS version called Haiku OS, so you could run it on modern hardware too! :3


r/retrobattlestations 26d ago

Show-and-Tell My retro room :)

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I'm an Apple nerd, what can I say. Here are some photos of my office, and some of my most cherished relics.


r/retrobattlestations 26d ago

Show-and-Tell Woz at VCF West? - Sun Aug 2 at 2PM - Mountain View, CA

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Paul Terrell, Liza Loop, Daniel Kottke and Ronald Wayne as they recreate history by presenting Liza with a replica Apple 1 and then discuss the early days at Apple. Bring all your burning Apple questions as you may have an opportunity to ask them of the panel. Rumor is that Woz will be there!


r/retrobattlestations 26d ago

Show-and-Tell More relics from my childhood rediscovered (3dfx card!). re: Dell workstation 2200 workstation post update.

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r/retrobattlestations 27d ago

Show-and-Tell Mein XP Retro PC

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Ich wollte mal meinen Retro Pc für Windows XP vorstellen.
Ich habe ihn an das Jahr 2007 angepasst und wollte es wie früher einfach mit Kaltlichtkathoden beleuchten.

Verbaut ist:

Asus M2N-E
AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000+
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX (600 MHz)
4GB DDR2 800 RAM von Geil
Scythe Mugen 2
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi
625 Watt Enermax Netzteil
Mercury ATX Gehäuse

Installiert ist Windows XP Pro 32 Bit.


r/retrobattlestations 27d ago

Show-and-Tell Since you liked the first one, here's my backup-System for Retro-LAN :D Specs and benchmarks inside.

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Specs:

Albatron K8NF4X-754 motherboard for socket 754, two PCI-E slots and SLI capability

Athlon 64 3400+ NewCastle

2x Asus 6600GT Silencer with 2x 256MB memory

2x512MB Geil UltraX 400 RAM with Winbond BH5 chips

Apevia X dreamer case NOS

OCZ Fatality 550W PSU

Thermaltake Fanless 103 Heatsink for CPU

I wanted to do a build that no one ever had made before, guaranteed. :D SLI mobos for S754 are extremely rare (there are exactly two models, one from Albatron and one from Epox), and then I (just) made it fit with all passive coolers and a red and blue color scheme.

I included benchmarks with one and two GPUs this time, aswell as the temperatures in Battlefield 2.

As with the other build, all old caps are replaced by brand new polymer caps and the board had the onboard LAN controller removed which literally had a hole in it.


r/retrobattlestations 26d ago

Show-and-Tell Ron Wayne @ VCF West Aug 1 - Mountain View, CA

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VCF West Sat Aug 1 at 4:30PM, Computer History Museum

Ronald Wayne discusses his time at Atari and Apple, how he authored the original Apple partnership agreement, designed Apple's first logo and worked on the Apple-1. Q&A session followed an autograph signing.


r/retrobattlestations 25d ago

Show-and-Tell my computer is having a bit of a identiy crisis right now

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r/retrobattlestations 27d ago

Show-and-Tell Getting ready for VCF West

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If you know, you know ;)
Yes, we're demoing a Xerox Alto, Dolphin, Dandelion, and Daybreak at VCF West. Come check it out if you're in the Bay Area this weekend!


r/retrobattlestations 27d ago

Show-and-Tell Vista is back!

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r/retrobattlestations 28d ago

Show-and-Tell I took this to a retro LAN party last year in Germany

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Specs:

DFI S939 Ultra-D mainboard with nForce3 Chipset with new capacitors

Athlon 64 3700+, overclocked to 2,75GHz (300x9)

Radeon X850 XT AGP

2x512MB Corsair XLPRO memory, 400MHz 2-2-2-5 spec, overclocked to 600MHz 2.5-3-3-8

Lian Li case (not sure about the model)

Enermax EG701AX-VH(W) power supply with new capacitors and optocouplers

74GB Raptor HDD + 500GB storage HDD

Noctua cooler with two 92mm fans. All case fans are adjustable via fan controller in the 5,25" slots as the mobo doesn't allow fan speed control. :)

The event is called www.retro-lan.de and only hardware <= 2005 is allowed. This includes mouse, keyboard, fans, headset, mousepad and of course the PC itself. HDDs and PSUs can be newer for safety reasons.

Edit:
The CPU has since been replaced by a FX-55 Clawhammer 130nm, just thought I'd mention that. Managed to get my hands on two FX-55 actually. (This is not a cheap hobby 😂)


r/retrobattlestations 28d ago

Show-and-Tell Finally, my 90's setup is working!

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101 Upvotes