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Okay, legal nerds: would the consumption of a cup of Gatorade count as usufruct? That sounds like abusus instead.

(author) My understanding is that they're wired into the AMD southbridge which provides them over memory mapped I/O.

Thanks, I'll try that.

(author) Is there a way to specifically build the framebuffer version from the ports tree? I didn't see one.

Currently my "big" native 9.2.2 system is a MDD G4 with a Sonnet 1.8GHz dual 7447A upgrade, 2GB RAM (1.5GB useable in OS 9) and an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro. I'm sure there's a config more extreme than that out there. It is a pleasure to use even though it's one of the windtunnel systems.

Thanks! I wish modern JavaScript were a little kinder to it, but I still use it myself for basic tasks.

Yes, my poor 1.33GHz iBook G4 really drags in it now, but it suffices for simple things and grabbing files for the tasks it still does.

Commodore made all kinds of wacky stuff back in the day before they concentrated entirely on computers and peripherals. I have a Commodore AM radio and a couple of Commodore wristwatches, chickenhead logos and all, not to mention the calculators and typewriters which were their original bread and butter.

(TenFourFox maintainer) Thanks, glad it was helpful to you. There is some TenFourFox code in this respin which is being used to support the widget code, and there is work in progress to forward-port its JIT. I'm not writing that code but I am advising on it as questions come up.

The AlphaSmart dana had its own widescreen browser on PalmOS. Modern sites bring it to its knees, but it's a nicer experience than a smaller PDA screen when it works.

The 6502 isn't a 6809 clone; it was largely inspired by the 6800.

I've got a DEC Pro 380 myself ( https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/03/more-pro-for-dec-profess... ). It's a heck of a desktop computer, and you can run some early Unices on them. The Pro and the DECmate II are some of the best built systems of the era despite their idiosyncrasies, IMHO.

Betting Alpha was the native architecture in question. It seemed to have the best support.

Yes, essentially with a second rendering pass. Not cheap to implement which is why the game used it relatively sparingly.

Ae. aegypti is not native to California. We won't miss it.

This is addressed in their FAQ as well: "The general consensus among scientists is that the ecological impact of removing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from urban environment would be small. They are not a significant food source for other animals and are invasive to many areas. The main ecological impact would be to restore the ecosystem to how it was before the mosquitoes invaded. Debug team is committed to working with communities and regulators to ensure the safety and acceptability of our field trials and releases."

News Roundup podcasts are still up, for those who never heard them. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cbs-news-roundup/id172...

Proud user since the classic Mac OS days (anyone else remember the OpenDoc version?), and it's still a solid editor at a good price.

I thought of that too. Seems like the right last name to have.

Long ago I wrote my own really incomplete vi subset for the C64 that I really should dust off. But there's a more polished vi clone for 6502 machines, including the C64, Apple II and Atari: https://vi65.sourceforge.net/

Zaccaria pinballs I think used it pretty heavily as well. Again, no clear explanation there either.

I've got a TurboExpress. Recapped, it's a great little handheld. Screen is adequate for the era (though I've seen upgrades). My favourite 6502-based handheld is still the Atari Lynx, but this is close.

I regularly wipe my stethoscope, but I have never sterilized it. I doubt many would survive an autoclave.

I've actually found them pretty terrible. I can't hear subtle findings at all with those. My usual stethoscope is an older-model Littman Cardiology III with stiff rubber and a dual pediatric-adult head. I've had it for over 25 years.

Yes. None of the 603 series, including the 603e, was intended for multiprocessing, so the same hacks were required.

Top-quality passive-aggressive FAQ.

Ah, thanks, I couldn't recall off the top of my head.

Unfortunately, 6502 can't XOR the accumulator with itself. I don't recall if the Z80 can, and loading an immediate 0 would be most efficient on those anyway.

PowerPC: "r0 occasionally" (with certain instructions like addi, though this might be better considered an edge case of encoding)

If you're running this in VICE, run it under the SuperCPU with warp mode on.

A possible point of comparison might be pool drain injuries (a/k/a suction entrapment), and some of these have disemboweled people, though largely children. Vacuum toilets in cruise ships have also been implicated in such incidents (see, among others, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/03/06/70-year-old-womans-i... ). A more, er, pressing concern in adults might be rectal prolapse.