<![CDATA[It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago.]]>It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/093817d6-9e7b-4496-b8e7-a0e500067fd2/it-was-a-long-long-deep-breath-long-time-ago.RSS for NodeSat, 15 Aug 2026 05:12:41 GMTMon, 10 Aug 2026 19:48:24 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:08:27 GMT]]>@sjvn ...for USSR's TV set's was 100% needed

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116854508622897136/statuses/117074670879031395https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116854508622897136/statuses/117074670879031395Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:08:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:20:02 GMT]]>@sjvn @crazyeddie Those also connect to TV.
]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://friendica.myportal.social/objects/e65e1095-226a-7a86-d274-3d5636010966https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://friendica.myportal.social/objects/e65e1095-226a-7a86-d274-3d5636010966Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:20:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:16:56 GMT]]>@sjvn

Did someone say they had Pong?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/117074468321966491https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/crazyeddie/statuses/117074468321966491Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:16:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:14:48 GMT]]>@sjvn I miss those days! technology felt more genuinely democratic back then.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberpunk.lol/ap/users/117024347319605995/statuses/117074459947146243https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberpunk.lol/ap/users/117024347319605995/statuses/117074459947146243Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:14:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:45:19 GMT]]>@sjvn i look at these things with incredibly murderous intent

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wetdry.world/users/sterophonick/statuses/117074343983485804https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wetdry.world/users/sterophonick/statuses/117074343983485804Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:45:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:26:54 GMT]]>@sjvn I remember them. Seems I always used a Butter knife for a screwdriver when landing the cables onto the tv.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/redlinejohn/statuses/117074271594700358https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/redlinejohn/statuses/117074271594700358Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:26:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:58:48 GMT]]>@sjvn ahh, back when the spirit of man was tested with the ears of a rabbit.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/passwordsarehard4/statuses/117074161047376694https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/passwordsarehard4/statuses/117074161047376694Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:58:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:43:12 GMT]]>@sjvn @jcdvore I was there, too. The game was Pong.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/117074099733615711https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/117074099733615711Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:43:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:04:02 GMT]]>@pavel @sjvn Pretty much. Most of them also had modem type stuff integrated so it was a box you could stick somewhere and send 2 byte codes or similar to a remote station and get replies. Hence the sticker of codes on this one.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/117073945701887095https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/117073945701887095Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:04:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:13:57 GMT]]>@sjvn I have a couple of those, but haven't needed them yet.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://discuss.systems/ap/users/115918347060720003/statuses/117073512840684816https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://discuss.systems/ap/users/115918347060720003/statuses/117073512840684816Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:13:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:00:10 GMT]]>@pauliehedron @sjvn
Oh, right in the nostalgia! I’d had a PC already, but this was my first 8bit micro. My first real programming was porting BASIC listings for other micros to work on it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/117073458686304150https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/117073458686304150Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:00:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:31:30 GMT]]>@sjvn I got you!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/pauliehedron/statuses/117073345940580854https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/pauliehedron/statuses/117073345940580854Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:31:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:16:27 GMT]]>@paco @sjvn

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/darkuncle/statuses/117073286746526435https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/darkuncle/statuses/117073286746526435Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:16:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:13:09 GMT]]>@etchedpixels @sjvn Nice toy, what is that? Some kind of serial terminal?]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.kernel.org/objects/3a08c5fc-6269-4c06-a94e-252825945b62https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.kernel.org/objects/3a08c5fc-6269-4c06-a94e-252825945b62Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:13:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:05:24 GMT]]>@sjvn Don't you mean... 2600 years ago? 😀

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/117073243308985970https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/117073243308985970Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:05:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:20 GMT]]>@sjvn Ah yes.. have an actual Gandalf 😎

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/117073105440427305https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/117073105440427305Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was a long, long — deep breath — long time ago. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:53:01 GMT]]>@sjvn haha what a times 😊

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/castrillo/statuses/117072958660737957https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/castrillo/statuses/117072958660737957Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:53:01 GMT