{"id":20,"date":"2025-08-13T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2025-08-13T19:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:02:44","slug":"20-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"Vintage\u00a0Computer Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n            <aside class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post theme-system display-default\" aria-label=\"List of the latest Bluesky Posts\">\n                    \n                \n                <ul class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-list\">\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3my5kllpwlz2n\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">1\u00a0hour<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83d\udd27 Maintenance Mode! Technology doesn&#8217;t maintain itself. From vintage computers to modern infrastructure, keeping systems running requires time, skill, &#038; investment. As Lee Vinsel and Andrew L. Russell remind us, maintenance deserves recognition, not neglect! \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RetroComputing\">#RetroComputing<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreicxiae3hjkseofz3tskztrxvts6nv3e5vpqu463m6ddxp5iukpw6u\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreicxiae3hjkseofz3tskztrxvts6nv3e5vpqu463m6ddxp5iukpw6u\" alt=\"**Maintenance Mode**  \u201cMaintenance is an investment, not a cost, and should be recognized and supported accordingly.\u201d  \u2014 Lee Vinsel and Andrew L. Russell  **Image Description:** A square infographic featuring a scenic landscape of rolling green hills and grassy fields beneath a colorful sky. A rainbow is visible on the left, while warm golden sunlight illuminates the right side.  At the top, a large blue-gray rectangular panel with beveled corners and a thin gold border displays the heading &quot;Maintenance Mode&quot; in large white lettering.  Below it, a larger blue-gray panel with a matching gold border contains the quotation in large, centered white text. A decorative white curved line separates the quotation from the authors&#039; names, &quot;Lee Vinsel and Andrew L. Russell.&quot;  The landscape remains faintly visible through the semi-transparent panels.  At the bottom-right corner, a smaller blue-gray panel with a gold border displays the website address &quot;vintage.computer&quot; in white lettering.  **Website:** vintage.computer\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3my324ofag22j\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">1\u00a0day<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83e\udd16 Snapshot Saturday! A glimpse into industrial robotics circa 1986! This vintage photo shows a computer-controlled Unimate robotic arm alongside its control system. Long before today&#8217;s AI-powered robots, machines like these were transforming manufacturing! \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RetroComputing\">#RetroComputing<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreifk6dsef5vvlcradlfzm5glvzbsvnbaoztbzii2fwofaijzalzxvi\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreifk6dsef5vvlcradlfzm5glvzbsvnbaoztbzii2fwofaijzalzxvi\" alt=\"**SNAPSHOT SATURDAY**  **Computer Controlled Robotic Arms, circa 1986**  **Image Description:** A vintage color photograph from approximately 1986 showing an industrial robotics laboratory with a computer-controlled Unimate PUMA 500 robotic arm.  A man wearing a white laboratory coat stands behind the robotic arm, apparently operating or examining the equipment. The white articulated robot, labeled &quot;UNIMATE PUMA 500,&quot; extends toward a workbench containing electronic equipment.  In the foreground, a large Unimate control cabinet features numerous switches, indicator lights, and labeled modules, including an I\/O module and control module. Beside it sits a vintage computer terminal with a dark CRT screen and integrated keyboard, resting on a wooden desk.  The laboratory has gray concrete-block walls, visible electrical conduits, and additional equipment arranged on workbenches.  The photograph is framed by a brown filmstrip graphic with rectangular sprocket holes along the top and bottom. A warm sepia-toned photographic background surrounds the filmstrip.  At the top, large white serif lettering reads &quot;SNAPSHOT SATURDAY.&quot;  **Image Credit:** UL Digital Library, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons.  **Source:** https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Computer_Integrated_Manufacturing_Systems(CMS)Unimate_Puma_500_%26_Puma_560_robots_1986(1).jpg  **Website:** vintage.computer\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3mxyjnqs3q72j\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">2\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83c\udfae Free Software Friday! Warzone 2100 launched in 1999 as a 3D real-time strategy game and later became free and open-source! Build bases, customize combat units, and battle for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Still playable today! \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/wz2100.net\">https:\/\/wz2100.net<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/FreeSoftwareFriday\">#FreeSoftwareFriday<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreietq2xbqsqong74g7bjidebxb2wocf5sz7smcmmnryeqna5xdd23m\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreietq2xbqsqong74g7bjidebxb2wocf5sz7smcmmnryeqna5xdd23m\" alt=\"**FREE SOFTWARE FRIDAY**  **Warzone 2100**  **Author:** Pumpkin Studios  **Release Date:** March 26, 1999  **Get it:** https:\/\/wz2100.net  **About:** Free and open-source 3D real-time strategy game originally released in 1999.  **Image Description:** A square infographic designed to resemble a vintage computer software package or CD-ROM label.  At the top, a beige horizontal banner displays &quot;FREE SOFTWARE FRIDAY&quot; in large, black, stylized lettering.  The main background is gray, with a large lavender-colored compact disc occupying most of the image. The disc has a subtle gradient, a gray circular center, and a smaller outlined spindle hole.  The software title &quot;Warzone 2100&quot; appears prominently near the top of the disc, followed by the author&#039;s name, original release date, and official website.  The lower portion of the disc contains a short description identifying Warzone 2100 as a free and open-source 3D real-time strategy game originally released in 1999.  The words &quot;VINTAGE.COMPUTER&quot; appear in black lettering at the bottom-right corner.  **Website:** vintage.computer\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3mxvz6tfc5l2r\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">3\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Throwback Thursday! Remember when your computer needed its own piece of furniture? Those massive desks had dedicated spaces for CRT monitors, towers, keyboards, printers, and stacks of CDs! A whole workstation in one glorious wooden hutch. Did you have one? <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RetroComputing\">#RetroComputing<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreifmnpwqkvxcmtsmdndklxzrpsjswn7bwgt4hpqg2vx4isqzsea6lq\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreifmnpwqkvxcmtsmdndklxzrpsjswn7bwgt4hpqg2vx4isqzsea6lq\" alt=\"**Throwback Thursday**  **Computer Desks:**  Before laptops became the most popular form factor, many people would have purpose-built desks for their desktop computers, with space for the tower, display, keyboard and mouse, and sometimes a hutch for accessories like printers and software collections.  **Image Description:** A square infographic featuring a warm beige and peach-colored desert landscape background with rolling sand dunes.  At the top, the heading &quot;Throwback Thursday&quot; appears in large brown decorative lettering, accompanied by a magnifying glass icon.  The central photograph shows a large, light-wood computer desk with an integrated hutch, shelving, and compartments. A flat-panel monitor displays a blue abstract screensaver, with a keyboard and mouse on the desk. Several desktop computer towers and speakers sit beneath the desk, while CDs, books, electronics, and other accessories occupy the surrounding shelves.  The explanatory text appears below the photograph in brown serif lettering.  **Website:** vintage.computer\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3mxtipvvubx2l\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">4\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \u2615\ud83d\udcf9 The world&#8217;s first webcam wasn&#8217;t built for video calls, it was built for coffee! In 1991, Cambridge researchers pointed a camera at their communal coffee pot so they could check if it was full without leaving their desks. The internet had its priorities! <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RetroComputing\">#RetroComputing<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreia4g46wghaxcd7upuy45z55hgaqcearvkvoo2s5b7wtx4la2klbn4\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreia4g46wghaxcd7upuy45z55hgaqcearvkvoo2s5b7wtx4la2klbn4\" alt=\"**Wow That&#039;s Fascinating**  **The First Webcam Was Used to Monitor a Coffee Pot**  At the University of Cambridge, researchers set up the first webcam in 1991\u2014not for meetings, but to check if the communal coffee pot was full. The stream updated three times a minute. Priorities, clearly.  **Image Description:** A square infographic featuring a dark blue panel with rounded corners against a light gray background. All text is white and uses a typewriter-style font.  The heading &quot;Wow That&#039;s Fascinating&quot; appears at the top in large bold letters. Below a decorative horizontal line, the main fact is displayed in large, underlined text, followed by an explanatory paragraph.  At the bottom, another decorative horizontal line appears above a microchip icon, a globe icon, and the website address &quot;vintage.computer&quot;.  **Website:** vintage.computer\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3mxqyaykgvk2x\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">5\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Tech Spec Tuesday! Meet the LINC, a pioneering 12-bit laboratory computer from 1962! Developed at MIT, it featured 2,048 words of memory, LINCtape storage, and analog I\/O. Its design was public domain: open-source thinking decades ahead of its time! <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RetroComputing\">#RetroComputing<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreie2dkkspgab7bc5tsxfilidwx6v2mgp2fpf2fm3zjrvfhqwiddevy\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreie2dkkspgab7bc5tsxfilidwx6v2mgp2fpf2fm3zjrvfhqwiddevy\" alt=\"**TECH SPEC TUESDAY**  **LINC: Laboratory Instrument Computer**  **About this machine:**  First released in 1962, the Laboratory Instrument Computer (or LINC) was a 12-bit machine was designed at MIT and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation and Spear Inc. The LINC was designed for scientific research and interfaced well with laboratory experiments. Its design included analog inputs and outputs, and most included at least one oscilloscope display. The design for the LINC was in the public domain, \u201copen source\u201d before that term was popularized. It sold for around $43,600 in 1962 (about $485,220 in 2026).  **Technical Specifications:**  - **CPU:** Custom 12-bit Processor - **Memory:** 2048 words - **Storage:** LINCtape - **Graphics:** Oscilloscope or teletype console - **Networking:** None - **Notes:** Designed by MIT for laboratory use  **Image Description:** A photograph of the LINC computer, featuring a large blue-gray instrument console with numerous switches, indicator lights, two magnetic tape reels, a small oscilloscope display, and a keyboard in front. The infographic uses blue panels with white text against a background of electronic circuit schematics.  **Image Credit:** Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.  **Source:** https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:LINC_console.jpg  **Website:** vintage.computer\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3mxohs33zio22\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">6\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f On October 12, 1988, Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT Computer! Featuring a Motorola 68030 CPU, a Unix-based OS, and an iconic magnesium cube design, it was a machine ahead of its time. NeXT&#8217;s technology would later help shape macOS! <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/MilestoneMonday\">#MilestoneMonday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RetroComputing\">#RetroComputing<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreib254wtklrn74lf5ft36etw7opgyrkgm7dsehtlrl6iklnfuev5ru\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreib254wtklrn74lf5ft36etw7opgyrkgm7dsehtlrl6iklnfuev5ru\" alt=\"**Milestone Monday \u2014 October 12th, 1988**  On this day in 1988, Steve Jobs introduced the NeXT Computer System, the first product from his brand new company, NeXT. It was designed around a fast Motorola 68030 CPU, ran an advanced operating system based on Unix, and had a striking cube enclosure made out of magnesium.  **Image:** A black NeXT Computer cube beside a CRT monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The computer features a distinctive square design with a vented front panel. The text and photograph appear against a dark, starry background with yellow lettering and an orange sunburst graphic near the bottom.  **Image Credit:** Rama &amp; Mus\u00e9e Bolo, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR, via Wikimedia Commons.  **Website:** vintage.computer\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3mxlxd5lmdz2l\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">1\u00a0week<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Maintenance Mode: \u201cSoftware and cathedrals are much the same\u2014first we build them, then we pray.\u201d A bit of programmer humor from Samuel T. Redwine Jr. that probably hits a little too close to home after every production deployment. \ud83d\udcbb <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Programming\">#Programming<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreihi2epjaan3iqylid3jl5d5a3nvb2s7y5rno2xol572suysq5dwyi\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreihi2epjaan3iqylid3jl5d5a3nvb2s7y5rno2xol572suysq5dwyi\" alt=\"Maintenance Mode. Quote by Samuel T. Redwine Jr.: \u201cSoftware and cathedrals are much the same \u2013 first we build them, then we pray.\u201d The quote appears in white text on a translucent blue panel with an orange border, over a photograph of ocean waves and a beach beneath a dramatic sunset sky. Vintage.computer branding appears at the bottom.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3mxjguaco752o\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">1\u00a0week<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83d\udcf8 Snapshot Saturday: An operator at an IBM System\/370 console, circa 1972. Before terminals fit on a desk, interacting with a mainframe meant sitting at a console surrounded by cabinets, switches, printers, and enough hardware to fill a room. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/VintageComputer\">#VintageComputer<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreicpdju2wtu2anv6jux3lhb3dg2g2x5aoghnizj6mdoewisq6bqn6y\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreicpdju2wtu2anv6jux3lhb3dg2g2x5aoghnizj6mdoewisq6bqn6y\" alt=\"Snapshot Saturday \u2014 \u201cOperator at an IBM System 370 console, circa September 1972.\u201d A black-and-white photograph shows a bearded computer operator seated at the console of an IBM System\/370 mainframe. He is surrounded by large computer cabinets, control panels, storage equipment, paperwork, and other hardware in a raised-floor computer room. Photo credit: Laval University, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The photograph is presented inside a brown filmstrip-style frame with vintage.computer branding at the bottom.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vintage.computer\/post\/3mxh56scy252x\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreih36gixe63a5jj4htpfmd6bk2k4my4futqzjrwsqbwot7xkjuchf4\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Vintage Computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@vintage.computer<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">1\u00a0week<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            \ud83d\udcbe Throwback Thursday: Remember keeping a boot disk handy? When your PC wouldn\u2019t start, a floppy loaded just enough of an operating system to get you running, troubleshoot the problem, or launch an installer. One little disk could save the day. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/VintageComputer\">#VintageComputer<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreieabgyvhdiyuu2lfydaurydarg3pyag3oiemgnn5ach4msjsl2cna\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:fmlya2riurqmai3pdjh6mfhx\/bafkreieabgyvhdiyuu2lfydaurydarg3pyag3oiemgnn5ach4msjsl2cna\" alt=\"Throwback Thursday \u2014 Boot Disks or \u201cStartup Floppies.\u201d \u201cBefore large storage media was common, computers relied on \u2018boot disks\u2019 or \u2018startup floppies.\u2019 They were small programs that the computer could load easily off a floppy disk, which would then load the larger programs of the operating system or other software.\u201d The graphic shows a fan of black 3.5-inch floppy disks. The front disk is labeled Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Diskette 1 - Setup, Windows 3.11. The image has a tan desert-style background with vintage.computer branding at the bottom.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/aside>\n            ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25,"href":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vintage.computer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}