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Post #Aw6AkjmubGyw7ivLTE by [email protected] |
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Getting a bit tired of that whole "Emulation/FPGA/Reproduction is not real… |
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Post #Aw6Akju0AueYTiF0WO by [email protected] |
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@janbeta also that stuff gets crazy expensive and also also FPGAs are fucking a… |
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Post #Aw6Akk7pLViDAai34S by [email protected] |
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It’s a fricking hobby after all. There’s no logic behind it, it’s purely … |
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Post #Aw6EmGhW7EGQJ8NzTU by [email protected] |
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@janbeta I consider retro computing the umbrella term for newer stuff recreatin… |
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Post #Aw7q0DSgqX5TmHvON6 by [email protected] |
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@janbeta i just don't talk to your entire sector of people |
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Post #Aw7q0DZmQAl68HF3QG by [email protected] |
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@jack You just did. ;) |
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Post #Aw7q1XrKUjWHKS5EA4 by [email protected] |
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@janbeta Also, that's a too-narrow interpretation of 'retro' itself… |
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Post #Aw7q1Xy45guJfLEbey by [email protected] |
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@tankgrrl Indeed! There’s a lot of elitist thinking in the community regardin… |
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Post #Aw7q1ohJtCc7YKWyQ4 by [email protected] |
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@janbeta I have a classic C64 and an Ultimate 64. I have a classic ZX Spectrum … |
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Post #Aw7q1ooPSqHjuJqdTE by [email protected] |
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@shred @janbeta May the "purists" have fun juggling their floppy disk… |
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Post #Aw7q1ouR6R6cD0fRrc by [email protected] |
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@Exxo Haha, yes, I can totally relate to that. 😅 |
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Post #Aw7q28erg2X9SVXIMy by [email protected] |
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@janbeta I don't like it either. It's the same logic, just running on a… |
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Post #Aw7q28mfD2lvqhBWWe by [email protected] |
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@philpem @janbeta Someone *today* pretended to "not know who [Ultimate64] … |
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Post #Aw7q28tOo09yBaKu1Y by [email protected] |
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@digitalstefan @philpem Yup, it’s very often just plain old elitist thinking.… |
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Post #Aw7q2908OxY0WTUHWS by [email protected] |
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@janbeta @philpem It's not a solvable problem. This has been the same attit… |
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Post #Aw7q295o3s5Io48oMa by [email protected] |
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@digitalstefan @philpem If I want a fast C64, I just run VICE in Warp Mode. ;) |
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Post #Aw7q2YLy8urr9QtZWi by [email protected] |
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@iThreepwood and if you have a fondness for many different systems, a single FP… |
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Post #Aw7q2YShjsFtUK2x1c by [email protected] |
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@FiXato @iThreepwood Yup, and paired with a CRT and an old joystick/controller,… |
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Post #Aw7q2YZRKpdvpDCKWW by [email protected] |
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@janbeta an actual CRT is something I'd love to have actually... Sadly I le… |
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Post #Aw7q2YfSyQSo7u18uu by [email protected] |
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@FiXato Yeah, CRTs have the downside of being very bulky and heavy, of course. … |
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Post #Aw7q2YoKRTYKZOADjM by [email protected] |
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@janbeta by the time they perfect that, my hearing will probably be bad enough … |
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Post #Aw7q2Yu06O5cqyokZU by [email protected] |
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@FiXato I can’t hear it anymore already. My kid leaving the room complaining … |
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Post #Aw7q2Z0jhLTfBry84O by [email protected] |
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@FiXato @iThreepwood And emulation has come a long way, too. I remember it bein… |
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Post #Aw7q39DP5j07TaAkoS by [email protected] |
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@janbeta Indeed. The only way the things we're using now will be able to be… |
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Post #Aw7q39Kqe2xJqfehPs by [email protected] |
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@tschak Yup, agreed. All original hardware is going to give up the ghost eventu… |
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Post #Aw7q3RyrK1ejfyVuHQ by [email protected] |
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@janbeta and from an 'enjoying games' perspective emulation can also of… |
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Post #Aw7q3VToJPCGWq1ARM by [email protected] |
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@janbeta Purity tests in hobbies are awful. Just...let people have fun. Life is… |
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Post #Aw7q3Vatt2rsspKpUW by [email protected] |
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@socketwench Exactly. It’s not supposed to be some secret society of chosen o… |
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Post #Aw7q3VgvWdglBW9dsu by [email protected] |
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@janbeta We already have that. 😉 |
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Post #Aw7q3VmbBYE3T6oAj2 by [email protected] |
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@socketwench 😅 |
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Post #Aw7q4BPKQSZEZ6FBHk by [email protected] |
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@janbeta goofus "FPGA isn't REAL retro" retro hardware community … |
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Post #Aw7q4BYBtVel0aOG6C by [email protected] |
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@janbeta has anybody else noticed that the boomshoot community is really good a… |
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Post #Aw7q4BeDX6TdJHD4Ua by [email protected] |
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@gyro That’s true, now that you mention it. Interesting. |
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Post #Aw7q4Bkb9Na5d4CARE by [email protected] |
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@janbeta my guess would be because it's a modding community that built its … |
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Post #Aw7q4BqcmyOxvl0ypc by [email protected] |
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@gyro That’s a good point. It’s more about the software (which runs on pret… |
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Post #Aw7q4bMjuhwf4bETrM by [email protected] |
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@janbeta There are also some cases where Emulation/FPGA/Repro is the only acces… |
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Post #Aw7q4bUBT1trRgiQSm by [email protected] |
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@dragonarchitect Very much so! There’s also the issue of the original stuff f… |
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Post #Aw7q4bbH2fZTng25Vw by [email protected] |
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@janbeta On that same thought: If the original hardware has fundamental design … |
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Post #Aw7q4bgwha6m5GgcM4 by [email protected] |
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@dragonarchitect Oh, yes, there are quite a few things that come to mind. Early… |
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Post #Aw7q4fMB4js9S105XU by [email protected] |
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@janbeta Also of note: I don't do retro tech because it just doesn't in… |
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Post #Aw7q4yPiDozOYTngBc by [email protected] |
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@janbeta In the retro arcade game competition scene (not something I'm into… |
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Post #Aw7q5FBnqmxqaGQJMm by [email protected] |
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@dragonarchitect Yup! |
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@janbeta My FIL collects and repairs 50s old cars. When we visit them we chat a… |
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Post #Aw7q5Y8FQEPTKjuExk by [email protected] |
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@blami I totally agree. I mean, there’s probably an argument to be made to ke… |
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Post #Aw7q5oFZUlm7K5SJbE by [email protected] |
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@janbeta Also, it’s getting increasingly difficult to source older components… |
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Post #Aw7q5oLb8MazcmH7zc by [email protected] |
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@simonjust For some systems, definitely. The more common stuff (C64, Speccy, Am… |
