Commodore Explains Its Modern Resurrection Isn’t “About Making Bank on Nostalgia” as Hardware Preservation Is Just as Important as Software Preservation

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Commodore officially relaunched in 2025 after years of fragmented ownership, making the iconic Commodore 64 hardware available again alongside new software like the Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection. The company emphasizes that its revival focuses not on profiting from nostalgia but on preserving both the classic hardware and software, highlighting the equal importance of maintaining physical devices as part of computing heritage.

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Amiga Screens: a Primer

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The article explains the unique Amiga concept of “screens,” which are independently controlled display areas that can vary in resolution, color depth, and position, unlike the fixed single display common in modern systems. Leveraging planar graphics and hardware features like the copper co-processor and dual playfields, the Amiga allows multiple overlapping screens with distinct palettes and resolutions to run simultaneously, enabling efficient multitasking and rich graphical effects on limited hardware. This screen management, including features like screen dragging and instant switching, contributed to the Amiga’s advanced user interface and graphical capabilities during its era.

https://www.datagubbe.se/amscr/

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Buttons, in Time.

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The project “Buttons, in time” created by Cole DeRochie showcases an interactive timeline of Macintosh system buttons from 1984 to 2026, allowing users to explore the evolution of Mac interface buttons by clicking or dragging through different years. Users can also play each button’s pressed state, which triggers the classic Macintosh startup chime, providing an engaging way to experience the history of Mac UI elements.

https://mac-buttons-timeline.vercel.app/

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Apple Copland D11E4 Booting in Your Browser

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An improved DingusPPC emulator now runs Apple’s unreleased Copland operating system build D11E4 from June 1996 directly in the browser, overcoming prior difficulties in running Copland on real hardware or emulators. The project includes necessary patches for booting Copland and supports interactive features like a debugger and sample applications, offering a rare opportunity to explore this historic Mac OS prototype in a modern emulation environment.

https://www.pagetable.com/300

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The Lamentable Later Life of Lemmings

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Originally a groundbreaking puzzle game from DMA Design and Psygnosis in the early 1990s, Lemmings achieved massive success across numerous platforms thanks to its addictive gameplay and broad appeal beyond typical gamers. However, its later sequels increasingly complicated the formula and altered the presentation, leading to diminishing returns and the gradual fading of the franchise, especially after the developer parted ways with Psygnosis/Sony and attempts to revive Lemmings as a multimedia brand failed. The series’ final well-regarded entry, Lemmings Revolution (2000), returned to classic mechanics with fresh level design but arrived too late to restore Lemmings to its former cultural prominence, leaving the franchise remembered mainly as a cult classic rather than a lasting staple.

https://www.filfre.net/2026/09/the-lamentable-later-life-of-lemmings/

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The BeBox: BeOS Hardware, Photos, and the Apple Deal That Wasn’t

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The BeBox was a dual-PowerPC workstation introduced by Be Inc. in the mid-1990s, designed to showcase BeOS—an innovative, multithreaded operating system with advanced features like the BFS file system that acted like a live database. Despite its technically ambitious hardware and OS, Be Inc. ceased hardware production after losing a major licensing deal with Apple in late 1996, when Apple chose to acquire NeXT instead of Be, leading Be to pivot exclusively to software before eventually disappearing.

https://www.jdhodges.com/blog/bebox-beautifully-overbuilt-computer/

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Key Symbols We Lost to Time, Pt. 1: The PC Side

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The article explores the history of unique key symbols on PC keyboards that have largely disappeared over time, highlighting how early computers from IBM and other companies used distinctive iconography to represent functions like Insert, Delete, and Print Screen. While most of these symbols faded as text labels became preferred by users, a few remain recognized today, and some of the older symbols survive in Unicode. This reflects a broader 20th-century tension between word-based and icon-based communication, influenced by regional needs and evolving technology design.

https://unsung.aresluna.org/key-symbols-we-lost-to-time-pt-1-the-pc-side/

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MIKESOFT WINDOWS 96

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The article presents a brief overview of Windows 96, highlighting build 13751 as its version. It showcases the system’s interface featuring standard elements like Computer, Documents, Recycle Bin, and various folders such as Docs, Doordisc, and Gameing, alongside utilities like Package Manager, Report Bug, Settings, and Terminal. The content implies a retro-inspired operating system environment with core functionalities typical of classic Windows versions.

https://windows96.net/

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Lotus Notes and the Dangers of Starting From Scratch

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Lotus Notes, launched in 1989, was a pioneering collaboration platform that combined encrypted messaging, rich text, attachments, and database-driven shared workspaces long before such features became common in email. While admired for its powerful, cross-platform capabilities and programmability beyond typical email clients, Lotus Notes’ unconventional interface and slow adoption of emerging email standards limited its broader appeal, ultimately leading to its eclipse by more user-friendly, standards-based tools like Microsoft Outlook and web-based email.

https://buttondown.com/blog/lotus-notes-email

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