Show HN: New Parts for Old Computers

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A directory of hardware to make old computers new again, covering upgrades, replacements, and compatible recreations.
Includes 12 sections, 149 catalog pages, and 762 products, each linking to makers, projects, documentation, or used-market searches.
Sections cover Apple, Atari, Commodore, PC, RC2014, and other systems, plus a 'Reverse Retro' section for using vintage gear with modern computers.
Recently added products include adapters, diagnostic cartridges, networking solutions, and audio/video cables for retro platforms.

MiSTer FPGA is an open-source project that recreates classic computers, consoles, and arcade machines on modern hardware.
It enables software and game images to run as on original hardware while supporting peripherals like mice, keyboards, and game controllers.
The system uses the DE10-Nano FPGA board and outputs to TV/monitor via HDMI, with expandability through add-on boards such as USB hub, SDRAM, and I/O boards.

IBM i (originally AS/400) is a unique operating system with an integrated Db2 database at the kernel level, treating database and OS as one inseparable unit.
It uses an object-based architecture instead of file-centric, with Single Level Storage (SLS) treating all memory and disk as one flat address space.
The TIMI abstraction layer ensures decades-long backward compatibility, allowing programs from 1990 to run on modern hardware without recompilation.

Digital Deli is a comprehensive collection of articles on computer lore, culture, and lifestyles, published in 1984 and edited by Steve Ditlea.
The book covers a wide range of topics, including the history of computers, personal computing experiences, software, games, and future trends.
It features contributions from notable authors and figures such as Howard Rheingold, Stephen Wozniak, and Ted Nelson.

This guide is for practitioners aiming to preserve floppy disks by creating disk images, focusing on 8-inch, 5.25-inch, 3.5-inch, and 3-inch disks.
It assumes basic knowledge of digital preservation, familiarity with tools like write blockers, and comfort with configuring software and using command lines.
Key steps include identifying the floppy disk type, acquiring compatible hardware (drives and controllers), cleaning and maintaining disks and drives, imaging via flux stream capture, and further analysis.

The paper is categorized under Mathematics > History and Overview.
Submitted by Gregory J. Chaitin with multiple versions (Nov 18, 24, 29, 2004).
The page lists various bibliographic and citation tools (e.g., Bibliographic Explorer, Connected Papers, scite).

MiSTer FPGA is an open-source project that recreates classic computers, consoles, and arcade machines on modern hardware.
It enables software and game images to run as on original hardware while supporting peripherals like mice, keyboards, and game controllers.
The system uses the DE10-Nano FPGA board and outputs to TV/monitor via HDMI, with expandability through add-on boards such as USB hub, SDRAM, and I/O boards.

IBM i (originally AS/400) is a unique operating system with an integrated Db2 database at the kernel level, treating database and OS as one inseparable unit.
It uses an object-based architecture instead of file-centric, with Single Level Storage (SLS) treating all memory and disk as one flat address space.
The TIMI abstraction layer ensures decades-long backward compatibility, allowing programs from 1990 to run on modern hardware without recompilation.

Digital Deli is a comprehensive collection of articles on computer lore, culture, and lifestyles, published in 1984 and edited by Steve Ditlea.
The book covers a wide range of topics, including the history of computers, personal computing experiences, software, games, and future trends.
It features contributions from notable authors and figures such as Howard Rheingold, Stephen Wozniak, and Ted Nelson.

This guide is for practitioners aiming to preserve floppy disks by creating disk images, focusing on 8-inch, 5.25-inch, 3.5-inch, and 3-inch disks.
It assumes basic knowledge of digital preservation, familiarity with tools like write blockers, and comfort with configuring software and using command lines.
Key steps include identifying the floppy disk type, acquiring compatible hardware (drives and controllers), cleaning and maintaining disks and drives, imaging via flux stream capture, and further analysis.

The paper is categorized under Mathematics > History and Overview.
Submitted by Gregory J. Chaitin with multiple versions (Nov 18, 24, 29, 2004).
The page lists various bibliographic and citation tools (e.g., Bibliographic Explorer, Connected Papers, scite).

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