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Why, yes, there is a website where you can buy those retro computer badges for practically any operating system or hardware you could think of!
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Feb 16, 2024
in my ewaste scavenging, i sometimes find people's old boot disks they kept around for emergencies. from what i can tell, you put together just enough of an MS-DOS installation for the computer to boot up again when everything else was going wrong. you feel a sense of connection to someone from 30 years ago - we're both just trying to get these things working again and hoping whatever ails our PC is within our means to fix. they seem personal, they have people's names on them, they have dates and instructions. you can tell it mattered
pictured: me using some of these boot disks i found in the trash to update the BIOS of an old server motherboard
3d ago
If you happen to be in or near Leicester this is a brilliant exhibition (that I am in) and programme of events happening all month. Next week I'm learning how to make a fortune telling video game! Yesterday we watched a screening of the 1995 classic Hackers! Get into it ππ
Jan 11, 2025
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The perfect lil snack for when you donβt want a big snack
Apr 3, 2024
Here it is, folks! Volume I of what could very well be a continuous project. Thank you so much to everyone that submitted - I smiled the entire time I was putting this together. It's best listened to with headphones βΊοΈ
Liner Notes:
This collection of field recordings is a collaborative effort with users of PI.FYI, each of which recorded their own pieces. It features audio from all over the world and exhibits eclectic moments from London Underground commutes to cuckoo bird calls in Dhaka to the sounds of a century-old American diner.
Online communities like PI.FYI often represent a diverse set of people, places, and experiences, but together, the submissions form a living collage that highlights the commonalities of modern life - a unifying message for such a tumultuous time. The first track features all of the sounds played at once in an attempt to create an audio snapshot of an online community but in their offline lives.
The individual recordings are unedited except for minor gain and compression adjustments for consistency across the collection.
Mar 29, 2025
