Notes - joshua stein

I will be at Vintage Computer Festival Midwest this weekend with a table (B114) of Dolch stuff, because there are too many Macs there https://vcfmw.org/ #computersshouldhavehandles #vcfmw

From a PSA at the end of a Twilight Zone episode

A small board sits between the ADB trackball (originally made by Logitech btw) and the logic board which has a USB port that currently houses a Logitech wireless receiver (but could support any USB mouse).

And now for my next trick...

I saw this SCSIknife Multi used in CuriousMarc's video (https://youtu.be/85mLokY_oe0) https://www.tindie.com/products/jurassicomp/scsiknife-desktop-zuluscsitm-compatible-emulator/ I like that the single form factor has all 3 connectors (50-pin, 2.5" porta…

Something I've been working on for a few months...

I ported enough of NetBSD's armv7 MP code to OpenBSD to do a 'make -j4 build' on my DM250X.

The only thing I needed to hear from the new Framework 13 Pro reviews is that after 5 years they still haven't fixed the wobbly screen hinge https://youtu.be/_xjxwl1zLMc?

Some scattered thoughts on AI https://jcs.org/2026/07/23/ai

I have lost all enthusiasm for reading about new software projects, especially dealing with vintage computing.

And writing software feels like being Marge in that go-kart race.

we all directly and indirectly live in the shade, but not the shadow, of colossus

Another Pomera DM250 special release: the DM250XYZ in a translucent purple color Interesting that the keys aren't translucent like on the DM250X and DM250XY https://kingjim.com/products/dm250xyz

What good is a laptop that can't go to sleep Your browser doesn't seem to support HTML video.

well that's gonna cost some money

has AI figured out how to put toothpaste back in the tube yet

🚫 root ✅ privilegemaxxing

they're good barrels brent