Profoundly Nerdy / is on Nostr

My retro computing niche is source code archaeology: the art of reconstructing maintainable source code from disassembly and reverse engineering. It's harder than it sounds but also fascinating and rewarding. I also enjoy working with unpopular or niche programming languages. I very much follow the beat of a different drum.

retro: [#c64](https://bitbang.social/tags/c64 )
code: [#rakulang](https://bitbang.social/tags/rakulang ) [#perl](https://bitbang.social/tags/perl )
linux: [#gentoo](https://bitbang.social/tags/gentoo )

Last Notes

2024-07-02 01:10:09

Can someone explain why keyboard input on the #c64 feels slow: you have to hold the key down for a few tens of milliseconds longer than you'd expect? The #apple2 didn't have this problem, touch typing was fast. #retrocomputing

2024-06-27 14:32:27

In "Party Like It's 19100+e^iπ" Curtis Poe mentioned (future?) #Perl support for operator chaining. To use his example:
```perl
my $val = $obj?->this?->then?->that;
```
Can't #Rakulang do this natively already with a slightly different syntax?
The audio quality of the YouTube video wasn't what it could have been, so someone please speak up if I misunderstood his point.

2024-06-27 14:32:27

2024-06-19 21:04:51

What is your favorite #MSDOS shareware game? Scorched Earth is mine. #FreeDOS #retrogaming

2024-06-19 15:39:18

Are there #MSDOS ports of bsd-games? What about #Nethack? #Dosbox #retrogaming

2024-05-31 20:57:20

Were here any good artillery games for the #C64 akin to Scorched Earth or maybe Gorillas.bas?
The later versions of Scorched Earth were especially fun.
#retrogaming

2024-05-28 13:12:39

Where do arcade owners who restore old cabinets get replacement vinyl artwork?
Example, Time Rift Arcade Spy Hunter Arcade Restoration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6E8zDYhbg
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #arcade

2024-05-24 22:09:25

Can anyone recommend a #roguelike for the #c64 or even the #commodorepet? Period or modern, either is fine as long as it's fun.
#retrocomputing