vga256
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indigenous canadian, recovering academic → writer, gamedev & interactive toolsmith with a penchant for modems, the 4o3 bbs scene, 1-bit art, classic macs, and 80s/90s gaming. curator of internet, canadian & gaming historical obscura. → mages & modems: growing up in the golden age of personal computers, games & internet piracy → kiki: a tiny homepage construction kit → exigy: a VB & Hypercard-like shareware game creation kit https://exigy.org (profile: a 6¢ canada red fox stamp)
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vga256
@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net
indigenous canadian, recovering academic → writer, gamedev & interactive toolsmith with a penchant for modems, the 4o3 bbs scene, 1-bit art, classic macs, and 80s/90s gaming. curator of internet, canadian & gaming historical obscura. → mages & modems: growing up in the golden age of personal computers, games & internet piracy → kiki: a tiny homepage construction kit → exigy: a VB & Hypercard-like shareware game creation kit https://exigy.org (profile: a 6¢ canada red fox stamp)
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@vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net
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Dec 12, 2025
i realize that this only speaks to 0.1% of you, but some useful info for NeXTStation owners:
the battery backup that shipped with the nextstation is a BR 2/3A type battery - a chub gherkin that costs about $7-12 USD and are not easy to find these days.
thankfully i've discovered a modern direct swap equivalent: the CR123A. it is used in various types of LED flashlights. it outputs the same voltage.
the only difference i noticed is that the CR123A is about 0.5mm longer due to slightly more protruding positive terminal. thankfully, the battery holder accepts it (it just puts more pressure on the holder's metal flexi-tab). the CR123A can be found for $1 each.
#vintageApple #macintosh #next #retroComputing #vintageComputing
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Steven G. Harms
@sgharms@techhub.social
Interests: Latin, 
, TypeScript/
, 
, Ruby, Education, Philosophy, Klein-Poodles, Dutch, French, NeXt/Aqua/ Retro UIs, Lisp NYC bicycling advocate Team Lead, New-hire Engineering Training (NYC) @ Bloomberg LP. Opinions my own.
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Steven G. Harms
@sgharms@techhub.social
Interests: Latin, , TypeScript/, , Ruby, Education, Philosophy, Klein-Poodles, Dutch, French, NeXt/Aqua/ Retro UIs, Lisp NYC bicycling advocate Team Lead, New-hire Engineering Training (NYC) @ Bloomberg LP. Opinions my own.
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@sgharms@techhub.social
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Dec 04, 2025
So I've been enamored of #Next and its retro-cosplay implementation at NEXTSPACE. But it would only build on Linux.
I have a developer release proof of concept working for FreeBSD. Maybe it works for you?
https://github.com/sgharms/nextspace/blob/developer-release-1/Installer/FreeBSD/README.md
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