#Permacomputing is about the future. Old CPUs suck (but can be fun). Permacomputing has little to do with #retrocomputing, except insofar as we can examine our past solutions for synergies and such. And pre-enshittification versions of current software. The rest is nostalgia.

Used gear is the […]

https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/6764/ ← I think this is a super neat stack machine architecture! #PermaComputing

Been working on publishing the various text editors and word processors I unearthed in my digital archeological dig.

All written in different BASIC flavours, each of them takes a different approach. Each of them comes in the form of a type in program. The years the pieces of software was […]

Any developer even remotely interested in the environment, privacy and user rights should take a gander at the Permacomputing wiki.

permacomputing.net
#programming #permacomputing #computers #software #hardware #retro

RE: https://nerdculture.de/@mastosalo/116161679414488737

#permacomputing

I'm boarding a train to #philly this morning for the Penn Linguistics Conference and then #code4lib -- & hopefully a trip to @iffybooks for the #permacomputing meetup.

Quick #permacomputing question:

Does anyone have a database of disposable vapes and other dispersed consumer electronics that have usefully salvageable parts?

If the answer is no, can someone volunteer to start one? Lol

2026-02-24 Briefing Microsoft will revamp SharePoint in April with AI integration and customizable OneDrive folders. Apple is bolstering US manufacturing, partnering with TSMC to build a massive chip facility in Arizona and shifting Mac Mini production to Houston by 2026. Simultaneously, Meta faces legal challenges over end-to-end encryption on Facebook and Instagram, accused of misleading the public regarding its impact on child safety reporting. Elsewhere, companies are tackling the challenge of parsing data from PDFs to unlock insights from complex documents, while Cisco redesigned its Room Kit Pro G2 using biomimicry, dramatically reducing material usage.

Tech News Briefing — #Permacomputing #TrolleyTech #AIAdvancements #CyberSecurity #FutureOfWork #TechInnovation → https://alobbs.com/post/2026-02-24/

Boxes for Psion 3c, Revo and Ericsson MC218 (Psion 5mx clone) - lovely!

Name a more iconic trio. I'll wait.

#Psion #Retrocomputing #Permacomputing

Signal boosting once more! Let's give it up for @jadehopepunk who gave this great talk recently 🎉

Neighbourhood-First Software: the open web without expecting everyone to self-host

https://tv.lumbung.space/w/nzuB248U2LQA1LCn7vYmER

It's fresh off the re-uploaded with consent presses over on […]

Was muss ich über #permacomputing wissen?

A slide from the linked video presentation: "Our Choice (by Default) We Will Not Accept "Continuously Less and Less" We Will Not Transition Cooperatively and Voluntarily We Will Pull Out All the Stops... ...and Crack!"

A slide from the linked video presentation: "Our Self-Inflicted Demise Within the context of our enormous and ever-increasing global NNR requirements... Persistent NNR Depletion → Decreasing NNR Quality → Increasing NNR Exploitation Costs → Increasing NNR Prices → Diminishing NN Affordability → Diminishing NNR Utilization → Diminishing Real Wealth Creation → Faltering Prosperity → Accelerating Political Instability + Accelerating Economic Fragility + Accelerating Societal Unrest Global Societal Collapse"

Already 5 years old, so not even taking into account post-2022 hyperscaling, this is a sobering, very rational and well argued 20 min presentation for some cold flush reality check of the hot fever dreams of AI proponents (and all YOLO energy/resource […]

[Original post on mastodon.thi.ng]

If you want to restore your faith in humanity, browse this public testimony opposing a bill to convert farmland to "advance manufacturing" and supposedly not data centers, but really data centers, with a corporate welfare kicker. Add yours if in Oregon […]

It's interesting to me how the software industry seems to be shifting from a Build AI Into Everything, to Build Everything With AI:

www.jamesdrandall.com/posts/the_thing_i_loved_...

Maybe it's that I'm the same age as the author, but this part really rings true:

> The […]

iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 is available for the iPhone 5s and the ‌iPhone‌ 6, meaning Apple is continuing to support these devices for 13 and 12 years after launch, respectively. The ‌iPhone‌ 5s came out in September 2013, while the ‌iPhone‌ 6 launched in September 2014. According to Apple's release notes for the update, iOS 12.5.8 extends the certificate required for features like iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation, so they will continue to work after January 2027. Originally, certificate-limited functions like device activation would have ceased when the certificate expired, but now key features on the two older iPhones will continue to work in the years to come. Prior to now, the ‌iPhone‌ 5s and ‌iPhone‌ 6 last received software updates in January 2023, when Apple released important security fixes. Apple has publicly committed to providing a minimum of five years of security updates for an ‌iPhone‌ from the time that it launches, but it often offers vulnerability fixes for an even longer period of time. The ‌iPhone‌ 6s, for example, was released 11 years ago, but it received a security update in September 2025 with the launch of iOS 15.8.5. The device received an iOS 15.8.6 update just today, adding the same certificate extension. Apple also released new versions of iOS 18 and iOS 16. This article, "iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

The ‌iPhone‌ 5s came out in September 2013, the ‌iPhone‌ 6 in September 2014.

Released yesterday, iOS 12.5.8 extends the system certificates, so they will continue to work after January 2027.
www.macrumors.com/2026/01/26/iphone-5s-sof...

Brewing Collectives This text can support you when starting a permacomputing collective. It isn’t a strict recipe but more of a loose framework that can be freely modified to suit local tastes and conditions. Many actions are cyclical and can be seen as opportunities to revisit or re-purpose later.

How to start a permacomputing collective https://brewing.permacomputing.net/ #permacomputing

been working on https://permacomputer.solarpunk.au/ but not ready to release anything on the project profile yet.

#Permacomputing #solarpunk #permacomputers

Betablocker BetaBlocker was a livecoding performance and a piece of software. It's a virtual acid techno machine which is live coded with a gamepad or touchscreen to create code and processes …

Still providing support for people using Betablocker DS - if you want to make software with longevity, make it work on the oldest tech you can get your hands on! #permacomputing

https://thentrythis.org/projects/betablocker/

http://www.ittybittycomputers.com/IttyBitty/TinyBasic/

#solarpunk #permacomputing #retrocomputing

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@atoponce/115815656918039720

This is really strange: the 1973 was the year when I was born.... and yet, default binary executable filename was already a.out...
#permacomputing

It's not the one in this picture though - a Psion Series 3a linked to a PC running the 3A emulator, copying files. Amazing wee machines, really!

Just prepped up a wee Psion Series 3a to lend to a colleague at work - let's see if this improves his productivity any, or if he is bemused by this GenX tech :-) #retrocomputing #permacomputing (I want to show him Dragonfell by @cyningstan.bsky.social ;-)

Excellent - and if you need a cozy nest to hibernate over winter in, may I suggest scurrying over to psion.community and joining the Discord group - we'd be happy to accommodate another friendly woodland creature :-) #Psion #retrocomputing, #permacomputing, productivity...

This is an interesting project for me because it's spurred by wanting to play Pokemon Lazarus in the most comfortable way, but it's also a good #permacomputing project in the sense of bringing life back to a (much loved but now unused) device. I originally intended to do it to my switch, but it […]

Tobias Bernard et ses potes lancent le collectif Modal, pour du logiciel libre "émancipateur" https://modal.cx/principles/ Commentaires : voir le flux Atom ouvrir dans le navigateur

#linux #gnome #permacomputing #local-first #immutable

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Tobias Bernard et ses potes lancent le collectif Modal, pour du logiciel libre "émancipateur" https://modal.cx/principles/ Commentaires : voir le flux Atom ouvrir dans le navigateur

#local-first #immutable #linux #gnome #permacomputing

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Tobias Bernard et ses potes lancent le collectif Modal, pour du logiciel libre "émancipateur" https://modal.cx/principles/ Commentaires : voir le flux Atom ouvrir dans le navigateur

#immutable #linux #gnome #permacomputing #local-first

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