From a3454ef4c42bf21224cd3f7d2dc410e5e63a27e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Koelle Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:26:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix computer timeline dates: Atari 1988, MegaFile 1991, 486 in 1993 --- retro/computer-timeline/index.njk | 14 +++++++------- timecapsule/src/background/index.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/retro/computer-timeline/index.njk b/retro/computer-timeline/index.njk index ec9f880..f5d9214 100644 --- a/retro/computer-timeline/index.njk +++ b/retro/computer-timeline/index.njk @@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ parent: "/retro/"

Every retro computing setup has a story. Here's mine, from the first time I sat in front of a screen to the machines I use today.

1983-1987: First contact

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When I started primary school in 1983, friends already had computers. One showed me everything a C64 could do, except the Lego game he kept promising to show me. That never happened, but I was hooked on computers anyway. Around the same time my father brought home an Epson HX-20, a tiny portable with a small screen and a built-in microcassette drive. That's where I wrote my very first BASIC programs.

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When I started primary school in 1983, friends already had computers. One showed me everything a C64 could do, except the Lego game he kept promising to show me. That never happened, but I was hooked on computers anyway. In 1984 my father brought home an Epson HX-20, a tiny portable with a small screen and a built-in microcassette drive. That's where I wrote my very first BASIC programs.

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1987-1990: The Atari ST era

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In secondary school a friend named Matthias had an Atari, and a couple of classmates in the class also got Ataris over time. For Christmas 1989 I got my own 1040STFM. A year later, Christmas 1990, came the Mega ST 4 with a MegaFile hard disk, the beginning of a much deeper relationship with the platform. Early programming started with Omikron BASIC, then quickly moved to GFA BASIC, which became the main tool for writing software on the ST. Some of the things I built during that time are preserved here: Tropic Dreams.

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1988-1990: The Atari ST era

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In secondary school a friend named Matthias had an Atari, and a couple of classmates in the class also got Ataris over time. For Christmas 1988 I got my own 1040STFM. In 1990 my father bought a Mega ST 4, followed by a MegaFile hard disk in 1991, the beginning of a much deeper relationship with the platform. Early programming started with Omikron BASIC, then quickly moved to GFA BASIC, which became the main tool for writing software on the ST. Some of the things I built during that time are preserved here: Tropic Dreams.

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1990-1992: The Amiga detour

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1991-1992: The Amiga detour

More and more classmates had Amigas, and I wanted one too. The Amiga arrived around April 1991, and while the Atari ST remained the programming machine, the Amiga became the creative hub: ProTracker for music, Deluxe Paint for graphics. I also released a few things under the Esprit label: ESPRIT releases.

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1992-1994: The PC arrives

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Christmas 1993 brought a Vobis Highscreen 486 DX2-66 in its distinctive Colani tower case. The PC opened the door to DOS games, and in 1994 the real creative phase began: DOSMENU, the SkyLine demo group, and the first modem connecting to the outside world.

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1993-1994: The PC arrives

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1993 started with a Vobis Highscreen 486 DX2-66 in its distinctive Colani tower case. The PC opened the door to DOS games, and in 1994 the real creative phase began: DOSMENU, the SkyLine demo group, and the first modem connecting to the outside world.

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1994-2000: The Fido era

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1994-1999: The Fido era

A modem in spring 1994 led to the FidoNet world, and by late 1995 I was running my own BBS node. Through the mid-90s I collected old and new machines enthusiastically, building up a collection that lasted until 2005 when most of it was sold off. By 2000, the FidoNet hobby had quietly faded.

2000-2009: The Linux server years

diff --git a/timecapsule/src/background/index.md b/timecapsule/src/background/index.md index fe7aa31..37e7597 100644 --- a/timecapsule/src/background/index.md +++ b/timecapsule/src/background/index.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ First computer program (Bowling) 1991 First complete computer game (Atom Oh No!) -1992 +1993 First Intel computer (80486) 1994