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Help old computers use the web with FrogFind.com & 68k.news
Because getting retro computers on "The Web" is tricky. We can use all the help we can get. ⌘ Read more
6 Dirty Secrets of the Linux and Open Source Industry
The Linux Foundation, Mozilla, and Open Source Initiative don't want us talking about these topics. Which is weird. ⌘ Read more
Annual Lunduke Journal subscriptions drop to $1 / month!
All thanks to the generosity of the Founding Member subscribers to The Lunduke Journal. ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Write - The First Word Processor for Windows (also released for Mac and... Atari ST?)
That's right. Microsoft made Write for Mac and Atari ST. Weird, right? ⌘ Read more
"Lunduke's Quest" -- a new (nerdy) adventure game for Linux, Mac, Haiku, Amiga, & more.
Quite possibly the nerdiest adventure game ever created. ⌘ Read more
The nerdiest wristwatches of all time
Do some programming, watch TV, and play some video games... all from your 1980s watch. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 25, 2022
Listen now (38 min) \| The QB64 Saga -- Drama, Revenge, & Open Source ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 25, 2022
Listen now (38 min) \\| The QB64 Saga -- Drama, Revenge, & Open Source ⌘ Read more
Ask Lunduke some questions! (Just make 'em good and nerdy.)
Bonus points for questions about Alternative Operating Systems and Retro Computing. ⌘ Read more
Make Linux Shell scripts declare "Success" or "Failure" using the Super Smash Bros announcer voice
... or any other audio files if you want to get creative about it. ⌘ Read more
Naming kids is hard for us computer nerds.
There's just so many great names to choose from. ⌘ Read more
Ubuntu, facing declining marketshare, doubles down on most hated feature
How long before Ubuntu abandons Snap packaging in order to save the Linux distribution? ⌘ Read more
10 reasons every nerd wants to become a Lunduke Journal Founding Member subscriber
Number 10 will SHOCK you! ⌘ Read more
A new (free) racing game for DOS has been released!
From a developer that has released racing games for Amiga, Linux, Sega Genesis, and... Haiku?! ⌘ Read more
The wild events that nearly took down the QB64 project (but, thankfully, didn't)
A story of crazy drama within an amazing Open Source project. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 21 2022
Listen now (20 min) \\| LundukeFest 2022 - "Linux Sucks", Retro Computing, & Good Times ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 21 2022
Listen now (20 min) \| LundukeFest 2022 - "Linux Sucks", Retro Computing, & Good Times ⌘ Read more
NiceOS -- a Linux distribution that uses packages from whatever Linux distro you want
No SystemD. No default package manager. NiceOS is... weird. But also nice. ⌘ Read more
LundukeFest is back on the schedule! May 14th, 2022!
"Linux Sucks", Retro Computing, Internet History & more are on the schedule! ⌘ Read more
You can now subscribe to The Lunduke Journal via Patreon!
Patreon subscribers can now get all the same perks as subscribers on Substack or Locals. ⌘ Read more
W: The Window System before X... that nobody seems to remember
(Nobody seems to even know what it looked like.) ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 19, 2022
Listen now (16 min) \| Why no ChromeOS phone? ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 19, 2022
Listen now (16 min) \\| Why no ChromeOS phone? ⌘ Read more
Run a full, desktop Linux distro on your Android phone with UserLAnd
Just as if it were an Android app. Because... well... you know you want to. ⌘ Read more
First Founding Member group hangout next week!
Thanks to all the Founding Members, we were able to drop the subscription price this month! ⌘ Read more
The BookMac -- The 1984 Macintosh Laptop... that never got released
Not "MacBook"... "BookMac". Seriously. ⌘ Read more
Chrome : RAM :: Dog : Bed
(Assuming the dog has his legs stretched straight out. Which he does.) ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 18, 2022
Listen now (29 min) \| The Ubuntu Marketshare Nosedive ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 18, 2022
Listen now (29 min) \\| The Ubuntu Marketshare Nosedive ⌘ Read more
Richard Stallman - "The state of the Free Software movement" - April 13, 2022
Free Software founder has choice words for Ubuntu, Apple. Announces a manual for GNU C. ⌘ Read more
Ubuntu market-share is in a nosedive (and that's ok)
No Linux distribution can remain #1 forever, right? ⌘ Read more
Web Devs are not real programmers.
There. I said it. Shots fired, etc. ⌘ Read more
Pronouncing computer words can be tricky.
Tricky, tricky, tricky. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal about to hit our subscription goal for end of April! Awesome!
Can we push it over the top today? ⌘ Read more
FreeGEM/XM -- The open source version of the unreleased, multi-tasking GEM
Because unreleased, 1980s operating systems are cool. ⌘ Read more
Remembering the "Tempest Lunduke Edition" tower from Pogo Linux
Because it is just so choice. ⌘ Read more
"Linux Tycoon 3 - The OS Wars" update released for Linux & DOS
Release 2 is a lot like Release 1. But more betterer. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke explains ways to hide your activity on the Internet... using an iced coffee.
Incognito Mode... VPN... Tor... what's the difference? ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 11, 2022
Listen now (57 min) \\| Ask Lunduke! ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 11, 2022
Listen now (57 min) \| Ask Lunduke! ⌘ Read more
The many Operating Systems of the Commodore 64
UNIX for C64? CP/M for C64? Seriously?! (Yes. Seriously.) ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 10, 2022
Listen now (27 min) \| Why do Tech Journalists so often get Computer History... totally wrong? ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 10, 2022
Listen now (27 min) \\| Why do Tech Journalists so often get Computer History... totally wrong? ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal has now published 10 eBooks. 10 very, very nerdy eBooks.
Plus 4 video games. And like a bazillion articles and podcasts. Which is crazy awesome. ⌘ Read more
HOTDOGbuntu - Make Ubuntu look like classic Mac, Atari ST, Win 3.1, & Amiga systems
Because more ways to make modern Linux look like retro computing systems is always a good thing. ⌘ Read more
New Book: "Lunduke's History of Computers - Volume 1"
Esoteric, and often forgotten, stories of computer history... in a 200 page volume. ⌘ Read more
TradeWars and LORD BBS Tournament begins!
An old-school BBS gaming tournament via Telnet. All are welcome! ⌘ Read more
Ground Zero for the Personal Computer Industry: 1977's West Coast Computer Faire
The introduction of the Apple II and the Commodore PET. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 6, 2022
Listen now (39 min) \\| Remembering Windows 3.1 on its 30th Birthday ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 6, 2022
Listen now (39 min) \| Remembering Windows 3.1 on its 30th Birthday ⌘ Read more
Lunduke Journal subscription price lowered thanks to Founding Member subscribers!
Enough Founding Members joined, in one day, to knock annual subscriptions down to $1.13 per month. That's amazing! ⌘ Read more
The computers used to do 3D animation for Final Fantasy VII... in 1996.
It's time for a little dive into mid-1990s computer history! ⌘ Read more
The "Burn-My-Windows" extension for GNOME is *glorious***
Shattering glass. Star Trek transporter. The "Thanos" Snap. Bring back the glory days of Compiz style effects to your Linux desktop... and then some. ⌘ Read more
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Lunduke Journal Events for April - BBS Game Tournament, Linux Sucks, Hangout
Just some nerdy fun. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 5, 2022
Listen now (29 min) \\| On Snap, Flatpak, and Thunderdome-ing your OS ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 5, 2022
Listen now (29 min) \| On Snap, Flatpak, and Thunderdome-ing your OS ⌘ Read more
Former Ubuntu Snap advocate develops "Unsnap" to help people stop using Snap.
FallOverLaughing.gif. Also StandingOvation.gif. ⌘ Read more
Mozilla responds to Google Chrome version 100 by releasing Firefox version "1,000,000"
"You just got mathed, Google.” ⌘ Read more
Announcing Lunduke Journal Founding Member subscriptions
Includes some fun perks: Monthly group video chats, and even 1-on-1 chats for the high rollers. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 4, 2022
Listen now (35 min) \\| Make Linux look like Retro Operating Systems ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 4, 2022
Listen now (35 min) \| Make Linux look like Retro Operating Systems ⌘ Read more
Miss Winamp? Try Audacious + the Winamp Classic skin.
Works great on both Linux and modern Windows. Really whips the llama's... well... you know the rest. ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look exactly like Windows XP
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - Dr. Ian Malcolm ⌘ Read more
Ron Gilbert returns to Monkey Island! New game coming this year!
The original creator of Monkey Island 1 & 2 makes his triumphant return to the series. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 3, 2022
Listen now (41 min) \\| Elementary OS is dying & Arch for M1 Macs ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 3, 2022
Listen now (41 min) \| Elementary OS is dying & Arch for M1 Macs ⌘ Read more
Apple Silicon (M1) Mac owners can now say "BTW, I run Arch"
Asahi Linux has released their first alpha version for M1 based Macintosh's. ⌘ Read more
Emulate a Classic Macintosh... in your web browser. Seriously.
Not a web app that looks like a Mac... but a true, complete classic (68k) Macintosh emulator entirely in a web browser. ⌘ Read more
Elementary OS reduces staff to 1, warns "less features" for next release
Elementary is "just me now”, and has been an "uncool place to work”. ⌘ Read more
"Linux Tycoon 3 - The OS Wars" now available for download
For Linux and DOS. Tactical Nukes included. ⌘ Read more
It's Friday. Here's 12 funny, nerdy pictures about computers.
Ok. 11 pictures about programming and computers... 1 picture about Ninja Turtles. Because I'm a child. ⌘ Read more
Massive price slashes to Lunduke Journal subscriptions... because inflation sucks
We could all use a leg up. Annual subscriptions now cost less, per month, than a gallon of gas... in 1990. ⌘ Read more
State of The Lunduke Journal - Q1 2022
And a big price drop to both Substack and Locals -- to help offset this stupid inflation. ⌘ Read more
3 tools to make your computer look like it is busy hacking and coding... while doing absolutely nothing.
Because sometimes we all want to be lazy while still looking like a l33t hax0r. ⌘ Read more
Run x86 Windows games...on a Raspberry Pi. Not kidding. It really works.
ARM Linux running x86 Windows games? What sort of crazy Mirror Universe do we live in?! ⌘ Read more
Penkesu Computer - A DIY, Linux-powered palmtop with a mechanical keyboard
And the total cost ain't too shabby either. ⌘ Read more
Controlling the mouse with your keyboard using "warpd"
Works on Linux and Mac. And it's absolutely bonkers. ⌘ Read more
2022: The Year of the Haiku and Serenity Operating Systems
Two systems with distinctly 1990's style... both set to make big moves in 2022. ⌘ Read more
SerenityOS Web Browser passes Acid3 Test
The "love letter to '90s user interfaces" is quickly becoming a usable daily driver operating system. ⌘ Read more
Linux Tycoon 3: The OS Wars
A brand new game for Linux and DOS. Releasing on April Fools Day. No joke. ⌘ Read more
New Book of Nerdy Satire: "The Lunduke Journal Quarterly - Volume 2"
Because you can never have too many jokes about Linux. ⌘ Read more
Vegan, Arch-using, Steam Deck owner who programs in Rust banned from the Internet
"Usually we just sedate them, ship them to Canada, and give them a Reddit or Mastodon account" - Google CEO ⌘ Read more
Microsoft announces "Total Darkness Mode" for Windows 11
"Windows has never looked better!" says Twitter user ⌘ Read more
Tech firms ban usage of words "bug" and "debug" as part of "Insect Inclusivity" efforts
Companies vow to remove "insect-shaming terms" ⌘ Read more
Twitter user reminds followers that "the Steam Deck runs Linux" for third time today
"Free marketing, brah!" says Valve CEO ⌘ Read more
6 excellent looking top (& htop) alternatives
Because terminal-based task managers should look cool. ⌘ Read more
Apple: From "open hardware" to "rent your computer"
It took 46 years... but Steve Jobs' dream of computers that you can never own, or work on, is fully here. ⌘ Read more
Google reportedly planning subscription service for your personal data
"For the first time ever, we will allow people to own their own data. This is truly revolutionary.” ⌘ Read more
Ubuntu maker, Canonical, announces new employment interview process
Now with twice the number of essay questions. ⌘ Read more
The USENET Cookbook: One of the earliest digital publications
Long before HTML or PDF... we had Emacs, plain text, and USENET. And it was glorious. ⌘ Read more
Nushell 0.6 is the coolest shell. Maybe ever.
And running it in cool-retro-term is almost TOO fun. ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look like Amiga OS
(Or, at least, pretty gosh darn close.) ⌘ Read more
"Linux for Hank" - the children's book about Linux
One of many perks for subscribers to The Lunduke Journal ⌘ Read more
1970's BASIC Computer Games compiled for Linux
Remember typing in code from magazines and books? Let's compile a bunch of those old games for modern Linux. ⌘ Read more
"Lunduke's Dad Jokes About Computers"
It's time for The Lunduke Journal Spring Subscription Drive. Here's one of the many free goodies for subscribers. ⌘ Read more
Remember when Apple built a Mac OS running on top of Solaris and HP-UX? Seriously. It happened.
Macintosh Application Environment for Unix -- from back in 1994. ⌘ Read more
Happy Friday. Here's some funny programming pictures.
Ok. They're not \*all\* about actual programming. Some are about Javascript. ⌘ Read more
Happy Friday. Here's some funny programming pictures.
Ok. They're not \\*all\\* about actual programming. Some are about Javascript. ⌘ Read more
South Park's parody of War Games is epic
Here's a detailed analysis of the Linux and DOS references. ⌘ Read more
The first RISC-V portable computer is now available
The DevTerm R-01 is a RISC-V based "slabtop" computer. ⌘ Read more