TIL: HP produced a rap promo video for the introduction of the first Series700 #PARISC #workstation​s (“Snakes”) in 1991. Peak late 1980s… #ComputerHistory

https://yewtu.be/VLTh4uVJduI?feature=share

@SinclairSpeccy Its fun to play with. I installed it on my HP PA-RISC machine and it was a pain to get set up, and the software library is pretty small for that arch. Its REMARKABLY modern feeling of an OS, and for good reason. If you pick up a genuine NEXT system or emulate, your software options will be greater than mine. There is also an x86 version too, if you can find the obscure hardware it supports.
#parisc #nextstep

I have this HP Model 715/80 PA-RISC machine that I really don't know what to do with. I figured out how to install NextSTEP 3.3 for PA-RISC on it, but as you can imagine the software library for an obscure architecture of an obscure operating system is pretty minimal.
I wanted to try to get an IRC server running on it but I'm unsure where to start. If anyone has any other ideas I'd love to hear them! Also, what is that TOC button for?
#HP #PARISC #PA-RISC #NextSTEP #risc

> I have an HP C3750, a PA-RISC workstation ... I simply cannot find the right version of HP-UX to install on this machine.

This request for help surely does need hashtags!

#retroComputing #HPUX #PARISC #vintageComputers

@brentcrawford @thomholwerda

I never did an #introduction (well, this is an edit, so I kinda did), so here goes:

• I like #ObjC and am the developer of @ObjFW
• I'm interested in obscure CPU architectures and *enjoy* writing assembly for them (weirdest in my collection are #Itanium, #PARISC and #SH4 🙂)
• I'm into obscure OSes (e.g. #MorphOS)
• I collect retro hardware
• I am a #Matrix advocate (decentralized & federated like Mastodon!)
• I mostly use #Linux and #NetBSD as a daily OS
• I am also a @haiku developer