@stefano What exactly are you trying to do when you refer to 'old tech'? Is it for sustainability, saving resources or more like the #permacomputing culture, which most of the time wants to explore what would be possible?

My motiviation is mostly 'sustainablity', e.g. using old cheap routers from ebay as #OpenWRT-Devices serving DNS, DHCP. BUT ONLY when they don't consume a lot of energy.

This is a stop sign for me: Running old hardware that consumes 3 times more electricity while being 10 times less powerful than a modern device.

https://spectra.video/w/qvxsFMhciScC1T2py3eFvB

going live for a bit, working on the text editor that is supposed to ship with the suite of tools with the people's permacomputer model 1.

#permacomputing #retrocomputing #tinybasic #6502 #z80 #livecoding #peertube #retro #emacs #retrogames #texteditor #programming

https://spectra.video/w/qvxsFMhciScC1T2py3eFvB

going live for a bit, working on the text editor that is supposed to ship with the suite of tools with the people's permacomputer model 1.

#permacomputing #retrocomputing #tinybasic #6502 #z80 #livecoding #peertube #retro #emacs #retrogames #texteditor #programming

this looks like a pretty stellar #permacomputing project
https://tactility.one

Hi ! we are a #wiki / #library / #catalogue for arts and studies , here to spread the word about recent and historical publications and projects in #experimentalart #permacomputing #lowtech #climateaction #decoloniality #technofeminisms #capitalocene #criticaltheory #shadowlibraries #communityservers #communityradio #everydaytechnology #libreculture #floss #diwo #care #artistpublishing #soundart #experimentalfilm #arthistory #weird etc.. Thank you @lurk for hosting us on #mastodon and everyone in the #fediverse for believing in it and making it such a welcoming space #introduction

this looks like a pretty stellar #permacomputing project
https://tactility.one

the people's permacomputer project is crowdfunding AUD$500 for some prototypes, which backers will receive.

https://igg.me/at/HTkxQoJqy6U/x/35340446#/

please boost and share around.

#crowdfunding #mutualaid #permacomputing #retrocomputing #retro #esp32 #tinybasic #basic

the people's permacomputer project is crowdfunding AUD$500 for some prototypes, which backers will receive.

https://igg.me/at/HTkxQoJqy6U/x/35340446#/

please boost and share around.

#crowdfunding #mutualaid #permacomputing #retrocomputing #retro #esp32 #tinybasic #basic

It has been 6 months since I passed my viva, yet I forgot to share my thesis here (due to it feeling unreal af... until... today 😊

It's called 'The Image at the End of the World: Communities of practice redefining technology on a damaged Earth'. In it I describe communities which give voice and shape to different definitions and roles for technology within the polycrisis: permacomputing, computing within limits, collapse informatics, salvage computing, slow tech, redundant technology, low-tech, feminist technology, convivial computing, disability driven development and more.

https://researchportal.lsbu.ac.uk/en/publications/the-image-at-the-end-of-the-world-communities-of-practice-redefin

With contributions by so many amazing people! Including @ccl @alcstrt @anglk @amelia @decentral1se @cmos4040 @p_p @mara @reni @diacritter @constant @snisioi @rra @320x200 @wendy @kattrali @praxeology @michal @viznut @sister0 @pixouls @msavoritias @jonuriarte @smmrcr @hellocatfood @neauoire @rek @dougschuler @solderpunk @titipi @xocffoeg @aaaannet and more!

#happy #phd #permacomputing #lowtech #feminist #tech #smolweb #sustainability

there's a liberapay you can use to contribute to the project here --

https://liberapay.com/vidak

100% of contributions go towards hardware

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from the crowd supply application:

# Country: AU - Australia

# Description

# Campaign Goal

To build one or two units of the "permacomputer" as a proof-of-concept. Will involve sourcing e-waste like jewelry boxes and cigar boxes. The boxes will be drilled and cut into, and a LILYGO TTGO VGA single board computer will be put inside. Tiny BASIC will be loaded on the TTGO SBC.

# Prototype Status

This is a funding campaign to build the prototype.

# Community

https://retro.social/@permacomputer

#permacomputing on IRC

xmpp:permacomputing@conference.macaw.me?join

permacomputing.net community

# Price: 200

# Competition

https://geoffg.net/picomitevga.html

https://www.olimex.com/Products/Retro-Computers/RVPC/open-source-hardware

# Openness

100% (Mixture of BSD-3 clause and GNU GPL)

https://github.com/slviajero/tinybasic

https://github.com/fdivitto/FabGL

https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/VGA32

# Main Components

wooden box

USB to PS2 converter adapter (example: https://www.jaycar.com.au/usb-to-ps2-adaptor-usb-a-female-to-ps-2-male/p/PA0917)

e-waste PS2 and USB keyboards

LILYGO TTGO VGA32 boards https://lilygo.cc/products/fabgl-vga32?_pos=1&_sid=b8510207c&_ss=r

# Manufacturing Plan

cottage industry spec. build it in my own lab at home. think—people’s computer company, 1970s hobbyist.

# Funding Allocation

100% to parts. all tools already possessed.

# Team

Just myself.

# Schedule

6 months? perhaps 3?

# Additional Details

https://git.sr.ht/~vidak/peoples-permacomputer/

The Image at the End of the World: Communities of practice redefining technology on a damaged Earth, by @l03s
https://researchportal.lsbu.ac.uk/en/publications/the-image-at-the-end-of-the-world-communities-of-practice-redefin
#permacomputing #uxn