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2025-11-08 • ibm computer history bios pc mate xt

The blog post analyzes the complexities of IBM's PC division in the early 80s, focusing on the IBM 5162 (XT-286) and its relationship to the PC/AT. It discusses the similarities in BIOS and hardware between the XT-286 and AT, spec...

2025-07-21 • history game development rendering graphics effects video games

The post discusses the evolution of rendering technology in video games, focusing on key milestones from early 2D graphics to modern 3D rendering techniques. It highlights the contributions of John Carmack and the transition from ...

2025-04-16 • vlc media player linux windows opengl directx c++ programming asp.net core cefsharp java media platform rust programming openal wic naudio opentk silk.net web graphics

The author discusses the task of porting a code to Linux using .NET Core, and the challenges and considerations involved in the process.

2024-10-25 • windows cpu gpt models rufus bios uefi sse4.2 abm h2o mbr bootmgr

The 24H2 edition of Windows 11 was officially released, and it has stricter hardware requirements than previous versions. The kernel now requires the POPCNT instruction, which effectively locks out older CPUs from running this new...

2024-08-21 • music technique guitar and music pedals troy grady

The author discusses his 30-year journey of learning guitar and how he stumbled upon a series of YouTube videos called 'Cracking the code' by Troy Grady. The videos provided insights into picking techniques and how many skilled gu...

2024-08-16 • media cefsharp building codec cef

The text explains how to build your own CEF with MP4 support. It discusses the need for building your own CEF, the licensing issues, and the advantages of supporting MP4/H264/AAC in CEF. It also provides a guide on building CEF an...

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2024-03-10 • visual studio code winforms asp.net core changelog scaling adjustments

The article discusses the differences between .NET Framework and .NET Core 3.1 or higher in terms of font scaling and the default font used. It explains that the default font was changed from Microsoft Sans Serif 8 to Segoe UI 9 i...

2024-02-18 • game development vga graphics technology atari amiga lemurs

The article discusses the font usage in the game Lemmings on different platforms, comparing the Amiga, Atari ST, and VGA versions. It explains how the game was rendered differently on each system, despite having similar graphics c...

2024-01-02 • video performance x ms-dos optimization personal computer pascal trixie assembly intel 8086 microprocessor 8088 mph cga display xdc old school demoscene hornet

The author discusses modifications to the XDC player for the Philips 3105 XT clone, including the machine's turbo mode, ATi Small Wonder CGA clone, and 32MB Disk-on-Module. The author also details the process of optimizing the cod...

2024-01-01 • git ms-dos sound card vintage computers intel 8086 microprocessor tandy cga display xdc pc speaker vox

The text discusses the possibility of playing video with audio on low-end MS-DOS machines, such as 8088s and CGA. It explains the challenges and solutions for playing video and audio on these machines, including the use of Sound B...

2023-12-24 • amiga graphics effects troll moderators

The text discusses a situation where one person makes false claims about the Amiga graphics system and attacks another person who presents facts. The behavior of the first person is described as trolling and moderators are critici...

2023-12-19 • software development windows .net

The author discusses the decision to downgrade the main release from .NET 4.8 to .NET 4.6.2 due to the lack of support for .NET 4.8 on Windows 10 2015 LTSB. The author also talks about the decision to do all new feature developmen...