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Today marks one year of being on this instance, and I have to say I'm very happy here.

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    I should post about the latest #retrocomputing project I started.Problem: I'd like an open-source, self-hosting C compiler on 8086, that supports the large memory model, overlays, and enough C89 to build Lua.This seems to not exist! K&R is much more common in this size category. Around the time of C89, many compilers bloated to the point of requiring a 386 or better host, though they could still target 8086. The 8086 holdouts were, in general, commercial products that never got a source release.One notable exception was DeSmet C http://www.desmet-c.com. It seems to have started life as a commercial PC fork of Bell Labs PCC, a small and sturdy K&R compiler. DeSmet 3.1 added "draft ANSI C" support, but this is incomplete, and riddled with code-gen bugs. This version later found itself on Github as OpenDC https://github.com/the-grue/OpenDC.Aside from all the bugs, this is a pretty cool package: its dis/assembler, debugger, text editor, and some other utilities were also open sourced, and it runs on an 8088 with 256K RAM and two 360K floppies.The OpenDC person did a good job packaging things up into an easily buildable form, and fixing syntax errors that probably came from running the sources through a different compiler version than expected, so... yes, it does indeed build and self-host... and I've done this on my Book 8088.So now I will try to fix the bugs and add the missing C89 features. There are many, many of both... gulp.
  • @amministratore Ma #mastodon vale?

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    @amministratore Ma #mastodon vale? 😂 Stati Uniti: i turisti potrebbero dover rendere pubblica la loro storia sui social media | Euronews https://it.euronews.com/viaggi/2025/12/11/stati-uniti-i-turisti-potrebbero-dover-rendere-pubblica-la-loro-storia-sui-social-media @economia #USA
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    Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open FutureNot sure how to take this: Mastodon already exists, it’s a European project and it’s struggling to take off.I don’t think that the problem with Mastodon’s lack of adoption is the ActivityPub protocol. What advantages does the ATProtocol have that will lead to wider adoption?developing alternative social media infrastructure that is not controlled by Big Tech or venture capital-backed US corporations, anchored within EU jurisdiction, and designed to foster a more pluralistic information ecosystem.Source: Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open Future
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    @rouh It really does look like the Stone Age. 😞Israel bombed you back in time at least a couple of thousand years. Now you have to find something to burn instead of just turning on the oven. And even back then they had houses and didn't live in tents. 😞It isn't fair.After they are done with you, the billionaires will do the same to us outside of Palestine. The billionaires are at war with life on Earth. 🤬