Posts with tag using-retrotech

• Tasword Two 1.0 NL (Filosoft, 1986)

  July 11, 2024

  A very useful and versatile piece of software from 1986, when used in 1986 with a less buggy version.

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• TED 2.66 (Jos de Boer, 1996)

  June 24, 2024

  TED, not to be confused with the easy rich text processor Ted, is both a text editor and a word-processor.

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• EASE Word-Pro (Opera, 1988)

  June 13, 2024

  Another word-processor I would like to have a look at was part of an attempt at a graphical desktop and office suite for MSX machines, programmed by Opera Soft from Spain.

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• You're going backwards in time

  June 03, 2024

  I found back my old Walkman along with my love for cassette tapes

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• Aackotext 2.2 (Aackosoft, 1985)

  May 27, 2024

  Aackotext is a word processor from Aackosoft, a Dutch game publisher that focused on MSX.

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• Using a PDA in 2024

  March 25, 2024

  This is part 3 in a series I’m posting about my PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The first post described why I think using one is a good idea. The second one was a write-up on how to set one up, and this post will describe the why and how of some of the apps I use.

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• Creating a PDA in 2024

  March 21, 2024

  This is a follow-up post on my earlier post about why using a PDA in 2024 is a good idea. I assembled all the notes I made when I set it up, and put them here for (a) myself so that I can look things up when I need to go back and do (part of) it again, and (b) you to see if this is something you'd want to set up and use.

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• Why use a PDA in 2024

  March 18, 2024

  A PDA, short for Personal Digital Assistant, is a small handheld computer that contains personal information such as one’s calendar, email and contact list, to aid the owner in their day-to-day activities.

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