Notices by Jernej Simončič � (jernej__s@infosec.exchange)

@foone You can use deskn.cpl to get the old Appearance UI on modern Windows

@foone IIRC QuickBasic's PALETTE call also went through BIOS.

@foone Are you using the original IBM PC?

@foone 13‽ Are you using 360k floppies or something?

@foone Try 86box?

@foone Isn't this easier done with Cheat Engine?

@munin @foone I remember seeing a picture of a rotary switch on an IBM mainframe that let you choose between 4 ways to encode UK currency.

@gorplop (both will light up, quite a bit more brighter than if you do it with just one)

@gorplop It's not too bad until you take two of these test lights, insert them both in the holes and touch both at the same time.

@foone Here's my version of this:

@foone Boot screen should run with the same timings as text mode; this was done so displays could switch between the boot logo and config.sys/autoexec.bat text without monitor going dark (which is why boot screen uses such weird 320x400 resolution).

@foone What are you trying to do?
I only installed Windows 95 twice this weekend.

@foone @RueNahcMohr Let me guess, the only thing that broke is the TB cable, which looks permanently attached, but is really just plugged in to a hidden socket?

@aral What if you use Bаlkаn instead (using Cyrillic а instead of Latin a, assuming your last name is not normally written with a diactric)?

@foone The VGA monitor my father bought in '91 or '92 was already 14″, and could do 800x600, same with the monitor bought in '95 (this one actually was set to 800x600).

@BBQDeveloper @foone Fun fact: one of the main things DOS mouse drivers did was to hold DTR and RTS pins high, which provided power to the mouse (serial ports had no dedicated power pins).