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My take on a retro proxy

My take on a retro proxy

Or how to browse the modern internet on your retro computer. If you love prehistoric computers and handhelds like Psion, Palm Pilot etc, and just like me you like to connect these to the internet, you've probably found out that the old browsers that are available for these

Fix: Prolific PL2303 Windows 10/11

Fix: Prolific PL2303 Windows 10/11

The people at Prolific obviously want to sell new hardware, so they decided to cripple the PL2303 USB to serial adapter cable by disabling it with new drivers. When installing this cable, you'll find that it doesn't work, and if you look it up in Device

How to connect your Psion or Palm PDA to the internet in 2024

How to connect your Psion or Palm PDA to the internet in 2024

I wanted to connect my Psion 5mx to the internet without using a computer. I have used an old Nokia with IR port, but that needed a data sim card, so not an ideal solution. I was looking for a solution using a Raspberry Pi as a modem. I found

Best console quality iPad Pro games

Best console quality iPad Pro games

A curated list of great console-quality iPad Pro games without In-App-Purchases

Learning Blender

Learning Blender

Although I haven't been working in the field for the last 12 years, I actually graduated from TU Delft as an Industrial Design Engineer. Mainly the 3D CG work always interested me, but I never took the time to do something with it and the software needed always