Fork Bomb - Technology and Other Nerdy Retro Stuff
Euro and Chris speculate on usually tech related things in alternate timelines, universes, and dimensions. Drop us a line at forkbombpodcast@gmail.com.
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Apr 20, 2025
Apr 20, 2025
51 min
Euro and Chris went to VCF (Vintage Computer Festival) East!
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Feb 4, 2024
Feb 4, 2024
46 min
Remember Hotline? Neither did Chris, but Euro did! Then Chris discovered it and asked, "You ever hear of hotline?" Then this podcast episode happened. We hope you enjoy it!
General Hotline info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotline_Communications
The Mobius Hotline server that Chris is running: https://github.com/jhalter/mobius
Hotline clients for MacOS 7-9 and OS X: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hotline
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Jul 23, 2023
Jul 23, 2023
1hr 2 min
No topic! Just waffling about and having a good time. Maybe you'll enjoy hearing this and maybe you won't! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Jan 21, 2023
Jan 21, 2023
1hr 20 min
Another guest star! This time, Matt (aka wicknix) of PowerPC web browser fame and other fascinating projects. He's is probably best known at this point for providing updated builds of TenFourFox in the form of InterWebPPC. Not only is he active and helpful on the MacRumors PowerPC Forums, he was also kind enough to spend some time with us on here on the show. Thanks again, Matt, for the great conversation!
We also discuss our efforts to resurrect the venerable iChat AV to make it work with audio and video chat again!
Wicknix's Github Projects: https://github.com/wicknix?tab=repositories
Wicknix's contributions to the Macintosh Garden: https://macintoshgarden.org/author/wicknix
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Mar 12, 2022
Mar 12, 2022
1hr 26 min
On this episode we discuss Wine and CodeWeavers. Wine allows you to run Windows applications under Linux and Unix like OSes including MacOS all without emulation!
We also have another interview again! This time with James Ramey, president of CodeWeavers! CodeWeavers is the company that creates CrossOver™️, worked with Valve on implementing Steam Proton (allows you to play thousands of Windows games on Linux in Steam), and is the primary contributor to the Wine project.
Thanks, James, for your time and for fantastic and informative interview!
CodeWeavers: https://www.codeweavers.com/
Wine: https://www.winehq.org/
James Ramey: https://www.codeweavers.com/about/people/jramey/
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Nov 3, 2021
Nov 3, 2021
1hr 16 min
Another interview! This time with Sean of ActionRetro YouTube channel! It's the home of cursed Macs, insane upgrades, and old Macs running Minecraft despite being built a decade or more before the game ever came out. Give a listen and find out more!
Thanks, Sean, for your time and for fun interview!
ActionRetro: https://www.youtube.com/c/ActionRetro
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Oct 25, 2021
Oct 25, 2021
1hr 28 min
And now for something completely different! In this episode, we interview Will from the up and coming Youtube channel, RetroTechBytes! His channel has tons of high quality content covering all things retro PC related.
Thanks, Will, for your time and for the engaging interview!
RetroTechBytes: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroTechBytes
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Sep 22, 2021
Sep 22, 2021
57 min
In this episode we look at something modern for a change: Garuda Linux! Garuda is an Arch Linux based distribution. It's easy to install, rolling release, and very beautiful inside and out.
Garuda Linux: https://garudalinux.org
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Feb 25, 2021
Feb 25, 2021
1hr 52 min
We did something insane on this one. This entire episode was created on PowerPC Macs from the early 2000s. Audio chat, recording, editing, and even uploading it to PodBean. Why? Because we could!
Euro and Chris talk about the history of the PowerPC processor and their experiences using PowerPC based macs in 2021.
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Jan 23, 2021
Jan 23, 2021
54 min
Euro and Chris talk about their home labs! What is a home lab? Why have one? What do you do with them? Stay tuned and find out!
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