A number of you have asked if there is a way to become a "Founding Member" subscriber here on Locals... and not just over on Substack.
Here's how to do it:
1) Go to https://lunduke.locals.com/subscription
2) Choose "Annual" and enter any amount in the editable amount field. (Like in the screenshot.)
3) I will follow up by email and add you to the Founding Member email list (so you can take part in the chats and other perks).
The perk levels are $50, $100, and $500. See the details on the Founding Member post on Substack (same perks if you do it here on Locals). But any amount can be entered here and will count (as long as it's above $50).
Details on Founding Member perks here:
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/announcing-lunduke-journal-founding
Thanks to everyone who has take part so far! It really helps to not only support the work I do... but has already helped to bring down the average cost for regular subscriptions. Which is pretty rad.
A casual "May the Fourth" live video
How I described this interview back when I first released it in 2019:
“I get to hang out with the papa of Nerdcore, MC Frontalot, to talk about his new album, Net Split, his break-up album (sorta) with the Internet. We then talk about 300 baud modems on C64's and other things that prove how old we are. In other news: I love my job.”
Worth noting: I still love my job.
Back in 2017, I got to talk with the king of nerdcore rap: MC Frontalot.
We talked about Nerdcore. We talked about the Commodore 64. We talked Creative Commons licensing. We talked about all sorts of stuff.
His video froze, then unfroze, then froze again. But the audio held.
Naughty language warning on this one.
Choosing your perfect Retro Computing Platform
About The Lunduke Journal:
https://lunduke.substack.com/about
A list of every perk for Lunduke Journal Subscribers (it's a lot):
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/all-the-subscriber-benefits-for-the
How (and why) to watch Linux Sucks 2022'
Watch Linux Sucks 2022 here:
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-sucks-2022-is-now-available
The early reviews of Linux Sucks 2022:
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/early-reviews-for-linux-sucks-2022
About The Lunduke Journal:
https://lunduke.substack.com/about
Lunduke Q&A - Linux, Amiga, Mac, SNES & Genesis
Welcome to "Asciiville" -- a massive collection of Ascii art and Linux terminal utilities
Because ASCII is cool.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/welcome-to-asciiville-a-massive-collection
Remembering Gary Kildall on what would have been his 80th birthday
Thinking about the legendary creator of microcomputer operating systems and the BIOS.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/remembering-gary-kildall-on-what
Okay guys, along the lines of what @ArchieT was saying the other day about self-employed programmers and the eternal quest for a good idea... I'm seriously thinking about doing something crazy; making commercial and proprietary DOS software. The goal would be to add software to DOS necessary for it to be a competitive option for a serious main computer.
I've got some ideas for what DOS is missing that affects me, and what would be fun, but what programs would you need to make DOS your main computer? And importantly, would you pay for them?
I think it would be awesome to work on DOS software, and ship it on floppies and CDs, even if it is an unrealistic pipe-dream.
