Month: November 2015

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Good ol’ games

Having played games for more than 30 years there is a lot of nostalgia looking back. I sometimes debate myself whether something is best preserved just by memory, but other times I just have to see the games again.

Thanks to good emulators this is very easy, and buying a joystick with micro switches gives you even the exact feeling. I bought a Competition Pro USB joystick which is truly awesome for this purpose.

In Emulators I use mostly VICE for Commodore 64 and the truly amazing FS-UAE for the Amiga.

Commodore 64 is possibly the dearest computer to my heart, and this is some of the games I have played countless hours.

In no particular order:

  • Green Beret
  • H.E.R.O
  • Captured
  • Spy Hunter
  • Commando
  • Paperboy
  • Hunchback
  • Exploding Fist
  • Pitstop
  • Le Mans
  • Bruce Lee
  • Impossible Mission
  • The Great Giana Sisters
  • Boulder Dash
  • Winter Games
  • California Games
  • World Games
  • Mr. Robot and his Robot Factory
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Run a Linux server in Windows or Vice Versa

Lately I’ve been very fascinated by the possibilities with VirtualBox (and with virtualization in general).

I have enjoyed the possibility to install different OS’es without any risk for screwing things up.
The possibility to make snapshots and easily restore state of your system is as easy as stop, rewind and play on any media player.

For some time I have wanted to try a Linux server for various tasks. Mostly for learning, no huge demanding tasks or of production value. Instead of renting a VPS in the cloud I decided to fire up a virtual one on my Windows server.
Once the Ubuntu Linux Server was installed in vbox I gave it a dedicated IP (setup with bridged adapter) and then booted it up as “headless start”. This simply means that it runs in background in Windows and all interaction needs to be done directly to the Linux server itself.

In reality the virtual server acts just like a real physical one. I can reach it from wherever I am in the world thru ssh. I don’t even notice it on my Windows server, well maybe besides Windows consumes more memory than before. Frankly I’m only glad the previous “idle” free memory is utilized.

How does the Ubuntu server perform ?
– I have very good experience with usability, performance and stability.