RMP 040 -- The Risks to Game, Software, and Internet History Preservation

The Retro Millennial is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Episode NotesHousekeeping* RM Quarterly vol 1 is now available for all paid subscribers!NewsApple News* Last iPod Shuffle and iPod Nano added to Obsolete List* New Macs Announced in Late October “Week of Mac” Series of Video Announcements* macOS 15.1 update allegedly stops users from running unsigned applicationsLinux News* US Government sanctions Russian developers and maintainers in GPL software including the Linux kernel* Linus’ response* Bryan Lunduke’s Coverage* The PineNote — Pine64’s Linux-Powered E-Ink Tablet — is Making a Return* Press Release* Ubuntu 25.04 codename revealed via Tweet on X to be “Plucky Puffin”* Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004* Dmitry’s full write up* Fedora 41 Release Notes* The Miracle Window ManagerMicrosoft News* Windows Recall Delayed Again* Microsoft adding AI features to Notepad and PaintCreepy AI News* Tesla Reveals Optimus, a Walking Humanoid Robot You Could Buy in 2027Other Tech News* SpaceX Rocket Catch* Internet Archive Data Breach* Up to 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords stored in plain text* PayPal terms of service change to sell user data* NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rulesRetro Gaming/Vintage Computing News* Two Lost Sega Channel Games Have Been Found And Preserved* Epic Games Is Totally Chill About You Downloading Unreal And Unreal Tournament For Nothing* The ZX Spectrum Just Got An Amazing New Donkey Kong Port* An MSX Core Has Just Been Released For The Analogue Pocket* Atari ST Shoot 'Em Up 'Wings Of Death' Is Getting A Jaguar PortCommand Line Tool of the Month: play* https://github.com/paololazzari/play Ways to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit retropunk.substack.com/subscribe