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Lim Thye Chean

@thyechean

Apple II programmer. iOS developer. Apple and retro games collector. Father of Ding Wen, Xin Quan and Xin Mei. #VintageApple

Singapore Katılım Haziran 2011
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Lim Thye Chean
Lim Thye Chean@thyechean·
@so0ps is it? will check. Is yours the latest version where aliens will attack?
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zoops
zoops@so0ps·
@thyechean This game lags on iPhone, please fix it.
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Old Media
Old Media@oldmedia·
Kids today will never understand this
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Arav
Arav@aravarora_·
Apple has kept the same design for MacBook Air since 2022, with no significant design changes in the near future Do you like the current design or do you wish for a change?
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Pixel Cherry Ninja
Pixel Cherry Ninja@PixelCNinja·
Taito’s Rastan is a brutal, barbarian masterpiece! Traverse Sylvania to slay the dragon through treacherous pits and lethal traps. With its epic soundtrack and visceral hack-and-slash action, it’s an arcade fantasy legend!
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History Defined
History Defined@historydefined·
A cardboard video game created by a young Venezuelan boy.
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Dante retro dev 💾
Dante retro dev 💾@dantemendes·
@thyechean It's the NEC PC-8801 running in its V2 mode. But I'm curious to see how the Apple IIGS version performs.👍
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Dante retro dev 💾
Dante retro dev 💾@dantemendes·
Silpheed by Game Arts was originally released for the NEC PC-8801 in 1986. Shooter with polygon ships moving over a pre-calculated backdrop, it's a technical achievement pulling many visual effects and varied gameplay under the limits of an 8-bit processor. With a cult following, had sequels across generations. Perhaps more famously, the 1993 Sega CD title.
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PCMag
PCMag@PCMag·
He helped start Apple with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak—then left 12 days later. Now 91 years old, Ronald G. Wayne weighs the cost of that decision. pcmag.com/articles/apple…
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SpyHards - A Spy Movie Podcast
The 1980s featured three 007s and six movies… But which #JamesBond film is the best of the decade? 🔷 For Your Eyes Only 🔷 Octopussy 🔷 Never Say Never Again 🔷 A View to a Kill 🔷 The Living Daylights 🔷 Licence to Kill
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PCMag
PCMag@PCMag·
He helped start Apple with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak—then left 12 days later. Now 91 years old, Ronald Wayne weighs the cost of that decision. pcmag.com/articles/apple…
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Alfin
Alfin@AlfinCodes·
Would you buy the new MacBook Neo for coding?
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Lim Thye Chean
Lim Thye Chean@thyechean·
Ever wonder what your Apple II or Commodore 64 can do they are available today? Welcome to RetroChat! RetroChat is a new retro AI-oriented chat engine powered by Apple Intelligence! Now with Spanish support! apps.apple.com/app/retrochat-…
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Bidhaan
Bidhaan@bidhaan_daju·
Google uses Go. Meta uses Go. Microsoft uses Go. Amazon uses Go. Uber uses Go. Dropbox uses Go. Cloudflare uses Go. Twitch uses Go. Docker uses Go. Kubernetes uses Go. PayPal uses Go. Shopify uses Go. What’s stopping you from learning Go?
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Apple Cycle
Apple Cycle@theapplecycle·
What new features do you want to see in iOS 27?
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Andrew Clare
Andrew Clare@andrewjclare·
notch or no notch?
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Aakash Gupta
Aakash Gupta@aakashgupta·
Apple spent a decade gluing batteries into $2,499 MacBook Pros. Then it shipped a $599 laptop you can take apart in six minutes. The MacBook Neo teardown numbers are wild. Eight screws to open. Eighteen screws hold the battery, zero glue, zero tape. The USB-C ports, speakers, and headphone jack are all modular, meaning each one swaps individually. The speakers come out with four screws. An Australian repair channel disassembled most of the machine in under six minutes using standard Torx bits you can buy at any hardware store. For context, the 2019 MacBook Pro scored 2 out of 10 on iFixit’s repairability scale. The 16-inch Pro got a 1 out of 10. Soldered RAM, soldered storage, glued battery, proprietary pentalobe screws, keyboard riveted to the top case. Apple’s own Self Service Repair program required you to rent a 79-pound repair kit shipped in two Pelican cases just to swap a battery. The timing explains everything. The EU Right to Repair Directive takes effect July 31, 2026. Member states are transposing it into national law right now. Manufacturers must offer repair beyond warranty, provide spare parts within 5 to 10 working days for seven years, and publish repair manuals. In the US, over a quarter of Americans already live in states with enforceable Right to Repair laws. Oregon banned parts pairing. California’s act is in effect. Apple read the regulatory calendar and realized the cheapest laptop in the lineup would face the most scrutiny. Millions of students and first-time buyers will own it. The volume will be enormous. And regulators love consumer-protection cases involving the most affordable products in a company’s portfolio. So they built the Neo as the compliance flagship. Standard screws, modular ports, no adhesive, a battery that lifts out. Meanwhile the $1,099 MacBook Air still has soldered storage and a riveted keyboard. The $2,499 Pro still scores poorly on independent repairability scales. The $599 laptop is the most repairable MacBook in over a decade. Apple always knew how to build a repairable laptop. They just needed a reason that showed up on a regulatory deadline.
MacRumors.com@MacRumors

MacBook Neo Teardown: Modular Ports, Glue-Less Battery, Zero Tape macrumors.com/2026/03/12/mac…

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Lim Thye Chean
Lim Thye Chean@thyechean·
Ever wonder what your Apple II or Commodore 64 can do they are available today? Welcome to RetroChat! RetroChat is a new retro AI-oriented chat engine powered by Apple Intelligence! Works on iOS/macOS 26. apps.apple.com/app/retrochat-…
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Aryan Gupta
Aryan Gupta@SavageAryan007·
Budget $1299 MacBook from 2015 VS Budget $599 MacBook from 2026 The difference that 10 years makes. Credit: Vincent Zhong.
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Private Talky
Private Talky@privatetalky·
Do you think Apple will announce the iPhone Air 2 this year?
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