Jekyll2025-11-04T14:06:23-06:00https://www.xtof.info/feed.xmlPosts from a modern and retro developer, and also amateur photographer.XtoF2025-11-02T17:00:01-06:002025-11-02T17:00:01-06:00https://www.xtof.info/RGC-2025XtoF

A short illustrated report of the RGC 2025, one of the most interesting convention for retro-gaming lovers in France. I attended with a booth showcasing a small cross-play Quake 3 LAN; PPC Mac vs P4 PC vs SEGA Dreamcast.

2025-08-06T19:00:00-05:002025-08-06T19:00:00-05:00https://www.xtof.info/Yes-the-SEGA-Saturn-was-designed-with-3D-in-mindXtoF

This article will demonstrate that, contrary to some widespread believes, the SEGA Saturn was engineered to be good at 3D.

2025-01-07T12:00:00-06:002025-01-07T12:00:00-06:00https://www.xtof.info/MacMiniG4-the-best-classic-macintosh-for-retrogamingXtoF

The Mac Mini G4 promises to be compatible with almost every Macintosh software released until the early 2000s. This article explains why and puts the machine to the test.

2024-09-11T17:00:00-05:002024-09-11T17:00:00-05:00https://www.xtof.info/preserving-original-xboxXtoF

Essential steps to keep your original Xbox in top shape for years to come. In this article, we'll show you how to recap the console, upgrade the hard drive, and repair any corrosion.

2024-07-14T16:00:00-05:002024-07-14T16:00:00-05:00https://www.xtof.info/iPhone-15-pro-for-serious-photographyXtoF

This article presents the photographic capabilities of the iPhone 15 Pro and details its strong points in order to see if it is suitable for “serious” photography. A lot of sample pictures are displayed and can be downloaded in RAW format, so the reader can make his own opinion about the technical merit of the photos.

2023-10-31T17:30:00-05:002023-10-31T17:30:00-05:00https://www.xtof.info/AV1-decoding-energy-usageXtoF

AV1 is the codec preferred by Internet streaming services for serving videos. But not every SoC comes with a hardware decoder. What is the cost, in terms of power usage and battery consumption, of using an AV1 software decoder?

2023-09-02T09:30:00-05:002023-09-02T09:30:00-05:00https://www.xtof.info/intel80386XtoF

The 80386 is the most important CPU Intel ever produced. It confirmed the importance of the x86 line and sparked a computing revolution. And yet it almost never saw the light of day. This is the history of the 386 and why it was such a landmark.

2023-03-12T13:00:00-05:002023-03-12T13:00:00-05:00https://www.xtof.info/M2-vs-3950XXtoF

This article compares the performance of a Macbook Pro running on an Apple Silicon M2 Pro against a PC Desktop running on an AMD Ryzen 3950X. Application tests are done using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, and a voluminous code base is compiled.

2023-01-12T17:00:00-06:002023-01-12T17:00:00-06:00https://www.xtof.info/inside-windows3XtoF

Windows 3 is often said to be just an UI on top of DOS. This article presents some of the inner side of Windows 3.x and will show that it is more ambitious and advanced than that.

2022-12-05T16:45:00-06:002022-12-05T16:45:00-06:00https://www.xtof.info/sometimes-emulation-is-not-enoughXtoF

When developing a homebrew for an old computer or console, it is important to regularly test it on the real machine. Why? Because emulators are often not 100% accurate and you can miss important bugs.