Games: Apex Legends, OCCT, and Esoteric Commodore 64 Magazine
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XDA ☛ Blocking Linux and Steam Deck users reduced cheaters in Apex Legends... apparently [Ed: Just apparently]
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OCCT, the PC stress testing tool, is coming to Steam and Linux
OCBASE are making some big changes to OCCT, the company’s PC stress testing utility. Starting today, a Linux version of the popular tool is now available to alpha testers. Furthermore, OCBASE has confirmed that OCCT is coming to Steam. Downloading OCCT will soon be simpler than ever before.
Currently, the Linux version of OCCT is only available to OCBASE’s Patreon members. The new Linux version has the same features as the Windows version, and the tool can be installed as a simple executable with no dependencies. Now, OCCT can be used to stress test Linux-powered servers, validating their performance and stability.
In the video below, OCCT has also been shown running on Valve’s Steam Deck. Steam Deck users can try out the OCCT alpha starting today through the device’s desktop mode. The Steam version of OCCT will support Valve’s Steam Deck when it launches. A release date for the tool’s Steam version will be revealed “very soon.”
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Hackaday ☛ Probably The Most Esoteric Commodore 64 Magazine
The world of computer enthusiasts has over time generated many subcultures and fandoms, each of which has in turn spawned its own media. [Intric8] has shared the tale of his falling down a rabbit hole as he traced one of them, a particularly esoteric disk magazine for the Commodore 64. The disks are bright yellow, and come with intricate home-made jackets and labels. Sticking them into a 1541 drive does nothing, because these aren’t standard fare, instead they require GEOS and a particularly upgraded machine. They appear at times in Commodore swap meets, and since they formed a periodical there are several years’ worth to collect that extend into the 2000s, long after the heyday of the 64.