{"generator":"Jekyll","link":[{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/feed.xml","rel":"self","type":"application\/atom+xml"}},{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}}],"updated":"2026-03-12T12:31:33-05:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/feed.xml","title":"XtoF\u2019s Lair","subtitle":"Posts from a modern and retro developer, and also amateur photographer.","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"entry":[{"title":"RGC 2025","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/RGC-2025.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"RGC 2025"}},"published":"2025-11-02T17:00:01-06:00","updated":"2025-11-02T17:00:01-06:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/RGC-2025","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":{"@attributes":{"term":"Retro-computing"}},"summary":"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."},{"title":"Yes, the SEGA Saturn was designed with 3D in mind","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/Yes-the-SEGA-Saturn-was-designed-with-3D-in-mind.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"Yes, the SEGA Saturn was designed with 3D in mind"}},"published":"2025-08-06T19:00:00-05:00","updated":"2025-08-06T19:00:00-05:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/Yes-the-SEGA-Saturn-was-designed-with-3D-in-mind","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":{"@attributes":{"term":"Retro-computing"}},"summary":"This article will demonstrate that, contrary to some widespread believes, the SEGA Saturn was engineered to be good at 3D."},{"title":"Mac Mini G4 - The best \u00ab\u00a0classic\u00a0\u00bb Macintosh for retro-gaming?","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/MacMiniG4-the-best-classic-macintosh-for-retrogaming.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"Mac Mini G4 - The best \u00ab\u00a0classic\u00a0\u00bb Macintosh for retro-gaming?"}},"published":"2025-01-07T12:00:00-06:00","updated":"2025-01-07T12:00:00-06:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/MacMiniG4-the-best-classic-macintosh-for-retrogaming","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"Retro-computing"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Apple"}}],"summary":"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."},{"title":"Preserving an Original Xbox","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/preserving-original-xbox.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"Preserving an Original Xbox"}},"published":"2024-09-11T17:00:00-05:00","updated":"2024-09-11T17:00:00-05:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/preserving-original-xbox","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"Retro-computing"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Microsoft"}}],"summary":"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."},{"title":"iPhone 15 Pro for \u201cserious\u201d photography","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/iPhone-15-pro-for-serious-photography.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"iPhone 15 Pro for \u201cserious\u201d photography"}},"published":"2024-07-14T16:00:00-05:00","updated":"2024-07-14T16:00:00-05:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/iPhone-15-pro-for-serious-photography","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"Apple"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Misc"}}],"summary":"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 \u201cserious\u201d 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."},{"title":"How software AV1 video decoding affects battery consumption on Macbook Pro","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/AV1-decoding-energy-usage.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"How software AV1 video decoding affects battery consumption on Macbook Pro"}},"published":"2023-10-31T17:30:00-05:00","updated":"2023-10-31T17:30:00-05:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/AV1-decoding-energy-usage","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"Apple"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Misc"}}],"summary":"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?"},{"title":"Intel 80386, a revolutionary CPU","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/intel80386.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"Intel 80386, a revolutionary CPU"}},"published":"2023-09-02T09:30:00-05:00","updated":"2023-09-02T09:30:00-05:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/intel80386","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"Windows"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Retro-computing"}}],"summary":"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."},{"title":"Apple M2 Pro vs AMD 3950X","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/M2-vs-3950X.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"Apple M2 Pro vs AMD 3950X"}},"published":"2023-03-12T13:00:00-05:00","updated":"2023-03-12T13:00:00-05:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/M2-vs-3950X","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"Apple"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Misc"}}],"summary":"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."},{"title":"Inside Windows 3","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/inside-windows3.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"Inside Windows 3"}},"published":"2023-01-12T17:00:00-06:00","updated":"2023-01-12T17:00:00-06:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/inside-windows3","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"Windows"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Microsoft"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Retro-computing"}}],"summary":"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."},{"title":"Sometimes, emulation is not enough","link":{"@attributes":{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/sometimes-emulation-is-not-enough.html","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","title":"Sometimes, emulation is not enough"}},"published":"2022-12-05T16:45:00-06:00","updated":"2022-12-05T16:45:00-06:00","id":"https:\/\/www.xtof.info\/sometimes-emulation-is-not-enough","author":{"name":"XtoF"},"category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"Apple II"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Programming"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Retro-computing"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"Homebrew"}}],"summary":"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."}]}