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root42

@root42Tracked since May 2026

Observed Aug 7, 2026 · stalePublic earnings

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creating retro computer stuff: homebrew soundcards, games, let's.

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Paid members

9.1% · 30 days

Total audience

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

$49

Starting price

$1/mo

6 membership tiers

Membership tiers

Where the 55 observed tier members sit

$078.2%

Largest observed tier is $0 Free— the bar only uses public tier patron counts.

$0/moFree4378.2% of observed tier members

$1/moPauper Patreon610.9% of observed tier members

$2/moGenerous Gratitude11.8% of observed tier members

$3/moCrazy Credits23.6% of observed tier members

$10/moLively Livestreams23.6% of observed tier members

$20/moExtreme Exposure11.8% of observed tier members

Growth signals — root42

+9.1%

12 paid members · past 30 days

Membership

121211

May 202615 weeks trackedNow

root4212 members · $49/mo

The chart only uses root42's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.

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Paid members in Recommended cohort

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Ranking data · includes stale rows

root42's paid members rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Paid members	Gap vs root42	Freshness
#2	hybradgeGamesCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	14	2 more	Aug 7, 2026
#2	Potion of DesireGamesCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	14	2 more	Aug 7, 2026
#5	Rroot42ProfileGamesPaid members position in Recommended cohort	12	Reference	Aug 7, 2026Stale
#6	nemuatistoGamesCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	11	1 fewer	Aug 7, 2026
#7	Kaiju OriginsGamesCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	10	2 fewer	Aug 7, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around root42; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

What they publish

Recent posts

44Posts total2 postsLast month75%Members-only

Previews available for 44 posts

Audio Latest postPublicThe Commodore Amiga 1010 Floppy Drive

Latest post Preview 15:47 The Commodore Amiga 1010 Floppy Drive 3 days ago

3 days ago at Aug 7 crawl 0 likes 0 comments

Let's Talk 0x01: LLMs and AILocked Let's Talk 0x01: LLMs and AI July 27 1 2ArticleJuly 27$1 tier & up 1 2

Let's Code MS DOS 0x38: Huge Pointers in Turbo CLocked Let's Code MS DOS 0x38: Huge Pointers in Turbo C July 5ArticleJuly 5$1 tier & up 0 0

FPGATED for Commodore 16 and Plus/4Locked FPGATED for Commodore 16 and Plus/4 June 21 1ArticleJune 21$1 tier & up 0 0

Some new C16 & Plus/4 content comingI have gotten another bit of hardware for the Plus/4 range of machines! Testing it out and will upload a video on the results in the near fuVideoJune 10Public 0 0

Commodore 4040 Disk Drive RefurbLocked Commodore 4040 Disk Drive Refurb May 12 1ArticleMay 12$1 tier & up 0 0

iComp C64 Smart SupplyLocked iComp C64 Smart Supply April 16 3ImageApril 16$1 tier & up 0 0

Let's Code MS DOS 0x37: Rainbow Surf AnalysisLocked Let's Code MS DOS 0x37: Rainbow Surf Analysis April 7 1ArticleApril 7$1 tier & up 0 0

Revision 2026Locked Revision 2026 April 4 3 2ArticleApril 4$1 tier & up 3 2

Commodore 1541 Disk Drive DifferencesThe Tandy 1000 and IBM PC Jr utilized the cheap Texas Instruments SN76489 programmable sound generator. While it never caught on as a sound standard outside of these machines, many DOS games from the 1980s still supported this chip. What if you wanted to listen to video game music using the original chip, no emulation, but you had only a serial or USB port? Well, now there is a solution for you! Project page: https://www.retroianer.de/index.php/tnd232-serielle-und-usb-sn76489-tandy-soundkarte/VideoApril 1$1 tier & up 0 0

TND232 Tandy Serial Port SoundcardThe Tandy 1000 and IBM PC Jr utilized the cheap Texas Instruments SN76489 programmable sound generator. While it never caught on as a sound standard outside of these machines, many DOS games from the 1980s still supported this chip. What if you wanted to listen to video game music using the original chip, no emulation, but you had only a serial or USB port? Well, now there is a solution for you! Project page: https://www.retroianer.de/index.php/tnd232-serielle-und-usb-sn76489-tandy-soundkarte/VideoMarch 20Public 2 2

Floppy Disk PunchLocked Floppy Disk Punch March 14 1ArticleMarch 14$1 tier & up 0 0

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