#Retrocomputing

This week on the blog, I walk through making a real graphics display on the IIgs, and also twist and contort a bit to use as many new-to-me 65816 features as I can.

This post gets us halfway to the screenshot I posted a month ago. We'll close the gap next week.

https://bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com/2023/06/10/apple-iigs-dunking-on-ega/

#retrocomputing #appleii #appleiigs

Overhauling an old post: Understanding TRS-80 .CMD Files
#retrocomputing #trs80

https://jiml.us/posts/trs80-cmd/

Building up some #NABU FTDI interposer boards today. #retrocomputing #z80

Blade Runner on a Pentium 166.

#retrogaming #nostalgia #retrocomputing #90s

Crafting Ribbon Cables for Retro Hardware - Building a modern computer is something plenty of us have done, and with various t... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/10/crafting-ribbon-cables-for-retro-hardware/ #retrocomputing #customization #classichacks #floppydrive #ribboncable #diskdrive #idecable #parallel #cable #tools

Have made a decision.
It's time to make some space. An #Atari #MegaSTE with HDD and CDROM makes the beginning. He's too good to stand around and can make someone else happy.
#RetroComputing

40 years of gross has accumulated in this #Commodore64 keyboard. Time to tear it apart and clean it!
#retro #commodore #retrocomputing

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT81D5teo/

#Debian #Linux 12, “Bookworm” released today: https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20230610

The #m68k version is here - will have to try updating the IIfx soon (maybe tomorrow?) and see if the bugs I ran into the last time around have been fixed: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-06-10/

(In case you missed it, my previous attempt: https://oldbytes.space/@smallsco/109649255454850663 https://oldbytes.space/@smallsco/109713064128414207 https://oldbytes.space/@smallsco/109741425855178548 )

#VintageComputing #RetroComputing

#retrocomputing

One of these is not like the other:

@a2_4am I admire, respect and deeply appreciate all of the work you put into #VintageComputing / #RetroComputing / #RetroGaming stuff but I have to admit that it's your beagle pics that give me the greatest joy.

Heute ist wieder eine Retroparty bei uns im Space
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #hackspace #Erfurt

#Retrocomputing

Quantum:

J'ai trouvé une petite télévision Samsung LCD 15 pouces en 4:3 a un très bon prix, elle a des entrées vidéo au format composite, péritel, S-Vidéo, et une prise antenne.
Parfait pour les vieux ordinateurs !
#retrocomputing

Who amongst us doesn’t want a “sleek, 15-pound package” #retrocomputing

⌨️ Refurbishing the BBC Master 128 | Adrian's Digital Basement

#BBCMaster #BBCMaster128 #Retrocomputing
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jSvSkaxkZDQ&feature=youtu.be

I'm subscribed to 89 subreddits, and the topics are diverse. It works, because it's not a timeline community.

I can be interested in topics that are as broad as #retrocomputing, #retrogaming, and #cars, but as specific as #analoguepocket, #snes, #mustang, and #austin.

Even just following those hashtags here gets unsustainable and I start missing out on things I care about more (friends, specific programming topics, etc.)

Never mind moderation…

In my tech bubble I felt at home in the text world and tools of Usenet. The only major problem was the increase in spam in later years.

But @Edent made a good point about how a user experience not tailored to the mainstream public contributed to Usenet's irrelevance.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/06/why-did-usenet-fail/

#usenet #retrocomputing

Today's video completes the second Performa 580CD's restoration - with my first ever recapping! Very excited about this one! :)

Have a watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SptcX7PDYo8

#retrocomputing #apple #Mac #Performa #Performa580 #learningtosolder

My little #MorphOS Desktop with self made wallpaper :)
You can get the wallpaper over here: https://www.deviantart.com/scops/art/Amiga-QNX-Wallpaper-Remakes-1-MorphOS-br-966501279
Brighter variant that reflects the original a bit better: https://www.deviantart.com/scops/art/Amiga-QNX-Wallpaper-Remakes-MorphOS-2-br-2160p-966557660

#screenhot #retrocomputing #amiga #qnx #macminig4 #macmini

Believe it or not a lot of effort went into getting the room this tidy, unfortunately, the scope is also large so the impact is somewhat lost. More work to be done #RetroGaming #RetroComputing

PSA (But probably old news to most of you):
I discovered an online 7/14/16-segment "LCD display simulator".
https://avtanski.net/projects/lcd/
#retrocomputing

Unbelievable, after a small fine tuning for our class B network settings and with a default route "I'm online".
You see #Netscape #Communicator on #Irix 6.5.22 at our #SGI O2 machine.
#RetroComputing #SiliconGraphics

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #discord #italian #server for peoples from #Italy
https://discord.gg/x7HQqDWmvw

Mein GreaseWeazle V4 ist da. 😄

#retrogaming #retrocomputing

Brilliant piece. Pete Cannon discusses with SoundOnSound the history of sampling in the jungle scene, and how samplers like the Akai S950 and S1100 have become synonymous with the genre.

He then outlines his favourite jungle production techniques, with tips and tricks on how to recreate classic synth chord stabs, and onto sequencing a drum and bass track using OctaMED tracker on an Amiga computer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDn7ZDcx9w0

#MusicProduction #Sampler #Atari #Akai #Amiga #RetroComputing

The #EasyFlash CR is a cost reduced version of the EasyFlash 1 cartridge by Daniel Mantione for the #Commodore #C64.
I just finished soldering this kit.
You can get it from here:
https://www.freepascal.org/~daniel/easyflash/
(gerbers and schematics also available).
#retrogaming #RetroComputing

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #battery #acid #varta

Would there be any interest in a series of postcards in the following style?

I made a few designs like this, and I'm quite happy with how they came out - perhaps a few tweaks to the design and the colours would be necessary.

#RetroComputing

Cursed Tomb https://pulsaunatecla.blog/2023/06/10/cursed-tomb/ una aventura por unas espeluznantes catacumbas en las que recogerás tesoros mientras sorteas numerosos peligros como fantasmas, reliquias mortales, paredes móviles, trampas ocultas, teletransportes y mucho más #retrogaming #retrocomputing #retrogames #retrojuegos #videojuegos #videogames #arcade

I tell myself that it's perfectly normal to have a drawer full of cartridge pcbs from various projects.
It's normal right?....right?😁
#RetroComputing #retrogaming #Commodore #C64

El equipo de Pat Morita está trabajando en una versión de Black and White para el #ZXSpectrumNext que luce de maravilla.
En ella podremos usar nuestros hechizos para aturdir a los enemigos y romper las esferas, pero sólo a los que sean del mismo color que nosotros.
¡Nos esperan 6 mundos diferentes con numerosos tipos de enemigos, nuevas mecánicas y desafíos!
Habrá que estar atentos para su lanzamiento definitivo 👍 😋 🕹️#retrogaming #retrocomputing #retrogames #retrojuegos #videojuegos #videogames #puzzles

#Retrocomputing #retrobrighting #sparcstation #macintosh

May the 🌞 be with you!

Ok, I'm definitely playing Discworld tonight. I'm not scared of it! (also warming up with some Bert the Barbarian and Death by Dark Shadows assuming I get them working) Streaming now! https://twitch.tv/sonneveld #Twitch #Streaming #Retrogaming #retro #Retrocomputing #AdventureGame #DOS #MSDOS

#zwickau #retrocomputing #retrogames #commodore

@SecureOwl #Retrocomputing finally a solution for our cap & battery problem 😜😁

Acorn Electron with Plus 1 expansion thingy #retrocomputing #retrogaming

64-core CPU, 1980s style. #retrocomputing

Magnetic Bubble Memory Brought to Life on Heathkit - There are all kinds of technology that appear through the ages that find immediate... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/09/magnetic-bubble-memory-brought-to-life-on-heathkit/ #retrocomputing #bubblememory #intel8080 #heathkit #magnetic #h8

This video from one of my favorite Youtube channels was a nice walk down memory lane, showing a number of vintage #atari 400 cartridge games running on original hardware. #retrocomputing #retrogaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXu7S45kFPU

:clippy: I Created Clippy | Great Big Story

#Retrocomputing #Microsoft
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3kcQzCzSDvc&feature=youtu.be

Enchanter r29-860820-K.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Enchanter_r29

Thanks to @ianoid for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Enchanter r10-830810.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Enchanter_r10

Thanks to @hoserama99 for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Picked up a #greaseweazle for backup purposes, works very well!
Using #HxCFloppyEmulator for the UI.

https://github.com/keirf/greaseweazle
https://hxc2001.com/

#retrocomputing
#vintagecomputing

Deadline r18-820311.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Deadline_r18

Thanks to danc256 for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Zork III r17-840727-K.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zork_III_r17_K

Thanks to LoGo for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Here is the message from author of this survey:

"I would like to thank for the participation of all the persons that took the #survey already! If you have any ideas on how to reach people that might not necessarily are fans of the #retrocomputing, the survey itself has a second tree of questions, that introduces to the area of digital artifacts and asks about perceived importance of the topic. I would be very happy if we could reach with the study to as big and diverse audience as we can, so feel free to share the link as broadly as you like. It will be very helpful!"

so, you do not need to be interested in retrocomputing to participate in the survey. Your feedback still will be valuable.

Link to the survey is in the first toot in this thread.

Zork III r17-840727-B.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zork_III_r17_B

Thanks to @ianoid for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Zork III r16-830410-A.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zork_III_r16

Thanks to danc256 for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Zork III r15-830331.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zork_III_r15

Thanks to danc256 for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Zork III r10-820818.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zork_III_r10

Thanks to LoGo for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Zork II r48-840904-B.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zork_II_r48

Thanks to danc256 for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

Zork II r22-830331.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Zork_II_r22

Thanks to @hoserama99 for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

🔊 Orpheus II: The Best Retro PC Sound Card in 2023? Perhaps! | LGR

#DOSgaming #Retrocomputing #Retrogaming
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vQfyQqo1644&feature=youtu.be

Alright, time to start programming some spicy illegal opcodes into the `mos6502` emulator. #python #retrocomputing #programming

As a PC user and hobbyist in the 1980s and 1990s, I never grasped much of what was going on between Intel and AMD. So I find helpful this overview of the early rivalry between the semiconductor giants:

https://asianometry.substack.com/p/intel-and-amd-the-first-30-years

#retrocomputing

I have conducted a fairly comprehensive scientific like study and concluded without a doubt that being in the vicinity of palm trees is very helpful in learning #z80 machine code
#retrocomputing #retroprogramming

I have decided to do one final run of the original version of the WME64 wireless modem emulator for the Commodore 64, 128, and VIC-20. It will be a batch order with about a two week or so lead time because I need to order the parts, so if you are interested, here is a good place to let me know. Each one is $40USD plus whatever shipping costs to your address, comes in a 3D printed case with colour label, and is compatible with any program that can use a user port modem, at 300-9600 baud.

Getting your order in now will get you your modem first, before it goes up for sale on Tindie or anywhere else.

NOTE: This run is 50 units, 19 of which are currently spoken for.

#retrocomputing #commodore #C64 #VIC20 #C128

Software defined ISA card. E.g. is can be a USB mouse interface for your #MSDOS retro PC

#RetroComputing

https://github.com/scrapcomputing/ISABlaster

They don’t make them like this anymore #ipod #retrocomputing

OK this is an emergency call to my #retrogaming #retrocomputing #mediaarchaeology #hardwarehacker #hacker enthusiast friends in and around the #Denver metro/Front Range/ #Boulder / #ColoradoSprings / #FortCollins area

Urban Putt Denver is, sadly, closing its doors. However, there is an opportunity to rescue a one-of-a-kind stand up arcade game/mini golf "hole" before it ends up in the scrap heap.

Bunker Blast 3000 was designed to resemble a retro 1980s arcade game. As a mini-golf hole, the game is played by putting into a ramp underneath the "arcade" display. Sensors inside the game read the ball's velocity and angle, and the game renders a virtual ball on the screen, rolling through a "game grid" like environment reminiscent of Tron. The game then kicks the ball out for subsequent putt attempts.

The unit is 36 inches wide and roughly 5 to 6 feet tall. It features a color display and custom software that exists as a one-of-a-kind homage to classic arcade games, enclosed in an arcade-style wooden cabinet with custom artwork, and a backlit front display. It is GLORIOUS.

Here's the deal though: This unit needs to be moved THIS SUNDAY, June 11th, when the dismantling of Urban Putt Denver will be going on.

If you know someone who wants, or you yourself want, a collectible and irreplaceable, fully functional and FUN AS HELL objet-d'art for your living room, barcade, or museum, my friend, Urban Putt CEO Steve Fox, will GIVE YOU the item at no charge, if you can bring enough people and a vehicle large enough to carry it away.

DM me for serious inquiries, only. No, it's too heavy to ship out of Colorado unless you're going to put it in your own box truck and carry it yourself.

Please repost widely. Thank you!

When I was in my twenties I learned a #programming language called #Oberon.
These are some of my study notes.
It didn't stick and it's all jibberish to me these days.😁
#RetroComputing

This code was added to the NES version of Elite. It doesn’t appear in any other 6502 versions.

It stops the docking computer from killing you if it screws up its approach.

It feels wrong, somehow. I mean, dodgy docking computers are practically Elite lore, right?

#elitedangerous #nes #8bit #retrocomputing #retrogaming

The meetup last night at the Seattle Commodore Computer Club (SEA-CCC) was simply sensational. So many great retro enthusiasts and remarkable machines.

- Atari 130xe
- Networked NABU via Surface
- Mega65
- WinXP + Zoom Floppy + 1581 shenanigans
- Repairs to an Amiga Deneb USB card
and more.

Great times! Best people.

#Commodore #Atari #NABU #retrogaming #retrocomputing #80s #nostalgia

I hadn't thought about it this way, but Michał Sapka's post made me realize computer history helps make sense of the present of technology. It's an insightful tool for understaning what the latest developments are really about and cutting through the hype cycles of the industry.

https://michal.sapka.me/2023/computer-folks-ignore-history/

#retrocomputing #ComputerHistory

Almost every #Amiga game and demo ever made… in my pocket… 🤯

Amazing work @amiga_vision and Mazamars312!

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #AnalogPocket

Hello Mastodon, please encourage me to finish my @rc2014! I have not been feeling great lately and just have been rather down in the dumps with lack of work. I need to do something to encourage myself.

#rc2014 #retrocomputing #Z80

@paul and in adjacent years, you’d serially call the same five BBSes sequentially to check for replies or if it was a multi line to see if one of your chat friends had logged in. Then if it was totally dead, you might play a text based online game for 10 minutes to pass the time and cycle through your five BBSes again.

Wondrous times in hindsight. #retrocomputing

@hashtaggames

Gosh, there’s an open source #HyperCard clone called #Decker. There’s more info, plus links to examples of projects using it, at the intfiction forum. Decker outputs HTML that can be viewed in any #browser. https://intfiction.org/t/decker-an-open-source-apple-hypercard-clone-perfect-for-if/60473 #InteractiveFiction #RetroComputing #HyperMedia #BranchingNarrative #GUI #Apple #Mac #Macintosh #Hypertext

Anyone know if these TurboNet ST PhoneNET adapters require the use of terminators? I thought I remember reading they were built in but maybe not. I’m getting mixed results.

#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac #LocalTalk #PhoneNET #LiveLaughLocalTalk

#Introduction

Hi there, I'm a real life hedgehog.

I like personal computers and want to bring them back. Stuff like #HyperCard and other brilliant #HCI projects are my jam. #retrocomputing fellow traveler (but I prefer working with newer tech) and end-user programming believer.

I'll probably use this account to complain about tech and the tech industry and to post screenshots of little projects and stuff.

What else... I like #touhou a lot, but I'm still pretty bad at dodging danmaku.

よろしくね

I've got a #retrocomputing question: how to deal with old OS version licenses ? I mean is there a kind of hobbyist license ? Often, finding the old version of an os is hard beacuse it's abandonned, then how to deal with the license ?
RT appreciated :)
Thx for your replies

One of the most valuable, fascinating, and challenging computer history projects I've ever seen: digitizing the full archive of Computer Shopper magazine. A treasure I'm looking forward to.

http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/5543

#retrocomputing #magazines

👍 Amazing site for those interested in #Retrocomputing

http://www.typewritten.org

Blue screens of death created groans of hatred and anger.
Guru meditations? Laughter and cheers in 2023.

#Amiga #Commodore #retrocomputing #crash #80s #nostalgia

And here it all is:

48k #Sinclair #ZXSpectrum in original box
Two ZX Microdrives
A ZX Printer
An Alphacom 32 printer
Three C15 cassettes
A Kempston Centronics interface
A Power Play joystick interface
16 Microdrive cartridges
Masterfile Software
Omnicalc 2 Software

#VintageComputing / #RetroComputing

We have a package from the UK!

#VintageComputing / #RetroComputing

Some great #RetroComputing news for a Monday morning … @chucker has released a fresh version of the @mastonaut client for macOS High Sierra.

Full release notes and downloads on GitHub.

https://github.com/chucker/Mastonaut/releases/tag/app-1.7.0-hse

#TodayInHistory 1983 - At the Consumer Electronics Show, #Atari introduces the Atari 600 and 800 XL. It features a 1.79 MHz 6502-C processor, 16 or 64 kB RAM, 24 kB ROM, 320x192 graphics and 40x24 text on TV screen. Price is US$199. #retrocomputing

Today I learned that Dan Bricklin of VisiCalc fame worked on the arbitrary-precision integer arithmetic package of Multics Lisp: https://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/LISP/maclisp_family/
#VisiCalc #Apple #AppleII #RetroComputing #MacLisp #Lisp #Multics