Author: Paulo Garcia
This is a reminder that the World of Commodore 2014 is happening this Saturday in Toronto at the Admiral Inn (2161 North Sheridan Way, Mississauga). The event is organized by the Toronto PET Users Group. There you will have: Information about and displays of a variety of Commodore computers Demonstrations of new hardware and software projects using Commodore equipment Screenings…
This is a reminder that the World of Commodore 2014 is happening this Saturday in Toronto at the Admiral Inn (2161 North Sheridan Way, Mississauga). The event is organized by the Toronto PET Users Group. There you will have: Information about and displays of a variety of Commodore computers Demonstrations of new hardware and software projects using Commodore equipment Screenings…
Matt Westcott, demoscener and Spectrum obsessive, and Dylan Smith, creator of the Spectranet interface, will be performing Mahler’s first symphony using ZX Spectrums this Saturday, at the Geek Out! event on Saturday 6 December, 10am-5pm at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford. According to the blog post linked below, they will use Spectranet interfaces, which plugs into…
Apple II Scans website announced that, thanks to Kevin Savetz, who also secured Antic’s permission to post these volumes, the entire 9-issue run of II Computing has been scanned and is now available for download. II Computing was published bimonthly from Oct/Nov 1985 to Feb/Mar 1987, for a total of nine issues. Each magazine had its own theme (Science, Education,…
After a successful campaign to produce the Volume 1 of ‘The Story of the ZX Spectrum in Pixels’, Chris Wilkins is back asking for your help to create the The Story of the ZX Spectrum in Pixels Volume 2. The book will be littered with adverts and imagery from a by-gone age and with the close relationship the author have…
[youtube CN8aDkgqHn4 nolink] The Sinclair Spectrum Vega is a new low cost games computer based on Sir Clive’s hugely successful Spectrum products of the early 1980s. The Vega has been developed by Chris Smith, a former ZX Spectrum games developer who is the world’s leading expert on Sinclair Spectrum technology and author of the definitive technical book “The ZX Spectrum…
[youtube _SkfJgMuERo nolink] This will make you think on Netflix in a completely different way. Today on Reddit, it was posted a impressive video showing a TRS-80 streaming the intro of a Doctor Who episode. The video is very short but it amazed me the technical accomplishment, not to say about the constant floppy changes! Imagine if he was doing…
This month on Open Apple the hosts present an early holiday gift, in the form of an epic three hour episode. They sit down for a great conversation with Apple II legend Randy Brandt, perhaps best known for his work at Beagle Bros. We go deep on Beagle Bros, exploring the making of their quirky, innovative software and the wacky…
Kevin Smallwood announced in the Facebook Apple II Enthusiasts forum that he intends to release the GBBSPro bulletin board system (along with ACOS and other related products) under the GPL. Kevin is the current owner of the GBBSPro product. Tony Diaz has a huge collection of GBBSPro/ACOS material, so in tandem, they will be releasing a literal treasure trove of…
The CFFA 3000 card is probably the most desired modern modern interface for the Apple II computers (][+, //e, //e enh or //gs), and every time a new batch is released, it vanishes in a heartbeat. In an e-mail to interested buyers, Rich Dreher dropped the bombshell that the next run of CFFA 3000 boards will be delayed until November…
