Category: Computers
It is true we don’t talk much about the TI-99 here, but it is not because we think less of it. I actually have two of them in my personal collection and it is a very interesting and capable computer. Also, the community of enthusiasts dedicated to the TI-99 is very active on, for example, the Atariage Forum. If you…
Not too long ago, I decided that I wanted to finally “get serious” with 8-bit programming. I love podcasts, so I went looking for a retrocomputing podcast that focused on programming. Other than the short run of Next Without For, I couldn’t find anything out there. OK, it may be that my Google skills just aren’t that good, I don’t…
Amiga Bill and Anthony Becker are, together, the creative force behind The Guru Meditation, one of the #Amiga scene’s most beloved and visible institutions. AJ Heller and Joerg Droege sit down with them for a wide-ranging conversation about the modern Amiga scene and how they produce their brilliant content. (Interview begins @ 24:00) https://scene.world/guru
A few weeks ago the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k was on sale on Amazon Canada and I decided to get one, although I already had many other ways to stream Netflix and other streaming services (fact that my sons keep reminding (mocking!) me every time I use the new device). The price was good and I was curious to…
Reading the excellent atari8bit.net and Atariteca, I was fascinated with the Atari Accountant, the most expensive software sold for the Atari 8-bit machines. The accountant suite would cost, at the time, US$ 1,500, price you would pay for the General Accounting, Account Receivable, and Inventory Control modules. On top of that, the wealthy user would have to buy an Atari…
Stretch the limits of your imagination as AMIGArama explores the free form world of Putty in this weeks episode.
By now, everybody knows that the Arcade Game Designer (AGD) has been helping many developers to bring new games for the ZX Spectrum (and also Amstrad CPC, Coco/Dragon) in an incredible rate and excellent quality. Yesterday, another game showed up in the AGDx Facebook Group and caught my attention by its simplicity and the arcady feeling that it brings: Ninja…
As you might know, Jonathan Cauldwell’s Arcade Game Designer (AGD) is a game engine tool that makes easier to develop games for the ZX Spectrum. Although AGD is one of the best game engines around for retro computers, it runs on a ZX Spectrum hence it is constrained by the machine’s limitations. This week, Tony Thompson has announced on the…
I’ve been downloading and watching demos for many years now and they keep surprising me. I confess that I don’t watch them all, but I try to do it as often as my time allows me. With the month ending today, I decided to go back and check all the demos published during the month of February, primarily using CSDb…
Peter “JAC!” Dell has compiled a download package containing all programs and games presented during the Silly Venture 2k18, the 10th edition of the biggest retro scene gathering in Europe that happened last 2-4 November, in Poland. The convenient package contains four games, thirteen intros, fifteen graphics, six demos, five POKEY music files and another fifteen “bonus” files. It is…
