Category: TRS-80
My only participation in game development contests happened a few years ago in the BASIC 10-liner, where I managed to a very low score – the game wasn’t that good, to be honest. Despite that, this is one of the topics that most interest me. The interest comes from reasons. One is my thinking to try again to participate in…
A month ago I published on YouTube a video showing my vintage computer collection from when I was living in my old place (the video was shot in Nov/Dec 2019) and my main point when posting it was to raise the discussion about the differences to be a collector or simply accumulating old computers just for the sake of it….
As a retro computer collector, I know (as my wife!) that space is the most concerning aspect when you get your hands on computers like the PET, the TRS-80 Model III and many other big and bulky ones. Thanks, ZX-81 to keep the footprint small! If you also face that challenge, maybe you would be happy to have a smaller…
XRoar is a primarily a Dragon emulator for Linux, Unix, Mac OS X and Windows. It also emulates the Tandy Colour Computer models 1 & 2, due to hardware similarities. Because its multiplatform nature, XRoar was also ported to the PS3 and Android. The version 0.35.4 is out, including many fixes and additions, including (from version 0.35): Mac OS X…
With the end of NOMAN 2019 this April 14th, the Basic 10Liners contest is also over and the winners announced. If the BASIC 10Liner contest is new for you, check our previous article about it: 2019 BASIC 10-Liner Contest in On! This year there were nothing less than 83 contestants which made the task to give scores to all of…
How do you keep track of all the different machines released over the years? How do you catalogue different versions of games, down to the different packaging? And how can you ensure that the game you’re looking for is real and authentic? Databases, that’s how! The Martin Ahman, AJ Heller and Joerg Droege talk to Fred Fischer from Consolevariations and…
Attention All Vintage Computer Enthusiasts: Tandy Assembly 2018 will be held on November 10 and 11 in Springfield, Ohio. This is the second year of the all-Tandy show. Computers and electronics from any of the Tandy/Radio Shack lines will be on display. As Tandy was an early leader in the computer and electronics market, and they had a wide variety…
The official Tandy Assembly twitter account has announced that Tandy Assembly 2018 will be held on October 13 and 14 in Springfield, Ohio. They haven’t even updated their web site, but various podcasts had been hinting that Tandy Assembly would be held in roughly the same location and around the same time as 2017. Attendance was quite good last time,…
The long-running TRS8Bit newsletter has a special treat for its readers: a special edition containing a compilation of all BASIC one-liners published throughout the years. The free “package” contains a PDF with the articles that brought the one-liners and a DSK image with all of them ready to run! (although I personally think you should try to type at least…
The December 2017 edition of TRS8BIT is now available from the downloads page, with well over 60 pages of news, reviews and general chit-chat for you to enjoy. There is news about the ‘Super Card Pro’ from cbmstuff.com, Ian Mavric has 4 articles, ranging from Tandy’s work with agriculture, down under, a review of his visit to the TA in Ohio, further…
