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BBC has published a 5-episode podcast to discuss the computer languages that had (or still have) great impact in the computer industry – Codes that Changed the World. Each one of the first four episodes cover the languages FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, and Java, with a fifth episode discussing how so many different languages are able to coexist. As excepted we…
VCF East is now part of the history that it tries to tell. The last event took place last weekend, and it seems whoever was able to attend had a blast! If you, like myself, couldn’t be there, you can have a glimpse of the event visiting the link below, containing some nice photos of the event. Link: VCF East…
This month on Open Apple, Mike Maginnis and Quinn Dunki sit down with Paul Lutus, author of Apple II software such as AppleWriter and GraFORTH. They talk about the impacts of software development on society, the value of the individual in the process, and the trials of coding software in the woods. Link: Open-Apple
Retro Computing Roundtable Episode 98 is out. One of the things we like to do with old computers is program them. With modern computers, running editors and emulators, we can do some things a lot easier than we could when dealing directly with the classic machines. Do you have any favorite tools and tips for doing this sort of thing?…
[youtube o-zzW-2mWQI nolink] Technobytes shows us a teaser video of their new accelerator card for the Apple II. For now, the card is not available for purchase, and it is still being tested. Source: Apple II Enthusiasts Facebook Group
Review by Stuart Johns – http://www.myacornelectron.com(the Gotek Floppy Drive Emulator for the Amiga 500) Anybody who knows me knows that my comfort zone when it comes to vintage computing is the Acorn Electron – I have always had one and have tried to keep up with the changes and the new hardware and software that comes along (even in 2015!)…
Released by: Samar ProductionsRelease Date: 28 March 2015Type: C64 One-File Demo Notes: Please use WinVICE V2.4. Set Extra SID chips at Settings/SID settings.Best played with SID model 8580R5 1489 (ReSID-fp). Download: ef-by-samar.d64News Source: CSDb
WinUAE 3100b16 has been released. WinUAE is without a doubt the best Amiga emulation available to date and if used alongside Classic Workbench and WHDLoad you can get a really great Amiga hard drive experience like in the picture above. Changes– Automatic resize used horizontal zoom value for both horizontal and vertical. – Replaced half-integer scaling options with separate select…
[youtube 2xPAjOGHj2Y nolink] Modern storage devices is the dream of every retro-computer user, and users of Amstrad CPC are not out of the party, thanks to the C4CPC Flash Cartridge. Using a microSD card slot and USB port for loading games, the C4CPC slots into either a GX4000, CPC464 Plus, or 6128 Plus systems as if it was a standard…
[youtube oAz_q0AhXW0 nolink] Great News for all you Commodore 64 fans! Hackersoft will be releasing their future crazy hack releases via Commodore is Awesome! This means that you will be able to download Vinny’s very latest releases here ‘Exclusively’ on CIA! The first release from Hackersoft/CiA is called Rent-a-cop which was originally a game made in 2012 by Achim Volkers….
