Category: Retro Computing History
Randy Kindig and Earl Evans started covering the Sinclair ZX-80/81 in the last episode of FloppyDays podcast, mostly talking about its history and tech specifications. To continue the historical coverage of the early Sinclair machines, Randy was able to locate and interview John Grant, owner of Nine Tiles which was responsible for the operating system and the BASIC language shipped with the ZX-80….
Following the launch of the Commodore Amiga in 1985, nobody could have foreseen the kind of impact that this revolutionary machine would have upon the computing industry. Equipped with a custom chipset that granted the machine advanced graphical and sound capabilities way beyond the capabilities of the competition (at least at the given price point), the Amiga was seen as an…
Of all the games I owned for my Commodore Amiga, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, remains one of the most memorable. Based on the character of Elvira – portrayed by Cassandra Peterson – the game follows in the footsteps of the 1988 comedy horror film released a couple of years earlier, although the game’s story is completely separate to that…
Historians and computing enthusiasts interested in the history of Commodore and it’s unreleased Commodore 65 prototype should definitely take time to watch the following video uploaded by The Centre for Computing History. In this feature, Jason Fitzpatrick talks to Adrian Graham (binarydinosaurs.co.uk) about Commodore’s successor to the classic C64. The pair discuss a brief history of the machine, it’s various…
John Linville has posted his comments about all entries for the Retro Challenge 2018/04. Since the challenge is not a traditional contest with winners and losers, John’s comments reflect his take on each one of the projects that the participants had worked on during last April. If you couldn’t follow the participants’ blog posts while the challenge was happening, there is…
The Commodore 64 community has been reinvigorated with the recent launch of TheC64 Mini, bringing vintage 8-bit gaming back to the general consumer looking for an easy to use plug’n’play solution. However, the Mini was not the first Commodore 64 themed project in this century to entice us middle aged boys and girls to put on the ‘rose tinted glasses’…
Kilobyte Magazine is a hobbyist magazine dedicated to 8-bit computing today. This edition contains the following articles: Alf Yngve Computer Warriors Dun Darach Diskettes Floppy Sleeves Hyberbnated Legend of Silverpeak Luftrauserz Nintento & Atari Pet Rescue ..and more! Download: Kilobyte Magazine Source: Kilobyte Magazine
When I first saw, more than two years ago, news about SymbOS, it looked like magic. The multitask operating system for Z80 machines was at that time, 10 years old and the version 3.0 was just released. SymbOS project is still going strong and the version 3.0 is available for the complete Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128 range (old and new generation), for…
The MSX enthusiasts will now be able to enjoy, using their favourite machine, ‘Fort Apocalypse’, a game initially released in 1982 for the Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64. It was announced by SoCal Studio that they are working on a port of the game for the MSX! No, this is not the 4th entry for the contest! To be more…
Rio de Janeiro has everything to offer: beaches, sun, Carnaval, and beautiful people. But for most of us, all that really doesn’t matter unless we still can have our yellowed retro computing fix, right!? If that is your case and you happen to be in Brazil on May 31st, this is your lucky day! The 7th RetroRio will receive you…
