Category: Retro Computing History
This article, write by Matt Gallagher, tell us his work in bringing to the latest MacOS (Sierra) code he wrote back in the late 90’s for the OS 8. Despite the practical objective of the article, which is very interesting by itself, Matt enriches the article with a very interesting summary of some of the tools used to build Mac applications for…
Reset64 is already part the reading habits of any C64 enthusiasts out there due to its content and production quality. We are happy to see a new issue coming out now, freely available in PDF format. Issue 9.5 is a Holiday Special featuring a 2017 wish list and the usual articles, news, and reviews. Here is the complete content this…
One of my favorite past times if the browse computer magazines from the 80’s and early 90’s not only looking not only at the articles but also at the adverts just to see what was being offered at the time, and at the end, having a glimpse of the computer history. I was happy to see that Retrocomputaria, a Brazilian retro computer site,…
This is not “hot news”, but it is always fun to share tidbits of computer history! “Loop”, “Library” and “Patch” are common terms used among programmers, while “Bug” is widely known by users as well, but do you know when they were used for the first time? The Harvard University maintains a page about the Mark I, the first programmable computer in…
Fairlight is an isometric projection arcade adventure video game developed by Bo Jangeborg and Jack Wilkes at EDGE Games and released in 1985 (Wikipedia), for the ZX Spectrum and later on ported to the Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. The game was a best seller at the time as well as pleased by the magazines of the time. On Christmas day, Atariage…
We finally present the interview with Jens Schoenfeld of Individual Computers, in which he sheds a light on the new Commodore 64 Reloaded versions coming out and the new C64C cases! Check it out! http://scene.world
Atariteca, the best Atari-only website in Spanish is conducting a non-scientific poll, trying to elect the best Atari game released in 2016. The list only includes new games released in 2016 so all ports of games from other platforms or hacks/improvements were kept out. Although the poll lets you click multiple times for as many games you want, I hope the poll…
Did you miss the magazine’s type-in era? Very few would actually miss it, but it brings good feelings remembering the days and nights typing programs from magazine’s listings, mainly when the program didn’t work, or a power outage would end it for you! Well, now is time to get revenge – people will type in your program and you might get prizes for…
Open Apple podcast has released a special episode produced by Mike Whalen about the 2016 Kansasfest. Back in July, Mike attended Kansasfest equipped with his audio production gear. While enjoying the Applepaloosa that happens every year, he captured a series of interviews and biographies. The production is superb in quality and content, giving a vivid image of what is Kansasfest, why people spend…
Werner Augusto Roder Kai is for sure the largest MSX collector in Brazil, but with 170 MSX machines in his collection, it is not hard to believe it might be the biggest in the World. The photo above shows only part of his collection, with 145 machines! Adding all software, boxes, cartridges, and accessories the collection would weight easily more…
