Category: Retro Computing History
If you think that it is taking too long to get your hands on the new Mac OSX “El Capitan”, you should consider what the Apple IIgs users have been through. After exactly 22 years, 2 months, 2 days and 2 hours since System 6.0.1 was released, a new version of the Apple IIgs operating system has been released. Of…
Today is a sad day for all Nintendo fans. Satoru Iwata dies at only 55, victim of a tumour. He joined Nintendo in 1980, and became the company president in 1993. In his time as President, Iwata oversaw some of the strongest (Wii, DS) and weakest (GameCube, Wii U) periods in Nintendo’s history as a video game company. Last year,…
This episode of Inverse ATASCII tackles a different type of productivity tool – The Atari Portfolio, the first MS-DOS compatible handheld device. The device is actually developed by another company – DIP Research and then licensed to Atari. To learn everything about the device, and see some nice pictures of it, head over Inverse ATASCII podcast website. Link: Inverse ATASCII
Fernando Pena, known as “ferix” on English Amiga Board has posted some updates in his project to create a SD Card interface for the Amiga. There are some videos showing the card working, and it looks pretty amazing. Although we already have the option to buy GOTEK drives for the Amiga, having an SD Card interface is very appealing, and…
Are you on a hunt to learn or improve your Apple II programming skills? Here is a great opportunity for you! Rebecca Heineman releases source for IIGS version of Space Ace on GitHub. Back in 1990, Rebecca bought a copy of the game released by ReadySoft and didn’t like the fact the port was only for ProDOS, requiring you to…
The first teaser for the English translation of Generation 64 is now launched by Bitmap Books. The Kickstarter campaign will open on the 17th of July. Generation 64 is a hardback coffee table book that tells the story of how the Commodore 64 influenced an entire generation of Swedish gamers in the 1980s. This generation of gamers, demo sceners and…
We have broke 7000 followers on Twitter! We created our Twitter account around the same time as Commodore is Awesome website, way back in April 2011. We thought this was definitely worth a mention and also a great opportunity to say a BIG THANK YOU! to all our Loyal Followers on Twitter, Facebook, our websites and also our Facebook Retro…
Blake Patterson wrote in his blog “Byte Cellar” about his visit to the “Places of Invention” Exhibit at the National Museum of American History, in Washington D.C. The exhibit is not only about vintage computing, but there is an important part of it dedicated to the rise of the personal computer. Besides the article that I recommend you to read,…
Matthew Reed has just published on TRS-80.org an article about the TRS-80 Model II. The article does a good job explaining the differences between the model II and model I, as well as covering released software for the machine. With a lot of information and nice catalog images, you should check it out for sure. Link: TRS-80.org
The people behind the Atari magazine pro(c) Atari has released a special printed edition of the PDF Magazine ‘ATARI GAMER XL/XE Game Review Edition’ created by Darren Doyle. The 72-page magazine will feature: Atari Time Tunnel Atari Fun Facts 2 Interviews System Focus on 130XE Atari 8bit Trivia 60 Game Reviews Atari Computers in Europe in the 80’s 8bit Lost…
