Bitmap Books have published their first of many printed celebrations: The Commodore 64: A Visual Compendium. Now this great piece of computer history hits the Funstock online store, and it is taking pre-orders – the actual release date is October 1st. The price is £24.99 (about US$ 40). Unlike other books about the C64, it celebrates the visual side of the…
As a retro computer hobbyist, I know it is very common when people show a bit of surprise when you talk about your beloved old computers, and deep inside they are thinking “why the hell this guy is wasting time programming for dead technology?”. Well, now you can shut their mouths up, and if you live in US (Seattle –…
Do you know how to program in BASIC? Do you have a working retro computer or emulator? Reddit’s RetroBattlestations is holding next week (Sep 6-14) the BASIC Week 3 and they need help porting the BASIC Week 3 program to more computers and their different BASIC dialects. There’s ports now for the Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC, Atari, and Amstrad. The…
The new version v1.14 of the Windows front-end launcher for blueMSX – blueMSX Launcher – has been released, and is now also available in a 64 bit version. Here is the change list: Introduced a 64 bit build in addition to the 32 bit one. Added MSX Generation LED display. Rearranged the ‘Fill Database’ Window. Only allow one instance of…
Latest releases over at CSDb are as follows: Special Tape, Motte and Bailey, TDK, Game Preview, Game Preview, Leon’s Town, LoaderInjection, Unloader, Headache, Nostalgia Logo 001, Hitmen-Loader, THEY, Veto Logo – Wizard of Peace, Engage charmode, begin pursuit, Day of the Tentacle is your BAD day!, I Can Remember +D, Laxity Intro #59 (Remember), Star Patrol 2049 (loader), Hot Shot…
QEMU PPC is still work in progress (by Frode and Toni), QEMU-side is not yet included. It run for the first time few days ago. It is not stable enough yet but hopefully soon… – Autoconfig stopped immediately after first A590/A2091 board was configured. – If VHD check/validation failed after VHD type was fetched (static vs dynamic), VHD was still…
The English and German issue 110 (September/October 2014) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today (02.09.14) It can be ordered directly from the editorial office of Amiga Future and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine. The current issue includes a preview of Icaros Desktop 2.0 as well as reviews of MorphOS 3.6 and Donkey Downfall. Website: http://www.amigafuture.de










