Online 8-bit Assembler IDE (desktop version also available!)

ASM80 is an free online IDE allowing you to code and compile assembler code for 8-bit processors (8080, Z80, 6809 and 6502). Main Features: Code editor Simulated workspace for your files (it’s stored technically in your browser, so you haven’t to got any “server account”) Compiling engines for 8080/8085, Z80, 6502, 6800 and 6809 CPU Embedded emulators for all these…

WinUAE 2.9.0 beta 24

Beta 24: – Native code Z3 offset was wrong if Z3 mapping was using “real” mode. – CD32 NVRAM file was not automatically created (b14). – Added some accelerator board A1200 and A4000 configs to Quickstart. – Only PCM audio worked (and was always used) when recording audio in non-wave mode. – Picasso IV in Z3 mode didn’t appear in…

Chris Huelsbeck joins Matt's Kickstarter

Chris abbott’s post on Facebook Chris Huelsbeck has announced today that he’s joining Matt’s Kickstarter, so if the funding reaches £75,000, not only will Matt remix three Galway and three Hubbard tracks, Chris will remix one of his tracks, and Eirik Suhrke will remix another. And, Matt will remix one of Chris’s. If you haven’t already backed Matt, since the…

Podcast Episode #2 – The Return of Cinemaware

Extremely hot and out now! Cinemaware is back! AJ and Joerg talk to Matt Falcus and Sven Vößing from Cinemaware, who have taken their classic games to entirely new levels. Aheh… get it? Games? Levels? Cinemaware: http://www.cinemaware.com Rocket Ranger Reloaded: http://rocketrangerreloaded.com Wings! Remastered Edition: http://www.cinemawarewings.com Sven’s Retro Hunter: http://retro-hunter.de Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matt_Falcus John Draper’s Health Issues/fundraising: http://www.webcrunchers.com/back-to-hospital-again/ Joerg: http://nafcom.eu AJ:…

Reset Magazine #05 Available Now

The November issue of Reset Magazine is avalaible for download following the link below. Reset Magazine is a free, non-profit fanzine dedicated to the Commodore 64 computer. Our target audience is the casual Commodore 64 user and retro computer enthusiast. Reset is distributed on the internet as a free PDF. Source: Reset Website Download: Reset #5 PDF

A Very Cool $59 Retrocomputer

Well, it is not really retro/vintage since all the project is modern, but the Micromite Companion gives you all the feeling of a Retro computer. “It’s a kit computer that is programmed in BASIC, capable of sprites, tiles, and SIDlike audio with 54K of programming space. The MMC also capable of communicating with serial, I2C, SPI, 1-wire, and other modern…

Ben Heck's Apple 1 Replica Part 2

[youtube PyV8jaih4SA nolink] Ben continues to create an Apple 1 Replica. In the previous episode, he built the core of the Apple 1 – a 6502 computer with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and a few address decoders. Today Ben works to get some input/output going with an updated interface using a Propeller micro-controller. He can test the new interface by…

A Quick Trip Down Memory Lane… How We Were Introduced to Computers

I just wanted to share a couple of cool videos that I found (nostalgia) —  the Commodore 64 Training Tape (VHS) with the late Jim Butterfield (1936-2007), released on 1982. [youtube chwQnTQyGY0 nolink] There was a certain level of showmanship in the past. Commodore even introduced the Amiga three years later at the Lincoln Center accompanied with classical music and lasers. [youtube hWiOVa1R4m0…

Retro Arcade with Raspberry Pi

Arcades are great… and also big – it is not like you can have them all around the house. I know you gonna say: “No need! I have emulators!”, and you are right. But playing arcades using a PC keyboard is just “not right” (or plain heresy for some), so how about building your very own cheap arcade machine ?…

Vintage Computer Festival East 10.0 is a go!

[youtube PmqAFRNZoz8 nolink] The next edition of the Vintage Computer Festival East will happen on April 17th to 19th in Wall, New Jersey, US. The Vintage Computer Festival East is a hands-on, family-friendly celebration of computer history. It offers a book sale, classes, consignment sale, exhibit hall, food, lectures, museum tours, prizes, vendors, workshops, and more. Dozens of exhibits, classes,…