Tag: retro computing
Yes, you read it right. Amstrad, MSX and Enterprise can get a modern multitask operating system and it actually works very well. SymbOS is a graphical user interface (GUI) based multitasking operating system for Z80 based supported home computers. SymbOS provides true multitasking and a complete windows like GUI. It supports up to 1024KB Ram for data and code execution…
DurexForth team has been very active lately. They just released the version 1.5.2 of the language for the Commodore 64 with the following changes: bugfix: find now handles the empty string correctly bugfix: editor didn’t work correctly with big files (over $1000 bytes) forth: the interpreter now prints “ok” after interpreting forth: abort” now inverts the text editor: open files…
The website Old Tech New Tech Magazine has published a detailed review of the VGA Adapter for the Apple IIc. The product, sold by A2Heaven costs USD$85, seemed to please the reviewer, Warren Ernst: “The Apple IIc VGA adapter is not for everyone. People without eyes, for example, won’t benefit from it. …the A2Heaven’s Apple IIc VGA adapter is arguably the most worthwhile…
Retro Commodore website motto is Your place with high quality scans, and to confirm that objective, tomse has published the Commodore document ‘Overview of Advanced Amiga Architecture and Other Future Directions’ released in 1993 for the ’93 Developers Conference. The document was provided by PET/Dexion As usual, tomse’s OCD (this is a compliment!) is delivering a high-quality PDF file of the 193-page document…
This 2-part article, written by Jimmy Maher on the ‘The Digital Antiquarian’ blog tackles software piracy, since the dawn of personal computing. The first part focus on the history, starting with the open letter Bill Gates wrote back in 1976, asking the hobbyists to not copy Micro-soft software and explaining how software copyright came to be. The second part is actually my favorite,…
After 4 years in the making, the documentary “Viva Amiga” will be finally released to the general public in March, to coincide with the 2016 SWSX (South by Southwest Film Festival). The producers of the film also state that all Kickstarter backers will get their copies BEFORE the general release. As well as access to special content, bonus clips and…
It’s a Pixel Thing had many good shows throughout the year. The host, Pedro Loureiro has prepared a special show with the best of 2015. It is 15 minutes with the best of the best he put together during 2015. Enjoy! [youtube 51kfRj0bkyY nolink] Link: YouTube
After my failed attempt to finish my Atari game for Retrochallenge Summer 2014, I took a sabbatical and skip the next challenges altogether ashamed of my failure. One and a half year has passed and I am healed from the bad experience. That means that I decided to try again and enrolled myself and Vintage Is The New Old on the…
Terry Stewart has published an article teaching how to add a composite video output to your ZX81. Originally the ZX81 has only an RF output which can be tuned on channel 2 or 3 of a TV. More than often, these TVs are either hard to find or bulky to keep so having a more modern alternative to connect the…
Officially starting on January 1st, Retrochallenge ‘Winter Warmup edition’ is again running full speed. The competition will run from January 1st to the end of the month. Blog entries should be complete by midnight on Sunday 31st January GMT. If you are still thinking on participating, email mark at wickensonline dot co dot uk with your name (or handle) a brief synopsis of…
