Move over, AMD vs. Intel: there's a classic rivalry in the computing world that arguably laid the groundwork for modern personal computing and gaming. Zilog #Z80 vs. MOS #6502 !
A new #article inspired by the fact that even most modern 8-bits are either Z80 or 6502. #retrofunpl
I got the privilege of spending an evening pair-programming with qkumba and learnt quite a few cool things! (also my video handler completes in 27 cycles instead of 31 🤯) #6502#RetroComputing
It's #NationalSuperheroDay and I have made at least 100 superhero costumes over the past 15 years + I could share any of them, but I've had the same favorite superhero since I was 4 years old. She used to lead the Avengers, you know. Captain Marvel herself, Monica Rambeau 🖤🤍 💫 #CaptainMarvel#Photon#Spectrum#MonicaRambeau#cosplay
In June 2020, our cable & internet bill was $79.00. We only have the local TV, 10 channels package & poor, rural Internet. Now, same service, $160.00 per month.
Spectrum customers show company the consequences of hiked prices
Charter Spectrum revealed that it has lost 72,000 internet customers and 405,000 cable TV customers during the first quarter of 2024.
Some 40 years ago, my dad took a leap and decided to import and resell the #Enterprise64 microcomputer from the United Kingdom. This was indeed the era of the "micro", and lots of options were available like the #Spectrum, #Amstrad, #NewBrain, #Lynx and numerous others. Unfortunately competition was hard, and the Enterprise was delayed for almost a year. Eventually they went bankrupt and all stock was exported to Eastern Europe where it got a second life among some very hard core enthusiasts. Very few were actually sold in Denmark - I would assume less then a hundred - and today I managed to get my hands on the third one in my collection. Inherited from his dad, the seller had no idea what to use this for. It's very much a special item, and very far from the mainstream like the Commodore 64. It is nevertheless a fascinating machine, sporting a #Zilog#Z80 with support for up to 2MB RAM. The operating system also contained IS-BASIC, and was a bliss to work with.
Donkey Kong Jnr. almost saw an impressive #BBCMicro release thanks to author of Killer Gorilla, Adrian Stephens. Sadly, when Atarisoft collapsed, the game was canned - but thankfully a final version managed to sneak out into the wild, so you can play it!
Any #acorn fans staring frantically at ebay and waiting for the Computers For Schools 1996 carrier bag can stop looking. It's going to the Centre For Computing History collection instead.
I am going to enjoy the conversation in the post office
"For the purposes of security what does this parcel contain"
"A carrier bag"
"What's in the bag"
"Nothing"