8-Bit Homebrew Processor (www.youtube.com)
So, this isn't exactly retrocomputing and it looks like it's from four years ago, but I just found it and thought that many here may find it interesting....
The BASIC programming language turns 60 (arstechnica.com)
I was definitely a Commodore kid, and BASIC was my first language. Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I still like BASIC for hobby stuff.
Inside the Globus INK: a mechanical navigation computer for Soviet spaceflight (www.righto.com)
"Different Globus units needed to be built for different orbits. Moreover, this design only handles circular orbits, making it useless during orbit changes such as rendezvous and docking. These were such significant limitations that some cosmonauts wanted the Globus removed from the control panel, but it remained until it was...
Compiling MS-DOS 4.0 from DOS 4.0, on a PS/2! (virtuallyfun.com)
How Not To Release Historic Source Code | OS/2 Museum (www.os2museum.com)
C64 Round Up: April/May 2024 - 13 Games, Pixel Art, News & More! (www.youtube.com)
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub — 45 year old code now open-source (www.tomshardware.com)
Trying to get DOS 6.22 on an SD Card, to then run via an ISA IDE to SD Adapter on my Commodore PC-10 III, but It doesn't wanna boot. What am I doing wrong? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
I have been following the exact steps as outlined in this tutorial video, with no oddities happening along the way: youtu.be/twQbHWJF7LA...
After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip (arstechnica.com)
Fifty Years of the Personal Computer Operating System (computerhistory.org)
Zilog Calls Time on the Venerable Z80, Discontinues the Standalone Z84C00 CPU Family (www.hackster.io)
Determined enthusiasts are building a custom 3dfx graphics card — VoodooX has 32MB RAM and DVI output (www.tomshardware.com)
I ported THOUSANDS of apps to Windows 95 (youtu.be)
ChinnyVision - Ep 545 - 40 Years Of The Amstrad CPC (www.youtube.com)
PUMPKINOS: A MODERN REIMPLEMENTATION OF PALMOS FOR TODAY’S PLATFORMS (hackaday.com)
I’ve not tried this but it looks interesting!
Dell Called It "The Showstopper" - The Dell XPS M2010, a last hurrah of the luggable PC. (www.youtube.com)
Whats the best Universally usable CRT Monitor for computers all trough the 80s and 90s?
With my little Computer Collection ever growing, I think its time to get myself an actual Monitor to use these Machines. So im wondering, what Monitor has most if not all Connection Types and modes of operation to be compatible with most/ if not all Computer from the 80s till the 90s?...
A brief history of keyboard encoding (kbd.news)
[Solved] Seeking a name, from the mists of the past
In the Silicon Valley / San Jose / Bay area, there was a BBS that had a hierarchical message board, Replies were ordered under posts or other replies. In the 80’s this was an unusual feature of a bulletin system. The BBS was named for a character from some story. It was a hard to pronounce word/name starting with the letter...
automatic pattern punching system (www.youtube.com)
video features old computer with tui interface at miyata textile co. the operator loads software from tape on MZ-80K2 CLEAR(or CLEAN?) COMPUTER....
Usborne 1980s Computer Books (usborne.com)
writing PalmOS software with FreePascal/Lazarus (wiki.freepascal.org)
freepascal/lazarus amiga development (blog.alb42.de)
gui program developed with lazarus/freepascal, compiled for amiga, works same way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKGS6fcLLOE
Maximum resolution of Atari ST (www.atari-forum.com)
Because in low res some 416x274 is possible, in med res maybe can pull out 832x274 - still little less pixels than in mono.