Mazeon’s animated pixel tribute to the Commodore Amiga 500.
The Amiga was a revolutionary computer in the 1980s and early 1990s, spawning many software devs, music composers and graphic artists (including myself).
The screen shows a low-res version of the legendary Boing Ball, an early demonstration showing off some of the Amiga’s multitasking power.
Since the 1980s, Usborne has been releasing great books for learning about computers and programming. Vibrant and fun, with big letters for the young and old, the company has put a whole bunch of them online for free as PDFs. They may not be as culturally relevant, but their ability to teach remains neon bright.
I recommending "Write Your Own Adventure Programs" for the curious, it's fun simply to read!
The Psychedelic Furs recorded this strangely mesmerizing live version of Love My Way at Perkins Palace in Pasadena, US in 1983, for a tv music programme. It has a slower tempo than the album version from Forever Now (1982), yet the timing is very even and Richard Butler is pitch perfect....
Apparently, this coffee-making Commodore 64 peripheral actually existed, produced in Italy in the mid-1980s, to be plugged into the cartridge port of the C64.
I can't think of anyone quite like Paul Lynde today.
We all loved watching Hollywood Squares. It felt like we were getting away with something naughty. And Paul in the center square always came through with the laughs!
Following up on my Commodore 64 tribute, here's a 3D poster illustration I created for a 2014 documentary called "8 bit Generation: The Commodore Wars".
Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way (Live, Pasadena 1983) (m.youtube.com)
The Psychedelic Furs recorded this strangely mesmerizing live version of Love My Way at Perkins Palace in Pasadena, US in 1983, for a tv music programme. It has a slower tempo than the album version from Forever Now (1982), yet the timing is very even and Richard Butler is pitch perfect....