The latest #Crash and #SpectrumNext magazines have arrived! The cover of the former looks like a rare composite of live action and Oli artwork. #RetroComputing

It's done. I've indexed all my platform-specific toolchain-and-hardware articles and re-verified that the links are all live and the processes all still work.

This was during a blog vacation. I think I'm going to need a vacation from the vacation.

https://bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com/platform-guides/

I found the note I left myself from just waking up:

Dreamed I was back in the '80s, writing a Gopher/Markdown-like system on the Atari 8-bit, with the line-oriented editor I wrote on TRS-80, not MEDIT. I was explaining heading levels to someone, and drawing ATASCII banner art for h1, inverse for h2, etc.

This wouldn't be too hard to really do (but really, use MEDIT). Atari DOS is fast enough to load pages on demand.
#dream #atari #retrocomputing #hypertext

nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: Clouds bY Maggot! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio

Kaleidoscopico Shows Off Pi Pico’s Capabilities - In the early days of computing, and well into the era where home computers were co... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/27/kaleidoscopico-shows-off-pi-picos-capabilities/ #retrocomputing #raspberrypi #assembly #chiptune #graphics #hardware #pipico #risc-v #amiga #video #demo

Video #3 from the vibe-coding a retro gaming community series! Enjoy, and don't forget to like & subscribe!

https://tilvids.com/w/f1cgPgckuGZKAjmdEk5fA5

Ah, the noble quest of #Visual6502.org: preserving ancient silicon relics with all the pizzazz of a #snoozefest PowerPoint presentation . Guaranteed to excite you as much as watching paint dry, this JavaScript-enabled cornucopia of retro computing trivia will have you yearning for the high-octane thrill of reading a telephone directory .
http://www.visual6502.org/ #Preservation #RetroComputing #JavaScript #TechHistory #HackerNews #ngated

Apparently I haven't been using enough hashtags in my posts here, so i'm here to test something!

If anyone has an interest in the early days of #Pokemon from the late #90s and early #2000s please consider subscribing to my weekly newsletter, where I share interviews, memories, collections, opinion pieces, and the latest Pokémon news!

https://johto.substack.com

Lifting the Chops

nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: Chip 48 bY Maze! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio

"Congratulations! You've discovered the world's most extensive collection of microscopic emulators , perfect for all your retro-computing needs on a pinhead. Just remember, these tiny emus won't help you relive your childhood, but they will remind you how old you've become. "
https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit-preview/ #microscopicemulators #retrocomputing #tinytech #nostalgia #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Question for retrocomputers apple II people. If you could buy any apple II but only one, which one do you choose and why?

Thanks in advance for your replies & comments. I also greatly appreciate boosts for reach.

Anyone have the manual for this Epson "2KIF" RS-232 (maybe current loop too?) serial interface board? It fits inside my Epson FX-100 wide carriage dot matrix printer as a secondary interface. I need to know what the DIP switches do. So far, I think SW2-1 through 4 are baud rate but the rest are a mystery.

EDIT: Located! See next reply.

Commodore OS Vision 3.0 | DistroWatch

｢ This distribution was created for Commodore enthusiasts and people who appreciate a retro style interface. Commodore OS Vision uses the MATE desktop interface and features a retro look and effects. It has a classic Commodore slant with a selection of applications reminiscent of their classic Amiga counterparts ｣

https://distrowatch.com/index-mobile.php?newsid=12429

https://youtu.be/sBxGtKmzOHA?si=fMPZKrY4rM1CJvi4About

About the origins of the https://theretroweb.com and the importance of information preservation. Another great video by The Serial Port

I've just released !EliteNet, my first #RISCOS application in 30 years.

It allows #Archimedes #Elite to transmit to an #Econet multiplayer scoreboard (see Yoda’s score in the second screenshot, for example).

I’ve loved every minute of this little side project!

Here's the repo: https://github.com/markmoxon/elite-over-econet-acorn-archimedes

If you want to see this in action, we’ll be playing multiplayer Elite at the National Museum of Computing’s LAN Party on 7-8 June.

You can find more information about the party here, including ticket details: https://www.tnmoc.org/events/econet-lan-party-2025-1

See you there!

Die woche über habe ich ein buntes Wählscheibentelefon bekommen welches ich gleich in meine Ausstellung integriert habe. Natürlich gleich mit einem #Akustikkoppler

I was recently reminded of the interesting story about how UK developers at MetaComCo saved the #AmigaOS project. The people who had originally been commissioned to create the Disk Operating System (DOS) for AmigaOS had dropped the ball, and then these guys from Bristol, UK, came over and plugged the holes with TRIPOS. Amazing interview of Dr Tim King and his wife Jessica by The Digital Orphanage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-szurM5VY