Paul Lefebvre writes an epic saga about the Atari 1200XL, a "revolutionary" computer that was as successful as a lead balloon. With more shielding than a nuclear bunker, it was all set to save Atari from the Commodore 64... until reality called and asked for its computer back.
https://www.goto10retro.com/p/the-atari-1200xl-fiasco #Atari1200XL #AtariHistory #RetroComputing #TechFails #ComputerSaga #HackerNews #ngated

I just discovered the really great website of https://www.oldsilicon.com. Lots of interesting information out there.

Modernizing an Enigma Machine - This project by [Miro] is awesome, not only did he build a replica Enigma machine ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/17/modernizing-an-enigma-machine/ #reverseengineering #debruijnsequence #retrocomputing #enigmamachine #encryption #pogopin #enigma

Bilancio della serata di laboratorio Apulia Retrocomputing di ieri:

Due #Atari 2600 riparati, 3 Commodore 64 morti e resuscitati, PET 8296 RESUSCITATO. Secondo scaffale montato.

In effetti, siamo in clima di resurrezione!

Bilancio della serata di laboratorio Apulia Retrocomputing di ieri:

Due #Atari 2600 riparati, 3 Commodore 64 morti e resuscitati, PET 8296 RESUSCITATO. Secondo scaffale montato.

In effetti, siamo in clima di resurrezione!

Bilancio della serata di laboratorio Apulia Retrocomputing di ieri:

Due #Atari 2600 riparati, 3 Commodore 64 morti e resuscitati, PET 8296 RESUSCITATO. Secondo scaffale montato.

In effetti, siamo in clima di resurrezione!

nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: f.a.i.t.h bY Jase! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio

Even after 40 years, #AmigaOS proves it was truly innovative, and ahead of its time...

If you leave an empty USB floppy drive connected to Windows 10 /11, you get constant random drive seeks much like the Amigas famous 'drive click'...

got Kiwix (offline Wikipedia reader) running on my 21-year-old PC running Slackware 13.37 via:

* The archive[1]. 0.10 works with 2020-07 Wikipedia but not 2023-09. They also have an updated XP build, but iirc it required SSE2 and uses JS

* Internet In a Box[2]. 3.1.2-5 is the latest without an illegal instruction error. 2025-01 Wikipedia works but the rendering is jacked up on older Firefox/SeaMonkey

[1] - https://download.kiwix.org/archive/kiwix/kiwix-xulrunner/

[2] - https://download.iiab.io/packages/kiwix/

nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: The Vindicator (Music) - Amstrad Cpc bY Amstrad! tUnE iN NoW: https://radio.erb.pw #retrocomputing #demoscene #chiptunes #trackermusic #sceneradio

So Ripton, despite being a Repton piss-take with level names like Iguanus (og: Iguana) and Giant crap (Giant clam), is somehow… actually good… the levels are well designed & challenging. I bet the dev was very happy when Repton 3 came out next year with an editor. I wonder if they made any levels?

Finally remembered to post last week's stream on the ole Tube. Got some of the level randomization in but it's done in the tool pipeline for now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-2pxgcA5UM

Rod Hull is very Testing: Hauppauge Live-2 USB vs Sentinel, Dead Zone, Aardvark & Psycho Pig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu7oo9AOolo
#RetroGaming #VideoCapture #RetroComputing #Commodore64

A new piece of art has arrived #picasso

@rc2014 #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #z80 #rc2014 #zilog

The Atari 1200XL fiasco

https://www.goto10retro.com/p/the-atari-1200xl-fiasco

look what I've got! #retroComputing

edit: Now properly curated for the Internet Archive library.

https://archive.org/details/star_trek_tng_screen_saver

Pirate Adventure | 64'er Magazin
https://www.64er-magazin.de/SH8502/pirate_adventure.html
#c64 #retrocomputing #64er
Hier ist die Lösung des »Pirate Adventure« von Scott Adams.