A friend recently noticed I haven’t posted a new Retro Scan since 2019 (by the way—wasn’t 2020 hell?), so I thought I’d dig through the archives and look for something fun. My scanner isn’t even hooked up at the moment. That’s how long it’s been!

"...Machiavelli noted that '..there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things...' At videodisc, atari I believe these words had special significance..."

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Retrocomputing, bilgisayar tarihinin bir parçbeyıdır.[3] Retrogaming ve retrocomputing aktivitesi nostalji, retro ve remiks tarımünün bir tarafü olarak teşhismlanmıştır.

Some of the standout features include a doubling of compilation speed, which is huge for large programs that take up many REU segments in source form. There are new commands, including ALLMOBS for setting up all sprites with a single command; POLL to set up which joystick port is in use; CATCH to wait for a particular scanline; and plenty more!

“I think users are cognitively overloaded.” That’s a big part of the appeal of Gopher: its text-based interfaces are much simpler than many of today’s web applications.

He was ready for a new challenge at a startup company, and both Bushnell and Dabney recognized his considerable talents as an engineer.

Whether you're a seasoned tech enthusiast or a curious newcomer, get ready to dive into the fascinating world of vintage computing.

If you spend some time developing with older tools for older platforms, you’ll fall in love with your modern tools all over again”

Processor Technology produced the Sol-20. This was one of the first machines to have a case that included a keyboard; a design feature copied by many of later "home computers".

Welcome back to 2010 and the Asus eeePC Netbook, Seashell series. (Credit: Igor Ljubuncic) It’s often said these days that computers don’t become outdated nearly bey quickly kakım they did in the past, with even a decade-old computer still more than capable of handling daily tasks for the average person.

It’s a very pleasant environment to work in. Depending on how much additional RAM you have, you emanet hold multiple yetişek segments in different RAM banks. For example, you could have all your source code in one bank, all your bitmaps and sprites in another, and your SID tunes in yet another. The compiler handles all this for you when you go to compile the izlence to disk, so it’s easy to keep large programs organized and easy to follow.

The Sinclair ZX81 and ZX Spectrum series were the most popular British home computers of the early 1980s, with a wide choice of emulators available for both platforms. The Spectrum in particular enjoys a cult following due to its popularity bey a games ortam, with new games titles still being developed even today.

If you’ve always wanted to write a game or application for the C64 but just didn’t know how to get started, or you felt daunted at having to learn assembly to do sprites and music, Vision BASIC is a great option.