Category Archives: Programming

The Quest for the Sun

Posted on July 1, 2024 by admin

In September 1986, I found myself in year 10 at a regional high school in New South Wales, eagerly anticipating my work experience at a local computer shop called RAMROD. The store manager, Greg, was an absolutely awesome guy who … Continue reading →

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BBS and beyond

Posted on June 22, 2024 by admin

On Monday, June 30, 1986, we launched Comm-Link BBS for the Gosford Commodore User Group (based in Gosford, NSW). Over the past six months, I had worked on designing, programming, and conducting extensive testing to reach the point where users … Continue reading →

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Relics from the past

Posted on June 1, 2024 by admin

During the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, I decided to tackle the task of scanning old paperwork and digitizing it on my PC. As I sifted through boxes of documents, I stumbled upon a treasure trove of computer printouts dating … Continue reading →

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Programming Books for Retro Machines

Posted on December 22, 2023 by admin

Over the past 4 years I have been on the look out for some programming books for the retro machines, computers and the original classic consoles from the early 1980’s when I stumbled across an author named Oscar Toledo G. … Continue reading →

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Parachute Rescue

Posted on February 6, 2023 by admin

Introducing “Parachute Rescue”, the retro-inspired game currently in a beta release that will take you on a thrilling adventure to save falling parachute divers from the jaws of hungry sharks! In Parachute Rescue, players take control of a small rowboat … Continue reading →

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SNAKE – VIC 20

Posted on October 4, 2022 by admin

Had a few nights free recently so was inspired to create a simple game for the unexpanded Commodore VIC – 20 using BASIC v2.0. For those who have programmed the VIC 20 in BASIC realise that you only have 3.5KB … Continue reading →

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Vital Message

Posted on August 25, 2020 by admin

My second BASIC to C conversion using the classic Usborne 1980s computer books which helped many of today’s tech professionals were inspired by the Usborne computing books they read as children. The books included program listings for such iconic computers as the … Continue reading →

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Robot Missile

Posted on August 24, 2020 by admin

Usborne 1980s computer books helped many of today’s tech professionals were inspired by the Usborne computing books they read as children. The books included program listings for such iconic computers as the ZX Spectrum, the BBC Micro and the Commodore 64, … Continue reading →

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Blinking LED

Posted on August 20, 2020 by admin

Raspberry Pi project #1, the blinking of an LED using C and the wiringPi library. I know this isn’t necessarily anything special but I wanted to record my little projects and what better place to start than by building a … Continue reading →

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Day of Week

Posted on July 29, 2020 by admin

Here is a simply C program that lets you enter a number from 1 -7 (valid options) or higher than 7 as an invalid entry. Using multiple if…else decisions the program will display a corresponding day of the week.