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Category Archives: Retro
What am I carrying
As you might be able to tell from my other posts I’ve been a big fan of the old school text adventure games which dominated the gaming industry back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Recently I stumbled across … Continue reading
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Endless Loop
The History of the BASIC programming language Discovered this book by accident, one of those random searches on Amazon results in often finding little gems. The History of the BASIC programming language is one of those gems. With just a … Continue reading
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Rewards arrive
The Commodore Story (IMDB)Kickstater information (here)Where to buy (here) I’ve already watched, well streamed the footage of the Blueray pre-release and though the quality of the story being told, the people involved and the continued love for the Commodore computers … Continue reading
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C64 Mini in action
Heres a quick video of The 64 Mini. Truly plug and play, easy to use menu system, etc.. Plenty of games but only a few real classics like Mission Impossible, Summer Games, and Boulder Dash. Some of the games felt … Continue reading
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The Commodore Story
For many years now we have been reminded of the amazing success of Apple, IBM, and Microsoft and how each of these companies launched the Personal Computer revolution. It is true that the victors write history and it is true … Continue reading
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Breakin the Borders
2017 has been an amazing year for the retro computer community with an endless supply of books and documentaries on offer and of truely professional quality. My newest instalment arrived today, 400 pages of stories, interviews and screenshots all enclosed … Continue reading
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The Amiga Years
The long-awaited continuance of Brian’s first book titled Commodore a Company on the Edge has finally made its way to my door. Mine turned up in the mail from Amazon a week or so ago and I couldn’t have been … Continue reading
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Another retro console :-)
In recent years the retro community and those wishing to relive their youth have been spoilt with choice, whether it be new games for classic systems, books, magazines and console remakes just as the recently released Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System … Continue reading
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Great documentary !!
We have been spoilt for qualify Retro computing books and documentaries over the past three to four years now and this week I watched another fantastic high-quality video called “Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict” which takes a detailed look at the … Continue reading
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Atari handheld console
Wow, its been years since I first tried the Atari Flashback console (the one that looked like a miniature Atari 7800) and while it was fun I was a little disappointed after a few hours. The result was to pack … Continue reading
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