From July 31st to August 3rd, the 25th Silly Venture took place! I cranked out a few 256-byte intros for the Atari XL/XE, and *life after life* ranked 7th in the 256b intro compo.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ayuTlDsU8
Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/productions/376065/
Pouët: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=104818
From July 31st to August 3rd, the 25th Silly Venture took place! I cranked out a few 256-byte intros for the Atari XL/XE, and *All Stars* managed to land 6th place in the 256b intro compo.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ulc7OR_jD8
Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/productions/376064/
Pouët: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=104819
From July 31st to August 3rd, the 25th Silly Venture went down! I cranked out a few tiny 256-byte prods for the party, and one of them even snagged 3rd place in the 256b intro compo. Wanna check it out? Hit up Demozoo/Pouet.net or catch it on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB3pkLAJHjI
Demozoo link for the prod: https://demozoo.org/productions/376066/
Pouet.net link for the prod: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=104650
Polish engineer creates postage stamp-sized 1980s Atari computer https://arstechni.ca/5emQ #Vintagecomputing #Ataricomputers #retrocomputing #retrogaming #Atari8-bit #retrotech #Atari800 #Atarino #Atari #Tech
In 1988, the Polish company 'SZOK' developed a turbo interface for 8-bit Atari computers, allowing programs to be loaded from tape at 2600 bps using the same FSK modulation as in standard transmission.
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It was a pleasure to work with RZoG, SoTe, X-Ray, P.W., Miker, and TLB on this project! Great time, guys - Thanks! :) Without you, this wouldn't have been possible! Amazing how time flies - 30 years in one frame! :D
Curious about what happens in memory while this demo runs? Check it out: https://youtu.be/8VQncahDG_w
Thanks to Marcin Skoczylas (Slajerek) and his visual debugger, we can see our algorithms at work... Great to witness after all these years!
The Silly Venture 2024SE is over... my little contribution to the party was to do a little 16k intro for the competition, and here it is: https://demozoo.org/productions/355372/
You can also watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKh8fddDUxc
Checking out inputs on the TV as I re-setup this corner desk with some A8 Time Pilot.
#TimePilot #Atari #A8 #Atari8 #retrogaming #retrogames #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #mancave #desk #setups #ByteCellar #photo #consoles #TI994A #Amiga
The PCB I designed for the #Atari 8-Bit Ethernet Project card using an #Olimex board works!
I only forgot to connect 2 ground pins. 😁
Soon I will upload the fixed gerber files to https://github.com/AndresPlazaR2/atari_8bit_ethernet
#retrocomputing #atari8
A short story of a certain Atari 800XL motherboard and dynamic memory from Micron... 🧵
The Steam Deck runs Altirra really well!
I did have to configure the controller, and I haven’t tried any games that require a keyboard but I could remap some of the triggers to those keys.
#SteamDeck #Altirra #Atari #Atari8-bit #Retrogaming #RetroComputing
I'm going live in 45 minutes! (7:30 EST) https://live.gozgeek.com
Repórter Retro 091
https://retropolis.com.br/2023/04/26/reporter-retro-091/
#RepórterRetro #6502 #adaptador #adrianblack #Al-Alamiah #Alphasmart #amstradcpc6128 #Apple #AppleII #arctic.retro #Atari1200XL #Atari8-bits #AugustoBaffa #ChatGPT #Clone #Compaq #CompaqPortable #CP/M #CRT #DavidSchmenk #disquetede8" #encontrosdeusuários #Floptical #GUI #HP9100 #Intel #Intel80486 #joystick #Laser200 #LinusTechTips #MacSE/30 #Microdigital #microsoft #MSX #MSXRio #PCXT #Pentium #Plasma #Processinho #
Promessa que esperamos ver cumprida: Atari 1800XL recriado!
https://retropolis.com.br/2023/04/16/promessa-que-esperamos-ver-cumprida-atari-1800xl-recriado/
#MundoRetro #Atari8-bits #Atari800XL #fpga #Polônia #Projetos #ReviveMachines #RM800XL
Added an #Atari8 #atari 800xl to my collection. Not working so start by testing the RAM as every chip is already in a socket. Needs a good clean too.
In 30 minutes (7:30pm EST) I'll be playing Attack of the PETSCII Robots on my Atari 800XL - https://twitch.tv/gozgeek
@SanderFocus Need a Jay Miner one for his work on the Atari VCS/2600, Atari 800, and Amiga. #JayMiner #AtariVCS #Atari2600 #Atari800 #Atari8 #Amiga
While I agree the C64 palette is better than the ZX Spectrum palette, I find some of the colors rather drab. I much prefer the Atari 800 palette of 256 colors.
Normally, the Atari can only display 4 colors per screen, not counting the player/missile graphics (aka. sprites), but a few low resolution modes allow either 16 luminance levels of one color, 16 colors at the same luminance level, or 9 colors of your choice.
Then there are software modes. One option is to change the palette every scan line. Other software modes allow alternating between two or three palettes on each screen refresh, allowing more than 256 colors.
#C64 #ZXSpectrum #Atari8 #8bit #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
The Atari 800's ANTIC & GTIA video chips were also designed by Jay Miner and similarly can do software video modes like APAC to get more than 4 of the 256 colors on the screen at the same time. #atari8 #antic #gtia #apac
My latest Goto 10 post is up, where I talk a bit about various BASICs on the Atari 8-bit.
