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It is said that it is the #WeekOfSpeccy - hosted my my.retro.tech over on instagram - and while I'm currently diving a little bit into the demo scene here is something I found:

"Deadly Meteor Kills A Dinosaur" - by gasman, a silly and funny little story about a meteor and a dinosaur.

Watching demos of a specific platfrom is a good way to experience its real capabilities, and this one is quite impressive for the Spectrum.

Enjoy!

#retrocomputing #homecomputer #demo #demoscene #zxspectrum

Netzfund. Dieses #Internetz Gedöns wird sich niemals durchsetzen! Und diese #Homecomputer erst: Völlig überbewertet!

#humor #80er

Computer - Hobby der Zukunft?
Computer sind ganz groß in Hobby-Mode. - Mancher kommt sich schon richtig doof vor, weil er nicht auch so einen schlauen Kasten zu Hause stehen hat. Kein Grund zur Besorgnis! Die meisten der vorschnell angeschafften “Home-Computer” verstauben ohnehin bald in einer Ecke. Oder werden allenfalls noch für Computerspiele benutzt, die auf Dauer langweilig werden. Trotzdem: Ein Computer kann eine ganze Menge erledigen. Zum Beispiel den Terminka- lender führen oder ein Adressenverzeichnis anlegen. Die Frage ist nur: wozu? Das alles kann man ebenso mit der Hand schreiben, Auch die Computerspiele sind letztlich immer dieselben und haben den Nachteil, daß man beim Spielen allein dasitzt. Als Schachpartner ist der Computer jedoch “unschlagbar”.

Ein Computer ist ein teures Hobby. Man sollte sich vor der Anschaffung gut überlegen, ober für einen wirklich das Hobby der Zukunft werden wird.

Mi universo MSX2: 😍💙🕹 - Panasonic FS-A1 mk2 MSX2 con Carnivore 2 - Talent DPC-200A (convertida a MSX2) con Wondertang - SVI-738 X'press (convertida a MSX2) con Mapper/Megaram #msx #msx2 #retrogaming #8bit #homecomputer #retrogamer #retrocomputacion #msxcomputer #msxgames #retrocomputing

I love the smell of fresh floppies in the morning 💾

It has been more than 30 years since I used X-Copy. How magical the waiting time was while copying a floppy. Will the game work? Are there no copy errors on any disk?

#floppyfriday #retrogaming #retrocomputing #homecomputerhistory #homecomputer #commodore #amiga #xcopy #floppy

A box of 10 3,5'' DD floppy disks, an Amiga in the background

One of the floppies is inserted into an Amiga 1200

The Amiga copy program "X-Copy Pro" is doing its job.

I just discovered this. Does anyone know Scala MultiMedia? This looks quite awesome for 1994. I want to do all my future Powerpoints with this 😀

I don't want to do any Powerpoints at all, but if I have to, I want to do it on a 40 year old computer with a 30 year old software on a 14'' CRT.

#amiga #commodore #retrocomputing #homecomputer #homecomputerhistory #scalamm #multimedia

Und wieder ein Schmuckstück #vintagecomputer #homecomputer #commodore64 #commodore #c64 https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/data-becker-c64-textomat-faktumat-datamat-mit-5-25-disk/3080466006-225-5193

Morgen in #BadHomburg 👇
#Retro #Gaming #Homecomputer
https://homecomputer-museum-frankfurt.de

Einige Bücher und Programme für den #AMIGA #retrocomputing #homecomputer #kleinanzeigen #ebay https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/amiga-buecher-und-disketten-einzln-abzgb-/3080080481-225-5193

#AmigApril is nearly over 😃

I made a little AmigaCeption, an Amiga in an Amiga in an Amiga (and lazily reused a video from last year 😁).

Remember: Only Amiga makes it possible 😃

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #commodore #amiga #homecomputer #onlyamigamakesitpossible

NEU bei VSG: Diese Geschichte habe ich nach einer guten Flasche Rotwein im Jahre 2003 niedergeschrieben. Vielleicht war es das Retrofeeling welches mich dazu bewegte, oder halt nur die Angst diese schöne Zeit aus dem Gedächtnis zu verlieren. Viel Spaß beim Lesen…

https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/die-reise-zu-den-space-invaders-teil-1-von-pong-zum-zx81/

#Basic #HewlettPackard #Homecomputer #Programmieren #SpaceInvaders #ZX81

Die Reise zu den Space Invaders – Teil 1: Von PONG zum ZX81

Dies ist meine Geschichte wie ich zum Computer kam. Es muss schon sehr lange her sein, als ich mich für elektronische Spielereien interessierte, ich sag mal so gegen 1972.

https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/die-reise-zu-den-space-invaders-teil-1-von-pong-zum-zx81/

#AtariVCS #Basic #Defender #Galaxian #HewlettPackard #Homecomputer #Pong #Programmieren #SpaceInvaders #ZX81

Another pre-print from me: "»I Program my Home Computer«. Discourse and Computer Archaeological Localizations of a Technology" - where I try to define "home computer" as a term, a technology, and a media historic event:

http://txt3.de/homecomputer

#MediaStudies #ComputerArchaeology #HomeComputer #PostStructuralism #Serres

LESETIPP: Wumpusjagd – die erste Game Map der Videospielgeschichte

https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/wumpusjagd-die-erste-game-map-der-videospielgeschichte/

#Gaming #Maps #Fiction #Tolkien #Homecomputer #Karten

#GIGA-CAD plus
was a #8bit #CAD solution for #Commodore #C64 #homecomputer systems.

It's time for #digitalartist's to get out of the toxic relationship with #Adobe #Illustrator #AI. So this #vector #graphics #retrocomputer #Art was created in #svg #vectorgraphics with #Inkscape. #vintage #hardware #software #FediArt

LESETIPP: Stolz packte der Sohnemann seinen C64 am Weihnachtsabend aus. Nachdem alles angeschlossen war, blickten traurige Kinderaugen auf einen leeren Bildschirm.

https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/rueckschau-homecomputer/

#homecomputer #heimcomputer #zeitschrift #retrocomputing #80s

1982 Commodore introduced the computer for the masses not the classes...
“It writes, rates, creates, even telecommunicates. Costs less does more — the #Commodore64”

This outstanding #homecomputer came with #8bit #MOS6510 #CPU, 64KB RAM and #BASIC. Initially the #C64 was sold for a little under 600 bucks, but competition was brutal in the #8bit-war. https://youtu.be/E9nDsIvUto4

With prices dropping #Commodore sold two million units annually and had a market share up to 40% in the US until 1986.
At one point, the company was selling as many C64s as the rest of the industry combined.

Even when #IBM #PC 5150 compatible #16bit systems changed that in 1988, the #C=64 became highest-selling computer model of all time.

Our #vector #graphic #retrocomputer #art wasn't realized in old #Adobe #PostScript #vectorgraphics #tech with #Ai #Illustrator, but in #svg #technology with #FreeSoftware #Inkscape

vector illustration of a Commodore 64 SBC

Day 7 of #Amigapril

Here are some stats on the PiStorm-powered A1200. I think the number in picture two right of the individual Amiga models is the factor how much faster this one is compared to the specific model. This is of course only the CPU crunching power and doesn't affect the graphic capabilities. But this thing can now do 1274 times as much maths as my A600 from back then 😄

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #homecomputerhistory #homecomputer #amiga #commodore #commodoreamiga #pistorm

A sysinfo screen from an Pistorm-accelerated Amiga1200. The bar for this machine's performance is "off the charts"

A close-up of said screen. The machine is 1274 times faster than an A600 and 36 times faster than an A4000

The #Atari 1200XL was a 8bit #homecomputer running a #MOS 6502 #CPU at 1.79 MHz. When this beautiful machine was launched in 1983 with 64Kb RAM the price was under thousand dollars, but... https://youtu.be/JyA5tA5mmYY

$omehow, in the #8bitwar the #C64 was much more popular even when specs been almost the same. The difference in #BASIC language was less significant for the success. Most likely that competition was won by #Commodore because Jack Tramiel took the advice of his grandfather so serious.
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/22449/Atari-1200XL/

#retrocomputer #vector #graphics #vintage #Atari1200XL #8bit #computer #vectorgraphics #svgART #svg #cgi #art #illustration made by #gfkDSGN with #GPL #Inkscape and #FreeSoftware instead of #Adobe #Illustrator #Ai #SaaS #BS

Atari 1200XL retro computers revisited in a series of digital vector lithography

It's day 6 #AmigApril

Some weeks ago I got a little upgrade for this A1200. I had an RasPi3 laying around, so I bought a PiStorm extension board for the Miggy. And this thing is wild.

It is like every other turbo card for the A1200. It is placed in the trapdoor and replaces the CPU, extends the memory and does a lot more stuff. But instead of a faster 680x0 CPU or a FPGA (both very expensive) there is a Rasberry Pi, that emulates a super fast 680x0 CPU in software.

Think about it. There is original hardware, but the CPU is software-emulated by another computer. And that emulation is faster than any original CPU ever has been. That's completely wild.

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #homecomputer #homecomputerhistory #amiga #commodore #pistorm #raspberrypi