#retrobytes

Wossen Wyatt 🇬🇾🐧💿💾wossman
2025-06-06

So I rocked a Zire 72 then a T|X back in the day. The T|X was the first device I owned personally with Wi-Fi. I remember walking around the streets in my neighborhood looking for open networks.

Those were the days.

kracked dude (If you know, you know.)

youtu.be/Ut9nErQHOvI

Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2025-01-29

A bit of history. Also featuring the ! "Guests include Howard Elias, Vice President of Computers and Mark Paulson, leader of the User's Group. Originally broadcasted in 1991."

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2025-01-26

A new version of , the open source isomorphic compiler, has been released for 1/2 and 3 (check under Hardware > Targets).

ugBASIC is a cross-compiler for and , for writing simple language games, that can run on dozens of different home computers, and 8-bit consoles.

There is also a convenient built-in IDE for Microsoft Windows, and even a sandbox.

ugbasic.iwashere.eu/

ugBASIC logo
Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2025-01-26

ZEN Instruments: Timex Sinclair 1000 New Case and Keyboard - The Timex Sinclair 1000 (ZX81) is a charmingly limited computer from 1982. It has one of the worst keyboards of all time, and it begs for you to DIY something better. Many people have have already created improved keyboards and cases, but I wanted to try my hand. I figured there are enough chunky, o…
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HP van Braamhp@tmm.cx
2024-11-02

If you haven't heard of #retrobytes before go check out their #youtube channel! Their latest video is about the history of x86 from an #intel vs #amd perspective. I really enjoyed it!

youtube.com/watch?v=2QEJC_ZPwW

#retrocomputing

Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-12-16
Radio Shack ugly sweater
Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-08-22


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RT @GriffinRetro
@retrotechtive @kirokamerind I'm currently working on a new revision of the board which will come out shortly.

The open source edition is now available at github.com/jgrip/open128 which aside from silk screen is the same as the board you have.
twitter.com/GriffinRetro/statu

Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-07-31

Retro computers papercraft models by Rocky Bergen rockybergen.com/papercraft Construct the computer from your childhood or build an entire computer museum at home with these paper models, free to download and share. Print, Cut, Score, Fold and Glue.

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-07-31

New OS For Commodore 64 Adds Modern Features | Hackaday hackaday.com/2022/07/28/new-os is a completely new operating system for the Commodore machines. It includes switchable desktop workspaces, a windowing system, draggable icons, a Mac-style menu bar at the top, and drop-down menus for the icons.

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-07-28

BackBit Pro Cartridge – BackBit store.backbit.io/product/backb The BackBit Pro cartridge that can read/write to MicroSD allows you to get the best use out of your vintage hardware. Individual adapters expand functionality to multiple devices. One adapter is included, and more …

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-07-28

The Story of the Playstation (Complete Series) [feat. Drunk Metroid] - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=53yK3giVO1Y What started as a partnership to create a CD add-on for the super nintendo, quickly morphed into open feud between the biggest player in gaming, Nintendo, and electronics giant, Sony. What followed was the birth of …

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-07-28

The Story of Super Mario World | Gaming Historian youtube.com/watch?v=s2bTQK6vbKI A documentary on the making of Super Mario World, the launch of the Super Nintendo, and how the game perfected the concepts of the Super Mario series.

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-07-26

Vintage Computer Federation vcfed.org/about/ The Vintage Computer Federation is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Our mission is to preserve computing history through education, outreach, conservation, and restoration. We strive to accomplish this through family friendly hands-on activities at our museum, at regio…

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-07-03

Stranger Things 2 and BASIC and Color BASIC | Sub-Etha Software subethasoftware.com/2022/04/26 In Stranger Things season two episode eight (“The Mind Flayer”), there is a need for them to restart a computer system. Radio Shack Bob says someone needs to know BASIC to do this. (Oh, really, writers?) This leads to a scene where Bob gets the system going by … typing in a program.

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2022-03-05

"I re-wrote [the Commodore 64 Guides] from scratch using my copies of the originals as source." pickledlight.blogspot.com/p/co

Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2021-02-13

TRS-80 Color Computer Archive - CoCo 1 & 2 ROMs - colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/ est un émulateur complet du 1 et 2 pour . Les images des requises pour cette émulation sont décrites et disponibles ici.

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Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2021-02-10
Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴magicfab
2021-02-10

CLOUD9TECH.COM - cloud9tech.com/ Since 1994, -9 has been in the business of developing and marketing cool hardware and software products for users of the -80 1, 2 and Tandy Color Computer 3. The company is made up of a couple of guys who get a kick pushing the beyond what it was originally designed to do.

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