Retrochallenge 10/2017
That time of year again… It’s Retrochallenge time! Retrochallenge is where you challenge yourself to use vintage computers for a personal project for a month. This time, it’s for the …
Retrochallenge 10/2017 Read MoreThe way ELECTRONICS used to be!
That time of year again… It’s Retrochallenge time! Retrochallenge is where you challenge yourself to use vintage computers for a personal project for a month. This time, it’s for the …
Retrochallenge 10/2017 Read MoreThese days, the term “cross assembling” means that you use one computing environment to develop applications for different computing environment, like using Windows to make games for a Nintendo, or …
Cross Assembling on a Commodore 64 Read MoreA long, long time ago, in an era so far away, an Amiga was all that I had… My early computing days were Commodore centric. I had a VIC-20 for …
3D Graphics – Amiga Style! Read MoreTo jump to a specific update, select from the list below: Update 12/16/2015 Update 12/21/2015 Update 1/8/2016 Update 1/13/2016 Update 1/29/2016 It’s that time of year when the bi-annual Retrochallenge …
Retrochallenge 2016/01 Read MoreTime to blow off the dust settling on this stagnant website and post a new article documenting my experience at the Vintage Computer Fest East 10.0 (VCFEast) event. The event …
VCF East 10.0 Read MoreI just got done listening to Rob “Flack” O’Hara’s latest “You Don’t Know Flack” (YDKF) episode #157 called, “Printer Extravaganza.” I thought I would try something different and post a …
Blog Response to the YDKF Podcast Episode 157 Read MoreTwice a year, I enter the contest known as RetroChallenge. It is an informal challenge for all participants to do something with retro computers for one month. The next “Winter …
Updated Jan 20, 2015: My RetroChallenge Entry for January 2015 Read MoreIgnore the last post about the “Summer Challenge” Retrochallenge (http://www.retrochallenge.net/). While I was looking for the equipment I needed to effectively finish the Donkey Kong game for the VIC-20 (I …
Summer Challenge 2014 Retrochallenge – GEOS Read MoreIt’s time again to “kid myself” for another month, thinking I’ll someday complete an actual Retrochallenge (http://www.retrochallenge.net/), but WHO CARES… it’s a fun activity no matter what!!! This time around, …
Summer Challenge 2014 Retrochallenge Read MoreIn 2014, I was invited to attend the Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East 9.1 as an exhibitor. I had recently finished cleaning and assembling a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A computer with …
VCF East 9.1 Read More