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Retrochallenges / VIC-20

Retrochallenge 10/2017

October 4, 2017November 7, 2017 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

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 …

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PAL Assembler Cross Compile Environment
Commodore / Vintage Computers

Cross Assembling on a Commodore 64

April 2, 2017 - by Jeff - 2 Comments.

These 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 …

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Real 3D
Amiga / Nostalgia / Vintage Computers

3D Graphics – Amiga Style!

March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 - by Jeff - 2 Comments.

A 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 …

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Retrochallenges / Vintage Computers

Retrochallenge 2016/01

December 7, 2015January 29, 2016 - by Jeff - 5 Comments.

To 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 …

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Vintage Computers

VCF East 10.0

April 21, 2015April 23, 2015 - by Jeff - 3 Comments.

Time 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 …

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Commodore MPS-803 printer
Commodore / Podcasts / You Don't Know Flack

Blog Response to the YDKF Podcast Episode 157

January 20, 2015 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

I 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 …

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Elite for the Commodore 64
Commodore / Retrochallenges

Updated Jan 20, 2015: My RetroChallenge Entry for January 2015

December 30, 2014January 20, 2015 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

Twice 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 …

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Commodore / Vintage Computers

Summer Challenge 2014 Retrochallenge – GEOS

June 28, 2014December 29, 2022 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

Ignore 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 …

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Homebrew Donkey Kong game for the VIC-20
Vintage Computers

Summer Challenge 2014 Retrochallenge

June 13, 2014December 29, 2022 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

It’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, …

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Vintage Computers

VCF East 9.1

April 8, 2014April 9, 2014 - by Jeff - Leave a Comment

In 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 …

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