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Just dropped in today to see the game. Nice!! =D> =D> =D> Also downloaded the different versions to see what is changed. Never thought of a progress bar while loading on a Beeb. 8) On BeebEm 4.0a (mac) the music goes mad. Didn't try the game yet on my master. Cheers Sorry to hear that the game musi...

I have made a few small improvements to Planet Nubium, to now reach Version 1.7. The flashing effect when Rocketman crashes now works properly with my SCART to HDMI video converter, and I made some small changes to the formatting of the text in the title page. At the end of each level the score incr...

ExplainingComputers on the brand new and rather wonderful RaspberryPi 4B.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXCjpJasvG0

Here is a Varian73 brochure.

http://s3data.computerhistory.org/broch ... 646135.pdf

The Electron version of Zalaga seemed to run a bit faster and more smoothly than the BBC version. The Elk version runs in Mode 5 as opposed to Mode 2 on the BBC. Maybe the author was able to use the chance to rev the code and the extra memory to improve the feel of the game.

Another Kim Justice video, this time on maybe the greatest piece of bedroom coding ever; Matthew Smith's Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GjTJt40VRY

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Send your name to Mars on NASA's Mars 2020 Rover.

https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send- ... 25rPXumrbw

Why?

As George Mallory said, "Because it is There"

David Murray has posted pictures of prototype hardware for his 'Commander 16' computer. The pictures show his Commodore 64 upgraded with a Gameduino (for video) connected to the C64's user port and dual AY-3-8910 sound chips connected to the machine's expansion bus. The C64 is used for software deve...

Send your name to Mars on NASA's Mars 2020 Rover.

https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send- ... 25rPXumrbw

My old employer, AMD, celebrates it's 50th Anniversary this month. Here is, for us, a famous poster of Jerry Sanders III dressed as Indiana Jones, with a rightly terrified Andy Grove of Intel on the right. Sanders didn't suffer from a lack of self-confidence. https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600...

It is odd that there was never a Plus1 cartridge version of Elite. Much of the code could have run in the faster half of the Electron's memory map.

Lazy Game Reviews used a domestic oven to reflow the solder on a 'Barbie' PC 12minutes 30s into this video. Bake at 375degF for 7minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfhmBcBPNyc I quite liked the idea of reflowing the motherboard in the oven, 370 deg F for 7 minutes. Would this fix a Xbox 360 R...

MATTHEW SMITH on Jet Set Willy's 35th Anniversary at PLAY EXPO Manchester 2019 last Saturday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERve4p7 ... OEmYfGbUg0

Trash to Treasure. PART 2 of RetroManCave's restoration of a Dragon 32, when the Dragon comes to life! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NUhKTe12v0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3yOtmxaVwjBa4kJ3cNpRoA2nWBREVrg8vuMXwwkrWzrMSvzoOEb9tgc2I PART 1, with Welsh choir music, is here : https://www.youtube.com/...

The Deathbed Vigil and Other Tales of Digital Angst Dave Haynie's handmade documentary shot in the days surrounding the bankruptcy of Commodore International at their headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania. This is an insider's view into the events of 25 years ago to the day. Very much worth wa...

According to Wikipedia, "Commodore declared bankruptcy on April 29, 1994, and ceased to exist."

Quite something to think that was 25 years ago, today.

If you do not have a car, then Ely Cathedral is a short train trip from Cambridge.

Oliver Cromwell's House is also in Ely, although I have never been there.

The Imperial War Museum at Duxford, just to the south of Cambridge, is well worth a visit.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

THE STORY OF ELITE: A SPACE OPERA

Another (inter)stellar video from Kim Justice, this time an hour long documentary on Elite!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhO-v1wMe3M

The 6502 watch.

https://hackaday.com/2019/04/18/the-650 ... GhbiiCunxQ

Trash to Treasure. PART 2 of RetroManCave's restoration of a Dragon 32, when the Dragon comes to life! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NUhKTe12v0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3yOtmxaVwjBa4kJ3cNpRoA2nWBREVrg8vuMXwwkrWzrMSvzoOEb9tgc2I PART 1, with Welsh choir music, is here : https://www.youtube.com/w...

A remarkable review of Manic Miner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ruDhI ... pg_zDO1XQU

A new video from Computerphile on the Centre for Computing History's prototype Sinclair Spectrum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq4NzvNZhc0

White Spectrums are not new. There is some video of Sir Clive with the special WHITE millionth Spectrum made at the Timex factory in Dundee on Youtube. The link is below.

I wonder where this machine is now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1qMr-mdn2I

I suppose you can say anything. Had Acorn not decided to sell the BBC 128 base unit alone for a monster £500 in 1985, they could have extended the BBC's life force? Would any of these changes have actually rescued Acorn or extended any dominance? 8-bit technology was pretty long in the tooth by 198...

So you if swapped the Acorn MOS style entry points to be at FExx instead of FFxx (Due to additional high vectors on the 65816).. (I wonder how the Communicator handled this, or indeed the Jon Kortnik co processor using a patched HiBasic), maybe someone could write a Positron MOS for this new platfo...

An update posted by ‎Lorin Millsap on the 'Commander X16 Prototype' Facebook page in the last hour or so. There will be an emulator and a kickstarter campaign : Ok, so a product announcement since I think people are ready for this. A common question has been asked about an emulator. I am pleased to ...

Youtuber 'The 8-Bit Guy' is building a new machine around a 65816, based on the 8-bit Commodore machines. The current spec has dual AY-8-8910 sound chips and a Gameduino for sprites and video out. Maybe when finished this machine can be modified to make a BBC Master+ ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

PET RESCUE

Adrian Black starts a series on restoring a Commodore PET 2001, with fine views of Oregon scenery!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn12tbIg5ec

Trash to Treasure, RetroManCave repairs a Dragon 32 :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mgeeG_ ... Ms8YuAt4Is

A previous episode restoring an Acorn Electron is here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_hv6bcYPaw