#retrocomputers

Vision BASIC is the latest in a long, long line of tools intended to speed up the execution of C64 BASIC code.

Working with files on the ST using STOS

Let's talk about the Atari ST

Before in our Atari ST text adventure, all we could do is walk around a hastily thrown-together map. We check for a limited set of directional commands, and we then check a room array to see if there are

While so far in our STOS programming journey we looked at sprites and graphics, it is quite possible to have a fun game experience with only (or mostly) text, so let's take a look at that. In Defense of

Simple "Avoid the monster" game in STOS BASIC

Getting our sprites to move

Introduction to STOS BASIC graphics features

Let's code some STOS BASIC for the Atari ST

We installed ST compilers, now let's test out coding for the Atari ST

Getting started with Atari ST programming using Turbo/Pure C and STOS

Occupying my mind with retro computer housekeeping

Okay folks, I’m going to use the next couple of days or so to build up a backlog of IsaacStorm videos, in order to get them released on a regular schedule again. I am hoping to get this started from Thursday,

So the Toshiba Satellite Pro 4200 (SP4270) I ordered was the one with the DSTN screen, which explained why there was so much ghosting on the screen when I checked it out, as well as the contrast dial on

Create PETSCII text art in your browser

I'm Currently going through the list of stuff in the "Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality" on Itch.io that I bought almost 6 months ago, rather than doing searches via keywords, and I've found out that

This past week, I've felt pretty tired for some reason, though I suppose lockdown has hit med harder than I thought, making my streaming break an even better idea than I initially thought! Anyway, I've

Edit: This post is from a couple of days ago, but is being posted 1 day late on this platform; this will likely be the only major update for the next few days, so it being late won't be a huge deal, it's

So yeah. I'm pretty pumped and excited for this 😍 of course if I had a 2TB SSD and a 2TB m.2 drive and another blue ray drive that would be super... of course if I can find a way to fill in the system

Well, I'm now considering what I want to do to replace the HDDs of my 4 "vintage" laptops... going to probably end up doing some experimentation methinks! I do have the idea of for the 2 P3 laptops