Clone of "Defender" running on my maxxed out PCJr (SD card cart, 640k internal, V20 CPU). #retrogaming #retrocomputing #retrogames #retro #vintagecomputing #vintage #pcjr #ibm

Using a wireless IBM PCjr keyboard on a modern PC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBv9a_40xso

#retrocomputing #pcjr

Using a Wireless IBM PCjr IR Keyboard in Windows 10

YouTube

I want to show you the best gaming keyboard ever made.

#retrocomputing #pcjr

Because I'm apparently fixated on the IBM #PCjr now, after transcribing the BIOS ROM, I'm now going to reproduce the schematics for the system in KiCad.

Maybe even the PCB. I don't know. I'm not in control of my life anymore

#retrocomputing #kicad

I have unsynchronized video clips that I'll attach, but I was able to get the actual gameplay for Paperboy showing 16 colors for #PCjr. The options screen eludes me (attached in a reply). I suppose there may be a way to just show the CGA options screen if I can't solve this odd criss-cross pattern.

I should also get MartyPC working for local debugging, because DOSBox-X is not working for me in PCjr mode at all.

Here's a letter that I presume was included with new PCjr machines.

#retrocomputing #pcjr

In a bit of whimsy, the "brush" cycles through the 16 text mode colors along horizontal coordinates. Tapping the yellow square resets the canvas.

I couldn't help but write a message for a friend.

#retrocomputing #pcjr

I will try to (safely) make this available to all, and I would like to do further testing, but here we are in the game proper, things looking nice!

#ultima4 #pcjr

I think I fixed Ultima 4 for the #PCjr so it works in 16 color mode without the black horizontal bar striping. Huh.

Doing a quick test to see how feasible it would be to reproduce the schematics in KiCad.

I was able to get this far in about an hour - the most time consuming part is reorganizing the symbols so the pins match the IBM schematics.

#retrocomputing #pcjr