Mastodawn

Retrospecs May 5

Well I don’t know.

Retrospecs May 3

diyelectromusic May 3

Anyone know anything about the "PDS" - Programmers Development System - used to program 8-bit computers from early PCs?

Information about it seems very sparse online...

As far as I can see, it hooks up the PC end Intel 8255 IO interface to a Spectrum end Z80 PIO and then has a software protocol running over the IO lines to get code across to the target device.

#RetroComputing #ZXSpectrum

Retrospecs Apr 25

Grant Me Strength Apr 24

You’re going to like this: My biggest retro-computing project yet! It’s an app that gathers information, specs, community, new peripherals.. everything I can think of.

Here’s the public TestFlight beta. PLEASE let me know where I have made mistakes or omissions!

Retro Computers
https://testflight.apple.com/join/pY3ZksZz

Retrospecs Apr 12

Thomas Cherryhomes Apr 12

We want to bring the #FujiNet #WiFi Adapter to the #SVI 318/328, providing disk, printer, and a network adapter in one device, bringing it into a project that brings all our platforms together.

fujinet.online

Our first bus bring-up board exists, and can be adapted to the SVI expansion connector.

We need help from people who know how to interface new peripherals to e.g. the ROM.

The work being done for #MSX can possibly be leveraged here.

It is an open project, so anyone can help.

Discord:
https://discord.gg/2Ce9guX

#retrocomputing

Retrospecs Apr 5

Chris Chapman Apr 5

Another long shot, seemingly entirely ungooglable question: does anyone know who composed the theme tune to the BBC’s “Micro Live” programme in the early 80s? (I assume it’s possibly someone at the Radiophonic Workshop; they were not credited in the show.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx2pu228o9c

Micro Live S02E01

YouTube

Retrospecs Apr 4

Chris Chapman Apr 4

New resurrected podcast feeds are up! 1UP’s classic PC podcasts, 2006–2008: CGW Radio, GFW Radio and LAN Party, each as a separate feed as well as a combined feed with all episodes.

High-res art, reconstructed dates and descriptions, mp3s from the Internet Archive all wrapped back into RSS so you can pop the URL into your podcatcher of choice and it’ll behave like any other show.

https://savestate.site/podcasts/

Resurrected Gaming Podcasts

There are many classic gaming podcasts whose original sites have ceased to exist. Thankfully, in some cases, preservation-minded individuals have…

SAVE STATE

Retrospecs Mar 22

Thomas Cherryhomes Mar 22

#FujiNet is a WiFi adapter (and public project) for your favorite #retrocomputing and #retrogaming system, loading software from the Internet or local storage, a virtual printer, a network adapter that talks many open internet protocols, and much more! https://youtube.com/shorts/4GbZV40mirY