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8Bit-Relics Jun 22, 2023

Congratulations to @ataripodcast for its 10th year “on air”! Episode 99 is now available!

https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-episode-99-10-year-anticversary

ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast: ANTIC Episode 99 - 10-Year ANTICversary!

ANTIC Episode 99 - 10-Year ANTICversary! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… We bring in some of our Atari friends and talk about the last 10 years of Atari 8-bit happenings in this celebration of the ten-year anniversary of ANTIC! READY! Recurring Links Interview index: Links for Items Mentioned in Show: Scantastix project manual scanning - Editing VCFE videos - “How to Excel on Your Atari 600XL and 800XL” by Timothy Knight - “Let’s Learn BASIC” by Ben Shneiderman - Wade Ripkowski (Inverse ATASCII) text mode libraries for Action!, CC65, and MadPascal: Inverse ATASCII web site: Atari Projects (Jason Moore) - Bill Lange, Atari archivist - Bill Kendrick, Atari game and utility programmer - Robin McMullen, Player/Missile podcast Thom Cherryhomes, FujiNet - Atariteca: VCF: Old School Gamer Magazine: Audacity Games (David Crane/Kitchen brothers, Circus Convoy): Jamie Lendino’s Books - Jason Moore’s Book -

8Bit-Relics May 29, 2023

There is a new ASCII Art compo by Logiker. This time for the Amstrad CPC.

http://logiker.com/AMSCII-Compo

AMSCII Compo - Logiker

AMSCII Compo. Vintage Computing - Textart - Compos

8Bit-Relics May 24, 2023

Not sure how many people here can relate to this. I can for sure since I used Visual Basic since version 1.0!

Funny to see the need for such tool goes a few years back, to 1988.

This site is a mandatory read for anyone interested in computer languages. https://retool.com/visual-basic/

Something Pretty Right: A History of Visual Basic | Retool

How Visual Basic became the world’s most dominant programming environment, its sudden fall from grace, and why its influence is still shaping the future of software development.

8Bit-Relics Apr 16, 2023

Announcing the 2023 Writing Contest "Vintage is the New Old" - The contest for the rest of us!

https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/announcing-the-2023-writing-contest-vintage-is-the-new-old-the-contest-for-the-rest-of-us

Announcing the 2023 Writing Contest “Vintage is the New Old” – The contest for the rest of us! - Vintage is The New Old

Are you a retro computing and gaming enthusiast? Are you always amazed how some people can create AAA games for old platforms while others can understand electronics and put modern hardware accessories on the market, giving new life to our old machines? Do you feel left out when you see game programming, graphics, demos, or hardware contests happening all the

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8Bit-Relics Apr 5, 2023

https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/swissmicros-keeping-the-iconic-hp-rpn-calculators-alive

SwissMicros – Keeping the iconic HP RPN calculators alive - Vintage is The New Old

If you have been an engineer (or similar) since the 80s or 90s, it is almost certain you owned a scientific programmable calculator. Funny as it is, I am not among them. However, I remember a friend who had an HP-41CV, and one day he showed me a game running it. It was a lunar lander game where you could

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8Bit-Relics Feb 25, 2023

Beautiful!

8Bit-Relics Feb 24, 2023

Now I have one! Funny to think this is from an Ottawa’s company and I’ve jever heard about it until recently!

8Bit-Relics Feb 22, 2023

After a “Cease and Desist” letter from SEGA, Grayfox Books releases The Mega Book Collection Digital for free

https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/after-a-cease-and-desist-letter-from-sega-grayfox-books-releases-the-mega-book-collection-digital-for-free

8Bit-Relics Feb 2, 2023

2023 BASIC 10Liner contest has started!

Get coding, but just a little ;)

https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/2023-basic-10liner-contest-is-on

2023 Basic 10Liner Contest is On! - Vintage is The New Old

It is that time of the year when we all get excited about BASIC, but only if it is restricted to 10 lines of code! And, for the third time, I am honoured to be part of the judging panel! Once again, you can show off all your skill in writing compact BASIC code for the 2023 Basic 10Liner contest, which

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8Bit-Relics Jan 29, 2023

My thoughts about the Lisa source code release and what it can teach us here in our retro community https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/apple-has-released-the-source-code-of-the-apple-lisa-os-and-we-should-follow-the-trend

Apple has released the source code of the Apple Lisa OS, and we should follow the trend! - Vintage is The New Old

With my busy life, this is not exactly hot news, and you all might have seen it elsewhere, but I thought it would be nice to write something about it anyways. The Apple Lisa was released 40 years ago, and although it is considered a commercial failure, it paved the way for how you interact with the computer you are using

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