Tag: retro
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2018 March 01
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SIO2Pi = Atari 800 + Raspberry Pi
The first computer I programmed was an Atari 800. I'm using a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a simple serial voltage conversion circuit to load disk images from the internet onto my Atari 800. [ ... 2169 words ... ]
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2014 November 25
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Random thoughts for 2014 Nov 25
Living in the future with spreadsheets and DOS games. [ ... 371 words ... ]
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2012 June 09
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THIS IS COFFEE.
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2010 April 08
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Reviving my C64 history with a uIEC/SD
I've lived a very focused life. From very early on, I've been learning to make computers do things. And being as introspective as I am, I like spending time considering how I got here. I suppose this is nostalgia, but I like to think of it as recentering and recapitulation. Contemplating the story so far, as a means to consider the story yet to come. One huge benefit of this habit is that I've become ever more appreciative of today. It's easy to forget, but we're living in the future these days—at least, with respect to who I was in 1983. No flying cars yet, but for US$55 I was able to buy a tiny gadget called a uIED/SD that gives a Commodore 64 access to modern SD cards for storage. And, of course, I have Jason Scott's review of the more general-use FC5025 5.25? Floppy to USB Adapter to blame in getting me started on this current mini-obsession. You want to talk about a magical device? Screw the iPad—this is magic. This is what it looks like: [ ... 1086 words ... ]
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2006 September 01
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dialup ghost towns and amazon ec2
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2005 October 26