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Day 2 of #amigapril

A few weeks ago I got this fine book. It is basically a pictured index of many Amiga demos plus interviews and articles of scene members.

I'm not very far into the book yet. It turns out watching the according demo while reading takes a lot of time 😀

There are also QR codes in the book, that link to youtube-video of the demos, just in case you have no original hardware at hand 🙂

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #homecomputer #commodore #commodoreamiga #amiga #16bit #demoscene #demo
The ZX Spectrum was launched 1983 as #Timex Sinclair 2068 computer on the US market. With a #Z80A CPU running on 3.5 MHz this beautiful #homecomputer was capable to draw electric images on a regular telly. With a resolution of 256×192 #pixels even limited to 15 colours it was great for the budget.
https://youtu.be/iemMlbIY1SI

Print'n'Plotter sold their #graphics software under the same product name #Paintbox like #Quantel, but for #Sinclair #homecomputers. While #colourClash was a serious limitation in the 80s, it's a #8bit #cgi #glitch effect today available in smartphone camera apps.

Our #vector #graphic #illustration of this legendary #retrocomputer is a form of #digital #lithography. #IT's made in #svg tech and created with #Inkscape, not #Adobe #Illustrator #Ai

USB 2X Joystick Adapter selbst gemacht

Um einen alten Joystick, wie den Competition Pro, an einen modernen PC anzuschließen, brauchen man einen Adapter. Das liegt daran, dass die alten Joysticks von Heimcomputern eine Schnittstelle haben, die heutige Computer nicht mehr ha…

#adapter #Atari #avrdude #Basteln #Blog #commodore #db9 #diy #Hardware #Homecomputer #joystick #löten #Mikrocontroller #Projekt #retro #Sinchai #smd #Spielen #usb

dirkwouters.de/2x-usb-joystick

ASM strikes again! Die zweite Ausgabe der Neuauflage

Irre, Sexy und Aktuell. Das sind drei der Schlagwörter, die auf dem Cover prangen. Auch das zweite Heft der „neuen ASM“ macht einen großartigen Job und wirft uns zurück in das Jahr 1988 – äh 2024. Mhm, eigentlich stimmt beides!

videospielgeschichten.de/asm-s