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Vision BASIC - A New C64 BASIC Compiler

Vision BASIC is the latest in a long, long line of tools intended to speed up the execution of C64 BASIC code. Seems odd in 2022 to be talking about C64 programming

Atari ST STOS Programming: Exploring the ST Filesystem

So far in our Atari ST text adventure using STOS, we have been loading test data via inline data statements. There are some advantages to that, which we can discuss,

Retro Computer Adventures with Atari ST

I thought I would cover the upgrades I have been making to my Atari ST machines. Well, I say machine(s) plural, but lately I have been focusing on my Atari 520STFM,

Creating a STOS Text Adventure: Adding Objects and Inventory

Before in our Atari ST text adventure, all we could do is walk around a hastily thrown-together map. We check for a limited set of directional commands, and we then

Atari ST Programming: STOS Text Adventure Engine

While so far in our STOS programming journey we looked at sprites and graphics, it is quite possible to have a fun game experience with only (or mostly) text, so

Atari ST Programming: A Simple Game in STOS

Now we can move sprites in STOS we need to put things together to see how we can actually begin creating playable games. Along the way we will look at some more

Atari ST Programming: STOS BASIC Sprite Movement

In the last part of this STOS BASIC Tutorial we loaded a sprite but it just sat there, let's fix that ... One of the ways that STOS BASIC helps us to build interactive

Atari ST Graphics Programming with STOS BASIC

So far in our STOS Programming Tutorial we have focused on text so now we should really exploit the graphical capabilities, STOS is a game programming language after

Atari ST Programming: Getting Started with STOS BASIC

Now we have our development environment set up let's write some STOS BASIC code. To help us out and save lots of googling, download the STOS manual here and I have

Atari ST Programming: Cross-Development with Modern IDEs

Previously we installed an Atari ST emulator and STOS/Pure C. Today, as well as looking at those, I want to show you a cross-development approach so you can use

Atari ST Programming: STOS and Turbo C

Previously I got my MiSTer set up afresh, and I mentioned part of the motivation was to get back into retro programming. One of the systems closest to my heart is

Retro Computer Development in 2022: Bringing My Retro Dev Machines Up to Date

While on unexpected leave from work due to a bereavement, I found myself with time on my hands but not the emotional capacity to do anything challenging. This meant

IsaacStorm updates and more!

Okay folks, I’m going to use the next couple of days or so to build up a backlog of IsaacStorm videos, in order to get them released on a regular schedule again.

Retro PC Project update

So the Toshiba Satellite Pro 4200 (SP4270) I ordered was the one with the DSTN screen, which explained why there was so much ghosting on the screen when I checked

Another Excellent PETSCII Tool

While I realize this will have limited interest to most of the folks here, this really is a well designed (and free) tool. Unlike Petmate this runs in the web browser.

[Global] Stuff I'm doing and musings (01/12/20)

I'm Currently going through the list of stuff in the "Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality" on Itch.io that I bought almost 6 months ago, rather than doing searches

An update (27/11/20)

This past week, I've felt pretty tired for some reason, though I suppose lockdown has hit med harder than I thought, making my streaming break an even better idea

[Global] Update on things (08/11/20)

Edit: This post is from a couple of days ago, but is being posted 1 day late on this platform; this will likely be the only major update for the next few days, so

Success!!! That Digital DEC PC is now closed up and ready for action :)

So yeah. I'm pretty pumped and excited for this 😍 of course if I had a 2TB SSD and a 2TB m.2 drive and another blue ray drive that would be super... of course if

Retro Laptop Drive Replacements/Upgrades

Well, I'm now considering what I want to do to replace the HDDs of my 4 "vintage" laptops... going to probably end up doing some experimentation methinks!