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Year: 2018

Commodore

The PETSCII files: Commodore Character Graphics

June 13, 2018 paleotronic 0

Any computer that was going to use a command line interface desperately needed a character set, and despite their ultimate monstrous graphical capabilities, Commodore’s machines were no exception. As was usually the case (cf. SHARPSCII, [more…]

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microM8 Update: Virtual Modem ProTERM 3.1 ANSI BBS Support & DHGR Mixed Mode

June 12, 2018 paleotronic 0

A little while back we implemented a “virtual modem” that allows users to telnet to a large directory of Internet-connected BBSes from inside Apple II terminal programs. However, we didn’t emulate enough of the Apple [more…]

Announcements

Dead tree copies of issue #2 are on their way!

June 5, 2018 paleotronic 0

The second issue of Paleotronic has been printed and posted, and should start appearing in mailboxes soon! Here’s a sneak peek at what the final product looked like:

Apple II

microM8 Apple IIe emulator now supports WOZ

June 5, 2018 paleotronic 0

.woz is a new file format that recreates an accurate representation of a copy-protected Apple II disk, and can allow it to be used in an emulator (when the emulator supports it.) microM8 now supports [more…]

History

Gadget Graveyard: The Apple Pippin

May 28, 2018 paleotronic 0

The Saturn was released to disinterested gamers, and Nintendo were making what can only be described as ‘interesting choices’ with their releases. The 1995 CES saw the debut of the Virtual Boy, which promptly flopped. [more…]

Fiction

Android Dreams: The Sliced Salami Society and the Case of the Cryptic Computers…

May 28, 2018 paleotronic 0

“Jamie! Where on Earth has he gone now?” The not-quite-a-teenage boy subsequently materialised out of nowhere, panting. “They have a million games in the Nintendo booth!” To Jamie Silicon, anything over ten was “a million”. [more…]

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Join the Paleotronic Retro-Technology Club on Facebook…

May 22, 2018 paleotronic 0

Our Facebook group is the place to discuss all things Paleotronic including retrogaming, retrocomputing, and all sorts of other vintage electronics. So, come on over and let’s get the party started! https://www.facebook.com/groups/paleotronic/

microM8

microM8 adds alternate font support

May 21, 2018 paleotronic 0

Our Apple II emulator microM8 has recently added alternate font support, and includes additional “Fancy” and “SciFi” fonts to add an additional stylistic element to classic games. Check out this presentation of Zork I in [more…]

History

Spacewar! update…

May 20, 2018 paleotronic 0

Of course, while researching you always come across material you wish you had the issue before! In this case, it’s an article by one of the inventors of Spacewar! J.M. Graetz. It can be found [more…]

Apple II

Steve Wozniak Talks Disk ][

May 19, 2018 paleotronic 0

Paleotronic was lucky enough to be given the chance to have a chat with Apple co-founder and  engineer-extraordinare Steve Wozniak, who gave us a personal look into the development of the Disk II. I like talking [more…]

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Read our Holiday issue Free!

Our Holiday issue explored The Print Shop, Christmas and Party games and much, much more!

turtleSpaces 3D Logo Interpreter

turtleSpaces is a new expanded implementation of LCSI Apple Logo II that features 3D OpenGL graphics, shapes, lights, cameras, location detection, multiple turtles and much, much more! Great for teaching kids how to code. Check it out at turtlespaces.org

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Coding

Department Store BASIC: Learning to code via programmatic vandalism in the 1980s

June 19, 2018 0

Before MS-DOS, Microsoft’s biggest product was arguably BASIC. Variants of Microsoft BASIC shipped in most 1980s home computers, including the Commodore 64, Tandy Color Computer and the Apple II (as Applesoft BASIC). Standing for “Beginners [more…]

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