RetroMacCast
Mac

RMC Episode 574: A Mob of Wombats

June 20, 2021 retromaccast

James and John discuss eBay Finds: Apple PC 5 1/4″ floppy drive, Mac TV with box, and Maple Ridge Auction items. They talk about the Wombat from Big Mess o’ Wires, and news includes WWDC outcome, Apple seller awards, great collection on Reddit, and coffee table idea. …

Apple II

Yellowstone Glitch, Part 6: This Is Getting Ridiculous

June 19, 2021 Big Mess o' Wires

Driving 11111111 from RAM through the ‘245 onto the data bus is causing trouble. I can see this clearly – other chips begin to glitch the moment the ‘245 is enabled. But driving 11111111 from the FPGA through the ‘245 onto the data bus is apparently OK, and driving …

Apple II

Yellowstone Glitch, Part 6: This Is Getting Ridiculous

June 19, 2021 Big Mess o' Wires

Driving 11111111 from RAM through the ‘245 onto the data bus is causing trouble. I can see this clearly – other chips begin to glitch the moment the ‘245 is enabled. But driving 11111111 from the FPGA through the ‘245 onto the data bus is apparently OK, and driving …

ANTIC
Atari

ANTIC Interview 418 – Rick Trow, Computers: Expressway to Tomorrow

June 19, 2021 ANTIC

Rick Trow, Computers: Expressway to Tomorrow This is the second interview episode about Computers: Expressway to Tomorrow. Computers: Expressway to Tomorrow was a school assembly, sponsored by Atari, that played at hundreds of middle schools and high schools throughout the United States in 1983 and 1984. In the previous interview …