Month: April 2018

Retro Computing Roundtable
Computers

RCR Episode 170: Vintage Computer Festivals

April 15, 2018 Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Evan Koblentz, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Vintage Computer Festivals Vintage Computer Festivals and the Vintage Computer Federation. See things, talk to people, escape into the past. Topic and feedback notes: Vintage Computer Federation VCF forum VCF Southeast 6.0 (Apr 21-22, …

Retro Computing Roundtable
Computers

RCR Episode 169: Load Accumulator Immediate

April 1, 2018 Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting) and David Greelish (not hosting) Topic: Load accumulator This is episode 169, known to hex enthusiasts as 0xA9, known to 6502 opcode enthusiasts as LoaD Accumulator (immediate mode). So, naturally, we will riff on the topic of accumulation. Topic and feedback notes: Rescue 1130: Recreation …

Reddit
Apple II

AppleColor Composite Monitor flickering? Can it be repaired?

April 30, 2018 Reddit

Hi- my trusty old Apple IIc ‘s monitor is flickering constantly (the color/brightness goes up and down, as if the brightness knob were being turned jerkily). The monitor is still usable if set to monochrome mode, but i’d like to be able to use it in color.

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Apple II

Apple II Bits’ octal birthday

April 30, 2018 Apple II Bits

This past weekend, I set up my Apple IIGS in my game room and connected it to my HDTV. I popped in some floppies and played a few classic games: Choplifter, Lode Runner, Karateka, and Conan. Each was as fun as I remembered.

The excuse for this occasion was research

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