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Atari Responds To Reports Of Faulty Games In $1000 50th XP Collection

Time Extension about 3 days ago

"We are continuing to work towards a better solution".Update : An Atari representative has responded to reports that two titles in its $1000 50th-anniversary box set are defective.The posts on Atari Age read as follows:Read the full article on timeextensio …
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PC 486SX (ao486) • QNX 4.25 (Unix-like OS) on ao486

MISTerFPGA about 8 days ago

Hello community,Preliminary notes:QNX is a Unix-like microkernel real-time OS, primarily targeted for embedded devices and which some of you might remember for its amazing 1.44 MB floppy demo from mid '90s sporting a fully bootable OS, GUI, mouse support, …

Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs. • ??????? ??????????? ? ?????

zMainframes about 18 days ago

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PC 486SX (ao486) • SAVIOR.EXE: A general solution for backing up DOS saves

MISTerFPGA about 21 days ago

Work in ProgressThis is a design document specifying the functionality of a program that is not finished. I've implemented a lot of the functionality described below, but not all of it, and there are probably a lot of bugs. I can make an alpha version ava …
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Puck Man PCB (Namco)

The Arcade Blogger about 1 month ago

44 years ago (22 May 1980 to be precise), the first Puck Man machine was placed in an arcade in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, starting a worldwide global videogaming phenomenon. Today, Namco’s Pac-Man remains one of the most recognisable video gam …
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FPGA Developer Wizzo Leaves MARS Team "On Good Terms"

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"I would like to make that totally clear".Australian FPGA developer Wizzo – the man behind the brilliant TapTo NFC system – has revealed that he has left the team behind the upcoming MARS FPGA platform.Posting on Reddit, Wizzo said:Read the full articl …

Linux • new-features branch

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Some time ago I started a fork of Main_MiSTer, focusing on TapTo x86 support support and Loading Screen functionality. Well, for me it has reached the point where I have finished all the development I was originally interested in doing, initially as a per …
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Design for a 3.3v IOU replacement

Apple Fritter about 2 months ago

I am designing the 3.3v version of a replacement for the IOU. Once it's done and I know it works, I'd like to add it to my open source IOU/MMU as a 'reference implemenation'. However, I'm just a hobbyist hardware designer, and probably not a very good one …

WTB: IBM 5100

VCFed about 3 months ago

After pruning my collection and saving for a bit I've decided to begin my active search for a 5100. I'd like one complete and hopefully in working order but I can't be too picky. I'm located in Knoxville TN but will drive up to 7-8 hours if there's anythin …

Display Devices • Best Settings for NEC XM-29 plus via RGB

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

I have a feeling I'm not taking advantage of this great monitor for my Mister FPGA. I have the mister hooked up with a VGA -> RGB cable in the back of the monitor. This monitor can handle many types of resolutions. Currently, it seems like the monitor …

Building the MMU on MAX7000 devices

Apple Fritter about 3 months ago

AttachmentSize retro_devices.zip132.23 KB In this thread: https://www.applefritter.co... retro_devices asks for help to program the MMU on some old Altera EPM7064LC44-10 and EPM7064LC68-10.I am starting this thread for …

Looking for PDP-8/E Floating Point Packages

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have found the source code for DEC-8E-NEAEA-A, the 23-bit EAE version, on David Gesswein's site at <http://www.pdp8online.c... Fortunately, this is the one described in the 1972 edition o …
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History Unboxed: Exploring Cultural Influences in Entertainment

Retromash about 4 months ago

In the vast landscape of entertainment, the intersection of history, storytelling, and gaming creates a rich tapestry that captivates audiences and players alike. This following exploration aims to shed light on the fascinating parallels between historical …
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Spec-Ops: The Line Has Unexpectedly Been Delisted From Steam

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Update: The game will be removed from other digital storefronts too.Update : In a statement given to Game File's Stephen Totilo, 2K has stated that Spec-Ops the line will be removed from all digital storefronts (not just Steam). This is, as speculated, bec …
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    Extra colors for hires graphics wanted ?

    Apple Fritter about 4 months ago

    As we all know, the Apple II can produce four colors in the HIRES mode, plus black and white (which are not "colors", but "shades". But what can I complain. Some computer folks are so uneducated that they pervert the meaning of words all the time. Such as …
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    The Complete Guide to Commercially Released Dreamcast Indie Games

    The Dreamcast Junkyard about 4 months ago

    The fact that we're still blathering on about the Dreamcast some 20 odd years after the console's demise is testament to two things - the fact that we're sad little people still holding on to a mere glimmer of nostalgia about our youth as we rapidly approa …
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    Uncle Bernie's "Replica 2e" (WW Prototype of an Apple IIe replica)

    Apple Fritter about 4 months ago

    Here is a first photo of my brand new "creature", which "came alive" this morning:  PDRM4505B.jpg  It's the wire wrapped prototype of an Apple IIe Replica (not a "clone" !) based on my IOU/MMU PLD substitutes which were al …
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    6 Games that Scratch the Shenmue Itch

    The Dreamcast Junkyard about 5 months ago

    There really isn't anything quite like Shenmue. As most Dreamcast fans know by now, the gameplay of Yu Suzuki's magnum opus, which juxtaposed snail's pace sleuthing around Japanese suburbia with frantic Virtua Fighter ass kicking, was polarising back when …

    Other Mainframe Topics, Off-Topics, FAQs. • <a href="https://gotwebsite1.com/local-seo-mesa/">Confirmed Methods to Climb the Google Ranking Ladder</a>

    zMainframes about 5 months ago

    So, what's the advantages of engaging skilled online search optimization companies? Knowledgeable Web Optimization companies retain groups of specialists focused on improving your site's content for browsing engines. This covers researchingkeywords and ph …
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    The Dreamcast Junkyard's choicest cuts and hottest takes of 2023

    The Dreamcast Junkyard about 5 months ago

    Well, here we are again. A whole 12 months since the last time we did one of these yearly roundup articles, and 10 months since I decided to retire from the Junkyard for the sake of my fragile sanity. Going against my better judgement, I thought it would b …

    Display Devices • Direct Video No Picture on CRT VGA Monitor

    MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

    I can't get a signal on my CRT monitor (or better, the monitor is getting something because it doesn't display the "no connection" message, but I'm not getting a picture). I'm using an HDMI-VGA converter and my monitor is a standard PC monitor, it can sup …

    modern implementations of classic programming languages • Variant behaviour of VDU31 (PRINT TAB) in VDU5 mode

    Stardot about 5 months ago

    Richard Russell is holding a poll on the BBC BASIC forum concerning the behaviour of PRINT TAB when in VDU5 mode.In BBC Micro OS 0.1, and in MOS 3.20 and later (including RISC OS) PRINT TAB moves the graphics cursor to the text cell so subsequent characte …

    Arcade Cores • High Score saving in Jotego's Arcade Cores

    MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

    I'm pretty happy with the state of Arcade cores in MiSTer these days, but one glaring omission I find is high-score saving in Jotego's cores.There are quite a few good arcade cores that currently lack this, and the discrepancy really stands out when switc …

    acorn atom and acorn system series • Help needed with Atom DOS NMI Handler

    Stardot about 5 months ago

    I am trying to understand the NMI handler used within Atom DOS. I am very happy with how the code works within the handler except for one instruction. Just before the RTI, there is an additional PLA (i.e. not matched with a previous PHA). The comment, tak …
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    New (Unique) CHRISTMAS Games!

    Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 5 months ago

    For the 2014 Christmas season, I had prepared a special Unique Games entry on some of my favourite Christmas themed games for various platforms. Although I have found some more Christmas-themed games mostly from the olden days for the classic platforms, I …