Computers

Computers 

The First Computer

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 0 Comments Antikythera mechanism, history, Pascaline

When we think about the history of computers, the usual starting point that comes to mind is Charles Babbage’s Difference

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128-bit 16-bit Computers Consoles IBM PC Mega Drive Microsoft Nintendo PlayStation 2 Sega Sony Wii Xbox 

Massive Retro Game Haul! (August 2019)

August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 0 Comments collecting, game haul, magazines

Finding new games to add to the collection is one of the pleasures of the retro gaming hobby. It’s a

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16-bit 8-bit Amiga Amstrad Amstrad CPC Commodore Computers Consoles Sinclair Texas Instruments TI-99 and TI-99/4A ZX Spectrum 

Amazing Demos That Push The Limits of Retro Computers

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 0 Comments Amiga, Amstrad, demos, GX4000, list, Logon System, MSX, Spectrum, Texas Instruments

Demos are those short programs (well, they are usually short anyway) that do things the manufacturers of our favourite home

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8-bit Amstrad Amstrad CPC Computers 

CPCine Episode 9

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 0 Comments Amstrad, CPCine, documentary

CPCine, the Amstrad CPC Video Magazine, is a documentary series charting the life of the Amstrad CPC range of computers;

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8-bit Amstrad Amstrad CPC Computers 

GameHammer Live Game Coding (Episode 12)

June 23, 2019June 23, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 4 Comments 3D Construction Kit, coding, Live Stream, programming

Progress on Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness is progressing very well, with the main hub area of the game

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Computers Consoles Opinion 

5 Games I Dislike

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 0 Comments disliked games, list, video response

There are games for everyone these days and that’s a great thing. You will be able to find a game

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16-bit 8-bit Amiga Amstrad Amstrad CPC Atari ST Commodore Commodore 64 Computers IBM PC Sinclair ZX Spectrum 

Monty Python’s Flying Circus

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 0 Comments Reviews, TV tie-in

Sometimes a game comes along that just works on every format it’s released on. Monty Python’s Flying Circus is one

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16-bit 8-bit Amstrad CPC Apple Atari ST Commodore 64 Computers IBM PC 

A Short History of Electronic Magazines

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 0 Comments disk zine, electronic magazine

Magazines, right? Who reads them? Well… you, we hope – otherwise our whole website, which is basically an electronic magazine,

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16-bit Computers Texas Instruments TI-99 and TI-99/4A 

The First 16-bit Home Computer: A Brief History of the Texas Instruments TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A

March 4, 2019March 10, 2019 Zoe Kirk-Robinson 0 Comments Amiga 500, C64, Commodore, Commodore 64, comparison, Frogger, history, Speak & Spell, Texas Instruments, TI-99, TI-99/4A, Vic 20, Zaxxon, ZX Spectrum

In 1958, Texas Instruments changed the world when Jack Kilby created the integrated circuit. Before this invention, miniaturisation of components

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