History of the GEM Desktop Environment
https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/history-of-the-gem-desktop-environment
Andrew (Television Executive)
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Putting Zork 1 on my Atari Portfolio for some gaming on the go.
An Atari Portfolio running Zork 1. On the monochrome screen it says "West of House. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here." There's a > prompt and a flashing cursor at the bottom of the screen.
An Atari Portfolio computer with a serial interface. On the screen is a terminal program XTerm downloading "zork1.dat" showing progress as dots.
Later we'll hack some ATMs.. easy money..
Putting Zork 1 on my Atari Portfolio for some gaming on the go.
An Atari Portfolio running Zork 1. On the monochrome screen it says "West of House. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here." There's a > prompt and a flashing cursor at the bottom of the screen.
An Atari Portfolio computer with a serial interface. On the screen is a terminal program XTerm downloading "zork1.dat" showing progress as dots.
Atari Jaguar: Can you connect the dot?
Source: Next Generation 11 (November 1995)
Scan Source: RetroMags
This guy GETS IT. Playing the #Atari VCS wasn’t cheerful happy cartoon time; it was interacting with a barely-digital, barely-stable alien artifact playing back unfiltered garbled inhuman programming from some other time and place. It was not made to display hew-mon text and did not build orderly graphics out of tiles.
Of course it was just a toy, but it was also seriously gritty sci-fi. Not because what you saw on your TV looked like what these things would look like in reality, but because it was as if you were operating a tactical display on an ancient derelict alien starship.
Your friendly 'net denizen
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Made an interactive #Atari 8-bit sound tutorial by translating my NES driver for the #POKEY:
https://bobbicodes.codeberg.page/nerdyPOKEY/
It builds up a basic sound driver in 6502 assembly in 9 incremental steps, from playing a single note to a simple tune. Uses my own custom assembler and the ASAP player for the CPU and POKEY emulation.
Made an interactive #Atari 8-bit sound tutorial by translating my NES driver for the #POKEY:
https://bobbicodes.codeberg.page/nerdyPOKEY/
It builds up a basic sound driver in 6502 assembly in 9 incremental steps, from playing a single note to a simple tune. Uses my own custom assembler and the ASAP player for the CPU and POKEY emulation.
Yo! Today's #BandcampFriday. I don't have anything new, but try something you haven't heard from my #bandcamp, it sure would mean a lot!
http://inversephase.bandcamp.com/
(BTW, I'm moving part of @bloopmuseum to its new spot today, where I have more room to work on new #music!)
Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Oh, hello there.
The Atari 1200XL has arrived, it is in great cosmetic condition. Thankfully I do have a power supply for it that runs on 240v, so don't have to worry about step down transformers
Oh, hello there.
The Atari 1200XL has arrived, it is in great cosmetic condition. Thankfully I do have a power supply for it that runs on 240v, so don't have to worry about step down transformers
Gabriele Svelto
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„Fire“ by Nytrik
Platform: Atari ST/E
Released: 5 July 2025
Specification: 320x200px, 16 colors
Note: 1st in the Sommarhack 2025 Lowres Graphics competition
#GFX_Nytrik#YR_2025#PF_Atari#Atari#DemoScene#PixelArt#DigitalArt
„Fire“ by Nytrik
Platform: Atari ST/E
Released: 5 July 2025
Specification: 320x200px, 16 colors
Note: 1st in the Sommarhack 2025 Lowres Graphics competition
#GFX_Nytrik#YR_2025#PF_Atari#Atari#DemoScene#PixelArt#DigitalArt
Stefano Marinelli
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🤣
Google’s Gemini refuses to play Chess against the Atari 2600
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/atari_chess_vs_gemini
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Google’s Gemini refuses to play Chess against the Atari 2600
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/atari_chess_vs_gemini
Marc
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Hello everyone!
Yesterday I released my many years in the making Atari ST game.
"Galactic Panic: A Questionable Adventure" is a lighthearted point-and-click game, payable in English and French.
It should work on any ST, STE or Falcon030. A HDD is required!
Get it from https://insert-studio-name.itch.io/galactic-panic
It's free! Donations are welcome though.
Hello everyone!
Yesterday I released my many years in the making Atari ST game.
"Galactic Panic: A Questionable Adventure" is a lighthearted point-and-click game, payable in English and French.
It should work on any ST, STE or Falcon030. A HDD is required!
Get it from https://insert-studio-name.itch.io/galactic-panic
It's free! Donations are welcome though.
Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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New video! Testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7gfhEC5BWg
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u
#Chat64#Commodore64#Atari800XL#ZXSpectrum#Atari#Commodore#Sinclair#Chat#Cartridge#RetroComputing#VintageComputing
New video! Testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7gfhEC5BWg
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u
#Chat64#Commodore64#Atari800XL#ZXSpectrum#Atari#Commodore#Sinclair#Chat#Cartridge#RetroComputing#VintageComputing