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RetroChallenge Winter Warm-up 2008

RetroChallenge Winter Warm-up 2008 68k 72 posts Dec 6, 2007 — Feb 7, 2008
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#31 Tue, 1 Jan 2008 - 07:19
Already on in some places. Good Luck and happy new year!

#32 Tue, 1 Jan 2008 - 09:22
Looks like a good turnout! I'm spending the next two weeks on my honeymoon, which means no Mac geekery for me, but have fun everyone! :)

#33 Tue, 1 Jan 2008 - 16:59
Looks like a good turnout! I'm spending the next two weeks on my honeymoon, which means no Mac geekery for me, but have fun everyone! :)
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Nice! Congrats to you both! :)

#34 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 - 07:56
Thanks! We leave on Thursday. It'll be nice to have a couple weeks away from work. It's also nice to know that my future wife knows about my vintage Macintosh habit, but wants to marry me anyway. :) :)

#35 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 - 18:46
I'm not sure if i will join this year since things went awry for me last time and i can't think of anything that i would like to do at the moment.

well i can think of some things but i'm not sure if it really belongs in the retro challenge.

One is that for a month i will only use my "olivetti lettera 32"

the other is that i will limit my gaming to interactive fiction.

let me know what you guys think.

#36 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 15:33
There *is* a lot of good interactive fiction out there, but a whole month? I'd be afraid of burn out. I'd be tempted to create a page documenting what IF development and runtime setups work with system 6 and/or 7?

I mean, I doubt you can develop Inform 7 on a mac plus, but you should be able to play an Inform 7 game right?

#37 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 17:33
Hey all! I forgot (or didn't know I had to) register, but got that done last night and just got on here right now. Look forward to hanging out. :)

My goals.. to get an Amiga 2000 working the way I want to reliably, and fix up a few things on the Atari 800 I have. Yes, Jay Miner did some good work. :)

#38 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 18:19

doctorclu!

you are late!

sorry - i missed your name in the video.

apologies - i am not doing it again however. :-*

regards

#39 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 18:23
What video was that link supposed to bring up? I have about 140 youtube videos BTW. And thanks for the warm welcome! How have you been?

#40 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 18:28
does it not work for you?

it should bring up a video of a zx printer running from a zx81 printing the entry list for the warm-up.

as an aside - i am doing quite well thanks - glad the holidays are passed ad things are returning to normal.

that said i have a very nice xmas/new year.

things grand with you i hope.

#41 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 20:44
Video works for me.

#42 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 - 22:01
There *is* a lot of good interactive fiction out there, but a whole month? I'd be afraid of burn out. I'd be tempted to create a page documenting what IF development and runtime setups work with system 6 and/or 7?
I mean, I doubt you can develop Inform 7 on a mac plus, but you should be able to play an Inform 7 game right?
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I love IF enough to avoid a burn out (i hope).

i can't be 100% sure about the plus but i have a se/30 that has never had any problem with any IF I've tried. I haven't tried to write anything myself however.

making a howto for people that want to use IF on a compact does seem like a nice idea however.

still... using only my olivetti for a month still seems like more of a challenge. i just don't know how i will keep a journal

[:)] ]'>

#44 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 - 02:43
Yeah, it's a cool video

#45 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 - 04:36
Looks like a good turnout! I'm spending the next two weeks on my honeymoon, which means no Mac geekery for me, but have fun everyone! :)
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You got a camera and a laptop right?

#46 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 - 18:23
LOL!!

But it needs to be a Mac Duo connected to a mid-nineties quicktime camera.

#48 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 - 06:36
I'm late, but I am busy making HELLO WORLD programs for the original Apple 1. Although I am cheating because I don't actually have an original Apple 1 computer. There aren't many around, so I built "Isaac" an Apple 1 emulator that runs on my slightly retro iBook to run the programs.

http://www.geocities.com/mmphosis/apple2/contest/2008/retrochallenge.net.html

#49 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 - 18:41
I'm late, but I am busy making HELLO WORLD programs for the original Apple 1.
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I noticed your first program a few days ago. Nice work. I think small assembler apps are a lot of fun to write. I'm going to have to go find a cheat sheet for those mnemonics.

#51 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 - 22:34
I've got a 25-diode 3-bit adder designed, but I haven't been able to test it at the system clock because I blew up my function generator's 50-/600-ohm output stage while measuring a 2N2222 switching speed (one of the hazards of testing with non-standard logic levels).

I've repaired most of the output stage, only two 1/4W resistors in the emitter followers were so toasted I have no idea what their original values might have been (they were charred, as was the circuit board underneath). I have to trace out the schematic and figure out what their values should be.

-Bobby

#52 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 - 19:47
Will you post a schematic of your design?

#53 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 - 20:39
My new favorite RetroChallenge result...... Nice work MacTV ;)
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For the record, that's not MacTV's handiwork... it's a picture he posted as an example of what not to do.

#54 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 - 22:39
Will you post a schematic of your design?
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Sure, when it's functioning. I just got my function generator working again yesterday, and that's what has been holding me up.

-Bobby

#55 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 - 22:43
For the record, that's not MacTV's handiwork... it's a picture he posted as an example of what not to do.
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Booo!

#56 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 - 15:56
Hi, All

Real Cool Web Site 8-) .

Well I have been retro computing for the last 5 years daily.

I work for a small company as the IT person and have kept the retro

network going, which is a DOS server running Novell Netware 3.2 and

5 workstations running Windows95. Server is a 350mhz Compaq,

workstations are 233mhz off-brands. We have just upgraded to newer

Dell gx270's and XP and have spend this month getting the old

software to run under XP and have just succeeded.

At hone I keep a fully loaded A/V 6400/200 on my network with an

600mhz Imac and a 3gig pc.

I also have a Packard Bell XT, Tandy 1000lt, 386sx machine and a

Mac Plus with a modem to access the internet, all of which is running fine.

[:D] ]'>

#58 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 - 16:29
Nice job Equant.

However - in the "About" menu, under the Apple - it says About RCWW2007 instead of 2008.

Then again, I'm sure my Talking Moose version slaughtered the pronunciation of people's names and nicknames.

I'm bummed I didn't get a single comment about it though.

#59 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 - 17:06
However - in the "About" menu, under the Apple - it says About RCWW2007 instead of 2008.
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Ah bugger! I'm so bad about things like that. I just wanted to get something posted! I guess I *should* fix it.

I'm bummed I didn't get a single comment about it though.
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Not only that, I commented on something of yours and made it clear I didn't even read your blog post! ;)

I appreciate your nod of recognition. Maybe not completely gratifying, but you were named in my post about my app. Anyway, it was a blast to see the moose after many many years.

#60 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 - 19:18
Then again, I'm sure my Talking Moose version slaughtered the pronunciation of people's names and nicknames.
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That's okay, Moose aren't that well known for their public speaking abilities... anyone know the history of that? I'd assume it was inspired by the Fawlty Towers episode withe the "talking" moose head.

I'm bummed I didn't get a single comment about it though.
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I neglected to include it in the last progress report... sorry!

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