Every year I lead a group of kids in the construction of an “Electric Scribbling Machine”, as part of the local elementary school’s Discovery Day program. The program sessions are run by parents and local community members, and can be…
Many retro computers and game systems have a composite video output – the familiar round yellow plug. Unfortunately, composite video inputs are increasingly rare on modern TVs and computer monitors, creating a headache for retro enthusiasts. This is a mini-review…
I recently watched a new documentary about the Amiga years: From Bedrooms to Billions. It’s a $5 Vimeo rental that will be fascinating for anyone who lived through the 1980’s home computer revolution, or who’s interested in retro-computing technology. I…
Say hello to a new retro-computing gizmo – the Mac ROM-inator II! It will supercharge your vintage Macintosh II series or SE/30 computer, by replacing the stock ROM with a programmable flash memory module. Add a bootable ROM disk, change…
Good news for BMOW fans from outside the United States: international shipping costs for most orders should now be substantially lower than before. I wrote about the pain of international shipping costs a few weeks ago, and ever since then…
Data compression is fun! I’ve written a new compression scheme that’s designed to be as fast as possible to decompress on a 68K CPU, while still maintaining a decent compression density. I’m calling it FC8, and you can get the…
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