Over the recent holiday, I spent some time upgrading, working on projects with, and generally polishing off a few of the vintage systems in my collection and, as such, ended up having some pretty...
https://bytecellar.com/2024/02/17/qd-enjoying-some-demos-on-the-amiga-2000/
November marked the 40th anniversary of Turbo Pascal, the first Integrated Development Environment (or IDE), which allowed a user to quickly and easily write a program in the Pascal programming l...
https://bytecellar.com/2023/12/04/thinking-back-on-turbo-pascal-as-it-turns-40/
It was in the late summer of 1985 when I first heard of the Amiga. I learned about the forthcoming system in an issue of Personal Computing magazine that featured the Amiga on its cover and conta...
It’s been nearly 27 years but, as life teaches us, all good things must come to an end. On June 15th, Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer on all desktop systems, including its launch ...
https://bytecellar.com/2022/06/16/microsoft-sunsets-amigas-killer-app-internet-explorer/
In October 1985 I purchased the first Amiga sold in the state of Virginia. It was a transformative experience to have that level of technology on the desk in front of me as a young geek. The Amig...
https://bytecellar.com/2021/12/13/parceiro-an-extraordinary-upgrade-for-amiga-1000-users/
Thirty five years ago I became an Amiga user. One of the first, actually. This is a meandering and reminiscent post of sorts, written to mark the Amiga’s 35th birthday and the 35 years I have k...
https://bytecellar.com/2020/10/27/looking-back-on-35-years-as-an-amiga-user/
Vintage computing aficionados take various approaches to the hobby. Some enjoy the platforms of olde exclusively through emulation on modern systems. Others assemble shelf after shelf of as many ...
https://bytecellar.com/2020/08/16/the-infinity-modules-player-never-turn-off-your-amiga-again/
The new year has begun and the holidays are pretty much behind us, but before undecking the halls I wanted to share my contribution to the “Holiday Music Week VII” competition over at r/Retro...
Back in the “home computer” days, I was something of a serial platform jumper; the list of systems I’ve owned is long. I would have a certain system and be happily using it and then become ...
https://bytecellar.com/2018/06/19/brief-encounters-of-the-home-computing-kind/
Just quickie here. I thought I’d take the Amiga 1000 out for a spin on a few Commodore 64 / PETSCII bulletin board systems this weekend. Thanks to @AmigaL0ve for providing links to two Amiga te...
https://bytecellar.com/2018/05/27/quickie-a-little-petscii-bbs-fun-on-a-saturday-morning/