I just have released the schematics and PCB of my transputer board, along an article describing the process. Enjoy it! #retro #transputer #ibmpc #dos https://nanochess.org/transputer_board.html
Trying to find an old PC racing game, booter, #cga and when it started there was some digital speech from the beeper. Google sucks...
Any ideas? #retrogaming #ibmpc
I also remember backing up onto #floppy disks back in the day, but this has always been rather impractical.
The #IBMPC #XT had a 10MB #HDD and 360kB FDD, so with a 2:1 compression ratio, you'd need 15 disks to back the machine up.
This didn't change much in the early '90s. You had a 1440kB FDD, but you also had a 40MB HDD, so you'd need 14 floppies to back it up.
The introduction of USB HDDs, especially compact bus-powered ones, has *greatly* improved the #backup situation.
A new adventure is about to begin... http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/338/the-chambers-beneath-enters-beta-testing #chambersbeneath #ibmpc #msdos #cga
I despise the "OS" & company, but respect the man.
https://archive.org/details/The_Peter_Norton_Programmers_Guide_IBM-PC/mode/2up
#retrocomputing #hahaIBMisRetroNow #ohshit #ibmpc
I got an old PC but without a PC Speaker, so I did the only sensible thing anyone would do... Making my own PC Speaker sound card, ScreechyCat.
https://github.com/inmbolmie/ScreechyCat
https://youtu.be/Vik91LaMnz4?si=WkhCftXdrDJhjrFW&t=58
ScreechyCat is a heavy contender for the title of worst sound card ever, but it is retro, it kinda works, and it is dirt cheap to make.
The little cute robots are back for more adventures! A new level pack called "Conveyors" is available, along with an update to the game itself. Read more at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/330/update-to-team-droid-and-a-new-level-pack #teamdroid #ibmpc #msdos #cga
Today I'm playing with starship designs for a possible future #starcadre game #ibmpc #msdos #cga
Wer mal schnell 3 Stunden totschlagen muss und alte Disketten mag: Ein brandneuer und wahrhaft epischer "Stay Forever Podcast" ist erschienen!
Want to learn how to crack an old PC game in 8 minutes?
Essential DOS games ... I'd say the Commander Keen series, Doom (Ultimate and Doom 2), Quake and Slipstream 5000 -- any others?
The #IBMPC #BIOS has an awful lot of functions that really belong in the operating system's device drivers, not machine firmware.
Most of them ended up being straight-up useless. Programmers would routinely bypass them and poke hardware registers directly instead.
#Intel, learning absolutely nothing from this, went on to develop #EFI and #UEFI.
Today I'm releasing the source code for Star Cadre: Combat Class. You can check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/cyningstan/sccc #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga
In #teamdroid you have six robots to choose from, all with different capabilities and limitations. You will need to know them well in order to deploy the correct one to solve a given puzzle. You can download play Team Droid at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/129/team-droid #ibmpc #msdos #cga
GUIs are certainly awesome, and they look like they’ll be the future of IT; but what if you desperately wanted one, yet all you had was a regular IBM PC? Lucky you, as Visi On was just what you needed; let’s explore it in our newest Episode of GUI Wonderland!
Anche in 
https://blisscast.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/visi-on-vision-visicorp-gui-wonderland-6/
An updated collage of my four latest games for #msdos on the #ibmpc. That's quite a range of colour for humble #cga!
All these games are available from my web site, http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/ and from my Itch page https://cyningstan.itch.io/
If you want to support further development, then the easiest ways are to follow the Ko-fi links on my web site or to make a donation when downloading from Itch.
Pym's Daily Word Square Puzzle is released for MS-DOS today! Each day a new word square puzzle is revealed, and you must fill in the missing words. Find out more, and download the game, from http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/295/pyms-daily-word-square-puzzle #pym #ibmpc #msdos #cga
Sometimes, even I am a bit perplexed by what weird retro stuff people upload to the Internet Archive. Oh, well....
https://archive.org/download/coca-cola-you-cant-beat-the-feeling_202411
https://archive.org/download/coca-cola-you-cant-beat-the-feeling
Star Cadre: Combat Class is a coffee-break game, ideal for casual play. Each mission is short, and self-contained, taking about 20 minutes once you know what you're doing. Play it at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/261/star-cadre-combat-class #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga
Star Cadre: Combat Class is released today! It's a turn-based tactical combat game for the original IBM PC with CGA graphics. Command your team of operatives on a variety of combat missions. Get it at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/261/star-cadre-combat-class #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga
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