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Other active retro computer/console forums?I know WOS is the best active forum on the net but is there any other active forums(Amiga, Megadrive/Genesis??)
Atari-forum.com is pretty good for all your 16/32 bit Atari needs.
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Z80 ApplicationsI never realised how widely in use the humble Z80 processor was in early Arcade games (Galaga had 3 running in Parallel), Fax Machines, Photocopiers,…
... need a little bit more than an 8 bit microcontroller with onboard ... the workload is still 8 bit) any replacement would be the ... or similar.
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Z80 ApplicationsI never realised how widely in use the humble Z80 processor was in early Arcade games (Galaga had 3 running in Parallel), Fax Machines, Photocopiers,…
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Z80 ApplicationsI never realised how widely in use the humble Z80 processor was in early Arcade games (Galaga had 3 running in Parallel), Fax Machines, Photocopiers,…
... It came as a bit of a surprise to Zilog ... is 8-bit cpus. 20% is 16/32 bit with the ... 16-bit generation mostly being ... ARMs. By volume, 8-bit cpus outsell 32-bit cpus by an order ... single best selling 8-bit cpu variant with several ... -
In ye olde days of computingI found this page about some of the the history of home-computing. Maybe not complete, but still: [URL]http://www.jaapan.de/jp/homecomputer.php?page=…
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In ye olde days of computingI found this page about some of the the history of home-computing. Maybe not complete, but still: [URL]http://www.jaapan.de/jp/homecomputer.php?page=…
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In ye olde days of computingI found this page about some of the the history of home-computing. Maybe not complete, but still: [URL]http://www.jaapan.de/jp/homecomputer.php?page=…
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In ye olde days of computingI found this page about some of the the history of home-computing. Maybe not complete, but still: [URL]http://www.jaapan.de/jp/homecomputer.php?page=…
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Which emulator do you use?Note it's not a poll about which emulator you think is best*. Simply which emulator you tend to use. You can vote for multiple emulators if you, like…
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Call Of Duty 4I just got this game but using the onboard graphincs i have to have all the eyecandy turned off, what card would i need to be able to play it with al…
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Call Of Duty 4I just got this game but using the onboard graphincs i have to have all the eyecandy turned off, what card would i need to be able to play it with al…
... OSX sees whatever and is 32/64-Bit withough having to buy ... )... Ah that's runing Blows 32-bit on it (Boot Camped), it ... -
Call Of Duty 4I just got this game but using the onboard graphincs i have to have all the eyecandy turned off, what card would i need to be able to play it with al…
... 's just the limit of 32 bit addressing. As I said, you ... in 4Gb into an XP 32 bit setup, but...
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What computing platforms do you have in the house?Just took delivery of my first Mac so now in our house we have: Study: HP Compaq desktop running XP Living room: Dell laptop running Vista (spit)…
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MicroVAX with OpenBSD (32 bit VAX CPU)
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What computing platforms do you have in the house?Just took delivery of my first Mac so now in our house we have: Study: HP Compaq desktop running XP Living room: Dell laptop running Vista (spit)…
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MicroVAX with OpenBSD (32 bit VAX CPU).
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Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…
It's time for an end to this ST/Amiga rubbish. The true 16/32-bit successor to the Spectrum was the QL. :smile:
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Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;314239]It's time for an end to this ST/Amiga rubbish. The true 16/32-bit successor to the Spectrum was the QL. :smile:
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Acorn Computers help...Hi, I've got an Acorn coming, not sure if its the A5000/A4000/A3010, but it should be here beginning of next week... Now... Does anyone know of a …
... or ARM 3 in 26-bit mode only - if you try ... Acorn ARM 6 or later (32-bit) code, as used in most ... -
Windows 7Anyone tried this yet? I've been using it for a while now and I think it's excellent. Runs all software that I've thrown at it and also runs *alot* q…
... extremely flaky too, yet the 32-bit version I have on my ... seriously regret installing the 64-bit version, it was only to ... -
New portal about ZX Spectrum 48kB (not everybody likes 128k? :) )Seems like "i-demo" server hosts more and more Spectrum related sites. [url]http://zxspectrum48.i-demo.pl/[/url] Funny, considering it's being kep…
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Why did the QL fail?Browsing some old magazines: an advert appeared for the QL, 128k of ram and 32 bit processor etc...also very cheap compared to other similar spec com…
... see that the 16 bit arithmetic operations are really ... bus, 16 bit internal data bus but with 32 bit registers. The ... bit versions work like they are 32 bit chips to the programmer, with 32 bit ... registers - making the move from 16 bit to 32 bit very ... -
Why did the QL fail?Browsing some old magazines: an advert appeared for the QL, 128k of ram and 32 bit processor etc...also very cheap compared to other similar spec com…
... was described as being "16/32 bit" on account of it having ... a 16 bit internal bus and operating internally ... at a time, but having 32 bit wide registers.
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Why did the QL fail?Browsing some old magazines: an advert appeared for the QL, 128k of ram and 32 bit processor etc...also very cheap compared to other similar spec com…
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32-bit processor. Or, dropping the address ... 8-/32-bit processor.
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Why did the QL fail?Browsing some old magazines: an advert appeared for the QL, 128k of ram and 32 bit processor etc...also very cheap compared to other similar spec com…
... is clearly an 8-bit device as this is ... it?s both 32 bit [I]and [/I]8 bit, according to ... simply to use existing 8-bit peripheral devices ? an important ... by only having an 8-bit bus, and lower chip ... />
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Why did the QL fail?Browsing some old magazines: an advert appeared for the QL, 128k of ram and 32 bit processor etc...also very cheap compared to other similar spec com…
... was described as an "8/32 bit" CPU. The 68000 as in ... ST was referred as "16/32 bit".
The new " ... quite enough, but a 32 bit CPU is far too much ... lots of applications where 8 bit is the best choice. ... eZ80 is also quite a bit faster than the original ... -
QL 25th Anniversary TODAYJust saw this on CSS: Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:36:53 +0100 From: Urs Koenig Newsgroups: comp.sys.sinclair Subject: SINCLAIR QL's 25th birthday On…
... an CPU with 32-bit registers on an 8-bit bus as such ... the time. It's a bit like the Intellivision being the ... first 16-bit console; it could barely compete ... -
Worst ever console? And the just plain bad or not very good ones.We've discussed the popular consoles at length on here, but what about the unpopular, or at least badly selling ones, or the ones that never got many…
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How old is retro?In the thread: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24327[/URL] the age old question of "[I]How old does a computer/console …
Anything more than 10yrs old I think (in the computer/gaming field anyway).
As for 8bit 16bit....wasn't the 486/pentium 1 32 bit?.....LOTS of old 'retro' pc games. (EDIT: eh I see you talk about that) -
How old is retro?In the thread: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24327[/URL] the age old question of "[I]How old does a computer/console …
... percieve anything console wise above 32 bit to really be retro, as ... before 8 bit, and I guess everything up to 32?
Amiga 600HDOk so I have an @*%#$&@*# Amiga 600HD (I shall avoid using the C word around here) and now a PSU. I have plugged it into my TV and it's telling me I …
... 't use Cardbus adapters or 32 bit PCMCIA adapters. incompatible cards have ...Multi platform games developmentWe all know there are a lot of multi platform games. For example, Boulder Dash, River Raid, Exolon, Zynaps, Flying Shark, AMC and so on which were av…
... a simplistic 8 bit machine to a 16/32 bit processor. (All the ...
