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The RM 800XL project by Revive Machines continues https://revive-machines.com/index-en.html #atari #Atari8bit #retrocomputers
Big shout out to #BeebleBrox over on #AtariAge for some kind and helpful advice on where to go next with my gorgeous #Atari #130XE with dead console keys.
Thanks to their guidance, I was able to identify my keyboard type and confidently open it up to examine the Mylar membrane. At first glance it looked pristine, but on closer visual inspection and doing continuity checks with a multimeter, I found a break - which someone else had thoughtfully highlighted for me!
I've ordered a new membrane from #Retrohax_de, which seems to be the same https://retronics.eu membrane as sold by https://retrolemon.co.uk.
(The membrane available from https://www.retrofuzion.com appears to be for the rubber dome version, comparing it with the other variant from retrolemon, though they don't say.)
I'd never have figured all this out without the kindness of strangers. Thank you, Beeblebrox. And the mystery person who had inspected thus membrane before and highlighted the break!
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/142703-xe-xl-keyboard-troubles/#findComment-5650771
https://www.europesays.com/uk/28580/ I, Robot Review (Switch eShop) #ActionAdventure #Arcade #Atari #I #Llamasoft #NintendoSwitch #Review #Reviews #robot #SwitchEShop #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom
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#jeffminter #llamasoft #atari #indiedev #videogames #retrogaming #indiefilm
Stuff is happening...
Does the very first batch of Atari ST have the type of keyboard which has million springs jump out if you take the keyboard backplate screws out?
I have one with a broken esc-key and I'm wondering what approach to take to repair it. The key has physically snapped the cross-shaped thing that holds the keycap in place.
EDIT: I'm starting to think it was those rubber pads that can fall out, it's been around 40 years since I saw that to happen, but I haven't opened an ST keyboard after watching my dad fumble it and spread what I assumed to be springs all over the floor.
Flight of Icarus, work in progress game for #Atari2600 console https://youtu.be/OTZ9Dk8lwr8?si=Nakzs_Z4Ne0S4Ohu&t=3763 #atari #retrogames
ABBUC Magazine #160, since 1985 the source of #Atari8bit computers informations, news and programs #atari #retrocomputer
Looking good! The #Atari #130XE boots successfully! Here it is running FujiNet. I've discovered the function keys don't work, so I'll pop it open again to see if I can figure that out. My first #retrocomputing #repair!
This is a lovely compact retrocomputing setup, compared to my Atari 800 and JVC PVM in the home office.
@pusakat@mas.toWondering what Atari 8-bit retro goodness to try out later.
Nachdem wir im Januar '24 ja schon den Sourcecode von #Gemini (dem echten, nicht dem Google-Rotz) veröffentlichen konnten gibt's jetzt auch noch den von Gemini2, den @jreschke von der Platte seines alten TTs retten konnte.
https://github.com/gereons/Gemini2
Enjoy!
#atariST #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #ComputerHistory #Atari
Multipaint is a paint program that runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and specialises in retro pixel art. The tool, which is now available in version 3.2.2025, supports the creation of graphics under the colour restrictions of classic 8- and 16-bit platforms - not only the Amiga, but also other retro systems such as C64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, CPC and Atari ST.
i have a CTPCI for my #AtariFalcon here for almost a year now, waiting to be installed. typical case of: i don't have time right now, i'll do it later -> crap! totally forgotten! #Atari #retrocomputing
Sad news: "Dry Bones" cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen has died.
https://www.jns.org/dry-bones-cartoonist-yaakov-kirschen-dies-at-87/
I first encountered Kirschen through his "Mom and Me" and "Murray and Me" graphical chatbot programs (received from my uncle Jim when he handed down his Atari ST to us in the late 1980s).
Kirschen's work on "Mom" and "Murray" was profiled in-depth by the NYT, LAT, and others.
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#atarist #atari #retrocomputing #kirschen #drybones #jewish #vintagecomputing #obituaries
Amid the AI craze of the 1980s, Kirschen promoted the concepts of "artificial creativity" and "artificial personality" instead of "artificial intelligence".
He was an innovative thinker, and ahead of his time.
I'm thankful to have known him, and to have helped preserve a small part of his legacy.
If you would like help his wife Sali, you can donate via their PayPal link: tiny.cc/3oncvz
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#atarist #atari #retrocomputing #kirschen #drybones #jewish #vintagecomputing #obituaries
Sad news: "Dry Bones" cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen has died.
https://www.jns.org/dry-bones-cartoonist-yaakov-kirschen-dies-at-87/
I first encountered Kirschen through his "Mom and Me" and "Murray and Me" graphical chatbot programs, which we received from my uncle Jim when he handed down his Atari ST to us in the late 1980s.
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#atarist #atari #retrocomputing #kirschen #drybones #jewish #vintagecomputing #obituaries
Sad news: "Dry Bones" cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen has died.
https://www.jns.org/dry-bones-cartoonist-yaakov-kirschen-dies-at-87/
I first encountered Kirschen through his "Mom and Me" and "Murray and Me" graphical chatbot programs, which we received from my uncle Jim when he handed down his Atari ST to us in the late 1980s.
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#atarist #atari #retrocomputing #kirschen #drybones #jewish #vintagecomputing #obituaries
Do you want to program #Atari2600 console like it used to be done back then on an #AppleII computer? Now you can do it thanks to FROB card and associated software https://gitlab.com/retroabandon/apple2-re/-/tree/main/frob #atari #retrogames #retroprogramming
