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More VT-52 demos
Ever since I was made aware of the “Beat Nick Part 2” demo, I’ve been eager to find other Atari ST demos and animations that make use of the Atari’s VT52 text mode. This week I found three more. I made some video captures of these demos as they appeared in the Atari ST emulator…
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Bolivia vacation: Photo and video editing choices
For 10 years my family has traveled to Bolivia regularly to see family and friends. Last month we returned for a three-week vacation. As our family has grown, so has the expense of the flights. Consequently the interval between trips has increased as well. Our previous trip was in 2010. Planning for the 2013 trip,…
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The future of news, as predicted in 1993
GeekWire has an interesting look back at a debate on CompuServe in 1993 about the future of journalism. This piqued my interest as a journalist, and as someone who loves looking back at computer history. The members of CompuServe’s JForum made predictions about the form factors of future news delivery devices that were accurately fulfilled…
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From newsletter to magazine
Today I had an article published in an Atari-related periodical for the first time since 1994.
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Telnet to a BBS using a PC terminal program within the DOSBox emulator
A few months ago I wrote about my experiences trying to telnet in to Atari BBSes using an emulated Atari on my Mac. Basically the solution boiled down to this: Use tcpser4j to change a telnet connection to a serial connection, use socat to pipe that serial connection to a file, and set the Hatari…
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Kids drawing on computers, then and now
Today was “Parents get to watch dance class” day. In the afternoon my daughter Ludi and I went to see my oldest daughter, Jadzia. The “public” part of the class came at the end, so Ludi and I were waiting for a bit. During the downtime we played a few games on the iPad, and…
