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Day 7 of #Amigapril

Here are some stats on the PiStorm-powered A1200. I think the number in picture two right of the individual Amiga models is the factor how much faster this one is compared to the specific model. This is of course only the CPU crunching power and doesn't affect the graphic capabilities. But this thing can now do 1274 times as much maths as my A600 from back then 😄

It's day 6 #AmigApril

Some weeks ago I got a little upgrade for this A1200. I had an RasPi3 laying around, so I bought a PiStorm extension board for the Miggy. And this thing is wild.

It is like every other turbo card for the A1200. It is placed in the trapdoor and replaces the CPU, extends the memory and does a lot more stuff. But instead of a faster 680x0 CPU or a FPGA (both very expensive) there is a Rasberry Pi, that emulates a super fast 680x0 CPU in software.

Think about it. There is original hardware, but the CPU is software-emulated by another computer. And that emulation is faster than any original CPU ever has been. That's completely wild.


#retrogaming #retrocomputing #homecomputer #homecomputerhistory #amiga #commodore #pistorm #raspberrypi
Day 2 of #amigapril

A few weeks ago I got this fine book. It is basically a pictured index of many Amiga demos plus interviews and articles of scene members.

I'm not very far into the book yet. It turns out watching the according demo while reading takes a lot of time 😀

There are also QR codes in the book, that link to youtube-video of the demos, just in case you have no original hardware at hand 🙂

#retrogaming #retrocomputing #homecomputer #commodore #commodoreamiga #amiga #16bit #demoscene #demo
The ZX Spectrum was launched 1983 as #Timex Sinclair 2068 computer on the US market. With a #Z80A CPU running on 3.5 MHz this beautiful #homecomputer was capable to draw electric images on a regular telly. With a resolution of 256×192 #pixels even limited to 15 colours it was great for the budget.
https://youtu.be/iemMlbIY1SI

Print'n'Plotter sold their #graphics software under the same product name #Paintbox like #Quantel, but for #Sinclair #homecomputers. While #colourClash was a serious limitation in the 80s, it's a #8bit #cgi #glitch effect today available in smartphone camera apps.

Our #vector #graphic #illustration of this legendary #retrocomputer is a form of #digital #lithography. #IT's made in #svg tech and created with #Inkscape, not #Adobe #Illustrator #Ai

USB 2X Joystick Adapter selbst gemacht

Um einen alten Joystick, wie den Competition Pro, an einen modernen PC anzuschließen, brauchen man einen Adapter. Das liegt daran, dass die alten Joysticks von Heimcomputern eine Schnittstelle haben, die heutige Computer nicht mehr ha…

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