L’Atari2600 è stata la prima console giochi casalinga, ed è stata commercializzata nel 1977. Ha resistito al collasso del mercato dei videogiochi del 83-84 ed è rimasta in produzione fino al 1992.

Do dove viene il suo successo, che come vedremo è intimamente legato al c64?

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The ZilogZ80 CPU is an 8-bit based microprocessor. It was introduced by Zilog in 1976 as the startup company's first product. The Z80 was conceived by Federico Faggin in late 1974. The Z80 was software compatible (!) with the Intel 8080 machine language. It added several extensions and was the heart of the ZX Spectrum.

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When I was young I was able to play with my Vic20/Commodore64. I learned to love programming with these small 8-bit real computers. I was between 11 and 12 years old, and just learning basic English, with only a data-casette to store my stuff.

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Hi all! I decided to write a book called “8-Bit Computers: Retro computer history in the ‘80”. It is my first book on this topic, so I need you comments & advices! A small extract is right here for download.

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The first draft of my book is here! Take a look to http://8bit.gioorgi.com/

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I’d like to point you to this blog article about “cycle stepped” 6502 emulator. It is well described and can be a neat read for xmas vacation.

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I am happy to announce pyc64 now supports save and load programs on top of real emulation. Irmen point me to the right code to look, and I implemented the fix in the weekend; happy hacking!

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Turbo Rascal is a development environment for the Commodore computers but also for others like NES and so on.

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Due to COVID19 pandemic, I and my family was forced in our home. So I revamped my 8bit computer book, with a new look and a nice search engine.

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Do you STILL love taking notes by hand? I have created different types of composition notebook, even retro-style one, inspired by MOS6502, with Sprite Editor sheets, and some nice goodies. Give them a try!

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