Tag Archives: 6502

8 Bit computers: 2022 Edition!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Giovanni Giorgi
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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Turbo Rascal rulez!

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Giovanni Giorgi
Turbo Rascal is a development environment for the Commodore computers but also for others like NES and so on. It is a bit different from other IDE because it is based on a Pascal-like language. It is not easy to … Continue reading →
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Commodore Retro Magic Dream: Pyc64 supports I/O on real emulation

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Giovanni Giorgi
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!   Commodore-64 simulator in … Continue reading →
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About 6502 emulator

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Giovanni Giorgi
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. Also author’s main project is all about A toolbox of 8-bit chip-emulators, helper … Continue reading →
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8 Bit computers: from 1977 to 1985

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Giovanni Giorgi
The first draft of my book is here! Take a look to http://8bit.gioorgi.com/
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Coming soon 8 Bit computers: from 1977 to 1985

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Giovanni Giorgi
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. … Continue reading →
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Commodore Retro Magic Dream

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Giovanni Giorgi
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 … Continue reading →
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