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blakespot

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I am a retrocomputing enthusiast. I have a large collection of vintage systems and I enjoy retro gaming. I run a blog about all of this at http://bytecellar.com . All of my "things" are linked out from http://blakespot.com .
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blakespot··on Ray Tracing Is No New Thing
Read the linked post within. Did you read my post? I explain this. Does no one read posts anymore?
blakespot··on Nabla containers: a new approach to container isolation
I read that as...never mind.
blakespot··on Show HN: A Hacker News Reader App with Tabs
Looks very nice. I wish there were an iOS version.
blakespot··on Archive of Operating Systems
No Amiga or Atari OS?
blakespot··on Origins of the finger command (1990)
You should look into PLATO, as I now am (despite having heard of a fractional form of it due to software offered by TI for my first home computer, the TI-99/4A that I received in 1982). Amazing social network tech, not to mention computer learning which was it's core focus, in the '60s and '70s out of the mid-west. I am reading an excellent book on the history, "The Friendly Orange Glow."
blakespot··on Susan Kare designed the suite of icons that made the Macintosh revolutionary
Perhaps of interest here: http://www.bytecellar.com/2012/09/11/susan-kares-32x32-pixel...
blakespot··on Modern-Day BBSing on an Epson CP/M-based Laptop from 1984
Nifty. Which BBS was this?
blakespot··on You Can’t Do Data Science in a GUI
Sure you can! https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/29031630962/
blakespot··on “No Man’s Sky” Displayed on the Amiga 1000
Look at the "Reception" area of the wiki post for one of the Amiga's famous early games, Defender of the Crown. It's a quite from Brian Bagnal's Commodore book that explains to a degree the significance of experiencing the Amiga's graphics way back when. I remember the feeling he describes, well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_Crown

Also, I saw this article pop up yesterday that takes a look at "The Amiga Concsiousness." It may help, here.

http://countingvirtualsheep.com/the-amiga-consciousness/

blakespot··on “No Man’s Sky” Displayed on the Amiga 1000
Thank you, and you're welcome.
blakespot··on “No Man’s Sky” Displayed on the Amiga 1000
I chose 400-line interlaced as it is twice the resolution of 320x200 mode. Quite a difference in clarity.
blakespot··on “No Man’s Sky” Displayed on the Amiga 1000
Enigma is one of the very best demos I've ever experienced on any platform. Pygmy Project's Extension is another Amiga favorite of mine. I've never lost my love for the demoscene, but I far prefer new demos on retro systems over, say, Windows 10-based 3D demos. Very much so.
blakespot··on A Program from a 35 Year Old Magazine for BASIC Month and a Chat with Its Author
I miss reader service cards. :-/
blakespot··on Slack client for Commodore 64
Use 'Glass TTY VT220' font (at 20 point) in your terminal app and your retro-cool game will increase two levels.
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