On retro-computing: Macintosh Plus
I am an Apple Fanboy. Always been. Nevertheless, it took me a long time to actually own an Apple device. The first Mac I ever bought was a 12″ PowerBook …
On retro-computing: Amstrad CPC 464
Let’s go a little further into retro-computing. After these first steps with the Sinclair ZX81 and ZX Spectrum, if was time for another British 8bit computer from the 80’s: the …
On retro-computing: decorating the study
Let’s take a (short) break from vintage computers. As a consequence to the COVID-19 pandemics and lock-downs, home-office turned from an occasional to a day-to-day way of working. We had …
On retro-computing: Sinclair ZX Spectrum
After my first baby steps into the retro-computing world with a ZX81, I thought I should add a new member to the family. In memory of the late Lord Sinclair, …
On retro-computing: Sinclair ZX81
My Previous posts on reto-computing were dealing with emulating old 8-bit and 16-bit computers and consoles. That’s is what indeed triggered a bit of retro-gaming and retro-computing addiction. And, of …
On retro-computing : exploring emulation software on macOS
In the last post, I explained how I jumped into the retro-computing bandwagon, and built a few DIY boxes for retro-gaming via software emulation, based on the RecalBox project. During …
On retro-computing : retro-gaming with Recalbox
The COVID-19 pandemic had (and, unfortunately still has) a strong impact on us all. We all tried our best to cope with it, our own ways. Somehow, lock-downs triggered a …
What are forces ?
This question stems from discussions at work about the notion of “data gravity”, which, 10 years after its inception, seems to make a comeback and draw some kind of vague …