- it's good to know that the luggable class still exists. :-)
https://liliputing.com/a-xp-portable-threadripper-workstatio.../
- the original zx80 had 1k of ram so it was a way to save a lot of space for code.
i had a zx +2 and wrote code on it in basic. the extra commands the 128k basic had allowed you to swap data in and out of the extra ram. it was still an antiquated basic compared to basics like the bbc or the amstrad cpc's which where around at the same time. but it was cheaper and had a massive user base. so much more software available.
- if i could buy a brand new palm now i'd buy one in heartbeat. preferably with mini-sd slot for storage. bt for syncing instead of a cable. and b&w instead of colour so i can use it outdoors in bright light which the colour ones were awful at. even modern phones in an irish summer can be hard to read.
- of course if you want to store about 200k per a4 page then try http://ronja.twibright.com/optar/
- we used dr-dos into the 90s. aside from being a great dos with lots of ram. >720k it also had netwars which whiled away a few hours when you were waiting for someone to get back to you.
- with the end of 3.5 disks and the rise of retro machines usage i do feel there is a place for some standard device that would fit in a 3.5" slot that would replace it. some sort of 'super floppy'. whether it writes to mini-sd, sd, compact flash or usb wouldn't matter much. just a way to easily transfer from modern compute to retro computer. something that will be around for the next 20 years.
- the umd drive was for me what killed it. a brand new storage medium available no where else. and they want us to buy media in this format? when vcd was becoming increasingly popular at the time never mind dvd.
sony makes beautiful hardware, some of the best. but they destroy it with bad practices like cd players that can't read cd-rs. digital music players that weren't mp3. they became about protecting their copyright and not doing what their customers wanted.
- I feel the same way.
For a while, I had a SONY CD Changer in my car. You ever see the scratched up CDs often sold at flea markets for a buck each or less?
Many computers and players won't read them.
But that SONY does. And not only does it read them, the thing takes a bit longer to buffer due to all the scratches and massive error correction it has to do while buffering...
But once it does all that, it will play the disc flawlessly! Bumpy roads, too cold, too hot, disc too scratched?
All pretty much no problem.
I would gladly buy another. Was that good, but it won't read ANY recordable format.
Bummer.
It went with the car when I sold it. I put some of the very worst discs I had ever seen in it for demo purposes too.
Dude that bought the car loved it like I did. I did not mention CD-R largely because the player was going with the car no matter what.
- casio heli-fighter was the one i had. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK0pbTxdwVk
it wasn't great as to fire you had to press both buttons at same time.
- reminded me of the song someone made from cosmos footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc
- More
https://fujinet.online/
On the Apple, Woz leaned into NTSC and employed it to what I consider pretty great effect.
Dithers are contrived uses, not abuses!
The difference is one can dither on any display system and achieve visuals that convey greater color depth or more intensity granularity than the system design intent would allow for.
Again, on the Apple, artists would combine artifact colors, as well as the lack of color, say black and white, in ways that suggest other colors not intended.
The dot patterns can suggest various intensities and hues one cannot just ask for jn a COLOR = statement.
Does that help?
I will try and find an image or two to link a bit later.
https://twostopbits.com/item?id=5863
https://hackaday.io/project/164212/gallery#0f87e94323e101952...
I do not think it matches up. Too bad! But maybe the author will share details. I really wanted to know what they did.
Also, after I get past this appointment, maybe we can chat about dither vs artifact.