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Retro computing refers to the use of outdated hardware platforms (such as the Commodore 64 or BBC Micro), usually for recreational purposes. Programmers interested in retro computing sometimes develop new games for older machines, either as a technical challenge or simply for fun.

Retro computing refers to the use of outdated hardware platforms such as the Commodore 64 or BBC Micro, usually for recreational purposes.

Programmers interested in retro computing sometimes develop new games for older machines, either as a technical challenge (due to the comparatively limited memory and processing power available) or simply just for fun.

Questions on retro computing may also be suitable for Retrocomputing Stack Exchange.

For a more-general concept of outdated hardware/software, see .

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Is it possible to play PCM sound (.WAV) using 'Direct Mode' in DOS and display animation simultaneously?

I have this working code in order to play PCM sound (.WAV) using 'Direct Mode' in DOS: ASM code plays .WAV in DOS It works perfectly (including timing, etc.). However I'd like to improve this code so meanwhile I play the .WAV file, I'd like to…
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Javascript 1.1 / HTML 3.0 Audio Player

I'm building a Dreamcast website, and the machine doesn't recognise any code newer than HTML 3.0 and Javascript 1.1. I want to have an audio player on the site, preferably one that can stream from an online radio station, but all the Flash based…
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very old CPU INTEL 8086 + 8087 EMBEDDED system Intel IC-86 Compiler

It was old challenge for me but I have succeed to build my own embedded system based on a 80188 INTEL ( like 8086). I am using the compiler C 4.5 from Intel. As I want to go further I would like to integrate the 8087 coprocessor. This technology is…
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Reading a RSTS/E V6 9-Track Tape Under VMS 7.3

I am trying to recover some backups from two old 9-track tapes. They were created ~1980 under RSTS/E version 6. I have VMS 7.3 on a MicroVAX II and a functional TU80 tape drive. Both systems are fully functional so it is not a "Jurassic…
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How ot display a Tilemap in Game Boy

I am trying to display this image with Game Boy Developer Kit and i don't see it displayed when i run the emulator The code i use is this one void displayDodge(){ int nbTiles = (160 * 144) / 8; int i,j; SPRITES_8x8; j = 0; set_sprite_data(0,…
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connecting Commodore 64 to a HDTV

I own a Commodore Vic 20 & Commodore 64 since way back in the day. They both work, but I would like to connect them to a HDTV. (1) Is this possible? (2) what cables do I need to connect to a HDTV? thanks in advance.
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VT100 terminal emulation for a Java-based 8-bit computer emulator

I am successfully using GNU Screen as serial terminal to "talk" to my Altair 8800 clone (http://altairclone.com/) using serial line. The command I use is 'screen -istrip /dev/ttyUSB0'. Screen does the VT100 emulation, strips off MSB from output etc.…
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MS Access DOS Theme?

I've just converted an old MS-DOS Paradox database over to MS Access 2013. The end users don't like the new Access look so my bosses have asked me to make it look as much as possible to the old DOS application. Is there any way to do this... Old…
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reading a file in win32

I'm programming an old-school mmorpg in win32 (It's supposed to run on very old machines), and I want to read a file that can be either ASCII or Unicode (rarely), and count the number of lines in it. due to the fact that those machines have very…
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How did the first GPUs get support from CPUs?

I imagine CPUs have to have features that allow it to communicate and work with the GPU, and I can imagine this exists today, but in the early days of GPUs, how did companies get support from large CPU companies to have their devices be supported,…
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Database join in the '60s with tape / punch cards only?

We are a large company, selling frobnication services to tens of thousands of customers via phone calls. Orders get recorded on punch cards, featuring a customer ID a date the dollar amount of frobnication bought. In order to process these into…
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Which library/code is responsible for rendering the terminal in retro computers?

For example as you type, which library is telling the computer screen to display the respective ascii character and to move the cursor accordingly? Imagine something like the old school computers (with no GUI) running DOS or Basic... what/which…
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