Monthly Archives: December 2013

DOS Box Build: Update #1

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Blake Patterson

A few weeks back I wrote a post detailing my desire to build a 486-class DOS box. In the time since then, I’ve been actively digging parts out of my storage shelves and scanning eBay for the remaining, needed items. … Continue reading →

Posted in DOS / Win PC | 13 Comments

My “Portable Week” Offering to /r/RetroBattlestations

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Blake Patterson

Another week, another competition over at Reddit’s /r/RetroBattlestations. This week was Portable Week. The challenge was on the easy side this time around: display a message of greeting to the subreddit on the screen of a portable retro battlestation. Now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Handhelds, r/Retrobattlestations | 2 Comments

The First GIF I Ever Saw

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Blake Patterson

Above, is the first GIF I ever saw. What you are looking at is a scan of a color printout that I made with my Okimate 20 wax transfer printer in 1987. I had an Atari 520ST at the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari, Just Rambling | 4 Comments

I Reached for the Nuon for “PONG Week” Over at /r/RetroBattlestations

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Blake Patterson

The project / competition fun continues over at /r/RetroBattlestations. We’ve now had BASIC Week, Spooky Week, Logo Week, and most recently PONG Week at the retro computing subreddit, and each one has been a blast. PONG Week challenged participants to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, r/Retrobattlestations | 3 Comments