Monthly Archives: February 2015

Fun with the Tandy CoCo 3

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Blake Patterson

This past week was “Radio Shack Week” at /r/RetroBattlestations, what with the bankruptcy, store closings, etc. For my contribution, I pulled out the Tandy Color Computer 3 and did my thing in the NitrOS-9 shell. (It’s a little bit more … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let the FCC Impose Dial-Up Access Charges!

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Blake Patterson

Dial-up users, we have to unite! The FCC is attempting to impose access charges to interstate enhanced services, such as Sprint’s Telenet, that use local dial access. Or, they were…28 years ago…as can be seen in the above letter I … Continue reading →

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New Blog Announcement: Nostalgic Virginian

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Blake Patterson

This is not a vintage computing post, but it has to do with the vintage. Vintage memories. Of Virginia. I’ve run this vintage computing blog for 11 years. Pouring out my own memories of thrilling geeky days gone by and … Continue reading →

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Whither Radio Shack [Updated]

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Blake Patterson

As everyone reading this is surely aware, Radio Shack has very recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is in the process of closing 1784 of their stores. And there can be no doubt that everyone reading this saw … Continue reading →

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Bmp2DHR: The Best Apple II Graphics You’ll See This Week [UPDATED]

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Blake Patterson

I brought home my first Apple IIgs in the fall of 1987. That was year that CompuServe released the initial GIF specification (along with clarification that the “G” is soft). Up until then, the graphics files worth looking at existed … Continue reading →

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