Category Archives: Multi-Platform

INIT HELLO: A New Apple II Conference (Scope Creep Done Right)

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Blake Patterson

There is a new Apple II conference in town — figuratively and, for me, literally. It’s called INIT HELLO and it came together rather unexpectedly. From the INIT HELLO about page, INIT HELLO is “an accidental conference.” In 2025, community … Continue reading →

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Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2024 Edition)

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Blake Patterson

‘Tis the season, and that means it’s time to push out the thirteenth annual Byte Cellar vintage computer Holiday demo roundup so everyone can feel that warm, fuzzy, pixellated holiday glow (which I think we could all especially use this … Continue reading →

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Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2023 Edition)

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Blake Patterson

‘Tis the season, and that means it’s time to push out the twelfth annual Byte Cellar vintage computer Holiday demo roundup so everyone can feel that warm, fuzzy, pixellated holiday glow (which I think we could all especially use this … Continue reading →

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The Era of American Computer Magazines Has Drawn to a Close

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Blake Patterson

I’ve been buying a copy of Maximum PC magazine at the airport newsstand on every long-distance trip I’ve taken over the past two decades. I’m primarily a Mac user but Maximum PC, which started life as boot, bought at these … Continue reading →

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Thinking Back on ‘Turbo Pascal’ as It Turns 40

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Blake Patterson

November marked the 40th anniversary of Turbo Pascal, the first Integrated Development Environment (or IDE), which allowed a user to quickly and easily write a program in the Pascal programming language and see it compiled and linked — all in … Continue reading →

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Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2022 Edition)

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Blake Patterson

‘Tis the season, and that means it’s time to push out the eleventh annual Byte Cellar vintage computer Holiday demo roundup so everyone can feel that warm, fuzzy, pixellated holiday glow (which I think we could all especially use this … Continue reading →

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Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2021 Edition)

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Blake Patterson

‘Tis the season, and that means it’s time to push out the eleventh annual Byte Cellar vintage computer Holiday demo roundup so everyone can feel that warm, fuzzy, pixellated holiday glow (which I think we could all especially use this … Continue reading →

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Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2020 Edition)

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Blake Patterson

‘Tis the season, and that means it’s time to push out the tenth annual Byte Cellar vintage computer Holiday demo roundup so everyone can feel that warm, fuzzy, pixellated holiday glow (which I think we could all especially use this … Continue reading →

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Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2019 Edition)

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Blake Patterson

‘Tis the season, and that means it’s time to push out the ninth annual Byte Cellar vintage computer Holiday demo roundup so everyone can feel that warm, fuzzy, pixellated holiday glow. With scanlines. Enjoy! I’ve been a computer geek for … Continue reading →

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How I Got Started in Vintage Computing

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Blake Patterson

I was recently listening to the celebratory 200th episode of my favorite vintage computing podcast, the Retro Computing Roundtable, which has been running for nine years. Marking the occasion, the early hosts of the show were in attendance and much … Continue reading →

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