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Laser 128: The Apple II From My Past That Wasn’t

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Blake Patterson

My first Apple was an Apple //c that I got in early 1984, right after it launched. It began my still-quite-saucy love affair with the Apple II and was just the first of many different Apple II systems I’d come … Continue reading →

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“The List”

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Blake Patterson

The contents (and existence) of this list proves, without possibility of doubt, that I am beyond help. At any rate, here’s a list of the systems (and gadgets worth noting) I’ve owned through the course of my life and the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas, Retro Computing Friends

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Blake Patterson

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everybody! Yes, I’m still pretty much alive, folks (as anyone who follows me on Twitter might realize). Things have been slow here because of, well, Twitter and its role as an outlet as regards my … Continue reading →

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25 Years Of My Favorite Games

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Blake Patterson

My recent acquisition of Super Mario Galaxy has put quality gaming in the forefront of my mind. Surely due to this, it occurred to me it might be interesting to post a list of my single favorite game over every … Continue reading →

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Airball GS by Jason Harper

Posted on April 13, 2005 by Blake Patterson

Most every day I take a look at the first few pages of auction items in eBay’s Vintage Computing area. There’s always interesting relics to be found, but it’s rare that a real treasure jumps off the page. Recently, I … Continue reading →

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Time Bandit

Posted on October 26, 2004 by Blake Patterson

One of the more exciting machines I’ve owned was the Atari 520ST. I moved from an Apple IIe to this new 16-bit graphics machine in late 1986. The ST was fast, with its 8MHz Motorola 68000 CPU, and provided impressive … Continue reading →

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Mac LC Found

Posted on June 26, 2004 by Blake Patterson

I was back home, visiting family, last weekend when I found a few rolls of film that were rather old and had not been developed. One 35mm roll and one disc film roll. I took the 35mm to a local … Continue reading →

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STart Magazines

Posted on March 30, 2004 by Blake Patterson

I don’t often scour eBay for Atari items. I never really spent much time with Atari 8-bits, sadly (they were precursors to the Amiga, you know)—my 8-bit days were mainly spent with Apple II’s. I did use and enjoy some … 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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The Next-Gen Gaming Trifecta

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Blake Patterson

Well, I finally did it. I broke down and picked up a Playstation 3. It’s not the first “next-gen” console to land in my entertainment center. In fact, it’s the third. I was in line at 6 a.m. on Wii-launch-day … Continue reading →

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