Thomas Cherryhomes
@tschak
hacker, problem solver, polymath, artist, engineer
If there is a message I would dedicate the rest of my life to repeating: "We should not argue to win. Rather, we should argue to give and gain insight." In these times of regression, this is the most important lesson to transcend all of this mess.
A big thank you to those who donate hardware to #FujiNet (An Internet adapter) for new computer and gaming console bring-ups. You are a huge help. (p.s. if FujiNet doesn't exist for your favorite system yet, hardware donation is one way you can help.) fujinet.online
#FujiNet #HighScoreEnabled: #Atari8Bit games now clear their leader boards, once a month. Current Scores: scores.irata.online Saved Scores: scores.irata.online/saved/ (sorted by year-month) Script and cron: github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fu… Game on! #retrocomputing #retrogaming
On systems w extant solutions, #FujiNet becomes a ref design to add useful net features. We want projs like BlueSCSI and BackBit, etc. 2 add FujiNet features. We don't ask for licensing; we want to foster useful and ubiq ways to network #retrogaming and #retrocomputing systems.
#retrocomputing and #retrogaming in a nutshell: Tons of users, and "testers." Damned near zero "people who want to get things made for these users and testers." If this community is to survive, that has to change. And it starts with _you_.
FujiNet Intellivision status: My Intellivision is dead. Turned on and off too many times during bring-up. Something has gone boom. If someone has a well tested unit they can sell me so I can continue, that would be helpful, otherwise INTV bring-up is paused. (Not like anyone…
I try to capture first stable bus cycle of the #FujiNet for #Intellivision (Internet Adapter) bring-up. I need to IAB (and a BAR) bus state. VS.Code window, build/monitor window, an episode of Doctor Who, and CP-1600 databook. #retrocomputing #retrogaming
Today marks the Commodore-Amiga launch event at Lincoln Center. As part of that launch, Andy Warhol, under guidance from Jack Hager, used Graphicraft to make one of his distinctive paintings. I demonstrate the project using that very program, here: youtube.com/watch?v=WtrXs4…
My system warranty is expiring at the end of this year. For the first time in 25 years, I'm not buying another laptop. Lenovo's latest Thinkpad p16 offerings offer a lot less, this time around, in comparison to previous offerings, for the same price (e.g. I would have to cut my…
I am working on bringing up #FujiNet for the Mattel #Intellivision using an #RP2040 as the bus arbiter, and am working on the PIO state machines for sending and receiving data across its bus: From timing diagrams in the CP-1600 databook, I think, as long as I'm not dealing with…
Bertolt Brecht "Questions From a Worker Who Reads" Who built Thebes of the 7 gates ? In the books you will read the names of kings. Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock ? And Babylon, many times demolished, Who raised it up so many times ? In what houses of gold…
#FujiNet is an Internet Adapter for many #retrocomputing and #retrogaming systems, such as #Atari8bit. It has a High Score leaderboard at scores.irata.online . Here are the Current Defender High Scores.
Moms are the best ~ A thread🧵 1. Mother of the year 😂
What the first bring-up looks like for #Intellivision #FujiNet. We are seeing bus states after power-on! One PIO program to sample bus, and switch() to act on changes to that bus signal. Viewed in Minicom. In addition the address bits are shown. #retrocomputing #retrogaming.
World's burning, but hey, at least we have whole classic Doctor Who arcs on YouTube now. youtube.com/watch?v=ptiPjb…
This is an incredible talk on the cargo cult tendencies that have gripped object oriented programming for the last four decades. youtu.be/wo84LFzx5nI
My new book “HIT HARD – DIE LAST” is officially out! From death-defying stunts to real-life close calls, wild sets, and what it really took to survive (and thrive) in an industry that’s as brutal as it is brilliant. amazon.com/dp/B0FJ279CNG/…
#FujiNet on a Mac using #Atari 800MacX – native Atari emulation, no wrappers, no workarounds! Whether you’re dialing into Southern AMIS or any #ATASCII BBS, this is the easiest way to go full retro without leaving your modern setup. #SouthernAMIS #BBSing #RetroComputing
If #Atari8bit people can help get clean disassemblies that can produce good binaries for games to be #HighScoreEnabled for #FujiNet, that would be great. Here's a list of games that we can pull from e.g. HomeSoft and other places to get clean disassemblies: * Atlantis * Buck…