A (small) Commodore 64 program on a German vinyl from 1984

On a quite regular basis, I discover new vinyl records with encoded data. This time, it’s a (small) program for the Commodore 64 on a German record from 1984.

Posté le 11/03/2024 par

The solution to The Thompson Twins Adventure on ZX Spectrum

I recently talked about it, I got the game The Thompson Twins Adventure for ZX Spectrum. And since the only walkthrough I’ve seen is for the Commodore 64 version, I took the opportunity to take some screenshots. So here’s a little guide.

Posté le 16/02/2024 par

The Thompson Twins Adventure: The ZX Spectrum Game on flexi disc

The Thompson Twins Adventure is a fairly well-known game on vinyl, and for good reason: it was offered with a quite popular magazine in the 1980s, issue 36 (October 1984) of Computer & Video Games, in the UK. It’s thus on a flexi disc.

Posté le 14/02/2024 par

The ‘Fun Program’ from Emitape cassettes

Today, a program that isn’t on a vinyl record or even a cassette tape, but rather on the jacket of a cassette tape. Indeed, Emitape computer cassettes hid two small BASIC programs inside.

Posté le 16/01/2024 par

When iTunes used to play and convert MIDI files

I stumbled upon an old topic on Mac OS X Hints (which no longer exists) that explained something interesting: iTunes, at one point, could convert MIDI files. In the example, it was a conversion to an Audio CD, but in practice, it was possible to encode in any format.

Posté le 21/12/2023 par

A prototype of iPod touch 2G DVT

Seen on eBay for $480, a prototype of the second-generation iPod touch.

Posté le 20/12/2023 par

Upgrading a Power Mac 6100 with a 1MB cache memory

It was seven years ago (today) that I published a post about my Power Macintosh 6100, which I had upgraded with a 512 KB cache memory module and a few RAM modules. At the end, I mentioned that I was looking for a 1 MB module, which I finally found.

Posté le 19/12/2023 par

PETSCII on the cover of a Swedish vinyl

I obviously find vinyl records with programs less and less easily, but from time to time, I discover them. This time, it’s a vinyl by Björn Skifs, known for his cover of Hooked on a Feeling. And on the cover of the album If … Then …, there is PETSCII.

Posté le 14/11/2023 par

A random music generator for MSX on a Japanese vinyl record

Another vinyl with a program? You bet! This time, it’s Digital Soundology #1 – Volk Von Bauhaus. One thing to note (I got caught by it): the recent reissue doesn’t contain the program.

Posté le 05/07/2023 par

A TRS-80 program in the sleeve of a vinyl record by the band Pinback

There are a few weeks, I was talking about the vinyl record by the band Pinback, Information Retrieved Pt. B. It contains a program encoded on the vinyl itself, for the TRS-80. And well Information Retrieved Pt. A is more or less in the same case.

Posté le 26/06/2023 par