Commodore Datasette But Tiny - This Week In Retro 235
Our first guests for quite some time are Taylor and Amy from The Taylor and Amy show. They join us to talk about BASIC, a teeny tiny replacement for the Commodore Datasette and a chap called Christopher Drum who has recently started a blog about productivity software and has decided to start with a deep dive into Deluxe Paint on the Amiga. But that isn't all he has to offer.
Find more from Taylor and Amy
thestopbits.bandcamp.com
thestopbits.net
https://www.youtube.com/@tayloramyshow
Learn all about Casio and their technology legacy in the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine. Reviews of brand new Home-brew games and remembering Hewson Consultants, an interview with Rob and Andrew Hewson. Loads more besides. Head over to www.addict.media
00:00 - Show Opening
02:58 - Microsoft Open-Sources a Classic!
Story Link: https://github.com/microsoft/BASIC-M6502
Article 1: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/microsoft_open_sources_6502_basic/
Article 2: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=46
17:13 - It’s A Commodore Datasette But Is It Far Away? No It’s Just Small!
Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/remaking-a-commodore-64-datasette-from-1982-using-1993-microcassette-tech-techtuber-touts-1mb-per-tape-a-5x-improvement-over-the-original
29:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below
35:36 - Christopher Drum: Someone You Should Know
Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1n9nncs/stone_tools_a_blog_about_retro_productivity/
Stone Tools Blog: https://stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/
Channels Dave Mentioned:
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https://www.youtube.com/@Yesterzine
https://www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers
50:07 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links
Clint At LGR: https://youtu.be/6Lmi_b0REW0?t=454
The Making Of Geoff Crammond’s F1 Grand Prix: https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-geoff-crammonds-formula-one-grand-prix-series
Xbox 360 Softmod: https://youtu.be/0gRHubim8DI?si=-JIOzun0uKktyySF
The Amstrad PCW8256 Turns 40: https://amstrad.com/product/pcw8256-pcw8512/
When Gaming Was Fun & Simple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vxRXdcxv2U
Game Boy Colour Outrun: https://bsky.app/profile/egvroom.bsky.social/post/3lxqowb7dyc22
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SID Tunes Better Than Arcade? - This Week In Retro 234
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First the floppy and now the optical, can disks survive? The Texas Instruments TI99, did it ever stand a chance? Can arcade Commando be improved with the Commodore 64 SID tune? All this and more in your weekly retro computing round up.
00:00 - Show Opening
01:47 - Are Disks Immortal?
Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-jersey-prisoner-laments-reliance-on-floppy-disks-for-appeals-documents-which-limits-file-size-to-1-44-mb-prisoners-allowed-20-floppy-disks-in-cell-but-usb-flash-sticks-are-banned
SD Floppy Disk Concept: https://www.techradar.com/pro/this-creative-concept-reinvents-the-1-44mb-floppy-disk-as-a-modern-storage-device-a-holder-for-todays-sd-cards-packing-terabytes-of-storage
End Of LG Blu Ray:https://youtu.be/HTNCYrLEezA?si=tBAKAUAkLyfc8OSw
16:32 - The Rise and Fall of Texas Instruments’ TI/99
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlLQ_YifDl8
Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Jtv8hvau4
Online TI99 Emulator: https://js99er.net/#/
36:22 - Housekeeping - News links found below
41:46 - Making The Arcade Port Better By Using SID Music
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewyzM-H286U
51:04 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links:
UK Loves Retro: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/straight_outta_1996_why_were/
Vic-20 ISA: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/vic-20-gets-isa-slot-networking/
IRC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UbKenFipjo
Evoids: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140290/Evoids/
Amiga No CPU Challenge: https://github.com/askeksa/NoCpuChallenge
Byte Visual Archive: https://byte.tsundoku.io/
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Setting TheA1200 Record Straight & Win 95 Is 30 - This Week In Retro 233
The Vectrex mini and TheA1200 are two new pieces of gaming hardware that are on their way. We talk about the Commodore 128, did it make it onto your radar back in the day? 30 years ago Microsoft made a big splash about Windows 95 and somehow became sort of cool....
Issue 9 of SEGA MANIA covers the first half of 1996 which is when the Saturn started picking up a little bit of steam. The Mega Drive also gets plenty of coverage as even in 1996 it was still giving the world some great games. Visit www.sega-mania.com to secure your copy.
00:00 - Show Opening
04:31 - The “THEA1200” Or A Mini Vectrex?
Story Link: https://vectrex.com/
As seen at Gamescom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIdKfuCwCKk
Home made Vectrex: https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/after-42-years-someone-has-finally-worked-out-a-way-to-make-a-mini-version-of-my-favorite-80s-console-and-it-involves-an-amoled-screen/
TheA1200 at Gamescom: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/retro-games-ltds-full-size-amiga-replica-the-a1200-resurfaces-at-gamescom
Retro Games Limited Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THEC64andMoreByRetroGamesLtd/posts/pfbid029FCDzrNpiUHWBC7yi3tAnyScn4hZwDoYgSU53vZQmN2ecPfbzLta9ysex8HjF6oAl?rdid=8CqcWT0xHwpFGv46
Amigang coverage: https://amigang.com/the-a1200/
21:31 - Bad News For IBM & Apple! The Commodore 128 Revisited
Story Link: https://www.heise.de/en/news/40-years-of-the-C128-Commodore-s-last-8-bit-attempt-10229308.html
Additional Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ces-2025-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-commodore-128-the-last-8-bit-pc-first-appeared-at-ces-1985
39:02 - Housekeeping - News links found below
45:29 - Never Mind Your Commodore The Real Deal Is 30 Years Old - Windows 95!
Story Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/i-was-at-the-windows-95-launch-30-years-ago-i-still-cant-stop-thinking-about-it
55:50 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links:
DOS Reference: https://pcdosretro.gitlab.io/
VIC-20 Ultima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF57gYX76UI
N64 Remake Delay: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/analogue-delays-its-n64-remake-console-yet-again-205343467.html
CD32 Mini: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/commodores-ill-fated-amiga-cd32-is-getting-another-chance-to-shine-via-this-plug-and-play-mini-console
1967 Home Computer BBC: https://youtu.be/w6Ka42eyudA?si=a92jtEgLL0owIgcF
BBC Micro Themed Keycaps: https://spkeyboards.com/products/dss-microcomputer-presale
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The Best of Tech’s Worst & New Retro Games - This Week In Retro 232
The Settlers II is finally coming to the Amiga but you'll need a beefy setup to get it running. The Spectrum has a fantastic looking platformer called Cubix which appears to get the Spectrum doing things it shouldn't. We talk about a top 10 of apparent bad tech and get ready to throw around obscene amounts of money as Kevin Toms once again invites you to become a Football Star Manager.
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00:00 - Show Opening
04:38 - In Defense Of Also-Rans
Story Link: https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/10-of-the-worlds-worst-ever-inventions
24:26 - Managing Football Like It’s 1982
Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/aug/16/the-making-of-the-original-football-manager-kevin-toms
39:04 - Housekeeping - News links found below
45:00 - That Settles It
Story Link 1: https://gamingretro.co.uk/29-years-later-settlers-ii-finally-gets-amiga-release/
Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/dev-reveals-secrets-behind-stunning-new-3d-platformer-for-the-zx-spectrum
Moby Games Listing: https://www.mobygames.com/game/425/serf-city-life-is-feudal/
54:59 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links:
Dragonlance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtNYGdDccG0
Barn Of Retro: https://youtu.be/xnNxKAv7SMs?si=fT-5fRpZQoksr5w3
Laserdisc Emulation: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/sega-laserdisc-emulation-has-just-taken-a-major-leap-forward
SACD: https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/05/sacd-albums-put-cds-vinyl-shame/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMJhMNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpFtEp0BLaRwWltK02KBazrg3XIuKaSL2P3C2xcrL7AKNaNP2mM3eUhmTLJL_aem_-NLuD8VPNbLLCvOGn6v2iQ
Mega65 Digest: https://dansanderson.com/mega65/so-many-things/
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AOL Hangs Up - This Week In Retro 231
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America Online is hanging up on its dial-up service. Hexen and Heretic are remastered. We talk retro retail stores big and small. Plus a handful of other retro stories in brief.
Stick around to the end for your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.
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00:00 - Show Opening
02:38 - The Screaming Is Silenced
Story Link: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued
Additional Link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/09/you-had-mail-aol-finally-discontinues-dial-up-internet-service
Are there any dial up services left?:
https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/1j18hap/any_dialup_isps_left_in_2025/
14:53 - Heretic and Hexen Are Remastered!
Story Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3286930/Heretic__Hexen/
24:27 - Housekeeping - News links found below
30:44 - Retro Retail
Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mjlvff/eb_games_going_retro/
Additional Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mk41mq/another_one_bites_the_dust/
43:48 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links:
BBC Forgotten Internet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet
I Made A Floppy Disk: https://youtu.be/TBiFGhnXsh8?si=s1iaBj16TTIeLGXi
Amiga A600 Flight Sim Cabinet: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mkrpg1/anyone_want_an_active_amiga_flightsim_cabinet/
MOS6502 Is 50!: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/happy-birthday-6502/
Computer Entertainer Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnckC-JuOR0
FPGA BBC Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGAg9Er1yU
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