Ep. 7: Apr 1981: Gem Drop (Homebrew)
Bill Kendrick's Homebrew
An episode of the Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective podcast, hosted by Player/Missile, titled "Ep. 7: Apr 1981: Gem Drop (Homebrew)" was published on January 9, 2015 and runs 84 minutes.
January 9, 2015 ·84m · Player/Missile - An Atari 8-bit Retrospective
Episode Description
Magazine coverage for April 1981 but jump ahead in time to cover our first homebrew game, Gem Drop by Bill Kendrick. Bill also invented one of the first software-driven graphics modes, called Super IRG, and we have an interview with him to talk about it.
Introduction
Feedback
- Cross-platform Apple ][ emulator
- You Don't Know Flack Ep. 155: Cassettes
- KansasFest
- Inverse ATASCII
- Vintage Computer Festival
Compute #11, Apr 1981
- Sholes (QWERTY) vs Dvorak keyboard
- Does the Dvorak keyboard increase typing speed?
- VIC-20: First Look
- The Mysterious and Unpredictable RND
- The Atari Gazette
- Unlease the Power of your Atari CPU
- Weird Al's Word Crimes
... For 22 more links, see the show notes
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