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Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Oh hello, Mt Baker. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCW</span></a></p>
IT News<p>An Amstrad PCW Receives A Bit Of Love - If Clive Sinclair’s genius in consumer electronics was in using ingenious hacks to... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/an-amstrad-pcw-receives-a-bit-of-love/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/06/an-ams</span><span class="invisible">trad-pcw-receives-a-bit-of-love/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/amstradpcw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amstradpcw</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcw</span></a></p>
Kroc Camen<p>A working <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Z80</span></a> assembler in 6.7KB. I'm not release-ready yet, but I'm getting there. The source code is extremely well commented so if you want to learn Z80 assembly and/or CP/M, start reading: <a href="https://github.com/Kroc/v80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Kroc/v80</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/v80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>v80</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/asm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asm</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cpm</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pcw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcw</span></a></p>
De Fulenzer<p>This is f***ing awesome. Prodatron shows a first preview of SymCalc, a spreadsheet application for his <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SymbOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SymbOS</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyLze2kfo4M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=AyLze2kfo4</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p><p>It will support the Sylk format so data could be exchanged with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Excel</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> Calc.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cpc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cpc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>z80</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enterprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enterprise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pcw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spectrumnext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spectrumnext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZilogZ80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZilogZ80</span></a></p>
Kroc Camen<p>Just checking my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>z80</span></a> assembler would run on real hardware...</p><p>You won't find better commented, tighter, assembly code than this. <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/v80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>v80</span></a> has been meticulously crafted with every routine sweated over for compactness, simplicity and elegance with a view to understandability.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/Kroc/v80" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Kroc/v80</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pcw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcw</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cpm</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retroprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroprogramming</span></a></p>
Vingt Trois Seize 💎<p>Joystick Pack for AMSTRAD PCW</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Joystick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Joystick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AMSTRAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMSTRAD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Spectravideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spectravideo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/QuickShot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuickShot</span></a></p>
squelch41<p>nooo! y2k has taken me down! ;) <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pcw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcw</span></a></p>
Andreas Sebayang<p>Mein großer Artikel zu Siemens' Akku- und Wasserstoffzügen Mireo Plus B und H ist online gegangen. 20 Bilder vom Betrieb auf der Testanlage (<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCW</span></a>) und rund 18.000 Zeichen Text gibt's als Wochenendschmöcker. Ich konnte bei Weitem nicht alle Infos unterbringen, wurde zu lang. ;) </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/%C3%B6pnv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>öpnv</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/spnv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spnv</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/siemens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siemens</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/siemensmobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siemensmobility</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/verkehrswende" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>verkehrswende</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/energiewende" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energiewende</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/wasserstoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wasserstoff</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/akkuzug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akkuzug</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/neb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neb</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/vbb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vbb</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/bahn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bahn</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/deutschebahn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deutschebahn</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://www.notebookcheck.com/Mireo-Plus-B-H-Akkuzug-und-Wasserstofftestrunden-auf-Siemens-Eisenbahn-Testanlage.712069.0.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">notebookcheck.com/Mireo-Plus-B</span><span class="invisible">-H-Akkuzug-und-Wasserstofftestrunden-auf-Siemens-Eisenbahn-Testanlage.712069.0.html</span></a></p>
Luny<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.ai/@ZXVintage" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ZXVintage</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/PCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCW</span></a> show, I was there! A great computer exhibition for which I really miss. What a buzz it was. <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a></p>
Quazar<p>Hmm... This isn't how I remember the end screen of Head Over Heels! 🤔🤣</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Coronation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coronation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retrogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AtariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtariST</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gamer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SAMCoupe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SAMCoupe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Z80</span></a></p>
BenderIsGreat34<p>My first <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> YT video will be titled “How I Got <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kubernetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kubernetes</span></a> to Run on An <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCW</span></a>” and the video will be me just laughing and shaking my head and mouthing “nope”</p>