In theory, retro assembly language programming is pretty simple. There’s only a small number of things that an 8-bit chip can do, and each of those things is one instruction. The challenge is…| Bumbershoot Software
One of the big advantages of home computers in the early 1980s over their console counterparts was that they usually had some form of bitmap mode—a graphics mode that grants control over each pixel…| Bumbershoot Software
At the height of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, one might hope that this would give me more time to focus on my hobby projects, to keep myself sane if nothing else. No such luck. The …| Bumbershoot Software
My latest retro project, such as it is, is the resurrection of an old scientific simulation program in a way that should let it run properly on the 8-bit home computers that are my usual focus here…| Bumbershoot Software
Hey everyone. It’s been quite a while since I’ve managed to actually write anything up for this blog. Sorry about that. Let’s dive into a new system and a new technology: graphics…| Bumbershoot Software