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Gaken and Coleco: An Unseen Partnership, BlueMSX
Fondue: Still a Gouda Time, Grizzly Adam
Commodore 64 How-to: Loading Software, Joe Collett
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The Latent Image, Jon Mullin
Learn Basic HTML with Joe, Joe Collett
Retro Living in a Modern World, Grizzly Adam
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If you were a kid into video games in the 1980s and wanted the arcade
experience at home, there were a number of ways you could achieve this. You
could, for instance, buy the tabletop units produced by Coleco which
attempted to bring the arcade experience home. But when you look at these
versions, especially Pac-Man, things look a bit off. While most would chalk
it up to technical limitations of the time, or perhaps even the technology
used, the real story is more in depth.
Coleco began as the Connecticut Leather Company which, as the name
implies, produced leather products and were based out of Connecticut. The
company soon began producing in-ground pools-- because after years of doing
leather, in-ground pools is, of course, the next logical step. Eventually
the company adopted the Coleco moniker, using the first two letters of each
word in the Connecticut Leather Company. It was around the same time that
they moved into the toy industry, which at the time was largely dominated
by Hasbro, Mattel, and Kenner.
Coleco made many popular toy lines of the 1980's, including Pound Puppies
and the mega-hit Cabbage Patch Kids. With the video game industry booming
thanks to Atari, Coleco decided to follow the lead of their competitor
Mattel and make their own video games. While their best-selling creation
was the well known Colecovision, they also produced miniature tabletop
arcade units. But these games just seemed off-- even the original commercial
doesn't show off any actual gameplay footage. What was Coleco hiding?
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To get our answer we must voyage / \ \
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company called Gakken. While you may \_ | Newsletter |
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electronic edu-tainment toys that were | to write articles on |
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'80s. Pac-Man, or Puck-Man as it was | are passionate about. |
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Puck Monster. | _________________________|___
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Since using an LCD, CRT, or any form of \_/____________________________/
raster display would have been very
expensive at the time, Gakken instead opted to use a small VFD (Vacuum
Fluorescent Display). Similar to a calculator, Tiger handheld, or
Nintendo's Game & Watch units, different segments on the board can be lit
up individually and in rapid succession. This can be translated to
relatively fast action on the screen. Since VFDs are actually triode vacuum
tubes, they are self illuminated and have a crisp image-- meaning that
video output was actually quite nice for the time.
The Puck Monster units themselves were rather small, about the size and
shape of a pear. They were yellow in color with a small joystick. The
gameplay was essentially a simplified version of the full-sized arcarde
machines, making the miniture version popular enough that Gakken decided to
make an enhanced version. The original design was modified with more
complex grahphics and an additional joystick. It was also equipped with a
larger case and screen intended to mimic the look and feel of the full-
sized arcade units of the day. This enhanced version, called Super Puck
Monster, also prooved to be a huge success.
So what does this have to do with Coleco? While Coleco was looking to bring
the arcade experience home in a new way, the Super Puck Monster units
caught their attention. A deal was struck between the two companies in
which the Gakken model would be refitted into a licensed Pac-man game. To
get the product on the market as quickly as possible, the game was largely
unchanged from Gakken's original design-- aside from its color and
stickers. Gakken went on to make other arcade units in the same style, but
now with official licenses. They produced versions of Frogger, Dig Dug, and
several other titles that were popular in Japan-- all with their own unique
cases. Coleco would bring a few of these models over to their line-up as
well, reducing cost by reusing the same case design as the Pac-Man units
before them.
It seems safe to assume that Coleco & Gakken worked together on the
subsequent units as the design philosophies were consistent across both
companies. Strangely though, Coleco did not opt to produce a Dig Dug unit,
choosing instead to rebrand Nintendo's Game & Watch Donkey Kong Junior as
one of their tabletop units. Coleco, having been one of the many casualties
of the video game market crash of 1983, no longer exists as a company.
Their remaining assets are now owned primarily by their former rival
Hasbro. Gakken, however, still exists today and is still primarily
producing electronic toys.
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About BlueMSX: BlueMSX, or Blue for short, enjoys retro technologies,
history, and learning for the sake of learning. She has been interested in
retro electronics and media for nearly as long as she can remember. This
fascination means that she has a lot of great stories to recount. Blue's
philosophy can be summed up by the quote, "History is like a puzzle: the
more pieces you have the more sense it makes."
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While its origins can be traced back to Homer's "The Iliad," modern fondue
is a significantly more recent trend. The popular myth that 17th century
Swiss peasants invented cheese fondue to finish off their stale bread and
questionable cheese seems to be just that-- a myth. As recently as 1870 the
dish known as fondue, French for "to melt," was a very different scrambled
egg style dish.
It was the Swiss nobility, not the peasants, that first began consuming
the modern version of cheese fondue in the 1900s. Soon the Swiss Cheese
Union (SCU), a government-appointed cheese cartel that artificially
inflated the price of cheese by limiting the supply, decided to put all
their clout behind the gooey dish. At the time, fondue had begun to show up
on the tables of Swiss citizens, but as a seasonal dish served only at
special gatherings.
The SCU began a multi-prong advertising blitz based around the slogan,
"Fondue is good and creates a good mood." The majority of the cheese-
centric propaganda was focused on selling fondue as a comfort food during
inclement weather. "Snow is fondue weather!" was one of their slogans.
Soldiers were given fondue kits upon their discharge and sent home to share
the cheesy goodness with their family. The SCU's campaign was a huge
success, culminating in fondue becoming Switzerland's national dish.
By the 1960s fondue had arrived in the United States, and when the '70s
dawned it became a full-blown craze. Americans were infatuated with this
delightful fare from the Alps. A chocolate version of the dish was soon
created in Manhattan to promote Toblerone, a Swiss candy bar that had just
debuted. Fondue pots in the popular colors of the day, such as avocado
green and harvest gold, were soon in most American suburban homes. It
wouldn't be long before the dish became a centerpiece of the already
popular cocktail parties, and the much more infamous key parties.
Soon there were rules created to prevent you from committing a fondue
foul. First and foremost, never eat fondue alone! To keep the pot well-
stirred, each dip is accompanied by a figure 8 swirl. Don't let the
precious fondue drip off of your bread or fruit and onto the table! Water
is to never be consumed with fondue as it will cause the bread to expand
and fill you much too quickly. Instead, drink wine! Finally, if you drop
your fruit or bread into the pot, you will be presented with four choices:
you may sing a song, buy the next round of cheese, kiss someone, or run
naked in the snow. The last two rules were no-doubt the products of one of
the aforementioned key parties.
With winter approaching, it will soon be fondue weather. Even though this
dish was popularized by a cartel, used to launch a new candy bar, and was
influenced by those sultry swingers, we still feel that "Fondue is good and
creates a good mood." Pass the cheese.
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About Grizzly Adam: Grizz is one of those eccentrics that you read about.
The type that people say marches to the beat of their own drum. His hobbies
include writing, computers, electronics, telephone systems, pyromania, and
lawn care.
Grizz's Website: grizz.atwebpages.com
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If you are into retro computers, one machine you are probably aware of is
the Commodore 64. This was a great machine for games and BASIC programming
back in its day. But a lot of people who have picked up a c64 have no-doubt
wondered, "How the heck do I load software on this thing?"
The first thing to be aware of is that some older retro machines don't
have an operating system such as Windows, Linux, or MacOS. When they are
turned on they instead go straight to a basic interpreter. Straight-away as
soon as the computer is turned on a user could start coding in BASIC and/or
run their BASIC programs. But what if you wanted to play some games
instead? Of course, the BASIC interpreter also has some built-in commands
to load and save software.
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side. They could be greatly
improved with a FASTLOAD cartridge.
Audio cassette tapes were very popular around the world as a cost-effec-
tive way to save and load programs. Anyone could buy cassette tapes, they
were inexpensive and widely available. While Floppy disks took over in the
United States rather quickly, most of the rest of the world were instead
using cassette tapes. Many European released games, for instance, were
released only on cassette because floppy disks were not widely used in that
market. Since cassettes are both a readable and writable medium, they
allowed you to save high scores and save states, something that couldn't be
done with a cartridge.
Some tapes held multiple programs and you would have to use the counter on
the cassette deck (if so equipped) to cue up the tape before you could load
your program. Usually, the J-card (the folded cardstock that displayed
information about the cassette) would tell you where each program started.
For instance, if the J-card indicated that your program started at 334, you
would need to make sure the cassette was fully rewound, reset the counter
to 000, and then fast forward to 334. You would then type Load and press
enter. If the tape deck wasn't equipped with a remote function, you would
then also need to press play on the tape deck. The computer would then look
for any program available, let you know what it found, and ask you if you
would like to load it. Pressing the Commodore key will begin the loading
process.
The final option is to load software from a floppy disk drive. This has
all of the advantages of the cassette tape, but with faster load speeds and
none of the cueing that was needed to load from a cassette. To load from a
disk, place it in the disk drive, close the shutter, and type in
LOAD "*",8,1 This will load your the first file on device #8 (the default
device number for a floppy drive). Similarly, using the command LOAD"$",8
followed by a LIST command will obtain the directory of the floppy disk
and then list its contents on screen. You can then load any of the programs
on the disk with LOAD "PROGRAM-NAME",8,1
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About Joe Collett: Joe has been working with retro machines since when he
was a kid and the computers were new. He never lost his love of those
early machines. His day job as a desktop support tech allows him to work
with the newest machines, but he will always have a soft spot for the old
machines and software that made the modern world possible.
Joe's Website: comfortablynumb.atwebpages.com
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We all love the timeless look of black and white film. Its sharp, natural,
and contrasty look helps to give a dreamy feel to all your photos. With
that being said sometimes the cost of standard film stocks from Ilford and
Kodak might put you off from shooting as much as you would like. Well a
company in the Czech Republic has you covered. Enter Fomapan, specifically
Fomapan Action 400. This 400 speed film is a great option for everyday
shooting. It's able to freeze motion outdoors with it's faster speed, and
helps you get the most out of those low light and indoor shots. But what
does this savings in cost net you in results?
Fomapan Action 400 (commonly called Foma 400 or Fomapan 400) is their 400
speed black and white film stock. This means it has higher grain than
slower speed films. That cost savings comes at a slightly larger grain
structure as a drawback. With that being said, in my experiences, Foma 400
does a fantastic job of still being sharp and detailed.
In comparison to Kodak's T-Max 400 film, I found it got the same amount of
detail in most cases with just slightly more grain in portraits and every-
day snapshots. This isn't a bad thing as the grain is very nicely done;
it's apparent but not distracting. Comparing marco shots between the T-Max
400 and the Foma 400 is another story. The smaller grains of the T-Max
films really do allow for a lot more detail. I found the same to be true
with still life photos, with more detail across the frame. The look of
Fomapan film on still life shots really did have a lot of personality and
charm, where the T-Max 400 ended up looking a bit too 'clean.' This gave
more character to the still life shots compared to its more expensive pro-
fessional option.
Fomapan Action 400 is available in a wide variety of sizes, with 35mm
canisters, 120 rolls, 4x5 sheet film, 5x7 sheet film, and 8x10 sheet films.
This means you can use this film across a variety of sizes and keep a
similar look across the board. It is a great option to keep consistency in
your work.
Fomapan Action 400 isn't for everyone in every situation, but it's perfect
for most. It's a very classic film that looks timeless, has great contrast
and tones, and is sharp without that 'overdone' look. If you are looking
for a film that is affordable but also beautiful, Foma 400 is the perfect
place to look. It's usually a little over half the cost of Ilford and Kodak
offerings but without sacrificing half the quality. In fact to the average
eye, it looks just as good with half the cost.
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About Jon Mullin: Jon has been photographing professionally since 2008,
but has been surrounded all his life by the small and quirky point and
shoot Kodaks that his father collected. Now he photographs pets and people
in unique and interesting ways.
Jon's Website: jonmullin.com
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The early internet was a small group of inter-connected computers from
around the world. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) was not part of the mix
at first. Gopher was a protocol that had a lot of early success and for
mostly text based terminals this worked out great. As computers got more
"graphical" people wanted more. HTML was an easy solution for passing data
and searching it. Today we are going to learn how to make a simple webpage
as you would if it was the early days of the web. Of course you can make a
more complex website but the old web was more about sharing information and
not about counting clicks for an algorithm. Let’s get started.
Since HTML is just structured text, we can write our first webpage in a
simple text editor. If you're on windows, open notepad. If in DOS, type
EDIT and hit return. We are going to learn a few basic HTML tags and how
they work.
Here are the tags we will be starting with:
This tag is what tells your browser that this is an HTML document.
This should be the first tag in any HTML file.
Short for heading, this tag has information about your document,
such as title, background color, and font color.
This is your document title. This is what shows up in your
browser's title bar, like "Altavista Search" or "Joe's Website".
<BODY> The body is where all of your content goes, such as your text,
images, and links.
<H1> This tag defines a heading. H1 has the biggest font. Basically if
you're writing a story, you would put the name here.
<P> This is the paragraph tag. you can write an entire paragraph here or
a single line of text.
<BR> This is a break or extra line space.
<B> Bolds text.
<CENTER> This tag centers most content.
All the tags above (except <BR>) have both an opening and a closing form
and are used as so: <TITLE>My First Webpage
is a standalone tag.
Tags are often placed within other tags-- this is called nesting. As I
mentioned before, the tag should be the first tag of any HTML file,
and its closing form should be the last tag used. All the other tags will
be nested between the & tags.
Let's look at an example. Input the following into your text editor:
My First Webpage!
Welcome to my Webpage!
Come back and see me soon!
In this example we created a webpage with a title, a heading, a short
paragraph, and some bold text. We have emboldened the word "soon" by
placing it between the two & tags. We have also centered our
text using the & tags. A closing tag indicates where we
want to stop the effect of the tag. For instance, if we didn't have the
closing tag all of our text in our webpage would be centered. Same
for the tag. You should now be able to see how we used the opening
and closing tags to indicate where our content lives.
Go ahead and save the example file as a .html document to your desktop or
another easy to get to location. Now open your HTML file in your web
browser. Behold, your first webpage!
Next week we will introduce tags that change text, background color, add
links, and add pictures.
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About Joe Collett: Joe has been working with retro machines since when he
was a kid and the computers were new. He never lost his love of those
early machines. His day job as a desktop support tech allows him to work
with the newest machines, but he will always have a soft spot for the old
machines and software that made the modern world possible.
Joe's Website: comfortablynumb.atwebpages.com
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You wouldn't think it to look at me, but I actually have quite a bit in
common with Captain America. For instance, we are both handsome, middle-
aged men that look quite good in a fashion cape. But more than that, we are
both men out of our time. For those that don't know, Cap was frozen in
suspended animation in the 1940s and was revived in modern times. Myself, I
am from the present, but spend every weekend in the late 1980's. You see, I
have a portal to the past, and I keep it in my basement.
OK, so it's a retro room. My love of old computers, video game systems,
and other hallmarks of a bygone era have finally manifested themselves into
a live-in museum of obsolescence. From the blue carpet to the fluorescent
lighting, the artificial plants to the assortment of electronics and
wrestling magazines, everything in this room has beem carefully selected to
further the illusion that you have just walked into the long ago. But two
items stand out in my mind more than the rest: the console television and
my laptop computer.
The console television, a Curtis Mathes with a 25" screen, was manufac-
tured in March of 1987. My Grandparents purchased it at Don's TV &
Appliance in Waterloo, Iowa shortly after. It served them without issue
until I took it off of Grandma's hands earlier this year. It is in great
shape and has a good picture. Of course, I also appreciate its history.
This is the TV that I used to watch NWA Main Event on. This is the TV that
my brother and I first stumbled across Banana Man on Nickelodeon. This is
the TV that I watched my first Queen concert on back in 1994. Even now, it
continues to bring me joy.
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each-- or over 12MB total. Other upgrade options included a 80287 co-
processor (both 8 and 12MHz models were compatible),a 2400bps internal
modem, and various sizes of hard disk. My model has the modem and a total
of 1.6MB of RAM. I have not yet opted for the 80287 because they did not
seem to be widely supported by the software of the day. I did decide to use
a 64MB CF card as my hard disk to ensure reliability down the road, but
that is not something you would
otherwise notice.
This model of laptop has remained quite affordable, and I believe it is
due to its Achilles heel-- the DALLAS 1287 combination real-time clock and
CMOS. This 24 pin IC has an internal battery that is inaccessible due to it
being actually epoxied into the chip! What's worse, Compaq went against
DALLAS's recommendations and soldered the chip directly to the board! The
end result is that now this model of laptop needs a delicate surgery to
extract the old 1287 and to replace it with a modern remake of the chip--
with an externally accessible battery, of course. I have performed this
operation. It is easy to murder an otherwise living board when attempting
this procedure. Don't try this at home unless you feel very confident about
your soldering skills.
Even with this difficulty, I am fairly happy with my choice of computer. I
enjoy being able to have the computer on my lap (as the name implies) while
I am otherwise engaged in watching television, conversing, or performing
other tasks from the comfort of my La-Z-Boy recliner. My favourite part is
using the modem to connect to the information super-highway. And that will
be the topic of next month's Retro Living in a Modern World.
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About Grizzly Adam: Grizz is one of those eccentrics that you read about.
The type that people say marches to the beat of their own drum. His hobbies
include writing, computers, electronics, telephone systems, pyromania, and
lawn care.
Grizz's Website: grizz.atwebpages.com
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Brandon from New Orleans, Louisiana writes:
We couldn't afford electronics. My dad was a laborer with 3 kids. So most
of my exposure to new games was at the K-Mart display kiosks. E.T. for
Atari 2600 seemed pointless, just falling in holes. But I learned 40 years
later the game does have a plot and ending. Adventure was really exciting,
the dragon was terrifying to my 8 year old self. The box art was important
back then because the on screen graphics were so limited.
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Yousef from Jahra, Kuwait writes:
One of my fondest memories, despite how late it was in my life (around my
early 20s), was when I picked up Ninja Gaiden and Castlevania on the NES.
Both drew and enamored me with their gameplay and visuals and their music
remains a source of comfort for me alongside replaying the games them-
selves. I find Super Castlevania 4 on the SNES to be pretty radical as
well.
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Frank Mahjong from London, England writes:
Playing on a ZX Spectrum for the first time at the Science Museum in
London. Awful graphics but Jet Set Willy was lots of fun!
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