Author: Nick Hampshire
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780003830903
Category : Commodore 64 (Computer)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The Commodore 64 Kernel and Hardware Revealed
Author: Nick Hampshire
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780003830903
Category : Commodore 64 (Computer)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780003830903
Category : Commodore 64 (Computer)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The Commodore 64 ROMs Revealed
Author: Nick Hampshire
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780003830873
Category : Commodore 64 (Computer)
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780003830873
Category : Commodore 64 (Computer)
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The Cumulative Book Index
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2056
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2056
Book Description
Cumulative Book Index
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2056
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2056
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Advanced Commodore 64 BASIC Revealed
Author: Nick Hampshire
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780003830880
Category : BASIC (Computer program language)
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780003830880
Category : BASIC (Computer program language)
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1704
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1704
Book Description
Dungeon Hacks
Author: David L. Craddock
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000425703
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In 1980, computers were instruments of science and mathematics, military secrets and academia. Stern administrators lorded over sterile university laboratories and stressed one point to the wide-eyed students privileged enough to set foot within them: Computers were not toys. Defying authority, hackers seized control of monolithic mainframes to create a new breed of computer game: the roguelike, cryptic and tough-as-nails adventures drawn from text-based symbols instead of state-of-the-art 3D graphics. Despite their visual simplicity, roguelike games captivate thousands of players around the world. From the author of the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games introduces you to the visionaries behind some of the most popular roguelikes of all time and shows how their creations paved the way for the blockbuster videogames of today—and beyond.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000425703
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In 1980, computers were instruments of science and mathematics, military secrets and academia. Stern administrators lorded over sterile university laboratories and stressed one point to the wide-eyed students privileged enough to set foot within them: Computers were not toys. Defying authority, hackers seized control of monolithic mainframes to create a new breed of computer game: the roguelike, cryptic and tough-as-nails adventures drawn from text-based symbols instead of state-of-the-art 3D graphics. Despite their visual simplicity, roguelike games captivate thousands of players around the world. From the author of the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games introduces you to the visionaries behind some of the most popular roguelikes of all time and shows how their creations paved the way for the blockbuster videogames of today—and beyond.
Programming the Commodore 64
Author: Raeto Collin West
Publisher: Compute Publications International
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher: Compute Publications International
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Books in Print Supplement
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2168
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Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2168
Book Description
The Future Was Here
Author: Jimmy Maher
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262535696
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Exploring the often-overlooked history and technological innovations of the world's first true multimedia computer. Long ago, in 1985, personal computers came in two general categories: the friendly, childish game machine used for fun (exemplified by Atari and Commodore products); and the boring, beige adult box used for business (exemplified by products from IBM). The game machines became fascinating technical and artistic platforms that were of limited real-world utility. The IBM products were all utility, with little emphasis on aesthetics and no emphasis on fun. Into this bifurcated computing environment came the Commodore Amiga 1000. This personal computer featured a palette of 4,096 colors, unprecedented animation capabilities, four-channel stereo sound, the capacity to run multiple applications simultaneously, a graphical user interface, and powerful processing potential. It was, Jimmy Maher writes in The Future Was Here, the world's first true multimedia personal computer. Maher argues that the Amiga's capacity to store and display color photographs, manipulate video (giving amateurs access to professional tools), and use recordings of real-world sound were the seeds of the digital media future: digital cameras, Photoshop, MP3 players, and even YouTube, Flickr, and the blogosphere. He examines different facets of the platform—from Deluxe Paint to AmigaOS to Cinemaware—in each chapter, creating a portrait of the platform and the communities of practice that surrounded it. Of course, Maher acknowledges, the Amiga was not perfect: the DOS component of the operating systems was clunky and ill-matched, for example, and crashes often accompanied multitasking attempts. And Commodore went bankrupt in 1994. But for a few years, the Amiga's technical qualities were harnessed by engineers, programmers, artists, and others to push back boundaries and transform the culture of computing.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262535696
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Exploring the often-overlooked history and technological innovations of the world's first true multimedia computer. Long ago, in 1985, personal computers came in two general categories: the friendly, childish game machine used for fun (exemplified by Atari and Commodore products); and the boring, beige adult box used for business (exemplified by products from IBM). The game machines became fascinating technical and artistic platforms that were of limited real-world utility. The IBM products were all utility, with little emphasis on aesthetics and no emphasis on fun. Into this bifurcated computing environment came the Commodore Amiga 1000. This personal computer featured a palette of 4,096 colors, unprecedented animation capabilities, four-channel stereo sound, the capacity to run multiple applications simultaneously, a graphical user interface, and powerful processing potential. It was, Jimmy Maher writes in The Future Was Here, the world's first true multimedia personal computer. Maher argues that the Amiga's capacity to store and display color photographs, manipulate video (giving amateurs access to professional tools), and use recordings of real-world sound were the seeds of the digital media future: digital cameras, Photoshop, MP3 players, and even YouTube, Flickr, and the blogosphere. He examines different facets of the platform—from Deluxe Paint to AmigaOS to Cinemaware—in each chapter, creating a portrait of the platform and the communities of practice that surrounded it. Of course, Maher acknowledges, the Amiga was not perfect: the DOS component of the operating systems was clunky and ill-matched, for example, and crashes often accompanied multitasking attempts. And Commodore went bankrupt in 1994. But for a few years, the Amiga's technical qualities were harnessed by engineers, programmers, artists, and others to push back boundaries and transform the culture of computing.