new version of cpcgamescd released

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A new version of MiguelSky’s CPCGamesCD has just been released. CPCGamesCD is a freely downloadable CD containing Amstrad CPC emulators and games, operated from an easy to use user interface.

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a mention in the times

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Googling myself is something I do from time to time and, from time to time, it turns up a surprise. This time, the surprise turned up was that one of the search results was a link to a Times Online article that mentions my earlier post, “25 Random Things About Me”.

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red dwarf: back to earth

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This weekend saw the return of the highest rated comedy show in BBC history. Space based cult sitcom Red Dwarf returned to UK screens after a nine year hiatus, not on the BBC as before, but on satellite channel Dave which has resurrected the show for a three part special, Red Dwarf: Back To Earth.

When we last saw the Boys From The ‘Dwarf back in 1999, they were in trouble. Red Dwarf itself was being consumed by metal eating space bacteria and on the verge of breaking apart. The crew had abandoned ship, our heroes Lister, Cat, Kryten and Kochanski had fled to a mirror universe leaving Rimmer trapped on the burning mothership with the Grim Reaper and a vending machine with a bad attitude.

How did they get out of that one?

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a c man’s lament

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Originally written by Rupert Goodwin, I first read this excellent ode in an issue of The Home Computer Course back in the 1980′s. The C programming language is just as popular today as it was back then, and this poem is just as funny too.

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javacpc 6.2 released

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Over at CPC-Live, Markus has released an updated version of the JavaCPC open source Amstrad CPC emulator package. JavaCPC powers the Amstrad CPC Online Arcade at one of my other websites, girv dot net.

Version 6.2 of JavaCPC brings the following changes:

  • Bilinear display filtering
  • Tape support
  • YM recorder and player
  • Digitracker
  • Memory size and computer name selectable
  • Automatic and manual update checking
  • Many other bugfixes and improvements

For more details, see the official release notice or download JavaCPC from SourceForge.

John Girvin

John Girvin is a software engineer, sci-fi buff, cyclist and retrocomputer fan (ie: nerd) from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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