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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 1d

The FujiNet 5 Card Stud networked game continues to be ported to every available #FujiNet target. This one being the #Commodore TED machines (#Plus4 and #C16). Still to be done, double buffering to remove the flicker.

youtu.be/Z6XujyeTUF0

#retrocomputing #retrogaming

FujiNet 5 Card Stud for Commodore Plus/4 and Commodore 16: WIP Status

YouTube video by tschak909

youtu.be

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 1d

Love this track. The specific "Bimbo" reference is obscure to most Americans, but fantastically apropos. :) youtu.be/4xQm482y02s?...

Bimbo (Remastered 2005)

YouTube video by Yello - Topic

youtu.be

Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 6d

The #FujiNet WiFi Adapter can save files anywhere on the network. Here we see an #Atari8bit saving to a Windows file share, directly from Atari BASIC. Cool, huh?

#retrocomputing

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks everyone (so much!) who donates a bit to the #FujiNet patreon. It pays for the monthly stuff that keeps some services running, and what is used any time I need a component for FujiNet bring-ups!

Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/fujinet

#retrocomputing #retrogaming

Get more from IRATA.ONLINE on Patreon

creating retro-computing connectivity solutions.

www.patreon.com

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 11d

The #HeathKit #H89 bring-up of #FujiNet #WiFi Network Adapter begins.

Joe Travis donated a #H89 to help with bring-up. I now start work on the firmware.

#retrocomputing

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 17d

#TRS80CoCo #FujiNet Users: I am in the midst of doing some reorganization on the /COCO/ folder in apps dot irata dot online TNFS and I am calling for comments:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdEW...

#FujiNet #TRS80CoCo re-organizing Apps.irata.online; Call for Comments.

YouTube video by tschak909

www.youtube.com

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 19d

Writing the next #FujiNet article for Compute, showing how to move files between #FujiNet and your PC using several different available methods including WebDAV, TNFS, SMB, and the physical SD card.

#retrocomputing

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 19d

Friend and fellow #FujiNet hacker @FozzTexx turned a #TRS80CoCo into an OSC (Open Sound Control) instrument via #FujiNet for #SepTandy!
video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Aej...
blog: www.insentricity.com/a.cl/293/jam...

#retrocomputing

Jamminate your 8-bit! Demo using FujiNet and OSC keyboard with TRS-80 CoCo 2

YouTube video by FozzTexx

www.youtube.com

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 19d

Does anyone have a recommendation for a PCIe HDMI capture card that works well in Linux with OBS?

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 19d

"Dad, why did you name my brother Node?"
"Because I love Javascript."
"Ah ok, thanks Dad."
"No problem, NaN."

Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 23d

Weapons (2025) was great.

Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 24d

Found my camouflage.

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 24d

We are witnessing the convergence of multiple social contradictions on a global scale, combined with multiple economic contradictions on a global scale.

As weird as it is, right now?

It's gonna get much worse.

Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 24d

Posted on the #FujiNet discord:
A complete Grand Loop play-through of #Jumpman on #Atari8bit. Expertly done by Bobo Cujo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMlS...

Jumpman - Grand Loop (Speed 2) [Atari 8-bit 1CC #003]

YouTube video by Bobo Cujo

www.youtube.com

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · 25d

My new System76 workstation setup working out well, slipped into WinUAE to run Deluxe Paint V, to paint a new wallpaper on an emulated #CommodoreAmiga 4000. #pixelart #retrocomputing :)

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 12

We stop at White Castle.
We eat at White Castle.
We wonder why we eat at White Castle.

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 10

Damn! 9 days into September, and #FujiNet #HighScoreEnabled Donkey Kong for #Atari8bit has been Kongquered for the month!

Wanna play? apps.irata.online / Atari_8-bit/Games/High Score Enabled/Donkey Kong.atr via TNFS.

#retrocomputing #retrogaming

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 9

If there were one long-term goal the #retrocomputing and #retrogaming communities would benefit most from laser focus, it would be the design and production of open-source clones; making it easy for vendors to make them from now on.

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 6

I keep forgetting that Conrad Schnitzler had an electro clash phase.

"The Shark Eats Ice" (1982) youtu.be/3kANqMKdVaQ?...

Conrad & George Schnitzler - The Shark Eats Ice

YouTube video by szatowski

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 6

Too much entropy.

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 4

Am debugging #ColecoAdam #FujiNet hardware.

1 wire shared rx/tx, 62.5kbps, open collector.

TX goes through a pair of transistors. Is the TX delay biting us in the arse? What to do?

#retrocomputing

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Reposted by Thomas Cherryhomes

Greg Gallardo @greggallardo.bsky.social · Sep 3

I plan on doing something more significant than tic-tac-toe or chess with FujiNet soon, but I want to get my raycaster working with several Segas first.

There's a separate project (gitlab.com/doragasu/mw) that uses ESP32s but I don't have one and emulator support is not ready last I checked.

doragasu / mw · GitLab

MegaWiFi

gitlab.com

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 3

maybe they should get our network code:
github.com/FujiNetWIFI/...

fujinet-firmware/lib/network-protocol at master · FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-firmware

8-bit systems to ESP32 WiFi Multifunction Firmware - FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-firmware

github.com

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 3

Could we do a 5 card stud client? what are you using on the sega side ?

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Thomas Cherryhomes @tschak909.bsky.social · Sep 3

I did another display kernel for checkers and chess here:
github.com/FujiNetWIFI/...

github.com/FujiNetWIFI/...

A server would be the right thing to do, here's an example:
github.com/FujiNetWIFI/...

fujinet-apps/checkers at master · FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-apps

Applications for FujiNet. Contribute to FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-apps development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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