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System Halted? is The A1200 in trouble? Volume 1 – Issue 5 – November, 2025 The following is a web-formatted version of the System Halted? article from Volume 1, Issue 5 of COMPUTE!’s Gazette Subscribe to COMPUTE!’s Gazette Magazine for the full experience! Cologne, Germany: August 2025. Amid the cacophony of the Gamescom retro hall, a familiar […] The post System Halted? first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

13.11.2025 22:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Retro Shopper Volume 1 – Issue 5 – November, 2025 The following is a web-formatted version of the Retro Shopper article from Volume 1, Issue 5 of COMPUTE!’s Gazette Subscribe to COMPUTE!’s Gazette Magazine for the full experience! 🛍️ Retro Shopper 8-Bit Buyers Guide for the Holiday Season The holidays are coming, and for many of us, […] The post Retro Shopper first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

13.11.2025 22:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Heart of the Hobby: A Look at the Retro Computing Community COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 The world of retro computing is built on more than just silicon and plastic; it’s built on community. The July issue of COMPUTE!’s Gazette shines a spotlight on the people and gatherings that form the backbone of this passionate hobby. From expert repair advice […] The post The Heart of the Hobby: A Look at the Retro Computing Community first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 03:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Get Your Fingers Ready: Classic Type-In Program Listings Are Back! COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 One of the most beloved features of classic computer magazines was the program listing—pages of code that you could type into your own machine to unlock a new game or utility. In its grand return, COMPUTE!’s Gazette is proud to bring back this tradition […] The post Get Your Fingers Ready: Classic Type-In Program Listings Are Back! first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 03:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Texas Instruments Roundup: Unleashing Your Inner Artist with XB-DRAW/99 COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 Arto Heino Welcome to the Texas Instruments Roundup, your monthly source for the best of the TI world! This month, we’re diving into the creative side of the TI-99/4A with a powerful set of graphics routines from developer Arto J. Heino. Get ready to […] The post Texas Instruments Roundup: Unleashing Your Inner Artist with XB-DRAW/99 first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 03:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Atari Outpost: Making Your 8-bit Sing with BASIC COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 Jerry White Welcome back to The Atari Outpost, your dedicated corner in COMPUTE!’s Gazette for everything 8-bit Atari! This month, we’re tuning up the POKEY chip for a real treat. We’re thrilled to feature a special contribution from a name familiar to the Compute! […] The post The Atari Outpost: Making Your 8-bit Sing with BASIC first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 03:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

MEGA Horizons: The 10-Year Journey of the C65 That Never Was, and a Hunt for a Legendary Prize COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 Dan Sanderson The history of computing is filled with “what ifs,” but few are as tantalizing as the Commodore 65. Planned as a powerful successor to the C64, it was cancelled before release, with only a handful of prototypes ever seeing the light of […] The post MEGA Horizons: The 10-Year Journey of the C65 That Never Was, and a Hunt for a Legendary Prize first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 03:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

COMPUTE!’s FujiNet Report COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 Thomas Cherryhomes A Bridge to Tomorrow: The FujiNet Revolution is Here It’s not often that a single piece of hardware completely redefines what’s possible with our beloved classic computers. For years, the retro experience has been one of careful preservation—maintaining drives and disks. But […] The post COMPUTE!’s FujiNet Report first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 03:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Low-Carb Arcade Treats: Modern C64 Conversions Reviewed COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 Andrew Fisher The Commodore 64 homebrew scene is alive and kicking, and developer Luca Carminati of LC-Games is at the forefront, creating fantastic original games and faithful arcade conversions. In “Low-Carb Arcade Treats,” reviewer Andrew Fisher takes a look at some of LC-Games’ recent […] The post Low-Carb Arcade Treats: Modern C64 Conversions Reviewed first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 03:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A Deep Dive into the C64’s Sound: The Ultimate Guide to SidPlayer and an Interview with its Creator COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 Andrew Fisher One of the most enduring legacies of the Commodore 64 is its revolutionary sound, powered by the legendary SID chip. The July issue of COMPUTE!’s Gazette pays tribute to this musical heritage with two incredible features: a comprehensive guide to the iconic […] The post A Deep Dive into the C64’s Sound: The Ultimate Guide to SidPlayer and an Interview with its Creator first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

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The Pixel and the Pulse: How 8-Bit Computers Forged a New Era of Digital Art COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 Patrick Bass The soft glow of a CRT monitor, the hypnotic churn of a SID chip, the whir of a tape deck—these are the sights and sounds that defined a generation. In “The Pixel and the Pulse,” writer Patrick Bass takes us back to […] The post The Pixel and the Pulse: How 8-Bit Computers Forged a New Era of Digital Art first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 02:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pixels & Passion: How a Commodore Computer Forged an Animation Career COMPUTE!’s Gazette – Volume 1 – Issue 1 – July, 2025 Chad Essley For many, the 8-bit and 16-bit eras were about gaming. But for others, they were the birth of a creative passion that would shape a lifetime. In this month’s “Pixels & Passion,” CINE award-winning animation director Chad Essley shares a deeply personal […] The post Pixels & Passion: How a Commodore Computer Forged an Animation Career first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

11.10.2025 02:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fire up your word processors! COMPUTE!’s Gazette Announces the “Next Chapter” Essay Competition! Hey, Atari fans and retro-coders! The back-to-school season has us feeling nostalgic and inspired. We remember thumbing through COMPUTE!’s Gazette for the latest type-in programs, dreaming of what our machines could do. Today, that potential has expanded in ways we could only imagine in 1983, thanks to incredible modern hardware like the FujiNet platform. FujiNet […] The post Fire up your word processors! COMPUTE!’s Gazette Announces the “Next Chapter” Essay Competition! first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

14.08.2025 20:57 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

COMPUTE!’s Ultimate Challenge Do you have the vision to push the Commodore 64 beyond its limits? COMPUTE! is thrilled to announce the Ultimate Challenge, a programming contest for developers ready to harness the enhanced power of the Commodore 64 Ultimate! We’re calling all coders to create the next generation of games, utilities, and applications that could only exist […] The post COMPUTE!’s Ultimate Challenge first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

26.07.2025 14:30 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The Legend is Back: Issue #1 Released! COMPUTE!’s Gazette Issue #1 Arrives, Heralding the Rebirth of Commodore! A new dawn for retro computing is upon us. (Cedar Park, TX – July 12, 2025) – The wait is finally over. Today, with an electrifying sense of history in the making, we are thrilled to announce that Issue #1 of the revived COMPUTE!’s Gazette […] The post The Legend is Back: Issue #1 Released! first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

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HELP WANTED: Independent Web Developer Consultant Are You a Code Maverick Ready to Power Up the Next Stage of a Retro Computing Legend? COMPUTE!’s Gazette, the iconic magazine that fueled the imaginations of a generation of 8-bit computer users, is back! We’re relaunching with a new mission: to celebrate the entire spectrum of retro computing, from the […] The post HELP WANTED: first appeared on Compute!'s Gazette Magazine.

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