Along with the Mattel Aquarius came another US microcomputer that did not last very long - the 1983 Coleco Adam.
#KevinToms #FootballManager #ColecoAdam #ColecoVision #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
User Documentation for the #FujiNet #WiFi Adapter for #retrocomputing and #retrogaming systems is starting to appear, thanks to the hard work of Ben Krein, and others.
#Atari8bit #Apple2 #ColecoAdam #Commodore64 #TRS80CoCo
fujinetwifi.github.io/fujinet-docs/
#FujiNet - a WiFi Adapter for many #retrocomputing and #retrogaming systems. Coming soon for #MSX.
Also for #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #MSDOS, #Commodore, and more.
fujinet.online
Front and back image of the insert for a cassette tape made to provide memory or programming for a Coleco ADAM computer, circa 1983
Been doing some cleanup, and found this in the basement. A SPECIAL cassette tape to use for saving data on my first computer, a #ColecoADAM (1983) As I recall, we bought it from Montgomery Wards and it cost almost $600! It might even be still up in the attic....
Version 1.5.2 of the #FujiNet firmware has been released for #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #CoCo, #ColecoAdam and #RS232 platforms.
You can get it via the FujiNet Flasher:
github.com/FujiNetWIFI/...
* Increase # of VFS slots to 20, fixing crash.
#retrocomputing
Help needed to port #FujiNet Battleship to:
#Atari8Bit #Apple2 #ColecoAdam #MSDOS #C64 #Plus4 #VIC20
Code is here:
git@github.com:FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-battleship.git
Code can also be borrowed from:
github.com/FujiNetWIFI/...
Can you help?
#FujiNet is a WiFi adapter for your favorite #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #Commodore, #Atari2600, #AtariLynx, and #MSDOS machines.
So, what happened to the TI-99/4a? Prejudice!
I keep trying to tell people about #FujiNet.
That it is a WiFi adapter for your favorite #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #Commodore, #Atari2600, #AtariLynx, and #MSDOS machines, with more to come.
But word isn't getting out.
Can u help?
fujinet.online
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
Anyone want to hack on Battleship server and clients for #FujiNet? We can target #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #MSDOS, and others.
#retrogaming #retrocomputing #gamedev
come to #fuji-game-system on: discord.gg/2Ce9guX
ATTN: #ColecoAdam #FujiNet users: Can you flash your firmware with this test release, and use it, with the serial monitor turned on?
github.com/FujiNetWIFI/...
It should load CONFIG as 31 consecutive blocks, not skipping any.
Please report if any blocks are skipped.
Spent today implementing all the Fuji device functions in fujinet-lib (C library) for #ColecoAdam.
It's an easy-to-use lib for accessing #FujiNet network and control functions from the Z88DK C compiler, so that #ColecoAdam can be a cross-platform target.
GitHub PR here: github.com/FujiNetWIFI/...
The term "software sprite" is considered an oxymoron because the original, technical definition of a "sprite" refers to a specific hardware capability, while the word "software" describes a process handled by the main CPU. Here's the breakdown of the contradiction, using "rasterization" for precision: The "Sprite" (Hardware): In its original and most technically accurate sense, a sprite is a graphical object whose movement and display are handled almost entirely by dedicated hardware on the graphics chip. The key feature of a true hardware sprite is that it has dedicated registers for its X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates. The main CPU only needs to update these registers, and the hardware takes care of rasterizing the object onto the screen, automatically handling the overlay on top of the background. This offloads significant processing from the main CPU. The "Software" (CPU-Managed): A "software sprite," by contrast, is a graphical object that is rasterized and moved entirely by the main CPU using software. The CPU must perform all the necessary steps: Store the bitmap of the object. Store a copy of the background behind the object. Rasterize the object at its new position. Rasterize the stored background in the object's old position to erase it. Repeat this process for every frame. Therefore, "software sprite" is an oxymoron because it uses a term for a hardware-managed object to describe an object that is handled entirely in software, which is the opposite of a hardware sprite's core function. It's akin to calling a car with a manual transmission an "automatic-manual." The term is widely used, but it's technically a contradiction.
Don't be an #oxymoron
#SPRITE #sprites #computationalsprites #softwaresprite #softwaresprites #C64 #Amiga #TI994/a #Intellivision #ColecoAdam #MSX #CharacterSprites #Gemini #AppleII #AtariST #8bit #16bit #AppleIIGS #PC #Wintel #Windows #gamer #gamers #demoscene
Come see the #FujiNet WiFi Adapter at the VCF SouthWest Show in Dallas, TX this weekend. Table 135.
You can see it in action on #Commodore, #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #IBM, #ColecoAdam, #Trs80CoCo, and others.
www.vcfsw.org
#FujiNet a Network adapter for #Retrocomputing & #Retrogaming platforms.
We exist for #Atari8Bit, #Apple2, #TRS80CoCo, #ColecoAdam
#Commodore, #RS232, #Atari2600, #Mac68K, #RC2014, #PMD85, #ZXSpectrum, and #BBCMicro r being brought up.
other platforms r being planned, can u help? fujinet.online
#FujiNet The #Retrocomputing and #Retrogaming networking adapter for #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo and more has released version 1.5 of their firmware, which adds case insensitive recursive search to CONFIG!
The newest #FujiNet firmware for #ATARI8bit, #Apple2, #CoCo, and #ColecoAdam devices has been released! A huge thank you to all who helped get this done!
Release notes here: fujinet.online/2025/04/02/f...
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews and in no particular order.
#colecovision #colecoadam #adamcomputer #smurf #gamedev
4/20
The Coleco Adam is fixed – Finally! Wasn’t the usual culprits for the black screen but a 74LS245 in U27 that went bad. A donor from an old graphics card and we’re back in business.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #coleco #colecoadam #FebruADAM
Sadness. Well after a couple of hours ON and playing with the Coleco ADAM it froze and now resets to black screen and constant tone. Guess I’m tearing into this ADAM after all.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #coleco #colecoadam #FebruADAM
It’s Alive! This Coleco Adam is a survivor. Boots up fine. Cartridge port works. Cassette works. Even the old ribbon has some life in it. Super happy. Should make things easier when I want to use an Adam. Next integrate an ADE.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #coleco #colecoadam #FebruADAM
“Memory Console” on the Coleco Adam looks good. Dirty but clean inside. Interesting to see all the heat sinks they added as compared to my expansion module version. I’m betting this Adam is a survivor.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #coleco #colecoadam #FebruADAM
Dirty and dusty but all there. The printer/PSU for the Coleco Adam is working and the power rails on the connector to the CPU looks good.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #coleco #colecoadam #FebruADAM
Picked up another Coleco Adam. This time a standalone model as opposed to the expansion module version. Should make life easier to setup when I need it. Now let’s see what I’m working with.
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #coleco #colecoadam #FebruADAM
Exploring FujiNet Devices with Brian Cox: Insights, Processes, and Demos
#c64 #commodore64 #FujiNet #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Atari #AppleII #ColecoAdam #TRS80 #FutureVision #meatloaf64
theoasisbbs.com/exploring-fu...
New Vid: "Production('ish)" FujiNets: Atari, Apple, Adam, CoCo & Commodore
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xcs...
#FujiNet #Atari #Apple #ColecoAdam #TRS80CoCo #Commodore #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
In contrast, my #ColecoAdam deep dive shows the system in context, with a wide variety of demonstrations, and even pointers for programming the system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4H7...
I cover more than 4 dozen platforms, including #Atari8Bit, #CommodoreAmiga, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #Apple2, and more.
Since I was there, and I not only used these systems, but developed for them, I show that off too, in context.
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Anybody need a Power Supply for a Coleco Adam? Oh, and it doubles as a printer! ...sometimes 😂
www.ebay.com/itm/27595301...
#Coleco #ColecoAdam #ColecoPowerSupply #ColecoPrinter #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
