Author Archives: Blake Patterson

Wait — Not Another Apple Podcast?!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Blake Patterson

Oh, dear lordy, no!! Yes, in fact, it’s true. But it’s not not another Apple podcast — it’s the Not Another Apple Podcast?! The podcast in question is a twice-a-month show hosted by myself and computer historian David Greelish of … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple II, Macintosh, News | 2 Comments

The KryoFlux Floppy Controller: A Magnetic Media Miracle

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Blake Patterson

Those of us who are driven to gather computers of decades past about us in order to forever enjoy that magical, early stage of home computing (that’s unknown to so many today) do, indeed, reap rich rewards from the effort. … Continue reading →

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Future Games: Ten Years from Now, Thirty Years Ago

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Blake Patterson

I think a lot about video games. I’ve been playing them for about 35 years now, and I’m fortunate enough that video games — playing them and writing about them with the rest of the great crew at TouchArcade — … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | 3 Comments

A Cautionary Tale for the Tandy CoCo Community

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Blake Patterson

Back in late February I purchased a Tandy Color Computer (CoCo) 3. I’ve long felt it to be a rather interesting machine and I’d never owned a CoCo before. I found a system unit in great condition on eBay, bundled … Continue reading →

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A Look at the Sauciest Magazine I Ever Owned

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Blake Patterson

One of the most exciting computers that I ever owned, and certainly one of the most significant in the history of personal computing, is the Amiga 1000, the first Amiga model release buy Commodore in the fall of 1985. At … Continue reading →

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The Apple Game Server Online: Look Ma, No Floppies!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Blake Patterson

About five years ago I made a post about the Apple II Game Server. It’s a Java application that lets Macs and PCs feed program data into any Apple II via serial null-modem cable — no disk drives required. It’s … Continue reading →

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Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer!

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Blake Patterson

I’ve been a computer guy for a long time now, but I’ve been enjoying Christmas even longer. I got my first computer, a TI-99/4A, on Christmas morning, 1982. I was 10 years old, and from that Christmas on, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Multi-Platform | 4 Comments

So, Guess What Came in the Mail the Other Day

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Blake Patterson

In late September, Eric Chahi’s superb sci-fi platform action adventure, Another World [App Store], arrived for the iOS platform. I reviewed it shortly before it launched, over at TouchArcade. It was excellently translated to iOS by DotEmu and I gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | 2 Comments

On the Passing of a Visionary

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Blake Patterson

On October 5, now almost a month ago, Apple co-founder and CEO Steven Paul Jobs died of respiratory arrest resulting from a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Of course, everyone reading this post is certainly already aware of it. Steve … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple II, Just Rambling, NeXT | 3 Comments

The iPod Turns 10 Years Old

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Blake Patterson

Today is the iPod’s 10th birthday. On October 23, 2001, Steve Jobs took the stage at an Apple Special Event and unveiled to the world Apple’s take on the digital music player, and their entry into the consumer electronics world. … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Rambling, Other Platform | 1 Comment