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Blinkenlights are back - computers seem more 'alive' when they're flickering lights at you, and if you know what to look for it can even give an idea of what the machine is doing!
youtu.be/8r3NSY7bM_w
youtu.be/8r3NSY7bM_w
Back to the future - Blinkenlights (again) on my homebrew computer!
YouTube video by 6502Nerd
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Blinkenlights are back - computers seem more 'alive' when they're flickering lights at you, and if you know what to look for it can even give an idea of what the machine is doing!
youtu.be/8r3NSY7bM_w
youtu.be/8r3NSY7bM_w
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Now in stock on Lectronz: LOCI - Oric BUS Expansion port and floppy emulator https://lectronz.com/products/loci-oric-bus-expansion-port-and-floppy-emulator
#Retrocomputing
#Retrocomputing
LOCI - Oric BUS Expansion port and floppy emulator
LOCI is an Oric BUS Expansion port peripheral for Oric-1/Atmos/Pravetz-8D computers.
lectronz.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Now in stock on Lectronz: LOCI - Oric BUS Expansion port and floppy emulator https://lectronz.com/products/loci-oric-bus-expansion-port-and-floppy-emulator
#Retrocomputing
#Retrocomputing
January 17, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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I finally managed to join one of the Steam thematic fests, Encounter is on sale for one week. 🥳
You can get the game at store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/... or defenceforce.itch.io/encounter for about $2.00.
#PrivateInvestigator #retrogaming
You can get the game at store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/... or defenceforce.itch.io/encounter for about $2.00.
#PrivateInvestigator #retrogaming
January 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I finally managed to join one of the Steam thematic fests, Encounter is on sale for one week. 🥳
You can get the game at store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/... or defenceforce.itch.io/encounter for about $2.00.
#PrivateInvestigator #retrogaming
You can get the game at store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/... or defenceforce.itch.io/encounter for about $2.00.
#PrivateInvestigator #retrogaming
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The threads and discussions around calling it floppy vs diskette got me pondering on a related question - when and where did these terms come from? The rabbit hole is calling! :D
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The threads and discussions around calling it floppy vs diskette got me pondering on a related question - when and where did these terms come from? The rabbit hole is calling! :D
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Well, one couple more thing to add to the list of things done in 2025, with my very first code change to Oricutron (hopefully did not break anything), which was also my very first "pull request".
Guess the next step is to update Encounter to use this new version of the emulator!
Guess the next step is to update Encounter to use this new version of the emulator!
December 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Well, one couple more thing to add to the list of things done in 2025, with my very first code change to Oricutron (hopefully did not break anything), which was also my very first "pull request".
Guess the next step is to update Encounter to use this new version of the emulator!
Guess the next step is to update Encounter to use this new version of the emulator!
Merry Christmas with our new release #Columix and #Columixmas-special for #Oric by [#raxiss]!
Info and download @DF-forum: 👇
forum.defence-force.org/viewtopic.ph...
Info and download @DF-forum: 👇
forum.defence-force.org/viewtopic.ph...
December 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Merry Christmas with our new release #Columix and #Columixmas-special for #Oric by [#raxiss]!
Info and download @DF-forum: 👇
forum.defence-force.org/viewtopic.ph...
Info and download @DF-forum: 👇
forum.defence-force.org/viewtopic.ph...
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Yesterday I posted my post mortem article (blog.defence-force.org/index.php?pa...) but I had reports that on some browsers or devices the text was rescaled all wrong.
I did a CSS change that seemed to have at least fixed the issue in Firefox when screen scaling was larger than 100%.
I did a CSS change that seemed to have at least fixed the issue in Firefox when screen scaling was larger than 100%.
December 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Yesterday I posted my post mortem article (blog.defence-force.org/index.php?pa...) but I had reports that on some browsers or devices the text was rescaled all wrong.
I did a CSS change that seemed to have at least fixed the issue in Firefox when screen scaling was larger than 100%.
I did a CSS change that seemed to have at least fixed the issue in Firefox when screen scaling was larger than 100%.
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"Encounter" was launched exactly one year ago, so here is my post mortem for the game. It's very long, so you can skip at the very end if all you want to know is to get the core numbers (sales, time spent, ...)
blog.defence-force.org/index.php?pa...
blog.defence-force.org/index.php?pa...
December 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"Encounter" was launched exactly one year ago, so here is my post mortem for the game. It's very long, so you can skip at the very end if all you want to know is to get the core numbers (sales, time spent, ...)
blog.defence-force.org/index.php?pa...
blog.defence-force.org/index.php?pa...
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The Winter Sale are on on both Steam and Itch.
I only need 15 more sales to reach 300 units sold, that would be a nice round number for the one year anniversary of the game 😇
store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/...
defenceforce.itch.io/encounter
I only need 15 more sales to reach 300 units sold, that would be a nice round number for the one year anniversary of the game 😇
store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/...
defenceforce.itch.io/encounter
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Winter Sale are on on both Steam and Itch.
I only need 15 more sales to reach 300 units sold, that would be a nice round number for the one year anniversary of the game 😇
store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/...
defenceforce.itch.io/encounter
I only need 15 more sales to reach 300 units sold, that would be a nice round number for the one year anniversary of the game 😇
store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/...
defenceforce.itch.io/encounter
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December 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Since Encounter was released almost one year ago (in 4 days), I'm preparing a post mortem on the project, with financial numbers on number of sales, revenue, etc...💰
Is there anything in particular you would be interested to know about regarding the project?📋
Is there anything in particular you would be interested to know about regarding the project?📋
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Since Encounter was released almost one year ago (in 4 days), I'm preparing a post mortem on the project, with financial numbers on number of sales, revenue, etc...💰
Is there anything in particular you would be interested to know about regarding the project?📋
Is there anything in particular you would be interested to know about regarding the project?📋
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Oric says - happy Christmas!🎄🎅🎄🎅🎶🎶
December 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Oric says - happy Christmas!🎄🎅🎄🎅🎶🎶
The proud owner of this gorgeous beauty Dbug @dbug.defence-force.org is around can be reached for more info! 😉
Posted by Kevin Toms: "A beautiful Oric Atmos set - with a French manual, no less!"
#Tangerine #Eureka #Oric #OricAtmos #8Bit #retrocomputer #retrogaming #videogames #80s #90s #Geek
#Tangerine #Eureka #Oric #OricAtmos #8Bit #retrocomputer #retrogaming #videogames #80s #90s #Geek
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The proud owner of this gorgeous beauty Dbug @dbug.defence-force.org is around can be reached for more info! 😉
Hm, @rax's cooking something! Stay tuned 😉
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hm, @rax's cooking something! Stay tuned 😉
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Thank to my players I now have a "User Score" on Metacritic.
I unfortunately can't have a Metascore because no "serious" publication has reviewed the game.
Somebody suggested that I should use my credentials, like "Ex developer from Adeline Software, Eden Game and Funcom" ⤵️
I unfortunately can't have a Metascore because no "serious" publication has reviewed the game.
Somebody suggested that I should use my credentials, like "Ex developer from Adeline Software, Eden Game and Funcom" ⤵️
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Thank to my players I now have a "User Score" on Metacritic.
I unfortunately can't have a Metascore because no "serious" publication has reviewed the game.
Somebody suggested that I should use my credentials, like "Ex developer from Adeline Software, Eden Game and Funcom" ⤵️
I unfortunately can't have a Metascore because no "serious" publication has reviewed the game.
Somebody suggested that I should use my credentials, like "Ex developer from Adeline Software, Eden Game and Funcom" ⤵️
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Encounter: Handbook final assembly
YouTube video by Dbug's stuff
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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This is my release candidate for the Encounter manual, I did my best in term of proof reading, but I'm not a native English speaker so most probably it contains weird sounding sentences, so if anyone feels like doing a quick check, would be awesome!🙏
defence-force.org/download/enc...
defence-force.org/download/enc...
November 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This is my release candidate for the Encounter manual, I did my best in term of proof reading, but I'm not a native English speaker so most probably it contains weird sounding sentences, so if anyone feels like doing a quick check, would be awesome!🙏
defence-force.org/download/enc...
defence-force.org/download/enc...
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Tetris converted from dflat to C using OSDK toolset - now that's much smoother!
#mos6502 #c-programming #retro-coding #retro-computing
youtu.be/cZ3usNDNKP4
#mos6502 #c-programming #retro-coding #retro-computing
youtu.be/cZ3usNDNKP4
Oric Tetris - 8 bit retro programming in C
YouTube video by 6502Nerd
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tetris converted from dflat to C using OSDK toolset - now that's much smoother!
#mos6502 #c-programming #retro-coding #retro-computing
youtu.be/cZ3usNDNKP4
#mos6502 #c-programming #retro-coding #retro-computing
youtu.be/cZ3usNDNKP4
The #Pravetz_8D mask PROM fixer is in production. It's great to work with @sodiumlightbaby.bsky.social 😉
October 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The #Pravetz_8D mask PROM fixer is in production. It's great to work with @sodiumlightbaby.bsky.social 😉
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A new video showing tools to allow Oric to play Protracker 3 files in the background from C language.
The Oric has a decent sound chip, I think it does a good job here, and now super easy to add high quality tracks to your games!
youtu.be/tL4VNIIHSW4
The Oric has a decent sound chip, I think it does a good job here, and now super easy to add high quality tracks to your games!
youtu.be/tL4VNIIHSW4
Protracker 3 song files on Oric with C and OSDK
YouTube video by 6502Nerd
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A new video showing tools to allow Oric to play Protracker 3 files in the background from C language.
The Oric has a decent sound chip, I think it does a good job here, and now super easy to add high quality tracks to your games!
youtu.be/tL4VNIIHSW4
The Oric has a decent sound chip, I think it does a good job here, and now super easy to add high quality tracks to your games!
youtu.be/tL4VNIIHSW4
It's sound only but this is first ever #ORIC+#MIDI+#Synthesizer audio output! I'm happy soon with pictures...🎹🥁🎶🥳
October 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's sound only but this is first ever #ORIC+#MIDI+#Synthesizer audio output! I'm happy soon with pictures...🎹🥁🎶🥳
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October 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM