Text mode

• Introducing TextPix v0.1 - A program to convert an image into a character set and text mode screen data

  16 April 2010   Tags: Conversion     Graphics     Images     Retro     TextPix     Text mode    
  I have today released TextPix v0.1 This is a program to take an image and convert it into a redefined character set and the associated text mode screen data referencing that character set. The program came about because I wanted to be able to load images on the Jupiter Ace, but the Ace has no wa...   Read More
  
  

• My Top 10 Classic Text Mode BSD Games

  11 August 2009   Tags: BSD     Games     Retro     Text mode    
  Recently, I have been playing a collection of text mode games that were commonly found on Unix Systems during the 70s and 80s. These games are surprisingly playable and, for me, they really show that there is more to gaming than flashy graphics. As with any top 10 list, everyone will have their o...   Read More