CodingWithCulp
@codingwithculp.bsky.social
Dad/husband,Ex Army paratrooper w/ the back/knees to prove it, science and technology/robotics teacher. Interested in coding, retro and vintage computing, technology and gaming, robotics, rocketry and a host of other geeky pursuits.
Trying to organize my modern retro systems. From left to right - the #mega65, #zxspectrum Next, Foenix F256K and Amiga 1200.
Still have to find places for the Commander X16 and a few others. Maybe clean off the top shelf! I wish I had a huge room that I could keep them all hooked up at once.
Still have to find places for the Commander X16 and a few others. Maybe clean off the top shelf! I wish I had a huge room that I could keep them all hooked up at once.
February 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Trying to organize my modern retro systems. From left to right - the #mega65, #zxspectrum Next, Foenix F256K and Amiga 1200.
Still have to find places for the Commander X16 and a few others. Maybe clean off the top shelf! I wish I had a huge room that I could keep them all hooked up at once.
Still have to find places for the Commander X16 and a few others. Maybe clean off the top shelf! I wish I had a huge room that I could keep them all hooked up at once.
Whenever one of my middle school students calls me over to look at their code that isn't working I always get a bit nervous because you never know what kind of non-Euclidian, Cthulhuian, spaghetti mess you are walking into.
#stem #coding #stemeducation
#stem #coding #stemeducation
February 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Whenever one of my middle school students calls me over to look at their code that isn't working I always get a bit nervous because you never know what kind of non-Euclidian, Cthulhuian, spaghetti mess you are walking into.
#stem #coding #stemeducation
#stem #coding #stemeducation
Finally, got my video on a Hunt the Wumpus on the #Mega65 @mega65.bsky.social uploaded! Lots of issues caused me to have to shoot it about 547 times....the D81 is now uploaded.
Have fun, improve it, it has been a long time since I did anything in BASIC so I was rusty!!
youtu.be/Pip6d3JzjLk?...
Have fun, improve it, it has been a long time since I did anything in BASIC so I was rusty!!
youtu.be/Pip6d3JzjLk?...
Hunt the Wumpus on the Mega65!
YouTube video by Coding with Culp
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Finally, got my video on a Hunt the Wumpus on the #Mega65 @mega65.bsky.social uploaded! Lots of issues caused me to have to shoot it about 547 times....the D81 is now uploaded.
Have fun, improve it, it has been a long time since I did anything in BASIC so I was rusty!!
youtu.be/Pip6d3JzjLk?...
Have fun, improve it, it has been a long time since I did anything in BASIC so I was rusty!!
youtu.be/Pip6d3JzjLk?...
IT WORKS!!! I saw this #TRS-80 on eBay, new seller w/ 0 feedback, asking too much for starting bid, dropped it to $150, I went for it. I was expecting it to arrive in pieces.
It's covered in grunge. The screen is bright with no burn in, drives work!!!!
I'm looking forward to this restore job.
It's covered in grunge. The screen is bright with no burn in, drives work!!!!
I'm looking forward to this restore job.
January 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
IT WORKS!!! I saw this #TRS-80 on eBay, new seller w/ 0 feedback, asking too much for starting bid, dropped it to $150, I went for it. I was expecting it to arrive in pieces.
It's covered in grunge. The screen is bright with no burn in, drives work!!!!
I'm looking forward to this restore job.
It's covered in grunge. The screen is bright with no burn in, drives work!!!!
I'm looking forward to this restore job.
Commodore and their mice in the 80's - they all looked alike! I thought this was a broken 1351 mouse as it would not work.
Turns out it's a 1350 which is not a mouse as it reports directions like a joystick. I wrote a short program on my Mega65, and it showed it was reporting joystick dir.
Turns out it's a 1350 which is not a mouse as it reports directions like a joystick. I wrote a short program on my Mega65, and it showed it was reporting joystick dir.
January 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Commodore and their mice in the 80's - they all looked alike! I thought this was a broken 1351 mouse as it would not work.
Turns out it's a 1350 which is not a mouse as it reports directions like a joystick. I wrote a short program on my Mega65, and it showed it was reporting joystick dir.
Turns out it's a 1350 which is not a mouse as it reports directions like a joystick. I wrote a short program on my Mega65, and it showed it was reporting joystick dir.
My Hunt the Wumpus on the @mega65.bsky.social #mega65 is coming along! It should be 100% playable tomorrow evening, I'm not saying it will be done, just saying it will be playable. It would be done tonight, but I have a football game to watch.
#retrocomputing
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i6yh0...
#retrocomputing
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i6yh0...
www.dropbox.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My Hunt the Wumpus on the @mega65.bsky.social #mega65 is coming along! It should be 100% playable tomorrow evening, I'm not saying it will be done, just saying it will be playable. It would be done tonight, but I have a football game to watch.
#retrocomputing
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i6yh0...
#retrocomputing
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i6yh0...
SNOW DAY THE NEXT TWO DAYS!
I have been threatening to write a graphical Hunt the Wumpus on the #Mega65 from @mega65.bsky.social! I get so little time with my retro machines, but I think tomorrow is the day for it!
Cold, snowy days with a cup of hot cocoa really gets my creativity flowing!
I have been threatening to write a graphical Hunt the Wumpus on the #Mega65 from @mega65.bsky.social! I get so little time with my retro machines, but I think tomorrow is the day for it!
Cold, snowy days with a cup of hot cocoa really gets my creativity flowing!
January 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
SNOW DAY THE NEXT TWO DAYS!
I have been threatening to write a graphical Hunt the Wumpus on the #Mega65 from @mega65.bsky.social! I get so little time with my retro machines, but I think tomorrow is the day for it!
Cold, snowy days with a cup of hot cocoa really gets my creativity flowing!
I have been threatening to write a graphical Hunt the Wumpus on the #Mega65 from @mega65.bsky.social! I get so little time with my retro machines, but I think tomorrow is the day for it!
Cold, snowy days with a cup of hot cocoa really gets my creativity flowing!
40 years ago today in #retrocomputing history the #Commodore 128 was released at the 1985 CES show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
From then on, most C128 users just typed "GO 64" from the boot screen. C64 compatibility might have been the thing that held the C128 back.
From then on, most C128 users just typed "GO 64" from the boot screen. C64 compatibility might have been the thing that held the C128 back.
January 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
40 years ago today in #retrocomputing history the #Commodore 128 was released at the 1985 CES show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
From then on, most C128 users just typed "GO 64" from the boot screen. C64 compatibility might have been the thing that held the C128 back.
From then on, most C128 users just typed "GO 64" from the boot screen. C64 compatibility might have been the thing that held the C128 back.
I take a look at the new #Raspberrypi 500 and the new Raspberry Pi monitor and stress test and overclock the Pi 500 and look at its thermals. Can I get it to 3.1GHz on stock cooling?
youtu.be/tnEbT9CnpkI?...
youtu.be/tnEbT9CnpkI?...
Unboxing, Stress and Thermal Testing the Raspberry Pi 500
YouTube video by Coding with Culp
youtu.be
January 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I take a look at the new #Raspberrypi 500 and the new Raspberry Pi monitor and stress test and overclock the Pi 500 and look at its thermals. Can I get it to 3.1GHz on stock cooling?
youtu.be/tnEbT9CnpkI?...
youtu.be/tnEbT9CnpkI?...
I finally got to open my Christmas present from my mother-in-law today. The 2021 #Atari VCS. When it was released at $400, I said no way. But the recent Black Friday sale was $99 and that was good enough for me to buy or ask for it for Christmas.
#RETROGAMING
#RETROGAMING
January 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I finally got to open my Christmas present from my mother-in-law today. The 2021 #Atari VCS. When it was released at $400, I said no way. But the recent Black Friday sale was $99 and that was good enough for me to buy or ask for it for Christmas.
#RETROGAMING
#RETROGAMING
Apparently someone is still manufacturing new ribbons for the #commodore64 MPS-801 printer. I bought these from Ribbons Unlimited, hopefully I can try them out soon.
May decorate my classroom with Print Shop prints.....
Note - I assume they are new reproductions.
May decorate my classroom with Print Shop prints.....
Note - I assume they are new reproductions.
January 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Apparently someone is still manufacturing new ribbons for the #commodore64 MPS-801 printer. I bought these from Ribbons Unlimited, hopefully I can try them out soon.
May decorate my classroom with Print Shop prints.....
Note - I assume they are new reproductions.
May decorate my classroom with Print Shop prints.....
Note - I assume they are new reproductions.
I accidentally came across this series of #retrocomputing books on eBay when one came up in my recommendations so I bought a few, now I need to collect the whole series.....
I haven't done anything with FORTRAN since.....1988....
#vintagecomputing
I haven't done anything with FORTRAN since.....1988....
#vintagecomputing
January 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I accidentally came across this series of #retrocomputing books on eBay when one came up in my recommendations so I bought a few, now I need to collect the whole series.....
I haven't done anything with FORTRAN since.....1988....
#vintagecomputing
I haven't done anything with FORTRAN since.....1988....
#vintagecomputing
About 2-3 days b4 Christmas I decided to make a Xmas themed space invaders game in #python and #pygame. I did not make the deadline of Christmas due to being super busy! I made a video, and you can find the GitHub link in the video description:
#coding #programming
youtu.be/MfiGlsJxUaw?...
#coding #programming
youtu.be/MfiGlsJxUaw?...
Lets make a Christmas Themed Game in Python and Pygame!!!
YouTube video by Coding with Culp
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
About 2-3 days b4 Christmas I decided to make a Xmas themed space invaders game in #python and #pygame. I did not make the deadline of Christmas due to being super busy! I made a video, and you can find the GitHub link in the video description:
#coding #programming
youtu.be/MfiGlsJxUaw?...
#coding #programming
youtu.be/MfiGlsJxUaw?...
Picked up some reading material over the last couple of days. That's right, I've never actually read "Ready Player One". Looking forward to reading them all.
December 29, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Picked up some reading material over the last couple of days. That's right, I've never actually read "Ready Player One". Looking forward to reading them all.
Going to be trying both of these out in the next couple of days A FujiNet for my #Atari800XL and TeensyRom for my #commodore64.
December 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Going to be trying both of these out in the next couple of days A FujiNet for my #Atari800XL and TeensyRom for my #commodore64.
December 27, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Santavaders is done!!! It's about 1,000 lines of poorly written #python code! I will clean it up and do a video on it and stick it on GitHub!
I need to start next years Christmas game way earlier!
I need to start next years Christmas game way earlier!
December 26, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Santavaders is done!!! It's about 1,000 lines of poorly written #python code! I will clean it up and do a video on it and stick it on GitHub!
I need to start next years Christmas game way earlier!
I need to start next years Christmas game way earlier!
I'm about to put on my "back in my day" hat...
We got Caroline a new laptop for XMas and I'm setting it up. I've been at this for almost an hr, setting up accounts, downloading updates, restoring from her PC, rebooting 18 times...
I miss the "take it out of the box and use it immediately" days.
We got Caroline a new laptop for XMas and I'm setting it up. I've been at this for almost an hr, setting up accounts, downloading updates, restoring from her PC, rebooting 18 times...
I miss the "take it out of the box and use it immediately" days.
December 25, 2024 at 3:40 PM
I'm about to put on my "back in my day" hat...
We got Caroline a new laptop for XMas and I'm setting it up. I've been at this for almost an hr, setting up accounts, downloading updates, restoring from her PC, rebooting 18 times...
I miss the "take it out of the box and use it immediately" days.
We got Caroline a new laptop for XMas and I'm setting it up. I've been at this for almost an hr, setting up accounts, downloading updates, restoring from her PC, rebooting 18 times...
I miss the "take it out of the box and use it immediately" days.
Two days ago I got a wild hair to write a #Christmas themed game called "Santavaders" in #Python essentially a space invaders clone and do a video.
Dont think I'm gonna be done by XMas, 90% there, but I'm out of time, it's Christmas Eve, time to watch A Christmas Story and play Letters to Santa.
Dont think I'm gonna be done by XMas, 90% there, but I'm out of time, it's Christmas Eve, time to watch A Christmas Story and play Letters to Santa.
December 25, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Two days ago I got a wild hair to write a #Christmas themed game called "Santavaders" in #Python essentially a space invaders clone and do a video.
Dont think I'm gonna be done by XMas, 90% there, but I'm out of time, it's Christmas Eve, time to watch A Christmas Story and play Letters to Santa.
Dont think I'm gonna be done by XMas, 90% there, but I'm out of time, it's Christmas Eve, time to watch A Christmas Story and play Letters to Santa.
ITS FINALLY HERE!!! My Roguecraft Zero Clucks Edition from @badgerpunch.com ! It went across the pond to the US, and then USPS immediately sent it back to GB then turned around and finally got to me on Christmas Eve!
Roguecraft is the best game released for the #Amiga in 2024!
Beware the Chickens.
Roguecraft is the best game released for the #Amiga in 2024!
Beware the Chickens.
December 24, 2024 at 10:37 PM
ITS FINALLY HERE!!! My Roguecraft Zero Clucks Edition from @badgerpunch.com ! It went across the pond to the US, and then USPS immediately sent it back to GB then turned around and finally got to me on Christmas Eve!
Roguecraft is the best game released for the #Amiga in 2024!
Beware the Chickens.
Roguecraft is the best game released for the #Amiga in 2024!
Beware the Chickens.
Here is a Tom's Hardware article about that bakery that still uses Commodore 64's to run their point of sale cash registers.
It makes me wonder how many of the old machines are still behind the scenes doing work.
#commodore64 #retrocomputing
www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ind...
It makes me wonder how many of the old machines are still behind the scenes doing work.
#commodore64 #retrocomputing
www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ind...
Indiana bakery still using Commodore 64s originally released in 1982 as cash registers — Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg sticks to the BASICs
If it ain't broke...
www.tomshardware.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Here is a Tom's Hardware article about that bakery that still uses Commodore 64's to run their point of sale cash registers.
It makes me wonder how many of the old machines are still behind the scenes doing work.
#commodore64 #retrocomputing
www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ind...
It makes me wonder how many of the old machines are still behind the scenes doing work.
#commodore64 #retrocomputing
www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ind...
Let's learn us some Fortran 77. I thought this was my Fortran 77 textbook from college but it was published in 1990, I learned Fortran 77 in 1988.
December 18, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Let's learn us some Fortran 77. I thought this was my Fortran 77 textbook from college but it was published in 1990, I learned Fortran 77 in 1988.
Well how about that...the #commodore64 was a quantum computer....
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Commodore 64 claimed to outperform IBM's quantum system — sarcastic researchers say 1 MHz computer is faster, more efficient, and decently accurate
'Qommodore 64' born from 2,500 lines of MOS 6502 assembly code.
www.tomshardware.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Well how about that...the #commodore64 was a quantum computer....
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
I have been grading my students text adventure games they made in Adventuron @adventuron.bsky.social I was blown away, they were really creative. They are middle school and many of them have never coded before, it was a struggle for them. No, they're not perfect, but I find them amazing!
#STEM
#STEM
December 16, 2024 at 2:11 AM
I have been grading my students text adventure games they made in Adventuron @adventuron.bsky.social I was blown away, they were really creative. They are middle school and many of them have never coded before, it was a struggle for them. No, they're not perfect, but I find them amazing!
#STEM
#STEM
I have been grading my students text adventure games they made in Adventuron @adventuron.bsky.social I was blown away, they were really creative. They are middle school and many of them have never coded before, it was a struggle for them. No, they're not perfect, but I find them amazing!
#STEM
#STEM
December 16, 2024 at 2:10 AM
I have been grading my students text adventure games they made in Adventuron @adventuron.bsky.social I was blown away, they were really creative. They are middle school and many of them have never coded before, it was a struggle for them. No, they're not perfect, but I find them amazing!
#STEM
#STEM