Pete Brown's Blog (POKE 53280,0)
Pete Brown writes on a variety of topics from XAML with the Windows Runtime (WinRT), .NET programming using C#, WPF, Microcontroller programming with .NET Microframework, .NET Gadgeteer, Windows on Devices, and even plain old C, to raising two children in the suburbs of Maryland, woodworking, CNC and generally "making physical stuff". Oh, and Pete loves retro technology, especially Commodore (C64 and C128). If the content interests you, please subscribe using the subscription link to the right of every page.
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Retro
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Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore International, and father
of such beloved computers as the PET, VIC-20, C64, C128 and others,
passed away this weekend at the age of 83.
According to many of the books I've read, Jack was often
considered a tough guy to work with, as he drove his employees and
the rest of the industry, relentlessly. Some say he even used
unfair tactics to get wha...
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Over the past year or so, I've really gotten interested in
alternative processors. It started as simple .NET Micro Framework
devices and them moved to C++ directly on Micro Controllers, and is
now expanding to include those interesting processors that sit in
between the bests that run our desktops and the tiny ones that run
hobby boards.
Most processor discussions these days are aroun...
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This is my home office. I took this photo today, not 25 years
ago. What nerdy, retro, or geek things can you find in this
pictures of my recently cleaned desk? (Click for larger
versions)
Post your finds in the comments, or better yet, click
the images and select them and comment in
Flickr :)
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Prior to joining Microsoft, I worked at a consulting company for a bit over 13 years. Prior to that, I started the IT department at a medical billing company and worked there for 4 years while completing my Computer Science degree. Seeing Scott’s post on past work he did years ago at SparkFun and 800.com got me to thinking about some of the interesting projects I’ve been on. I’ve been a develo...
Published
Friday, January 22, 2010 |
Tagged:
.NET, WPF, Silverlight, RIA, Expression-Blend, AIS, Facebook, Retro, ASP.NET, Web-Development, SketchFlow, Windows-Forms, CPP, WindowsClient, geek |
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Just for grins, I thought it would be fun to put together a list
of the games I found most enjoyable or memorable. It should be 20,
but at the end count, it was only 19. :)
I haven't had a chance to play any games in a few years
(coincidentally around the time we started renovating the house and
then the birth of our first child), so there's no Halo or anything
else recent on this lis...
