04 - The no effort NABU computer history video DJ Sures 2022-11-26 | Some information about the NABU corporation with as little effort as possible 😝. I promised a youtube friend of mine that we'll do a more in-depth video. Well, it's been a promise for 3-4 years, so hopefully, we'll get to it over the holidays. There has been a lot of misinformation about this computer since it popped up on eBay. - The computer did not have bi-directional communication over the coax. - An upgrade (which wasn't available to the public) included an 8k ROM with floppy drive- The files from the network adapter to the PC were at 111kb/sec- The COAX network broadcasted at 6MB / sec- The files were transmitted in a carousel, like a wheel. The programs were split into small 1kb pieces called Paks. The paks were transmitted in a loop. Each pak was part of a segment. The segment was essentially a program. The segments had numbered names, like 00001 (main menu), 00121(Qbert), etc.
95 - CHAT GPT Made a NABU PC Game! DJ Sures 2024-05-02 | *Warning - sofa filming and bouncy laptop!...and yes, CHAT GPT created the thumbnail—but that's just the beginning. The real story unfolded in the NABU Discord, where we discussed programming a simple game using my C NABU-LIB for the NABU Computer. I recommended that a user leverage ChatGPT for ideas and assistance using the NABULIB.H header file as a reference. This sparked an idea: what if I tasked it with creating a game?In this video, you'll see how I input the NABULIB.H header file into the chat and instructed ChatGPT to develop a Tic-Tac-Toe game for the NABU PC Computer. Initially, I directed it to utilize VDP commands, which introduced a few complications. I later requested that VT commands be used instead to streamline the process. Join me as we navigate these changes and bring the classic game to life on the NABU PC Computer platform.View the full code here: github.com/DJSures/NABU-LIB/tree/main/Games/GPTTakToe
94 - NABU CAM is now in COLOR! DJ Sures 2024-04-29 | Thanks to math, a glorious color webcam on the 1980s NABU PC, and, well, said, I'll do it after my presentation at @vcfederation East. If you haven't seen my previous video (youtu.be/-_qZuInslkM), I streamed live video from the PC webcam and remote desktop to the 40+-year-old NABU Computer over the HCCA port. The HCCA port is what the NABU PC uses to connect to its cable modem. It was considered the "network adapter port" on the NABU. Unlike other computers of its era, the NABU had a highspeed RS422 port that it used to load data from a cable modem starting in 1980. Because the z80 CPU is limited to less than 4mhz, the 111kb/sec HCCA port has only a few CPU instructions between bytes. Using compression, I can now transmit a few FPS of full-motion video to the NABU and display it by the VDP TMS9918a on its limited color palette. Also, the TMS9918a is limited to 2 colors per 8 pixels, which means dithering the image is CPU intensive. Also, check out @technicallyworking4real 's video on adding the NABU Internet Adapter as a Windows Service. The SERVICE.TXT file contains information on how to do that for Linux users.Also, thank Mr @UsagiElectric, a great live-action model in my full-motion video stream from YouTube to the NABU Computer!
93 - NABU PC Digital Music Player DJ Sures 2024-04-20 | Yeah, I'm pushing the NABU Computer limits again by reimagining the NABU Network Computer. This time, I'm throwing digital music at my AY PSG hack. You can add a custom MP3 URL (HTTP://, https://, or file://) ----- or select from one of my favorite streams! I learned a lot about audio processing in the last few hours!The NABU Headless is rock'n good, thanks to all the suggestions from the NEW NABU Discord community. The voice of the NABU has been improved as well - generating very clear speech. I hope you all enjoy this and HELLO to everyone i met at @vcfederation EAST 2024! @RetroTechChris, @TAYLORANDAMYshow , @RonsCompVids, @jeriellsworth, @UsagiElectric and anyone else i missed to mention! See you all next year!-DJ
92 - NABU PC screen printing, internet adapter, cloudgui, and more! DJ Sures 2024-04-05 | Several things to cover in this NABU PC video, so let me begin by saying big shout-outs to Labomb and Henryr, who patiently sat with me yesterday testing on real printer hardware and wasting trees while I learned what PCL was. More importantly, I knew that ESC/P isn't supported on newer printers. I cover several things in this video about the NABU Computer, including the latest internet adapter, headless, nabucam printing, cloudgui, and more!0:00 - Intro0:25 - View Changelog for Internet Adapter0:40 - Internet Adapter GUI changes1:15 - Download all things for offline usage3:05 - How to keep your C: from being overwritten3:20 - Headless to control IA from NABU PC3:58 - CPM Drive4:30 - How To Use Headless6:25 - IMAGUI8:30 - NABUCAM Printing15:20 - CloudGUI Updates17:50 - Summer is coming18:25 - Signing offDo you want MAME printing instructions? BOOM, here they are...1) Download the lx810l.ic3c from from cloud.nabu.ca/downloads/lx810l.zip2) Extract the contents of the file to your MAME\ROMS folder3) Edit your MAME batch, cmd, shell script (or whatever you use to launch MAME) and add these two parameters -centronics lx810l -num screens 2 So your launch should look something like his for NABU PC... mame nabupc -window -kbd nabu_hle -hcca null_modem -bitb socket.127.0.0.1:5816 -centronics lx810l -numscreens 2 That's it! Have fun printing on a fake printer because that's all I have as well :DDJ
91 - NABU Jukebox with 22,000 songs! DJ Sures 2024-03-29 | I was working on real-life stuff and listening to the NABU Computer's SlideShow's random in Cloud CPM. Then I thought, wouldn't it be nice to browse my entire collection of 8-bit chiptunes for the NABU PC. I whipped this up; it ain't pretty, but she works. It's not graphical like you'd expect from me - but it'll do the job. I will also introduce the new Internet Adapter, which will be released soon. It has many new features, including the IA Control (which headless people call headless), so we'll stick with that. I introduced the headless in February 2024 (or so), but I left the NABU for a while. So, in this video, I demonstrate that for the NABU PC. ProductionDave will be making a much better headless than mine - I only made mine as a test for the feature that ProductionDave requested. Enjoy and practice safe retro-ing!
90 - NABU Remote Desktop DJ Sures 2024-03-22 | In my last video (youtu.be/-_qZuInslkM), I added streaming video from a webcam in real time to the NABU PC. After I finished uploading the video, I went outside to solar charge and stare at yardwork I should be doing. Instead, my brain decided to tell me all the things I could be doing with my new NABU Computer full-motion video streamer.While I was the first to be live-streamed to a 1984 NABU PC via a webcam, @LinusTechTips is the first to be streamed from YouTube to a 1984 NABU PC. Of course, I couldn't resist streaming some doom, 2nd reality future crew demo, and a Bad Apple. However, my NABU Bad Apple (youtube.com/watch?v=VeLNWQFJ558) might need an upgrade; what do you think? :)
89 - NABU PC Full Motion Camera Video DJ Sures 2024-03-21 | I chatted with a few Discord users the other day (Production Dave and Lead Solder) about whether streaming full-motion video to the NABU PC was possible. With the baud rate being 111861 bps and 10 bits per byte, that would leave 11kb per second. The NABU Computer's TMS9918a video data processing (VDP) has a graphics resolution of 256x192, which requires 4166 bytes for the bitmap. This means an uncompressed bitmap dump to the VDP would be less than 2 frames per second. I added a compression algorithm, which ranges between 5-10 FPS without measuring, with a B & W image on the NABU Computer.If you wanted to add color, the color generator would require an additional 4166 bytes of data. I am considering adding color for another project I would like to pursue with this feature.*Edit: corrected TMS height resolution in description (thanks, @ahmad-murery )
88 - NABU PCs NADOOM is gonna rock u DJ Sures 2024-03-19 | I added new walls with colors, better gradients, smooth animation, and a moving floor. I'm pretty excited about this NADOOM for the NABU Computer. However, while working on it, I was distracted by another idea. So, I must stay on course with this NADOOM a little longer before jumping tracks.
87 - NABU PCs NADOOM for Pi Day! DJ Sures 2024-03-15 | Happy 3.14.2024! Yesterday, after I published my first video of NADOOM for the NABU PC, I asked if you thought I should continue developing it. I decided to add color and a few features as a side project, such as a menu and map HID. In this video, I pull my dusty NABU out of semi-retirement at my cabin. I'm using a new CRT that I liberated in the summer. This is the first time using the CRT, so I'm glad it works. I will demonstrate the new NADOOM, which I'll release soon for everyone to try. I also discuss how raytracing works and why Pi matters to 3d games.And remember, practice safe Retro-ing by beingware of scammers and liars. Protect our hobby by speaking out and creating awareness.
86 - NABU PC Doom Prototype (v1) DJ Sures 2024-03-13 | Think I should finish this DOOM for NABU Computer? So far it has raytracing, collision, and enable/disable map in the top left. If i'm going to finish it, it'll need some better wall/floor textures, and color. Lemme know in the comments!I started on this last year before some fit hit the shan in the NABU community. I pulled it out today and gave it a quick build and test, it's quite fun and impressively runs fullscreen. I called it NADOOM but maybe NABOOOM or NABUM haha. The TMS9918 is rock'n pretty good on this NABU PC.
85 - NABU PC Multiplayer Gorillas DJ Sures 2024-03-12 | This is the first multiplayer NABU Computer game across the internet - and it was unplanned, so forgive the lack of audio and editing.Lambomb, Leo and I were chatting on NABU Discord when Henry was talking about CPM console redirection. I remembered the REDIRECT.COM I created in CLOUD CPM to allow TCP connections to the console. Without preparing, we telnet'd into my NABU Cloud CPM session at the same time. Leo showed off his ZORK1 skills, which I didn't get a video of. After, Lambomb and I started playing Gorilla in ANSI color and it worked multiplayer.To see more how it's done, check out my other video: youtube.com/watch?v=tl0bBJGofIM
Carts, Trains and Telegraphs DJ Sures 2024-03-11 | Behind an old abandoned Mill, we found a super old wooden cart. My neighbors had a great idea to repurpose the parts for a drink/food cart. I invite you to join my adventure through these short highlight clips.
70 - NABU PC How to Easily Steal Someones Work (feat Geek With Social Skills) DJ Sures 2024-03-11 | *Edit: you can view the copyright "hacker's" video (he published March 18, 2023), which I recommend to see for yourself: youtube.com/watch?v=C4Dv9VYEuewEducate to protect yourself about Sean's (Geek With Social Skills) past and present criminal and fraudulent activities here:- dontmesswithretro.com/blog/the-sd-2/seanrox-2- dontmesswithretro.com/blog/the-sd-2/our-stories-3- reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/1b4y716/psa_i_was_scammed_by_geek_with_social_skills- commodore-4ever.com/post/sean-robinson-menace-to-the-retro-computer-community- groups.google.com/g/synshop/c/pD-HGLKdllQ?pli=1- timeextension.com/news/2016/04/coleco_chameleon_saga_draws_to_a_close_as_creator_finally_pulls_the_plug- facebook.com/commodore4ever/posts/update-2024sean-robinson-is-still-up-to-no-good-seems-he-is-still-scamming-peopl/2810201102389581Despite a history of criminal activities, Sean (Geek With Social Skills) attempted to leverage the attention from this theft as evidence of his supposed rehabilitation—a glaring contradiction. This video is more than just a technical walkthrough; it's a call to action for creators everywhere to vigilantly protect their intellectual property from those who seek to claim it as their own under false pretenses.In this eye-opening video, I shed light on a striking act of digital piracy and copyright infringement. Witness firsthand the systematic process by which a fraudulent individual known as Sean (Geek With Social Skills) from nabunetwork.com brazenly used a hex editor to manipulate the digital signature of my work, NABU Computer Cloud CPM. Originally recorded on March 20, 2023, this exposé reveals the steps taken to illicitly change copyright information and authorship from my name to his and questions the integrity of his self-proclaimed reformation.Join me as I delve into how hex editing can be misused for copyright theft. I will highlight the broader implications for digital rights and the persistent challenge of protecting one's hard work in the digital age. Protect your creations, stay informed, and stand firm against intellectual property theft. #DigitalRights #CopyrightTheft #ProtectYourWork
From Fairchild to NABU: Reviving a Hacked Classic DJ Sures 2023-12-18 | Join me on a unique journey where retro gaming collides with modern technology! In this video, I take you through my exciting project of hacking a classic Fairchild Channel F console by integrating it with a Raspberry Pi. This fusion breathes new life into a beloved gaming system and blends nostalgia with contemporary innovation.DJ's Fairchild Channel F GitHub Repo: github.com/DJSures/FreeChaF🕹️ The Surprising Joystick Discovery:I stumbled upon an astounding revelation as I delved deeper into this project. The joystick of the Fairchild Channel F, a pioneer in the gaming world, is identical to that of the rare Nabu computer. This unexpected similarity was a surprise and fascination, highlighting a hidden connection between two distinct gaming eras. It's not just a technical discovery; it's a piece of forgotten history unearthed!🔧 The Build Process:Watch as I dissect the Fairchild Channel F Pi, maintaining the console's original charm while significantly enhancing its capabilities. Every step is a blend of nostalgia and innovation.🎮 Experience the Transformation:I'll demonstrate how this upgraded console performs, running classic games and new software and showcasing the seamless integration of old and new. It's a testament to how far we've come in gaming and technology.📜 A Nod to Gaming History:This project isn't just about the tech; it's a homage to the gaming industry's evolution. The Fairchild Channel F, a trailblazer of its time, and the Nabu computer, a rare gem, contribute to computing history's rich tapestry.👨💻 Join the Conversation:Whether you're a retro gaming fan, a Raspberry Pi enthusiast, or love a good tech project, this video has something for you. Share your thoughts, insights, and experiences in the comments below. Let's celebrate the incredible journey of gaming technology together!Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more content where the past and present of gaming technology converge. Your support means the world!
Retro Time Warp: This Apple II is Atomic DJ Sures 2023-12-14 | In the words of Monty Python, now for something completely different (than NABU). Decided to share something different today - while I thought it would be fun to play some Apple ][ computer games with a big bowl of ice cream this evening. I randomly selected a retro computer or console from my shelf, so I decided the Apple ][ computer would fit the bill. This apple ][ is a little different, and while it is a clone, some purists may not 100% agree with what has been done to it. That being said, I keep the original casing stock in my hacks and store the PCBs. Here's the sourcecode for my Arduino Apple Joystick Keyboard Thingy: github.com/DJSures/Apple_II_USB_Joystick_Keyboard_EmulatorOh, I did find the name of the robot company that went out of business and created the Atomic Pi, but I think it'll be more fun if you complete the Google quest as well! Let me know what you discovered in the comments!You know me as the NABU Computer guy - who started the Nabu revolution - but little did you know I have other interests! Almost human on most days - today is one of them.
Who remembers… QEMM386 DJ Sures 2023-12-08 | I was talking to a fellow retro enthusiast who runs (I believe) the Calgary Retro Tech group about a video regarding memory management from @TimberwolfK. Great video btw, go watch it (link below). Also, on a side note, the Calgary Retro Tech acronym is CRT... how cool is that?Okay enough sidebars, let me get to the point of this video. Joe mentioned config.sys menus were great for memory management boot types. I gave an example of a boot menu including QEMM as an option. Joe noted, "Whoa, I haven't seen that name in a while." So I said, hold your butts because I have something wild to show you.Here's the blast from the past - I'm wondering how many of you have seen it, and I should do a longer video someday to explore the setup more. But, QEMM386 was a memory manager made by Quarterdeck software. Quarterdeck then created Desqview, a text dos-based multitasking environment. Then, because companies were still hanging onto old Unix mainframes, they created Desqview/X. The great thing about DesqView/X is that it was an X/Windows server on DOS. In fact, xeyes and other Un*x programs were built for it! DesqView: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DESQviewTimberwolf's video: youtube.com/watch?v=kPtytEHOZlg
84 - NABU 4 Port Prototype Keyboard DJ Sures 2023-05-30 | I found This NABU Computer keyboard in my father's NABU stash. I didn't know that the newer keyboards are only 2 joystick ports, so I've used this for most of my NABU development. I created a 4 player game because I thought that all NABU keyboards had 4 joystick ports. But, since it came from my father, I suspect it was used as a development keyboard during their Canadian-manufactured "beta" experiments. The keyboard for the NABU Personal Computer has a custom hand-written labeled ROM with jumper wires to modify the PCB. I will have to rip the ROM with my EEPROM programmer someday when I return to my place in Calgary.In the meantime, enjoy this NABU PC keyboard video while I dive in and compare it to the mass-produced version.
83 - NABU Speech Synthesis DJ Sures 2023-05-19 | In my last video, I was the first to make the AY-3-8910 play digitized audio and used the NABU Computer. Well, digitized audio that you could recognize! After publishing that video, I realized the AY-3-8910 on the NABU PC could produce speech synthesis. *BOOM* here it is! Type in any phrase, and the NABU will speak it. There are a few enhancements over the previous version of my digitized. Specifically, it is louder after experiments and tweaks. This does require the latest NABU Internet Adapter 2023.05.18.02 or greater.To chat about nabu stuff, visit the forum at forums.nabu.caTo see more of my NABU software, visit nabu.ca/software
82 - NABU Computer Speaks & Digital Audio DJ Sures 2023-05-18 | Another first for the NABU! Turns out the NABU Computer's AY-3-8910 can play digital audio! I'll have to filter the audio file with a bandpass if we want to hear better music. But with spoken words, it sounds great. Quite a few cycles are available during playback, so I don't see why this couldn't be added to any NABU PC games. AY-3-8910 Digital audio for games would be pretty wild - something I'll work on one day. In the meantime, you can run the digital audio sample on your NABU in Cloud CPM User Area 1. The program is named NABUTALK.I guess use cases could be shorter samples for drums, guitars, and synths for music. Or even sound effects for games. Because it only uses 1 channel, you could have the 2 other channels playing simultaneously while this one is rock'n a loop or playing drum samples.Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
81 - Create a Dynamic CPM drive for NABU PC DJ Sures 2023-05-15 | Here's a new utility for the NABU Computer that allows dynamically creating a drive on demand. This will generate a D: based on the files in your Internet Adapter Store folder. So, rather than copying files using Cloud GUI, RNCMD, or PIP, you can now just put files in the folder on your PC, and they are magically available on the NABU PC.This makes copying files much easier than any other method. So, if you have many files and want to create a custom drive, here you go. You do not need CPMTOOLS or fiddle with any utilities and files. This makes it super easy to access large file collections or try out new programs on the fly.Type CPMDRIVE from the A: User Area 0, and it will create a drive for you based on the files in your RetroNET store folder. Watch the video for more information.*Note: Internet Adapter v2023.05.15.00 or greater is requiredFor more information and to talk to me about this or my other NABU personal computer software, visit https://forums.nabu.ca.Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
My AT-AT Robot Pet... May the 4th be with you DJ Sures 2023-05-08 | Join the journey to resurrect the AT-AT robot I built several years ago. The leg was broken because lazy me uses hot glue too often! I also upgrade the microcontroller EZB to a faster, more recent version to get smoother animation. I then add speech recognition to have the Star Wars AT-AT robot respond to my voice and dance around. The next step should be adding a camera; what do you think?Link to the May The 4th Robot Program video: youtube.com/watch?v=j5qBkmcHT3A
My first retro computing donation! DJ Sures 2023-05-06 | Received this Sorcerer Computer from a fellow Canadian who’s been watching my channel. Dave (not sure if I can say his last name) reached out to me if I’d be interested. Well, yes sir yes I am! To a good home it has come :)
80 - NABU and Athena GPT sitting in a tree... DJ Sures 2023-04-23 | @retroCombs said it must be done, so let it be done. The two gods have come together (NABU and Athena), and we now have Chat GPT-4 in NABU RetroNET chat. Never be alone again with your trusty 8-bit NABU computer and the RetroNET NABU Network. So yeah, I was a bit lazy and didn't change the name from the Synthiam version, but I did change the personality, so the NABU PC's Athena is interested in retro computing. But hey, it works great, and she's a lot of fun to chat with - oh, that GPT goddess...There once was a computer named NABUFrom Ottawa, its fame quickly grewIn '82, it was all the rageConnecting people on a digital stageIts legacy lives on for us; it's true!Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
79 - I was bored... NABUing the InMoov Robot! DJ Sures 2023-04-22 | Friday night shenanigans in the lab - by controlling and inmoov humanoid with the NABU Computer and joystick. It was a real quick little program I wrote while Jeremie was wrapping up his NABU PC live streamCheck out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
78 - NABU Telnet Terminal DJ Sures 2023-04-13 | In Cloud CPM, you can redirect the output to a console or telnet server in the NABU Computer Internet Adapter. This program is an ADM3a terminal emulator for full 80-column terminal emulation. Now you can use adm3a from Windows to view NABU PC Cloud CPM software.Check out the nabu forum at forums.nabu.ca for all the nabu computer stuffs and things and such!!11oneCheck out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
77 - NABU is a music party machine! DJ Sures 2023-04-11 | I will never listen to an mp3 again! The NABU is an 8-bit party machine... Pushing the AY PSG sound chip to the limits with my new Slide Show for the NABU Computer. A library of over 10,000 songs randomly plays during my slideshow of the '80s-inspired images. The NABU PC was designed to sit on the shelf of your entertainment center, mixed amongst hi-fi cassette tapes and the up-and-coming CD player. Now, with the tunes pumping and the images reviving sleepy neurons, we're revisiting 1984.Find the Slide Show in either the NABU Home Channel list or the Cloud CPM A: User Area 1Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
Amazon’s “smallest” 960gb SSD DJ Sures 2023-04-11 | There are no spoilers, but I suspect you can imagine what happened when Amazon sent my new SSD Drive. No wonder it was such a good deal! Wouldn’t have been as surprised if the package wasn’t open and there weren’t signs of the drive itself being opened Oh well, at the end of this video, there’s an 8-bit music festival with my new slideshow NABU Computer program in Cloud CPM! Now the NABU PC has earned its place on the entertainment center rack in my 1980s imaginary home.
01 - NABU 1600 Introduction and first boot DJ Sures 2023-04-08 | The NABU Computer Andicom division has created several business-focused hardware products. This was a collaboration from the many companies acquired and merged to form the NABU PC Manufacturing Corporation. One such company was Volkercraig, which created serial terminals for accessing mult-user mainframe servers. The NABU computer I am using in this video is the NABU 1600, a successor to the 1200. This NABU PC 1600 was one of the items I kept after my father passed away. It had not been powered on in almost 40 years. Today, we will attempt to turn on the mythical beast and explore the following steps to get this operating.The NABU 1600 technical specifications:- CPU: Intel 8086 at 4.916 MHz- Optional floating-point co-processor: Intel 8087- RAM: 256 Kbytes expandable to 512 Kbytes- ROM: 8 Kbytes- mass storage unit: two diskettes or hard drives in a separate unit- hard drive: Seagate ST412, 10 Mbytes (formatted) with Western Digital WD 1001 disk controller- diskette drive: Tandon TM 100-4- diskettes: 5.25 inch, double-sided, double-density, 800 Kbytes- communications: synchronous, asynchronous, 4 RS 323C portsCheck out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
The 90s IBM Think Pad 510Cs that I used in highschool DJ Sures 2023-04-06 | Interestingly, I dropped out of high school because DOT COM would pay me more than working at a sandwich shop part-time :). This video overviews the ThinkPad 510Cs that I used in high school.- IBM Blue Lightning 486 BLX2 50 MHz CPU- WD90C24A2 video controller with 1MB- 7.7" STN display with 640x480 resolution- 4MB memory standard (upgraded to 12MB)- 200MB HDD (upgraded to 500MB)- External 1.44MB FDD- Type II PCMCIA slot
76 - Use any keyboard with the NABU Computer DJ Sures 2023-04-04 | Don't have a NABU keyboard? Don't worry about it! You'll have to use a PC for the Internet Adapter anyway, so you might as well use the PC keyboard. And while we're at it, let's use the PC joysticks on the NABU PC... oh yeah! You only need a second DTech RS422 adapter and two wires connected to a 6-pin DIN.Forum thread for this project is here: forums.nabu.ca/viewtopic.php?p=110Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
75 - Redirect NABU CPM to Telnet Server DJ Sures 2023-04-03 | The Cloud CPM can redirect the NABU Computer console input and/or output to a telnet server, so you can use telnet clients for those who do not have a serial terminal or serial i/o card in the NABU PC.- The NABULIB GitHub also has an example of how to add TCP Server support to your own programs.- I recommend using PuTTY if you're in Windows as a telnet client.- If using a telnet client that does not support ADM3a, use VT52 or VT102, whichever the applications you use will support. The programs installed on the A: of Cloud CPM are configured for ADM3a (Except hitch hikers guide, i believe)Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
74 - NABU Computer controlling a robot DJ Sures 2023-03-28 | Having beer with my friend the other day and he asks, "Remember that robot in school for the turtle thing?"Well - yes, yes I do! And I decided it's probably a good idea for the NABU PC to get the same treatment. And of course, stretch it's legs. So in Cloud CP/M, I created a TurtleBot program that can control real robots - any robot, actually. I was thinking of making the commands dynamic, so you can configure your own, but i'd like feedback if it is something that anyone would ever use.It connects to the Synthiam ARC TCP Server that is in the Connection Control. It is quite simple and merely sends commands, such as Forward(), Left(), Right(), Stop(), etc.. And to make it dance or wave, it is hardcoded with ControlCommands() that execute the animation from the Auto Position Robot Skill.Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
73 - Compiling on NABU and using office software DJ Sures 2023-03-25 | The NABU Computer Cloud CP/M BIOS has been updated to include a fix for the correct ADM3a cursor key codes and IOBYTE redirection. I compiled a spreadsheet software in Borland Turbo Pascal on the NABU PC and ran it. Funny enough, I load WordStar, even though I need help to use it, still! I know I have to stop saying that and eventually learn how to use WordStar. The SuperCalc Spreadsheet software is also really neat, but I need help using that too. What am I good for? Haha - you'll be able to do more with the software! Also, remember, when you print, it goes to the LST.TXT file in the Internet Adapter's RetroNET store folder.Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
Iceland DJ Sures 2023-03-23 | Some people pointed out in my last video that the ice looked like Super Man's castle - they were so right! I shot this before the ice melted on the far side of the ridge when it was cooler out. The water is open now, and ships are heading through the bay.
Making GPT think it’s HAL9000 DJ Sures 2023-03-23 | I was talking to my friend Leo, who had an idea to make his house have a HAL9000 doorbell. So I whipped up this quick project in Synthiam ARC with Open AI GPT to pretend to be HAL9000
72 - Color your NABU CPM Shell DJ Sures 2023-03-22 | The poll is in, and the NABU Computer programming series will begin with a graphical application. Please don't worry about those who voted for CPM; I'll do a text-based CPM utility afterward. I'm excited that this will be a lot of fun! In the Cloud CPM A: User Area 1 is a COLOR.COM program that can change the NABU PC Cloud CPM shell colors. The colors are saved for all future sessions in the CCPM file in the RetroNET save folder.Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
71 - NABU Programming Series Vote DJ Sures 2023-03-22 | The people have spoken and many want to see how I program the NABU Computer. So I figure it’ll be fun to make a video series of multi episodes while I make a program. So fast your vote on what you’d like to see for the NABU PC. Let me know if you have any suggestions in the comments as well!
March Ice Quading DJ Sures 2023-03-21 | Taking the old quad for a rip before the ice melts - spring is in the air. Even though we’re scheduled for snow tomorrow *eak*
69dude - NABU Cloud CPM BIOS is insanely fast DJ Sures 2023-03-19 | Well, when you get snowed in the NABU PC, optimizations flow! Following a clear-headed review of my Cloud CP/M BIOS for the NABU Computer, I squeezed even more performance out of her. The easiest benchmark I've used is comparing a simple basic program across both BIOS'. The NABU CPM BIOS is the only other BIOS available next to my Cloud BIOS. So, the question is - which one is faster?I use MBASIC against both the NABU BIOS and Cloud CPM BIOS. I also use the NABU BASIC as a baseline to see where it stands for CPU performance.Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
68 - Add Your Pics to NABU Computer Slide Show DJ Sures 2023-03-13 | There's a new slideshow in town, which can be customized for the NABU Personal Computer. Use Convert9918 to make jpg/png files into MSX SC2 files. Save them in your SLIDESHOW folder, and boom, you have a custom 8-bit slideshow for the NABU PC. Put your photos on the 8-bit computer and let the slideshow display them randomly. *Edit: answering a comment about the downscale from their camera, it's actually 4-bit because there are only 15 colors (the 16th is transparency). So the title should be 4-bit colors :D - which is also more limiting because there are 32 horizontal tiles with 2 color limits. So yeah, the TMS9918 is a tough nut to crack!Check out more of my NABU software at nabu.ca/softwareVisit our NABU forum at forums.nabu.ca
67 - NABU Cloud GUI is a file copying machine DJ Sures 2023-03-12 | File management in CPM is a nightmare, err, was a nightmare! Cloud GUI is a CPM CCP OS Relacepment for the NABU Computer - that means Cloud CPM is going graphical if you have yet to see it. They say it couldn't be done on a 64k z80 machine - well, here we are! Only a few more features are left, and we'll be rock'n full-time GUI on a 1984 NABU Personal Computer. Of course, there will always be a CCP Command Shell option for the h4rdc0r3s! In this case, file management can be done with my RNCMD command, which allows copying files from the command line between user areas, drives, and the PC IA on the NABU PC.
66 - NABU Computer gets new old games! DJ Sures 2023-03-11 | Leo just reached out to me with some great news that Santo has been able to recover an original NABU PC disk by copying it to a real floppy and re-ripping it. This means we have 2 new games for the NABU Personal Computer that helps fill the void of missing PAK files from the main menu!List of missing PAK files: nabu.ca/retronet-pak-filesMy video parsing Main Menu to find missing PAK files: youtu.be/_JbbOEPqUmkLeo's video for the NABU Computer here: youtube.com/watch?v=ES50sKvsBlc
65 - NABU Cloud GUI, New Games and Leo is Leo-ing again! DJ Sures 2023-03-09 | This is a super fancy video haha (no it's not) because it's only an update for your NABU Personal Computer! I want you to see Product Dave's two new games, Tetris and Snake. Leo also uses the NABU Computer to show how the original NABU games were made. Leo's NABU PC video: youtu.be/f_6dfN3F_Nk
64 - NABU Computer Cloud CP/M is getting a GUI DJ Sures 2023-03-06 | When the stars aligned and dropped the NABU PC out of obscurity onto my lap - I was ecstatic with joy being the first to develop software for it in 40 years! I never considered creating an operating system, so making the Cloud CP/M BIOS was the next best thing, specifically being first-of-its-kind. The other day after completing the RNCMD command to make CPM file transfers easier, I realized that CPM has never had a graphical GUI. Well, here we go - hang on because we're going on an operating system environment development ride over the next bit.In the following videos, I'll dive further into the framework. The codebase is a bit too early today for a review video, but as always, I'll dive into it as it progresses. Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter for the NABU Personal Computer!
63 - NABU PC Cloud CP/M Smooth 80 Scrolling and Performance BOOM! DJ Sures 2023-03-04 | WOW!!!!11one the Cloud CP/M BIOS is one quick donkey. If that isn't a saying, it is now. I've finished the NABU Computer Cloud CP/M BIOS optimizations as I have transitioned to a new project. The new NABU project is something that I've always wanted to do - but no spoilers - although there's an easter egg if you can find it in this video. Let me know if you see it. From my research, it'll be the first of its kind for CPM. Anyway - hope you're enjoying the latest Cloud CP/M BIOS for your NABU Personal Computer with its performance and stability improvements!L8r Sk8rs!
62 - NABU Computers new RNCMD command DJ Sures 2023-02-28 | Copy files between user areas, Internet Adapter, and CPM with the new RNCMD NABU Computer command. This video has instructions on using the RNCMD command to copy files between the PC and NABU Personal Computer.PS, video thumbnail created by open ai dall-e (synthiam.com/Support/Skills/Camera/OpenAI-Dall-e-Image?id=21361)Get cloud cpm for your NABU PC here: nabu.ca/cloud-cpm
61 - NABU Computer Printing with Cloud CP/M DJ Sures 2023-02-26 | Okay, don't have a printer connected to the NABU Personal Computer? We can print a file to the internet adapter's store folder. Yup, that's right. Also, I dropped a little bomb in the video that I'm working on something else, which is super cool. There's a slight delay tonight because of an issue with the z88dk file IO. I might have to use the CPM filesystem directly using BDOS, so we'll wait 24 hours to see what the dev team says before I continue. Anyway, check it out because it works, it rocks, and it's yours... do it on your nabu computer
60 - NABU Computer IRC... Should I stay or should I go? DJ Sures 2023-02-25 | I created the NABU Personal Computer IRC client last week for fun - and it's rough around the edges. I didn't spend much time on it, so that question for you all is: Is this something you'd like to development continue with? Or should I move on and leave it as is. I was going to move the RetroNET Chat to an IRC server - so that was my original motivation. What do you all think?
