What's so interesting about the #F256K? I've read the spec sheet. In practice what makes it more or less compelling than a #commanderx16?

How hard is it to port existing #C64 #BASIC or ASM code to the F256K? Has anyone upgraded the CPU to a #wdc65c816 yet? #retrocomputing

The Foenix Retro Systems website has been updated:

https://c256foenix.com/?v=3e8d115eb4b3

News from Stefany:
The F256K is now in a "Batch" cycle pre-order instead of a seasonal system. Which means you can now place orders for the F256K anytime, but will be delivered at different times.

#retrocomputing #retrogames #F256K

#F256K I recently updated my F256K's fpga to get the latest and greatest, with the hopes to squash a bug I was encountering in superbasic programs and it worked! I documented the process in a video:
https://youtu.be/U7bq7t_qjxg

Check out my live of a realtime mandelbrot fractal program I whipped up in superbasic on my new #F256K from Foenix Retro Systems. Testing it out after a FPGA reflash to see if I can snuff out the bug I had

https://youtube.com/live/SnO2C2p1PtQ?feature=share

Any night where the scope is used is a good night.
Wanted to check if my 12V barrel jack supply wall wart was extra noisy or not to power my #F256K

Come watch superbasic generate a fractal LIVE on my #F256K (it might bug!) RIGHT NOW
https://www.youtube.com/live/6KaZXBu3Beo?feature=share

messing about with ascii art, direct screen access to text content and text color #F256K

I love a proper good debug story, #assembly #F256K this one involving inadvertently self-modifying code:

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"Blog post- 'Drifted branch' a problem running lazily ported code on F256k, the debugging process and how it got fixed
https://cml-a.com/content/2023/06/17/drifted-branch/ "

Just gonna stash all non 1-bit Mac related videos about vintage computers (MSDOS era PCs, F256K, C64, NABU, etc.) and retro reimagined stuff on my secondary channel:
AnyBit Fever Dreams!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNhXOB08Lgs
#F256K

Stefany Allaire is extending the sale of the F256K till mid-July 2023. If you were planning on getting one, this is the time. Won't be back for sale before the end of the year. Delivery for this batch will be Sept.
The F256Jr will be kept continuously for sale though
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #8bit #c256foenix
#f256K #f256Jr
https://c256foenix.com/

#F256K more casual fun with basic with: loading a sprite, adjusting its palette, moving it with a joystick, cycling through its frames, restricting its bounds, changing the background color.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vFrvPsdXvg

https://youtu.be/daCEJ_WsXqg
Act 1: yanked USB cbl wrong way, broke connection for my USB debug port socket inside a #F256K

Act 2: smd work 5 mins

Act 3: wiggle test, works

#F256K This series of videos is off to a great start at 6 entries of pointed, clear overview of this new machine. Sales of the 2nd batch to close around the end of June. F256Jr has continuous sale.
Here's the playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeHjTvk7NPiSqGz4REMH-S4hjYpLS2YNR

website: https://c256foenix.com/?v=3e8d115eb4b3

#F256K another walkthrough video from 8-Bit Wall of DOOM showing useful keyboard shortcuts and how the screen estate is set up, showing how much larger it is (80 columns x 50 lines) compared to the original 8-bit machines of the early 80's
https://youtu.be/ZW4O3USUvbo

I've outgrown BASIC a long time ago, but this intro video to superbasic gives you 2 things: an easy going tour of how things work on the #F256K, and superbasic which supports inline assembly, lets you play with what you want in the memory map! Pretty neat! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_S2c_MsqYA

New video highlighting the differences (spoiler: ain't much) between the F256K and the cheaper F256Jr from someone's who's been in the group since early days of the creation of these machines from Foenix Retro Systems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3JuUd95NCA

#F256K #F256Jr

Solid overview of the F256K and all of its current extras. If you need a calm and collected video primer of this new machine and see what it looks like upon first boot, check this one out. #F256K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbYgbvjecoc

Received my #F256K adapter today, all the options for Nintendo style gamepads are now OPEN. 8bit style gaming without the mono-button gameplay!

MASTERY of blinking of the blue LED achieved on day 1 #F256K

Truly spoilt for choice #8bit #retro #foenix #f256k
https://c256foenix.com/f256k