Commodore Datasette But Tiny - This Week In Retro 235

Our first guests for quite some time are Taylor and Amy from The Taylor and Amy show. They join us to talk about BASIC, a teeny tiny replacement for the Commodore Datasette and a chap called Christopher Drum who has recently started a blog about productivity software and has decided to start with a deep dive into Deluxe Paint on the Amiga. But that isn't all he has to offer.

Find more from Taylor and Amy
thestopbits.bandcamp.com
thestopbits.net
https://www.youtube.com/@tayloramyshow

Learn all about Casio and their technology legacy in the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine. Reviews of brand new Home-brew games and remembering Hewson Consultants, an interview with Rob and Andrew Hewson. Loads more besides. Head over to www.addict.media

00:00 - Show Opening

02:58 - Microsoft Open-Sources a Classic!
Story Link: https://github.com/microsoft/BASIC-M6502
Article 1: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/microsoft_open_sources_6502_basic/
Article 2: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=46

17:13 - It’s A Commodore Datasette But Is It Far Away? No It’s Just Small!
Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/remaking-a-commodore-64-datasette-from-1982-using-1993-microcassette-tech-techtuber-touts-1mb-per-tape-a-5x-improvement-over-the-original

29:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below

35:36 - Christopher Drum: Someone You Should Know
Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1n9nncs/stone_tools_a_blog_about_retro_productivity/
Stone Tools Blog: https://stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/

Channels Dave Mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/@TimberwolfK
https://www.youtube.com/@Yesterzine
https://www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers

50:07 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Clint At LGR: https://youtu.be/6Lmi_b0REW0?t=454

The Making Of Geoff Crammond’s F1 Grand Prix: https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-geoff-crammonds-formula-one-grand-prix-series

Xbox 360 Softmod: https://youtu.be/0gRHubim8DI?si=-JIOzun0uKktyySF

The Amstrad PCW8256 Turns 40: https://amstrad.com/product/pcw8256-pcw8512/

When Gaming Was Fun & Simple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vxRXdcxv2U

Game Boy Colour Outrun: https://bsky.app/profile/egvroom.bsky.social/post/3lxqowb7dyc22