Building cutting edge spatial intelligence by day, farting around with Forth and z80 retrocomputers by night. A thrash metal bassist, but also rabid cribbage enthusiast. https://blog.ant.org/https://bsky.app/profile/ant.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwtdbiac7c2aAlways get a thrill when a new PCB arrives from the board house! #retrocomputing #z80 #microbeast01 Oct 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtdbiac7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwsdhuyu7c23Surprisingly passable breakfast at an outdoor laundrette attached to a garage forecourt in the arse end of nowhere innCambridgeshire.01 Oct 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsdhuyu7c23https://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwrcbgoyms2nI tried out the uc80 C compiler for z80 + cp/m with surprisingly good results: https://blog.ant.org/uc80-c-compiler-for-z80-cp-m/ #retrocomputing #z80 #microbeast30 Sep 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrcbgoyms2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwqjlz7gvs2oeBay bargain!30 Sep 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqjlz7gvs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwmdg3lw6k2nBirthday haul! Hello my pretty…28 Sep 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmdg3lw6k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwmcfqlyc22rGot some noise out of Furnace! youtu.be/HROZ5MXthSM Yes, yes I know, it's quite the racket. Gimme a break, I started with nothing! I had to make the drums! #chiptune #retrocomputing https://youtu.be/HROZ5MXthSM28 Sep 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmcfqlyc22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwmadw46ic2tI wrote an ECS framework in Forth: youtu.be/GS1zaH-ndlk #retrocomputing #z80 #microbeast https://youtu.be/GS1zaH-ndlk28 Sep 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmadw46ic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwhho5ckcs2tRight, that's it, I'm giving up on Renoise. It is actively user hostile, and gets in your way every chance it can. Gonna give Furnace a go...26 Sep 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhho5ckcs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mwc6gfjpvs25Restarting my attempt to master the 1-bit beep in all its forms, studying the work of the incomparable utz, and testing my understanding by porting them to the MicroBeast/NanoBeast! Also experimenting with YouTube shorts - clumsily! Here we have "nanobeep2". #z80 #retrocomputing #microbeast24 Sep 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwc6gfjpvs25https://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mw7rs4how22uz80 REPL! Genius! https://abagames.github.io/z80-repl/index.html #z80 #retrocomputing23 Sep 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7rs4how22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mvk3xmukjc2rI tried out the Miz retro-compiler! (with mixed results...) https://blog.ant.org/minz-retro-compiler/ #retrocomputing #z8015 Sep 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvk3xmukjc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mupj2jm7lc2aTrying to get Cowgol running on the Feersum MicroBeast: https://blog.ant.org/adventures-with-cowgol/ #feersum #microbeast #z80 #retrocomputing #cowgol04 Sep 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupj2jm7lc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mu6b6p6zes2uMade a quick Snake game in AntForth to test out my new joystick interface: https://vimeo.com/1222194736?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Repo: https://github.com/blowback/forth_snake #retrocomputing #feersum #microbeast #forth28 Aug 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6b6p6zes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mtvfyfnayc2vI made a Kempston-compatible joystick interface for my Feersum MicroBeast: https://blog.ant.org/beast-user/build-your-own-joystick-interface/25 Aug 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvfyfnayc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mtsxo2jrlk2pWoke up early, did a quick 10K.24 Aug 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsxo2jrlk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mtc2ph4uek2mHow do you tell a MicroBeast apart from a NanoBeast in software? Like this! https://blog.ant.org/sexing-your-beasts17 Aug 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc2ph4uek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mszpks5qjk2mThe AliExpress gods do not smile upon me today 😞14 Aug 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszpks5qjk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mssqs36rbs2aMakin' me a 3D thing, but what could it be...?11 Aug 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssqs36rbs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3mssjztvfss25Enjoying a rare and excellent book @dick-pountain.bsky.social11 Aug 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssjztvfss25https://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msqjuzno722wLove a loading screen...10 Aug 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqjuzno722whttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msqf4ua64c2m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #feersum #microbeast #z80 #cpm #retrogaming NVADERS: an original game (well, OK, a knock-off of an old Casio calculator game) for the Feersum Technology MicroBeast! https://blog.ant.org/nvaders-a-microbeast-game/10 Aug 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqf4ua64c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msqccavoy22m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #feersum #microbeast #nanobeast #z80 #cpm AntForth: An ANS compliant modern Forth for the Feersu,m Technology MicroBeast and NanoBeast: https://github.com/blowback/antforth10 Aug 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqccavoy22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msqc5kpj4s2m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #feersum #microbeast #nanobeast #z80 #cpm BBC BASIC (Richard T Russell's z80 version) tailored for the Feersum Technology MicroBeast / NanoBeast: https://github.com/blowback/beast_basic10 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqc5kpj4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msqbwcwmck2m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #feersum #microbeast #nanobeast #z80 #cpm #beastuser Build a model traffic light and control it from your MicroBeast using BBC BASIC, Assember, and Forth! A BeastUser tutorial. https://blog.ant.org/beast-user/build-a-traffic-light/10 Aug 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqbwcwmck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msqaenpizk2m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #feersum #microbeast #nanobeast #z80 #cpm VIBE: a vi-style modal text editor for the Feersum MicroBeast (Z80, CP/M 2.2, 80×24 terminal). Single buffer, single-level undo, ~10 KB. github.com/blowback/vibe https://github.com/blowback/vibe10 Aug 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqaenpizk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msqabw36qk2m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #feersum #microbeast #nanobeast #z80 #cpm BeasTTY: A VT52 emulator in the browser, for user with Feersum Tech MicroBeast, NanoBeast or equivalent. Includes drag-and-drop file transfer via SLIDE. https://github.com/blowback/beasTTY10 Aug 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqabw36qk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msq7uvovs22m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #feersum #microbeast #nanobeast #z80 #cpm SLIDE: a new, modern tool for transferring files between your Feersum Technology MicroBeast/NanoBeast and "proper" computer. github.com/blowback/slide https://github.com/blowback/slide10 Aug 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq7uvovs22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msq7ppyc722m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #z80 #cpm #feersum #microbeast An in-depth Beast User tutorial on how to use the MicroBeast's gorgeous LED displays using BASIC, Assembler, and Forth! https://blog.ant.org/beast-user/your-name-in-lights/10 Aug 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq7ppyc722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ant.org/post/3msq7ky6up22m#retrocomputing #ukcomputing #z80 #cpm Beast User: a blog for users of the Feersum Technology MicroBeast and NanoBeast z80 cp/m retrocomputers! blog.ant.org/beast-user/ https://blog.ant.org/beast-user/10 Aug 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:mkzyiovsodwgyejr74bse63j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq7ky6up22m