My Retro Setup

My Retro Setup

Retro & Roots

This is where it all started — and it still runs.

  • Atari 800XL — My first computer. Still on the desk, still working.
  • Atari 410 Program Recorder — Cassette storage. Patience was mandatory.
  • Atari 1050 Driver — A luxury upgrade. Double density felt like the future.

These machines share something with every computer I've touched since:
a 6502 at the heart. Once you understand that chip, you understand
the fundamentals that everything else is built on.

Emulation & Active Dev

  • Altirra — The most accurate 8-bit Atari emulator in existence.
    Cycle-exact, hardware-faithful. Invaluable for development and nostalgia alike.

  • Eclipse + WUDSN IDE — A full 6502 development environment inside Eclipse.
    Syntax highlighting, error markers, direct Altirra launch — write, assemble, and run
    without leaving the editor. Serious tooling for serious old iron.

  • Retro Assembler — A modern IDE for old iron.
    6502 / 65C02 assembly with syntax highlighting, labels, macros, and a sane workflow.


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