Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “Vintage”
September 13, 2024
Dragon Curves
We draw some dragon curves with Logo on the Commodore 64 inspired by Jurassic Park
July 30, 2024
10 PRINT in Rust vs C
A head-to-head performance comparison of the classic 10PRINT maze algorithm implemented in Rust and C, with benchmarks measuring millions of iterations.
April 19, 2024
wAx the VIC-20
Exploring wAx, a native assembler for the VIC-20 that integrates with BASIC. Includes examples implementing 10PRINT and Fibonacci in assembly directly on the machine.
April 5, 2024
10 PRINT on the HP-42s
Implementing the classic 10PRINT maze algorithm on the HP-42s calculator using RPN programming. Works on SwissMicros DM42 and Free42 emulators too.
March 21, 2024
The McNuggets Problem
Solving the classic McNuggets Problem in Commodore BASIC: what’s the largest number of nuggets you can’t buy with 6, 9, and 20 packs?
March 13, 2024
Back to the basics with BASIC (and Python): Binary Search
Why your algorithm choice matters: comparing linear search O(n) vs binary search O(log n) with implementations in Commodore BASIC and Python.