Author Archives: Andreas

Creating large-scale high-resolution Maps from various Sources

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Andreas

Everyone knows services such as Google Earth or Microsoft Maps. They are great for exploring but they are not so great when it comes to creating large-scale high-resolution images, e.g. for a wall poster or alike. Also, they have their … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of PI

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Andreas

“Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and this is just the beginning; it keeps on going, forever, without ever repeating. Which means that contained within this string of decimals, is every single other number. … Continue reading →

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Astronomy on your own Computer – where it all began

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Andreas

Sometimes, you just need luck. For quite a while now, I have been looking for an old computer program called Skyplot. Next to some very cold nights out under a clear Bavarian sky back in 1985, this is probably what … Continue reading →

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ZX81 – The Oregon Trail

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Andreas

Although the ZX81 was not much of a computer and any game or program it was capable of running looks primitive today, some just kept their place in history – The Oregon Trail was one of these items (maybe because … Continue reading →

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ZX81 – Code from the past, coding with the tools of today

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Andreas

Some time back, I posted an article on the ZX81 Computer I got off eBay and how coding of old listing was done way back when. Now, that last article was dealing with a listing retrieved from an old CHIP … Continue reading →

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