8 bit inspired "fantasy" computer virtual machine

[Oli1974]

Hi folks,

I thought I simply threw in here the "virtual machine", a sort of playground which I started developing back in 1989 (when I was 15 years old). It's called "make" and is inspired by old CBMs, C64, C128, Apple, Atari ...

After I had switched to Apple in 1997, it lay idle until 2001, when (out of nostalgia) I bought a 3000 again and restored the old backup.
(https://www.instagram.com/p/BtKUWb_nioK/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/BtL29cqnFcO/)

Unfortunately I sold the 3000 by the end of 2004, but I kept an image of the hard disk. When the UAE became strong enough around 2010, I was able to bring my Amiga OS installation, which had been continuously maintained since the 1990s, back to life. And since around 2012, I've continued to work on "make" from time to time until the oats bit me at the beginning of 2022 and I gradually worked through all the outstanding issues - until today. Because now it's finished.

It sports its own programming language, a "hardware" text mode with "hardware" blinking attribute and redefinable characters, and a monochrome gfx mode.

To install, just create a folder "make" anywhere on your harddisk and unpack the .lha archive into it. Then simply start "make". It uses the 640x256x3 Amiga OCS hires mode, but without any problems it can also be promoted to an adequate RTG screenmode.

With "help" you get a list of help options. Check out the included demo programs. Have fun! And of course, I'd be eager to get some feedback.