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Amstrad CPC Mode 0 Graphics: Pushing the Limits

The Amstrad CPC's Mode 0 graphics mode was often regarded as both its greatest strength and biggest limitation. Offering a vibrant palette but a relatively low resolution, developers were forced to become inventive to create visually impressive games and demos. Despite the hardware restrictions, talented programmers continually found new techniques to squeeze every last drop of performance and graphical quality from the machine.

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14-Jun-2026
Amstrad CPC Mode 0 Graphics: Pushing the Limits

From Amstrad to Azure: My Coding Journey

My journey into software development didn’t start in the cloud. It started in a bedroom, staring at a blinking cursor on a machine with less memory than a modern toaster. From writing BASIC on an 8-bit home computer to deploying applications to the cloud, this is the story of how retro computing shaped the developer I am today.

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17-Feb-2026
From Amstrad to Azure: My Coding Journey

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