Open Source Software for Hobbyist Computers
About Me
My name is Tom Williams and I have 25+ years of experience as a professional software engineer working mostly in Java and C++ for a startup that is now owned by a blue chip engineering company.
When time allows I sometimes develop open source games and utilities for the Colour Maximite 2 and PicoMiteVGA retro computers .
This webpage has two simple aims:
- Provide links to my public GitHub repositories.
- Stake a claim on the 'sockpuppetstudios' domain name in the unlikely event I ever want to do more with it.
MMBasic - My Projects
Game★Mite
MMBasic for Linux (MMB4L)
MMBasic for Linux (MMB4L)
Handheld videogame based on the Raspberry Pi Pico running the PicoMite/MMBasic firmware.
More details here:
MMBasic for Linux (MMB4L)
MMBasic for Linux (MMB4L)
MMBasic for Linux (MMB4L)
Port of the MMBasic interpreter to
Linux x86, x86_64, aarch64 and armv6l.
More details and free download here:
Lazer Cycle
MMBasic for Linux (MMB4L)
Polar-coordinate "Snake"
The classic "Light Cycle" game for
MMBasic
More details and free download here:
Polar-coordinate "Snake"
Polar-coordinate "Snake"
Polar-coordinate "Snake"
A version of the classic "Snake" game using polar instead of cartesian-coordinates.
Runs on both Colour Maximite 2
and PicoMite with LCD display.
More details and free download here:
SAAINT
Polar-coordinate "Snake"
SP Tools
An interpreter allowing the classic works of Interactive Fiction (a.k.a. Text Adventures) by Scott Adams, Brian Howarth and others to be played on the Colour Maximite 2.
More details and free download here:
SP Tools
Polar-coordinate "Snake"
SP Tools
Development tools for MMBasic
running on the Colour Maximite 2, MMB4L and MMBasic for Windows (MMB4W).
More details and free download here:
https://github.com/thwill1000/cmm2-sptools
Yellow River Kingdom
Yellow River Kingdom
Yellow River Kingdom
Port of the original Hamurabi like BBC Micro edutainment game to the Colour Maximite 2.
More details and free download here:
https://github.com/thwill1000/mmbasic-kingdom
Z-MIM
Yellow River Kingdom
Yellow River Kingdom
A Z-machine interpreter allowing the classic works of interactive fiction (a.k.a. Text Adventures) by Infocom to be played on the Colour Maximite 2, PicoMite*, MMBasic for Windows and MMBasic for Linux.
More details and free download here:
https://github.com/thwill1000/mmbasic-zmim
* Including PicoCalc.
Yellow River Kingdom
Everything here is free, but if you like it then perhaps you will buy me a coffee ?
MMBasic - Other People's Programs
The Welcome Tape
MMBasic Programming Challenge
MMBasic Programming Challenge
A collection of programs for The Colour Maximite 2 akin to those distributed with the original 8-bit Microcomputers.
Whilst I acted as curator, the content is a collaborative effort by the denizens of
More details and free download here:
MMBasic Programming Challenge
MMBasic Programming Challenge
MMBasic Programming Challenge
I am one of the judges for the MMBasic Programming Challenge which has so far run for two years 2021-2022.
More details and free download here:
CMM2.fun
MMBasic Programming Challenge
CMM2.fun
Find even more Colour Maximite 2 games and other content here:
Testimonials
The Flat Earth Society
Alliance of Beings Dealing with Unusual Cosmic Travel
The Vampire Liberation Front
Peddling a theory that flies in the face of so-called "conventional science" is a hard sell. But it can be made easier with IT that allows you to understand and find your target market so that you can format your product with the necessary level of scientific illiteracy and sheer idiocy so that it will find its audience.
Tom Williams' years of experience in business have given him an ear for human irrationality and inconsistency, which are so often the key to success and his help to us has been of enormous value in our campaign to spread the truth of the Flat Earth Theory around the globe.
The Vampire Liberation Front
Alliance of Beings Dealing with Unusual Cosmic Travel
The Vampire Liberation Front
In many ways the Undead are the last minority: victims of a centuries-long prejudice against those of us who feast on the living. I mean, who - apart from the pensions industry, obvs - can object to conferring immortality on others? For such a small group as ours, good networking is essential in order to maximise our effectiveness, and IT has been a game-changer. Unlike our Romanian founder, these days no one is going to turn up in a shipwreck at Whitby. I mean: Whitby? It doesn't even have a train service to Scarborough, as a quick online check would discover. So, it is with gratitude that the VLF recommends Tom Williams for his ability to generate innovative IT solutions even to the most obscure problems. For further information, you are invited to attend one of our evening conferences. Please come alone.
Alliance of Beings Dealing with Unusual Cosmic Travel
Alliance of Beings Dealing with Unusual Cosmic Travel
Alliance of Beings Dealing with Unusual Cosmic Travel
Being abducted by aliens is, quite frankly, a full-time job. Between dealing with intergalactic paperwork, dodging probing sessions, and trying to explain human customs to beings who think cats are gods, it can get overwhelming. That’s where Tom Williams comes in. His innovative IT solutions have made it possible for us to stay organized across multiple dimensions (yes, plural). Thanks to his software, I can now track my abductions in real time and even schedule follow-up visits with my extraterrestrial captors — all from the comfort of my couch. Plus, Tom’s knack for securing encrypted communications means I can finally chat with my fellow abductees without fear of the government listening in. If you're looking for tech that’s out of this world, look no further.