NABU Channels
NABU programs are .nabu files (also called NABU Channels) that run directly on the NABU Personal Computer. When the NABU powers on, its built-in native ROM bootloader requests a program from the network — the very same mechanism the original NABU Network used to deliver its Main Menu back in the 1980s.
Because the bootloader runs before anything else, these programs are completely self-contained. They do not require CP/M, a disk, or any other operating system — the ROM hands control straight to the program once it has been loaded into memory. This is why each title here is its own "channel": pick one, and that is what your NABU becomes until you reboot.
To play any of these, choose the program you want from the NABU Channels list on the left side of the Internet Adapter. Power-cycle the NABU and the bootloader will pull the selected channel down over the wire, just like 1984.
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Coleco Ports
Ports to NABU from the Coleco platform
Demos
Demo software that demonstrates the capabilities of the NABU PC hardware and development libraries.
Games
Homebrew or ports of games for the NABU PC. Unlike the NABU Cycles, these are community contributions.
GTAMP
GTAMP's NABU software
Headless MenusHeadless
Try different headless menus before selecting your default from the settings menu of the Internet Adapter
MSX Ports
Games ported from MSX by GTAMP using BriJohns LIBMSX. Use Joystick not keyboard. Updated May 18, 2024
NABU Cycles
The original NABU Network broadcasted software over the cable system. These are copies of the original broadcast.
ProductionDave
Production Dave's NABU software.
RetroNET
DJ's development efforts toward the original vision of a worldwide NABU Network without local storage.
Utilities
Utilities for diagnostics and assisting with programming.
