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VCF report and photosNot sure where to put this, exactly...but here it is, what went on at the Vintage Computing Festival at Bletchley Park last weekend. Finally I've fo…
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Acorn World was there, too. They ... making something at the Acorn World shows. There was ... school" room full of Acorn stuff, mostly Beebs and ...
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Sinclair World?Well, I've been thinking (always dangerous, that, last time I did that the result was the Spectranet). The Acorn lot have been putting on an "Acorn …
... the Spectranet).
The Acorn lot have been putting on ... an "Acorn World" show at one of ... . And of course, unlike the Acorn World, we won't feel ... -
More tweeting speccy publicityOK, not entirely true but the BBC "Click" program has a short (4.37) video up of VCF concentrating just on the retro machines. [url]http://news.bbc.…
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What Happened to the Doomsday Discs on the BBC?Anyone remember the Doomsday Discs? I read Acorn User and BBC User regularly in the 80s and there was a project to make a snapshot of Britain, they c…
Anyone remember the Doomsday Discs? I read Acorn User and BBC User regularly in the 80s and there was a project to make a snapshot of Britain, they called it Doomsday Discs I think, and it involved schools and colleges. What happened to that? -
News: Many more Retro Computing related videos published on YouTubeDear all, Summer holidays are over now (at least for me). During this summer I've spent some spare hours going through my video footage. In the past…
... Spectrum 128, ATARI
520ST, Acorn BBC Master, DTP, PageMaker, Alison ... UK computer industry, Prism, Oric, Acorn,
Cellular Phones explained and ... -
Wanted: Spectrum ZX,48,Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, acorns (USA!)Hello everyone, I help some friends put on some vintage computer gaming events (they are free events at a local library.) In addition to this, I b…
... , an Amstrad CPC, and an Acorn Electron or similar. I'm ... -
Scottie_UK Ebay Auctions - Many Retro Computer and other BitsOk so I'm having a clear out of some of my Retro computer bits. Two peices of note which I will be selling soon are a ultra modern (for the time) Bl…
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Derek MeakinHi folks.. Just received the following email:- [QUOTE] Who? He was my boss from 1983 to 1997. He ran Database Publications which was later Europr…
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Emulator Front-EndsJust writing to ask if anyone in these forums uses an emulator front-end for Windows. That is, if you use a single user-interface for all the various…
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Help, I have no idea what I'm doing :-)Hi guys, As it says in the title and my user name, I have no idea what I am doing :-) Both Hubby and I are 'children of the 80's', whereas I had an…
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Acorn Electron power supply.Sacrilege, I know, but I know of no other forum that covers any aspect of British computing at all other than this site. I've been looking at buying…
Sacrilege, I know, but I know of no other forum that covers any aspect of British computing at all other than this site.
I've been looking at buying one, but without the power supply. I know it takes an 18v supply, of AC power apparently. I've ... -
I repaired a Sam Coup? floppydrive!I'm so happy! The Sam Coup? I bought last year had a problem with it's floppydrive. Sometimes floppies would read, but mostly not. The drive in my …
... asked Edwin Blink for an Atom Lite, so my Sam was ... -
Buying GamesWas reading a thread the other day (can't recall which one now - think I'm suffering RAM pack wobble) which put me in mind of the whole process of bu…
... a pile of CPC/MSX/Acorn etc offerings that the shopkeeper ... -
Help!!!Hi all. I'm new to the forum. I fully appreciate that your forum has rules and I would not wish to bend or break any of them. I don't know if I n…
... amount of spectrum (and BBC, Acorn, Archimedes etc) compurers, accessories and ... -
Brief report about RetroEncounterAnother April... another retro event! (Firstly sorry for the quality of the photos, owing to not being able to find my camera battery before leaving …
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Scottie_UK's Ebay Auctions. Many retro computer goodies in Spectrums.Ok so I'm selling off some of my stuff on ebay. [B]Currently I have listed a couple of:[/B] Spectrums 48K and 48k+ for Spares or repair (most have k…
... kb faults),
Fully Working Acorn Electron with PSU,
Sega ... -
New Book: The Cambridge PhenomenomCharles Cotton, who was Sales and Marketing Director at Sinclair Research when they had free pizza and veggy meals and 24/7 soft drinks, is mastermin…
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Personal Computer World magazine...Hi Folks, Bought the December 1985 edition of PCW magazine off eBay the other day. It arrived last weekend and I have to say it reminded me what an…
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Its Monday, more for saleGood Morning Everyone, another list to whet the appetite. Box 12 Single Cases Astronut ? Software Projects Astroplaner ? Romik Atom Ant ? Hi-Tec AT…
... Projects
Astroplaner ? Romik
Atom Ant ? Hi-Tec
ATV ... -
Happy birthday TechnicianSihappy birthday, have a nice one Si, plenty of acorn electron , dragon 32 etc goodies :D 'ave it
happy birthday,
have a nice one Si, plenty of acorn electron , dragon 32 etc goodies :D 'ave it -
Games Club WC 30/1/12after last weeks highly succesful albeit painfull games club. we now enter week 2. for those who missed the last one, please pick one of the games…
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Atom Ant - a game based on ... -
Silent PSUI'm looking for a fanless PSU that fits in a small form factor case (is there some standard SFF for PSU?). It won't need to supply much current -- my…
... the following:
Fanless Atom based motherboard
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WTB: Archimedes 3000Dear friends, Sorry for this off-topic topic. I'd like to buy a working Acorn Archimedes 3000 (or 3010) computer. Please, contact me if you're wil…
Dear friends,
Sorry for this off-topic topic.
I'd like to buy a working Acorn Archimedes 3000 (or 3010) computer. Please, contact me if you're willing to sell yours.
Thanks,
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Retro Game and Console FairSorry its in Dutch Retro Spelcomputer Beurs. Bonami Spelcomputer Museum organiseert de 12e Retro Spelcomputer Beurs. Zondag, 4 Maart 2012 van 10.0…
... -64, Amiga, MSX, Sinclair, Playstation, Acorn, Nintendo Nes, Snes, xBox, Videopac ... -
Fighting Fantasy collection going mouldy?Went into my storage area to sort some Terry Pratchett books for someone and when i open up the plastic storage box most of the books have turned yel…
... boxes containing everything Speccy,Commodore,Acorn,Sega,Nintendo,games,units,print ... -
Your 8-bit micro preferencesWell, I kinda love [U]all [/U]8-bit machines. Yup, I've not found one that I haven’t warmed to in one way of another, but obviously there are …
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[B]Acorn Electron[/B]
Lil chunky ... love it more than the Acorn.
Some showcase software ... done, but, as with the Acorn, it can certainly present a ... can be achieved from the Acorn version... and that's the ... -
My retro pin badges! Spectrum game publishers.Created a ton of retro game/company/publisher pin badges! here`s a sample. I`m selling these at ?1.50 each plus 46p postage! The postage will cov…
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Accolade
Acorn Computers
Acornsoft
Activision ... -
Big Non Sinclair Hardware sale[URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280885245211?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649"]Acorn Electron[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/it…
... &_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649"]Acorn Electron[/URL]
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