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F1 Masters Grand Prix Racing – Brands Hatch – 25th May 2014

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

Retro of a different kind this time… retro F1 racing. Another passion in my life is F1, I love it. From a very young age, even before owning an Atari 2600, I can remember watching Formula 1. So I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Commodore C64 on the Amiga.

Posted on May 14, 2014 by

I picked up a random bit of kit from fleabay today. A Commodore C64 emulator that runs of a real Amiga. Here it is on my A1200. Kinda funky 🙂

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From little Acorns grow…

Posted on May 2, 2014 by

Sweet little underrated computers…  🙂 Fired up my Electron this week, added a Plus 1 Interface and a shedload of games. Loving it so far!

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Adopted another Commodore baby…

Posted on May 2, 2014 by

Okay she wasn’t the hottest chick at a party… but it is kinda cool. Got myself a CDTV, basically an A500 in a sexy dress 🙂 Gonna be fun!

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Quicksilva… sexy software!

Posted on April 29, 2014 by

Picked up a whole batch of Quicksilva games off the bay this week, to add to the collection. They made some great games but they are worth collecting just for the sexy artwork 🙂         And now they are … Continue reading →

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A message to North Korea…

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Don’t do it…! Play this instead, it’s much more fun 🙂

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Another random box of beauty…

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

I love to buy random bulk boxes of “unknown” disks on ebay.  It’s great fun trawling through a whole box of surprises. It is even better than Christmas because you actually know that the odds are there will be something … Continue reading →

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Apparently this is a mess…

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

So, following recent trips to the loft I appear to have accumulated a bit of kit in the spare room. <sigh> Guess I’ll have to put it all away somewhere neat and tidy. But of course the disadvantage is that … Continue reading →

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Nonsense in BASIC…

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Had to post this just for the fun of it 🙂 Whilst quick-loading a TZX in to my Speccy+2 tonight I saw this error, for the 1st time ever I must say. It really sums up my programming prowess and … Continue reading →

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Epic tunes for the +2…

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Just a quick note for anybody wondering how to use TZX WAV files on a ZX Spectrum +2 I love my Spectrums, the original rubber key version is just beautiful. The Spectrum+ professional keyboard is very ‘modern’ and sounds like … Continue reading →

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