Wife: What are your going to do while I'm out this evening?

Me: Burning a new EPROM then building an adapter to convert TMS2716 signals to standard INTEL2716.

Wife: In English please.

Me: Messing about on the computer.

Wife: Thank you, that wasn't hard was it.

And I'm not joking about the emulation either! It's a perfect version of Donkey Kong and a great example of what a Coco3 could achieve - 6809.org.uk/twilight/sock/…

This is Computing History's restored SWTPC 6800 that I'll be demonstrating at next weekend's Retro Festival. It's running Southwest Technical's original disk operating system, FDOS. If you're in Cambridge next weekend, why not call in and see it in action!

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I can barely handle the anticipation! That Pyuuta Model II with the real keyboard is in serious danger of being swept into one of my boxes at the end of the show ...

Okay Twitter, has ANYONE heard of the Panorama PTC, a standalone word processor from the mid 80s? It was possibly made in Wales (or Hong Kong!) by some ex-Dragon staff. The only confirmation I've found of its existence on the entirety of Google is this - aclanthology.org/www.mt-archive…

Noooooo! I want upgrade my Coco3 to 512K - but equally I can't bare to break the seal!

It's a riddle that Alice in Wonderland would be proud of! Which machines are the same and which are different? It's not what you might expect! Come to the Computing History on the 5th/6th to find out what on earth I'm on about. computinghistory.org.uk/det/69485/Retr…

Guess where I've been (again)! Emotional moments at the factory where my Dragon was built 40 years ago.

Before and after! The Dragon Pippin prototype that became the Dragon 32 - and the Dragon Professional that's what it was planned to become. Both at the 40th birthday Dragon Meetup in Port Talbot (the birthplace of the Dragon)

See you all there! Can't wait!

Best version of Zaxxon ever. Not something I was expecting to see on my TRS-80 Model 1 either. Official Sega port too! If you want to see if it plays as good as it looks, you'll have to come to RetroFest 2022 at the Computing History on November 5th. computinghistory.org.uk/det/69485/Retr…

You know, I think it kinda works! And who wouldn't want a pet dragon? 😁

Ah, the smell of smoke on Bonfire Night! We can't promise fireworks at the Retro Computer Festival, but wouldn't be surprised if at least one machine releases its magic smoke. Come along on the 5th (or 6th!) and enjoy the festive smell of burning RIFAs computinghistory.org.uk/det/69485/Retr…

Been 'repairing' TRS-80s with Pete - we got this early machine up and running, blew up my 4116 tester in the process and discovered I don't have the bits to make a new expansion cable after all. Progress, of a kind! 😄