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peter, 9 months ago to retrocomputing

Anyone after #retroComputing fonts?

Just found this GitHub repository full of fonts for quite a few systems

https://github.com/robhagemans/hoard-of-bitfonts/tree/master

peter, 4 months ago to retrocomputing

Some interesting new photos of Colossus have just been released.

GCHQ has released never before seen images of Colossus, the UK's secret code breaking computer credited with helping the Allies win World War Two.

The intelligence agency is publishing them to mark the 80th anniversary of the device's invention.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67997406

#retroComputing #historicalComputing #worldWar2 #worldWarII #colossus #bletchleyPark

A photograph of Colossus showing cables hanging and a teletype in front of it released by GCHQ - Crown Copyright
A photograph of Colossus with two women operators on either side and some components labeled. released by GCHQ - Crown Copyright

peter, 5 months ago to Starwars

Merry Humbug #christmas #xmas #starWars

peter, 21 days ago to random

They should be sanitising their database inputs rather than change the input data!

"A local authority has announced it will ban apostrophes on street signs to avoid problems with computer systems."

North Yorkshire Council to phase out apostrophe use on street signs - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68942321

#database #bobbyTables

peter, 10 months ago to TwitterMigration

For those who are new here and miss tweetdeck, you can get the same in Mastodon - just go into settings and enable the Advanced UI - you will then get a multiple column customizable view

#twitterMigration

peter, 1 month ago to retrocomputing

An end of an era?

The Z80 product line, specifically the Z84C00 is being end of life after 48 years of production.

As usual for Zilog, nothing on their website.

This I got from the RMC discord but I did see this earlier today elsewhere

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/the-processor-used-in-pac-man-is-being-discontinued-48-years-after-it-launched

#retroComputing #Z80 #cpu #eol

peter, 7 months ago to retrocomputing

Til Zilog developed its own operating system, in the form of the comprehensively titled Z80 Operating System with Relocatable Modules and I/O Management (Z80-RIO for short)

Zilog’s Forgotten Operating System: Z80-RIO | Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/06/zilogs-forgotten-operating-system-z80-rio/

#retroComputing #z80

peter, 9 months ago to retrocomputing

On this day (1977 Aug 3), 46 years ago, the Tandy TRS-80 was released

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80

"The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their Radio Shack stores. The name is an abbreviation of Tandy Radio Shack, Z80"

#retroComputing

peter, 6 months ago to random

This morning PayPal moved all UK customers over from PayPal (Europe) to PayPal UK Ltd.

In doing so, it seems that all Direct Debit mandates and Debit Card's need to be reconfirmed due to the transfer.

So if you use PayPal and you find payments failing, then that's likely the cause.

I had it cause some Patreon payments fail this morning & took a while to figure out it was PayPal's fault

#payPal #brexit #patreon

peter, 8 months ago to amiga

Interesting... someones come up with a USB-C power supply for the Commodore Amiga A500, A600 and A1200

https://retrousbpower.com/

#commodore #commodoreAmiga #amiga #retroComputing

Plan of the USB C Amiga adapter with dimensions shown

peter, 8 months ago to retrocomputing

Another unusual #retroComputing find on an eBay search

RADIO SHACK TRS-80 PT-210 Portable DATA TERMINAL Acoustic Coupler from 1982

Now I've never seen a TRS-80 with a built in printer before, let alone the acoustic coupler in the lid

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115907010105

#tandy #trs80 #terminal #sepTandy

peter, 11 months ago to retrocomputing

This is a retro machine I've never seen before.

Apparently it's a luggable Macintosh Plus from 1986

Spotted it whilst browsing eBay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166185774408

#retroComputing

peter, 9 months ago to random

For those watching the Lunar landing attempt, here's some English channels:

India Today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWmdiPj-w3M&ab_channel=IndiaToday

Angry Astronaut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLObO3cyUE&ab_channel=TheAngryAstronaut

#moon #landing #isro #moonLanding #chandrayaan

peter, 9 months ago to random

This sounds dodgy to me...

Crooked house pub:

• Closed after burglary in June when interior trashed
• Burned down Saturday night, fire crews appeared to be hampered by the lane blocked with mounds of earth
• Monday demolished

The latter happening so soon afterwards - if the scene was still being investigated for the cause then wtf?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66434719

Wikipedia page for that pub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crooked_House

peter, 8 months ago to uk

Re that last boost about Lidl GB recalling children's biscuits due to a security exploit - it's real not a mockup.

Lidl GB Product Recall Notice https://www.lidl.co.uk/static/assets/Paw_Patrol_Public_Recall_poster-500790.pdf

#lidl #lidlgb #productRecall #securityExploit #exploit #biscuits #uk

peter, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to retrocomputing

Programming the 6502 by Rodnay Zaks. This will go nicely with his Z80 book I already have #retroComputing #books

edit: Spotted autocomplete changed his name :-(

peter, 7 months ago to retrocomputing

Some blank 5.25" floppy disks just arrived in the post.

Most are unlabeled & look to be blank. Some have labels & printouts of contents.

However there's a few cover disks including one for OS/2.

Also 2 for the TRS-80 and one labelled Z280 C compiler demo disk

#retroComputing

Some 5.25 inch magazine cover disks. Top left NewWord2, A86 assembler Bottom left Sage Bottom right IBM OS/2 demo
A couple of 5.25 inch disks for the Radio Shack TRS80 On the bottom a disk labelled z280 C compiler demo disk

peter, 7 months ago to retrocomputing

The last major component I was missing from rebuilding my original Acorn Electron setup has arrived...

The Acorn Electron Plus 3 3.5" floppy drive.

Now I have the parts I'll start building this probably Monday 😀

#retroComputing #acorn #electron #acornElectron #bbcMicro

peter, 10 months ago to retrocomputing

I forgot I had got this last weekend, as it just arrived .

It's the Prism VTX5000 modem for the 16k & 48k Spectrum, along with the Micronet 800 & Prestel customer handbooks

Pic is with one of my 48K's sitting on top of it for comparison #retroComputing #sinclair #spectrum

peter, 10 months ago to retrocomputing

Another 5.25" floppy for the BBC Micro just arrived in the post.

This one is the Acornsoft Ltd ELITE Demonstration Disc from 1984, with the warning "Not for loan, hire or resale"

#retroComputing #bbcMicro #retroGaming

peter, 3 months ago to retrocomputing

Interesting, someone managed to get an Amiga A1200 to generate Teletext frames in it's composite output

Teletext on Amiga
https://heckmeck.de/amigastyle/teletext-on-amiga/

#retroComputing #teletext

peter, 11 months ago to space

Today is the 20th birthday of ESA's Mars Express so from 17:00 BST (under an hour from now) they are going to have a "live feed" from one of the onboard cameras - at 1 frame every 50 seconds!

“This is an old camera, originally planned for engineering purposes, at a distance of almost three million kilometres from Earth – this hasn’t been tried before and to be honest, we’re not 100% certain it’ll work,”

Live streem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qyVNqeJ6wQ&ab_channel=EuropeanSpaceAgency%2CESA

#esa #mars #liveStream #Astronomy #astro #space

peter, 8 months ago to StarTrek

Star Trek: very Short Treks | Skin a Cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xD7QCSjkBc&ab_channel=StarTrek

#starTrek #shortTreks

peter, 13 days ago to retrocomputing

Browsing eBay and there's an Apple IIe with the description in French:

🇫🇷 "Ordinateur Apple IIe Les condensateurs d'alimentation ont été changés

So I put the text into a translator and got:

🇬🇧 "Computer Apple IIe Food condensers have been changed"

Food condensers? I'm going to presume that's Capacitors 🤣

#retroComputing #translation #fail

peter, 8 days ago to retrogaming

Remember the petition about "Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state" & the response saying "Those selling games must comply with UK consumer law. They must provide clear information and allow continued access to games if sold on the understanding that they will remain playable indefinitely."

Well the Petitions Committee has stepped in and say it did not respond directly to the petitiion request

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071

#ukPol #petition #retroGaming #games