Short Circuit
@shortcircuit.org.uk
Organisers of retro events - see https://retrofest.uk/ for our latest. If you want to talk about prop hire, buying or selling (or donating!) retro hardware or coming to visit us, please come say hi at https://shortcircuit.org.uk/
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Short Circuit
@shortcircuit.org.uk
· Nov 18
We're going to do it all over again! Very excited to announce RetroFest 2026 to be held at Swindon's STEAM museum on the 30th/31st May. If you'd like to exhibit, just full in the form - and if you'd like to come, why not buy a ticket! They also make wonderful Christmas presents :) - retrofest.uk
Getting ready to entertain / frustrate shoppers with Flagon Bird on the Dragon at ShortCircuit (it's late night shopping and Christmas lights turn on, on Sandgate High Street tonight!)
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Getting ready to entertain / frustrate shoppers with Flagon Bird on the Dragon at ShortCircuit (it's late night shopping and Christmas lights turn on, on Sandgate High Street tonight!)
We're going to do it all over again! Very excited to announce RetroFest 2026 to be held at Swindon's STEAM museum on the 30th/31st May. If you'd like to exhibit, just full in the form - and if you'd like to come, why not buy a ticket! They also make wonderful Christmas presents :) - retrofest.uk
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We're going to do it all over again! Very excited to announce RetroFest 2026 to be held at Swindon's STEAM museum on the 30th/31st May. If you'd like to exhibit, just full in the form - and if you'd like to come, why not buy a ticket! They also make wonderful Christmas presents :) - retrofest.uk
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Time for another of my RetroFest 2025 exhibits. Here we have the fantastic COMX 35, in all its gold and black loveliness. A 1983 powerhouse with 35Kb ram and an RCA 1802 CPU. Awful hard plastic keys with an even worse built in joystick. You want to hate it.. but just look at it!
June 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Time for another of my RetroFest 2025 exhibits. Here we have the fantastic COMX 35, in all its gold and black loveliness. A 1983 powerhouse with 35Kb ram and an RCA 1802 CPU. Awful hard plastic keys with an even worse built in joystick. You want to hate it.. but just look at it!
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Right, time for another RetroFest exhibit.. here is my vTech Laser 300. Just as much cardboard and hot glue as all the other vTech's! A 1985 Z80 machine with 16k ram, and the 6847 graphics chip 💚
June 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Right, time for another RetroFest exhibit.. here is my vTech Laser 300. Just as much cardboard and hot glue as all the other vTech's! A 1985 Z80 machine with 16k ram, and the 6847 graphics chip 💚
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Time for another RetroFest exhibit! Do I need to introduce this Legend?! My Commodore SX-64. What an awesome machine! The world's first colour portable computer! 1983, 6510, SID, 64k in a handy portable 11kg (23lb) package. I'm recovering from backache atm.. I wonder why??!
July 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Time for another RetroFest exhibit! Do I need to introduce this Legend?! My Commodore SX-64. What an awesome machine! The world's first colour portable computer! 1983, 6510, SID, 64k in a handy portable 11kg (23lb) package. I'm recovering from backache atm.. I wonder why??!
Congratulations to @morefunmakingit.bsky.social for making us look almost human! This video tells you everything you need to know about who, what and why we are! youtu.be/1tB6czmZBng?...
A Unique Retro Gallery/Collection/Shop/Museum - Short Circuit Roadtrip
YouTube video by More Fun Making It
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July 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Congratulations to @morefunmakingit.bsky.social for making us look almost human! This video tells you everything you need to know about who, what and why we are! youtu.be/1tB6czmZBng?...
We're famous at last! 😄
A new video coming tomorrow featuring @heredragons.be and @petescircuit.bsky.social in their amazing @shortcircuit.org.uk Gallery shop museum storage thing.
I took my son Thomas to the seaside for the day and we had a brilliant time!
I took my son Thomas to the seaside for the day and we had a brilliant time!
July 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We're famous at last! 😄
Can't wait to see the video! We tidied up specially and everything 😄
On Saturday Thomas and I went on a MEGA road trip to the @shortcircuit.org.uk guys @petescircuit.bsky.social and @heredragons.be in glorious Sandgate in Kent.
We had the best day there and the video of that trip will be coming very soon!
Thank you Tony and Pete!
We had the best day there and the video of that trip will be coming very soon!
Thank you Tony and Pete!
June 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Can't wait to see the video! We tidied up specially and everything 😄
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Time for the next exhibit from RetroFest. Here we have quite possibly the worst keyboard of all time! My Casio PV-2000. Absolutely no feedback from this completely flat membrane, but I love it. A 1983 Z80 based 'beast' with 4k of ram and a terrible version of BASIC. Fantastic 😎
June 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Time for the next exhibit from RetroFest. Here we have quite possibly the worst keyboard of all time! My Casio PV-2000. Absolutely no feedback from this completely flat membrane, but I love it. A 1983 Z80 based 'beast' with 4k of ram and a terrible version of BASIC. Fantastic 😎
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Time for my next RetroFest exhibit. Just look at this gorgeous machine!😍Here we have my lovely Matra Alice 90. A 1984 machine with 32k ram and a 6803 CPU. The EF9345 video chip gave the ability to feed in video,and place graphics over the top! Why do all red machines look cool?
June 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Time for my next RetroFest exhibit. Just look at this gorgeous machine!😍Here we have my lovely Matra Alice 90. A 1984 machine with 32k ram and a 6803 CPU. The EF9345 video chip gave the ability to feed in video,and place graphics over the top! Why do all red machines look cool?
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Time for another RetroFest exhibit. This time we look at my Bandai RX-78. A 1983 machine with 30K ram and a Z80 running at a blistering 4.1MHz. A definite oddball, with a gorgeous design. Cassette ports were an afterthought, and added to the BASIC cartridge!
June 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Time for another RetroFest exhibit. This time we look at my Bandai RX-78. A 1983 machine with 30K ram and a Z80 running at a blistering 4.1MHz. A definite oddball, with a gorgeous design. Cassette ports were an afterthought, and added to the BASIC cartridge!
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June 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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So, the next few posts are going to be showing off what I had as my exhibits at the fabulous RetroFest 2025. I HAVE to start with my awesome Aquarius II. An extremely rare beast, sporting the first.. and only game written for this software-less gem. Note the developer 😉😎👍
June 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
So, the next few posts are going to be showing off what I had as my exhibits at the fabulous RetroFest 2025. I HAVE to start with my awesome Aquarius II. An extremely rare beast, sporting the first.. and only game written for this software-less gem. Note the developer 😉😎👍
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Finally managed to finish my blog post on RetroFest '25. Looking forward to '26! 😁
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A Festival of Retro Stuff in 2025. RetroFest '25!
Years ago, one of my colleagues came into the little office I occupied with another colleague and excitedly told me he'd just got some great...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Finally managed to finish my blog post on RetroFest '25. Looking forward to '26! 😁
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After I got back from RetroFest I turned on the cameras and went through all the stuff I brought back.
RetroFest25 Post Show Update
YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It
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June 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
After I got back from RetroFest I turned on the cameras and went through all the stuff I brought back.
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Ah this is a shame. Hopefully he'd have liked that I had his and the Lisa team's work on display last weekend at RetroFest. RIP sir.
Today is a very sad day for the Apple community
Bill Atkinson has died at the age of 74 😢
He was Apple employee number 51 & the principal designer & developer of the Lisa GUI. He was also among the first 30 members of the original Apple Macintosh development team. He was a true programing legend.🫡
Bill Atkinson has died at the age of 74 😢
He was Apple employee number 51 & the principal designer & developer of the Lisa GUI. He was also among the first 30 members of the original Apple Macintosh development team. He was a true programing legend.🫡
June 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Ah this is a shame. Hopefully he'd have liked that I had his and the Lisa team's work on display last weekend at RetroFest. RIP sir.
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If you didn't get to come to RetroFest last weekend, check out this webpage which now has links to YouTube videos filmed at the event. We're looking forward to next year's event!
www.retrofest.uk/
#Swindon #retro #computer #Festival
www.retrofest.uk/
#Swindon #retro #computer #Festival
RetroFest UK - 2025
Are you a collector, enthusiast or user group would like to exhibit at Retrofest - click below to register your interest.
www.retrofest.uk
June 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
If you didn't get to come to RetroFest last weekend, check out this webpage which now has links to YouTube videos filmed at the event. We're looking forward to next year's event!
www.retrofest.uk/
#Swindon #retro #computer #Festival
www.retrofest.uk/
#Swindon #retro #computer #Festival
And we still have a few left if anyone would like one!
June 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
And we still have a few left if anyone would like one!
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Here’s my (later than sort of planned) video on the Retrofest event held in Swindon/organised by @shortcircuit.org.uk
Follow me as I take some janky video footage of old tech 😅 and marvel at this great event and exhibitors.
#retrocomputing #retrofest
youtu.be/YLqbKywPXfg
Follow me as I take some janky video footage of old tech 😅 and marvel at this great event and exhibitors.
#retrocomputing #retrofest
youtu.be/YLqbKywPXfg
June 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Here’s my (later than sort of planned) video on the Retrofest event held in Swindon/organised by @shortcircuit.org.uk
Follow me as I take some janky video footage of old tech 😅 and marvel at this great event and exhibitors.
#retrocomputing #retrofest
youtu.be/YLqbKywPXfg
Follow me as I take some janky video footage of old tech 😅 and marvel at this great event and exhibitors.
#retrocomputing #retrofest
youtu.be/YLqbKywPXfg
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Big heads up to the team at Retrofest 2025 at Steam in Swindon last weekend. Amazing show of old computing and electronics. Next year is going to be epic! This is me with my rather simple setup playing Quake on Dual 3Dfx Voodoo 2.
June 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Big heads up to the team at Retrofest 2025 at Steam in Swindon last weekend. Amazing show of old computing and electronics. Next year is going to be epic! This is me with my rather simple setup playing Quake on Dual 3Dfx Voodoo 2.
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My asteroids themed display at Retrofest 2025, pleased and relieved all the machines behaved themselves all weekend - especially the arcade cab as that’d been in bits just before the event!
June 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
My asteroids themed display at Retrofest 2025, pleased and relieved all the machines behaved themselves all weekend - especially the arcade cab as that’d been in bits just before the event!
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Retrofest was really good! So nice to meet some of you in person too!
May 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Retrofest was really good! So nice to meet some of you in person too!
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#oneaday Day 358: Retrofest 2025 - I'm Not Doctor Who
Today I went out! All by myself and everything. Specifically, I went to Retrofest 2025, a new event held in sunny Swindon that promised a room full of sweaty old men and their peculiar computers, and ...
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May 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
want to see some more #retrofest stuff? I got more #retrofest stuff for ya right here imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2025/05/31/o...
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Had loads of fun at #RetroFest running at the STEAM Museum in Swindon with Swindon Museum if Computing. Was wowing people with a Chinese Famicom Clone & a BBC Micro and there was some great stuff such as running Ceefax, console mods, a dial up internet system, and more. Will be back for more Sunday.
May 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Had loads of fun at #RetroFest running at the STEAM Museum in Swindon with Swindon Museum if Computing. Was wowing people with a Chinese Famicom Clone & a BBC Micro and there was some great stuff such as running Ceefax, console mods, a dial up internet system, and more. Will be back for more Sunday.
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Fantastic first day had by all at Retrofest in Swindon- roll on day 2!
June 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Fantastic first day had by all at Retrofest in Swindon- roll on day 2!