Chris Carter
@c-carter-cmas.bsky.social
UK, Retired computer botherer, along with brother Dave, with a few bits of retro kit between us. ( NewBear 77-68s, Beebs, PiDP-11 etc)
@C_Carter on Discord
+Lots of random vintage computer stuff on a Google Drive, via:-
http://www.cmas-net.co.uk/vintage
@C_Carter on Discord
+Lots of random vintage computer stuff on a Google Drive, via:-
http://www.cmas-net.co.uk/vintage
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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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He may not be a Red Arrow but John does make exceedingly good videos. This one on the OSI Superboard II & UK101 is well worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=93XW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=93XW...
OSI Superboard II and the UK101
YouTube video by GlassTTY
www.youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
He may not be a Red Arrow but John does make exceedingly good videos. This one on the OSI Superboard II & UK101 is well worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=93XW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=93XW...
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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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I wish I could have gone, but this almost makes me feel like I was there!
Want to see how my weekend went?
Hours of driving.
Hotel room trying to kill me.
AMAZING Retro Festival.
Superb fun!
Hours of driving.
Hotel room trying to kill me.
AMAZING Retro Festival.
Superb fun!
A BRAND NEW Retro Festival in the UK
YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It
youtu.be
June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I wish I could have gone, but this almost makes me feel like I was there!
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In between talking to folk at my table about the Tatung development system, I managed to grab a few minutes to walk around and see what my fellow exhibitors were up to. Apologies for the sound - shot live on iPhone, and it was very noisy in the hall.
RetroFest June 2025
YouTube video by Break Into Program
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June 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
In between talking to folk at my table about the Tatung development system, I managed to grab a few minutes to walk around and see what my fellow exhibitors were up to. Apologies for the sound - shot live on iPhone, and it was very noisy in the hall.
Well, we eventually got home :-)
June 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Well, we eventually got home :-)
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You need to get yourself a RC2014 Mini 2 Picasso. Lovely Z80 based goodness.
June 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
You need to get yourself a RC2014 Mini 2 Picasso. Lovely Z80 based goodness.
Great time at Retrofest 2025 at the STEAM museum in Swindon UK this weekend. Surprisingly our trains-being-driven-by-old-computers setup kept going OK, so the Replacement Bus driver spent most of the time relaxing in a little hut :-)
June 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Great time at Retrofest 2025 at the STEAM museum in Swindon UK this weekend. Surprisingly our trains-being-driven-by-old-computers setup kept going OK, so the Replacement Bus driver spent most of the time relaxing in a little hut :-)
It might take a while, but we are off to RETROFEST 2025 at the STEAM museum in SWINDON, UK for the weekend - Some last minute tickets might still be available if you hurry :-)
www.retrofest.uk
www.retrofest.uk
May 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
It might take a while, but we are off to RETROFEST 2025 at the STEAM museum in SWINDON, UK for the weekend - Some last minute tickets might still be available if you hurry :-)
www.retrofest.uk
www.retrofest.uk
Not quite enough table space for a VAX 11/780, so i had to make one out of LEGO ... It's not much more intelligent than my BBC Micro, but it does run the classic `Adventure` game :-)
May 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Not quite enough table space for a VAX 11/780, so i had to make one out of LEGO ... It's not much more intelligent than my BBC Micro, but it does run the classic `Adventure` game :-)
One way or another we'll get to RETROFEST 2025 on May 31st and June 1st at the STEAM museum in Swindon, UK...
www.retrofest.uk
www.retrofest.uk
May 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
One way or another we'll get to RETROFEST 2025 on May 31st and June 1st at the STEAM museum in Swindon, UK...
www.retrofest.uk
www.retrofest.uk
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Spent too much time on this
May 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Spent too much time on this
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel would like to remind you that it's just TWO WEEKS until RetroFest! retrofest.uk
May 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Isambard Kingdom Brunel would like to remind you that it's just TWO WEEKS until RetroFest! retrofest.uk
This little old Casio TV would like to come to the party :-) ...
RETROFEST 2025...
May 31st & June 1st at STEAM, SWINDON, UK
RETROFEST 2025...
May 31st & June 1st at STEAM, SWINDON, UK
May 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This little old Casio TV would like to come to the party :-) ...
RETROFEST 2025...
May 31st & June 1st at STEAM, SWINDON, UK
RETROFEST 2025...
May 31st & June 1st at STEAM, SWINDON, UK
You don't see one of these every day :-) ...
May 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
You don't see one of these every day :-) ...
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It's only FOUR WEEKS to go until RetroFest. Our exhibitors are slaving away to get their machines ready - and what better way to test them than displaying our logo! Tickets are selling fast, so we recommend buy one in advance if you can - www.retrofest.uk/tickets.php
May 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
It's only FOUR WEEKS to go until RetroFest. Our exhibitors are slaving away to get their machines ready - and what better way to test them than displaying our logo! Tickets are selling fast, so we recommend buy one in advance if you can - www.retrofest.uk/tickets.php
Mainly for writing code for the brother's genuine 77-68s I tend to use a more modern device simulating the old iron, mostly because I am incapale of maintaining the real thing :-) ...
Here is what I use for 77-68 code testing - A LEGO Newbear 77-68... The mess inside is based on an Arduino DUE.
Here is what I use for 77-68 code testing - A LEGO Newbear 77-68... The mess inside is based on an Arduino DUE.
March 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Mainly for writing code for the brother's genuine 77-68s I tend to use a more modern device simulating the old iron, mostly because I am incapale of maintaining the real thing :-) ...
Here is what I use for 77-68 code testing - A LEGO Newbear 77-68... The mess inside is based on an Arduino DUE.
Here is what I use for 77-68 code testing - A LEGO Newbear 77-68... The mess inside is based on an Arduino DUE.
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(David Attenborough voice) "It's very rare to spot a Commodore PET in the wild, as they are normally masters of camouflage. However, this older PET, quietly feeding among the trees, hadn't spotted our cameraman ..."
March 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
(David Attenborough voice) "It's very rare to spot a Commodore PET in the wild, as they are normally masters of camouflage. However, this older PET, quietly feeding among the trees, hadn't spotted our cameraman ..."
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I really enjoyed talking to Lee he’s a wonderful chap 😀👍🏻
Pete is half of Short Circuit, the motley crew behind the Cambridge Retro Festival and the brand new RetroFest happening in Swindon at the end of May.
He also has a wicked sense of humour and is a joy to spend time talking to.
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He also has a wicked sense of humour and is a joy to spend time talking to.
Also available on podcast platforms!
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More Fun Talking Retro
More Fun Talking Retro - Pete Golding. Episode 2 - If You Build It They Will Come
YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It
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March 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I really enjoyed talking to Lee he’s a wonderful chap 😀👍🏻
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An update on RetroFest 2025 😀
Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Of course not! We think it's time for some more updates on who's coming to RetroFest ... retrofest.uk
youtu.be/E8f2hwobJKo?...
youtu.be/E8f2hwobJKo?...
The Biggest Retro Computer Show in The UK - Update!
YouTube video by Short Circuit
youtu.be
March 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
An update on RetroFest 2025 😀
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Retrofest 31st May->1st June 2025, Swindon UK ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCZ-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCZ-...
Short Circuit Events Presents - RetroFest 2025
YouTube video by Short Circuit
www.youtube.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Retrofest 31st May->1st June 2025, Swindon UK ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCZ-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCZ-...
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We are VERY excited to announce our first major retro event - RetroFest 2025, to be held at STEAM, the GWR museum in Swindon on 31st May / 1st June. Over 40 exhibitors will be bringing a vast range of computers from the 70s, 80s and 90s. More info - retrofest.uk
March 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We are VERY excited to announce our first major retro event - RetroFest 2025, to be held at STEAM, the GWR museum in Swindon on 31st May / 1st June. Over 40 exhibitors will be bringing a vast range of computers from the 70s, 80s and 90s. More info - retrofest.uk
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one of my favorite data structure hacks for a doubly linked list
is instead of storing a 'next' pointer in each cell, store the XOR of the 'next' pointer and the 'previous' pointer in a 'next_prev' field.
iterator is the &prev_cell if going forward or the &next_cell if going backward
is instead of storing a 'next' pointer in each cell, store the XOR of the 'next' pointer and the 'previous' pointer in a 'next_prev' field.
iterator is the &prev_cell if going forward or the &next_cell if going backward
December 27, 2024 at 6:53 PM
one of my favorite data structure hacks for a doubly linked list
is instead of storing a 'next' pointer in each cell, store the XOR of the 'next' pointer and the 'previous' pointer in a 'next_prev' field.
iterator is the &prev_cell if going forward or the &next_cell if going backward
is instead of storing a 'next' pointer in each cell, store the XOR of the 'next' pointer and the 'previous' pointer in a 'next_prev' field.
iterator is the &prev_cell if going forward or the &next_cell if going backward
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Loose regulation, austerity, repeat: The UK economy, explained.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 28, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Loose regulation, austerity, repeat: The UK economy, explained.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.