Nigel Barnes
@pernod70.bsky.social
Emulation developer specialising in Acorn computers, also a pioneer of Psion SIBO emulation. If it's 8bit (or 16bit) and it's obscure and not emulated then I'm interested!
There's a 4K character ROM on the terminal board too. I have a ROM set so this is just for comparison until I get it running.
January 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
There's a 4K character ROM on the terminal board too. I have a ROM set so this is just for comparison until I get it running.
Can you dump the ROMs, this is not yet emulated so should probably take a look at it sometime.
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Can you dump the ROMs, this is not yet emulated so should probably take a look at it sometime.
The world needs more Torch resurrections!
January 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The world needs more Torch resurrections!
I really should've changed the keys when I played, too many missed lifts due to indecisive finger and thumb.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I really should've changed the keys when I played, too many missed lifts due to indecisive finger and thumb.
Always ZX:/, never use SPACE for anything requiring precision, as many were destroyed thanks to the likes of Planetoid.
December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Always ZX:/, never use SPACE for anything requiring precision, as many were destroyed thanks to the likes of Planetoid.
Also started with ZX81, dad had to search wide and far to find a WHSmith that had one in stock and would hold until we get there.
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Also started with ZX81, dad had to search wide and far to find a WHSmith that had one in stock and would hold until we get there.
Not heard of this Paxton variant before, a more common luggable Master was the LTM Portable (a B+ version was also available).
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Not heard of this Paxton variant before, a more common luggable Master was the LTM Portable (a B+ version was also available).
Was my score beaten on day 2?
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Was my score beaten on day 2?
He hadn't, and got that score on his second attempt!
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
He hadn't, and got that score on his second attempt!
That was a tough score to beat, I came close a few times. I'm the other two on the left, though one of them was beaten at the end of the day.
November 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
That was a tough score to beat, I came close a few times. I'm the other two on the left, though one of them was beaten at the end of the day.
Not a widely used CPU, but Tomy narrows it down considerably.
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Not a widely used CPU, but Tomy narrows it down considerably.
Oh, different issues! Is the Limpet test disc imaged too?
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Oh, different issues! Is the Limpet test disc imaged too?
What does the /38 signify? I started some emulation improvements on the P2000 range a few months ago that I need to get back to.
October 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What does the /38 signify? I started some emulation improvements on the P2000 range a few months ago that I need to get back to.
Not a lot of clues there, maybe a VideoWriter?
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Not a lot of clues there, maybe a VideoWriter?
Same here, my i7-4770K is still plenty for my uses. Have enrolled in the free extended support to get another year out of it though.
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Same here, my i7-4770K is still plenty for my uses. Have enrolled in the free extended support to get another year out of it though.
Looks like a much smaller event back then.
October 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Looks like a much smaller event back then.
The only BBC game in the top 30 being 747 Flight Sim sounds a bit suspect.
October 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The only BBC game in the top 30 being 747 Flight Sim sounds a bit suspect.
Wireless video? Not seen anything like that before. Is it even legal to transmit in the UK?
I remember in the 80's we had a video sender box that would transmit the VCR to other TVs in the house, am sure it wasn't legit.
I remember in the 80's we had a video sender box that would transmit the VCR to other TVs in the house, am sure it wasn't legit.
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Wireless video? Not seen anything like that before. Is it even legal to transmit in the UK?
I remember in the 80's we had a video sender box that would transmit the VCR to other TVs in the house, am sure it wasn't legit.
I remember in the 80's we had a video sender box that would transmit the VCR to other TVs in the house, am sure it wasn't legit.
I knew it looked familiar, but still had to look it up to be sure.
October 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I knew it looked familiar, but still had to look it up to be sure.
Looks a bit Thorny!
October 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Looks a bit Thorny!
Looks like some dodgy bloke is nicking bits out of them!
September 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Looks like some dodgy bloke is nicking bits out of them!
Ah, so yours announces itself as 68000XD for the disk version, and the ROM is 68000XR, never knew that. More of this Crossware stuff needs archiving as so little is available to play with.
September 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ah, so yours announces itself as 68000XD for the disk version, and the ROM is 68000XR, never knew that. More of this Crossware stuff needs archiving as so little is available to play with.
The Crossware 68K ROM that's archived is from 1985. I'd be interested in any Crossware ROMs you have in case there's anything not yet archived.
September 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Crossware 68K ROM that's archived is from 1985. I'd be interested in any Crossware ROMs you have in case there's anything not yet archived.