@retrotechtive.bsky.social
Retro computing and games enthusiast.
Games industry coder by day, electronics + old computer tinkerer the rest of the time.
🐘: [email protected]
#retrocomputing #amiga #appleii #macintosh #atari #c64 #zxspectrum #amstradcpc #tandy
Games industry coder by day, electronics + old computer tinkerer the rest of the time.
🐘: [email protected]
#retrocomputing #amiga #appleii #macintosh #atari #c64 #zxspectrum #amstradcpc #tandy
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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In Blake 7, the flight computer of the Scorpio was in fact powered by an Acorn System 1. 6502 rules the universe!
Have you ever wondered what the flight computer of the Scorpio was in #Blake7?
Professor Steve Furber lets us in on a little secret.
Full talk coming soon to youtube.com/@theretrocollective
Professor Steve Furber lets us in on a little secret.
Full talk coming soon to youtube.com/@theretrocollective
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In Blake 7, the flight computer of the Scorpio was in fact powered by an Acorn System 1. 6502 rules the universe!
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My weekend project was trying out #PicoIDE on my Amiga 1200. It mostly works, just needs a few tweaks. Thanks to the Amiga community who knows this machine way better than I do!
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My weekend project was trying out #PicoIDE on my Amiga 1200. It mostly works, just needs a few tweaks. Thanks to the Amiga community who knows this machine way better than I do!
I stand by my decision to never fit the composite part of the Amiga 1200 when I built my two ReAmiga 1200s. This pic was taken in 2022 and I've still never felt a need for it.
Originally, a decision made due to shortage of the right capacitors but yeah, who the heck needs composite on an #Amiga.
Originally, a decision made due to shortage of the right capacitors but yeah, who the heck needs composite on an #Amiga.
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I stand by my decision to never fit the composite part of the Amiga 1200 when I built my two ReAmiga 1200s. This pic was taken in 2022 and I've still never felt a need for it.
Originally, a decision made due to shortage of the right capacitors but yeah, who the heck needs composite on an #Amiga.
Originally, a decision made due to shortage of the right capacitors but yeah, who the heck needs composite on an #Amiga.
Random #CD32 pic coz why not. Still love this game too, though I admit I've never actually finished it. Definitely need that mouse to play it properly though.
#amiga #liberation
#amiga #liberation
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Random #CD32 pic coz why not. Still love this game too, though I admit I've never actually finished it. Definitely need that mouse to play it properly though.
#amiga #liberation
#amiga #liberation
Ah boooo. This #C64 was sold as not working, and a few keys don't work for sure, and I don't trust the PSU...
However everything else works. Was looking forward to fixing it, but hey a cheap C64C! 😄
However everything else works. Was looking forward to fixing it, but hey a cheap C64C! 😄
November 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Ah boooo. This #C64 was sold as not working, and a few keys don't work for sure, and I don't trust the PSU...
However everything else works. Was looking forward to fixing it, but hey a cheap C64C! 😄
However everything else works. Was looking forward to fixing it, but hey a cheap C64C! 😄
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More than Ghostwatch, the finale of Paul Daniels: Live at Halloween 1987 scared the SHIT out of me as a kid.
The slam of the iron maiden, the horrifying silence, the voice of a floor manager asking everyone to leave. And then silent credits. Incredible television.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5R0...
The slam of the iron maiden, the horrifying silence, the voice of a floor manager asking everyone to leave. And then silent credits. Incredible television.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5R0...
October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
More than Ghostwatch, the finale of Paul Daniels: Live at Halloween 1987 scared the SHIT out of me as a kid.
The slam of the iron maiden, the horrifying silence, the voice of a floor manager asking everyone to leave. And then silent credits. Incredible television.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5R0...
The slam of the iron maiden, the horrifying silence, the voice of a floor manager asking everyone to leave. And then silent credits. Incredible television.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5R0...
October 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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October 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
More pre-Halloween horror...
A Spectrum... of fire! 😱🔥
A Spectrum... of fire! 😱🔥
October 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
More pre-Halloween horror...
A Spectrum... of fire! 😱🔥
A Spectrum... of fire! 😱🔥
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I keep trying to tell people about #FujiNet.
That it is a WiFi adapter for your favorite #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #Commodore, #Atari2600, #AtariLynx, and #MSDOS machines, with more to come.
But word isn't getting out.
Can u help?
fujinet.online
That it is a WiFi adapter for your favorite #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #Commodore, #Atari2600, #AtariLynx, and #MSDOS machines, with more to come.
But word isn't getting out.
Can u help?
fujinet.online
FujiNet - The Future of Retro Computing
The Future of Retro Computing
fujinet.online
October 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I keep trying to tell people about #FujiNet.
That it is a WiFi adapter for your favorite #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #Commodore, #Atari2600, #AtariLynx, and #MSDOS machines, with more to come.
But word isn't getting out.
Can u help?
fujinet.online
That it is a WiFi adapter for your favorite #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #Commodore, #Atari2600, #AtariLynx, and #MSDOS machines, with more to come.
But word isn't getting out.
Can u help?
fujinet.online
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Still buzzing from the BubbleBack review in the latest Break Space magazine.
They didn't HAVE to be so kind, but I'm glad they were.
Game available here: sloanysoft.itch.io/bubbleback
BreakSpace magazine available here: breakspace.itch.io/breakspace-i...
Both completely free!!
They didn't HAVE to be so kind, but I'm glad they were.
Game available here: sloanysoft.itch.io/bubbleback
BreakSpace magazine available here: breakspace.itch.io/breakspace-i...
Both completely free!!
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Still buzzing from the BubbleBack review in the latest Break Space magazine.
They didn't HAVE to be so kind, but I'm glad they were.
Game available here: sloanysoft.itch.io/bubbleback
BreakSpace magazine available here: breakspace.itch.io/breakspace-i...
Both completely free!!
They didn't HAVE to be so kind, but I'm glad they were.
Game available here: sloanysoft.itch.io/bubbleback
BreakSpace magazine available here: breakspace.itch.io/breakspace-i...
Both completely free!!
October 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Had a new toy arrive today. The SMART Card from Retroleum.
Has the usual SD card snap 'n tap loading stuff, but also has space for 16 ROM images (including 32K and 64K variants) - all managed from the device itself.
Also has an NMI button for doing NMI things.
Has the usual SD card snap 'n tap loading stuff, but also has space for 16 ROM images (including 32K and 64K variants) - all managed from the device itself.
Also has an NMI button for doing NMI things.
October 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Had a new toy arrive today. The SMART Card from Retroleum.
Has the usual SD card snap 'n tap loading stuff, but also has space for 16 ROM images (including 32K and 64K variants) - all managed from the device itself.
Also has an NMI button for doing NMI things.
Has the usual SD card snap 'n tap loading stuff, but also has space for 16 ROM images (including 32K and 64K variants) - all managed from the device itself.
Also has an NMI button for doing NMI things.
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#yourcomputer magazine, october 1985: Open letter Bruce Everiss (Imagine ex sales manager) writes to Clive Sinclair
#zxspectrum #retrogaming
#zxspectrum #retrogaming
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
#yourcomputer magazine, october 1985: Open letter Bruce Everiss (Imagine ex sales manager) writes to Clive Sinclair
#zxspectrum #retrogaming
#zxspectrum #retrogaming
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This is pure gold. A who's who guide to the staff at Sinclair Research Limited, from 1984. Photos and details for everyone at the various offices around the UK. There's some great hairstyles and clothing - you have been warned!
www.sinclairql.net/downloads/19...
www.sinclairql.net/downloads/19...
www.sinclairql.net
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is pure gold. A who's who guide to the staff at Sinclair Research Limited, from 1984. Photos and details for everyone at the various offices around the UK. There's some great hairstyles and clothing - you have been warned!
www.sinclairql.net/downloads/19...
www.sinclairql.net/downloads/19...
Finally got around to replacing the regulator and doing the composite mod on this Issue 2 #ZXSpectrum 48K.
Normally, that modern regulator replacement wouldn't fit in the case attached straight up like that, but this is the one from the DK'Tronics keyboard case so not an issue here.
Normally, that modern regulator replacement wouldn't fit in the case attached straight up like that, but this is the one from the DK'Tronics keyboard case so not an issue here.
October 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Finally got around to replacing the regulator and doing the composite mod on this Issue 2 #ZXSpectrum 48K.
Normally, that modern regulator replacement wouldn't fit in the case attached straight up like that, but this is the one from the DK'Tronics keyboard case so not an issue here.
Normally, that modern regulator replacement wouldn't fit in the case attached straight up like that, but this is the one from the DK'Tronics keyboard case so not an issue here.
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Watch out for the monsters!😱
Roguecraft is a turn-based dungeon crawler #roguelike with retro roots and pixel-perfect turn-based action.
Now coming to #steam (and also more retro platforms)! 🎉
🎯Wishlist on Steam: thalamus.link/roguecraft
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegamedev
Roguecraft is a turn-based dungeon crawler #roguelike with retro roots and pixel-perfect turn-based action.
Now coming to #steam (and also more retro platforms)! 🎉
🎯Wishlist on Steam: thalamus.link/roguecraft
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegamedev
October 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Watch out for the monsters!😱
Roguecraft is a turn-based dungeon crawler #roguelike with retro roots and pixel-perfect turn-based action.
Now coming to #steam (and also more retro platforms)! 🎉
🎯Wishlist on Steam: thalamus.link/roguecraft
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegamedev
Roguecraft is a turn-based dungeon crawler #roguelike with retro roots and pixel-perfect turn-based action.
Now coming to #steam (and also more retro platforms)! 🎉
🎯Wishlist on Steam: thalamus.link/roguecraft
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegamedev
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October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Was rummaging through some of my retro-related photos from last year and found this. I really need to set the IIGS up again 😍
#appleiigs #dungeonmaster
#appleiigs #dungeonmaster
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Was rummaging through some of my retro-related photos from last year and found this. I really need to set the IIGS up again 😍
#appleiigs #dungeonmaster
#appleiigs #dungeonmaster
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Affected users are requested to change their identities as a precaution.
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.
buff.ly
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Affected users are requested to change their identities as a precaution.
Latest retro coding book acquisition, and continuing my building of the Inside Macintosh collection.
This thing is huge - hard to tell the exact page count because of the way its broken down into sections but still, it gives War and Peace a run for its money.
This thing is huge - hard to tell the exact page count because of the way its broken down into sections but still, it gives War and Peace a run for its money.
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Latest retro coding book acquisition, and continuing my building of the Inside Macintosh collection.
This thing is huge - hard to tell the exact page count because of the way its broken down into sections but still, it gives War and Peace a run for its money.
This thing is huge - hard to tell the exact page count because of the way its broken down into sections but still, it gives War and Peace a run for its money.