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The Cave (Neil) @visitthecave.bsky.social · 1d

What a pleasure it was to host Professor Steve Furber CBE today. A thoroughly entertaining talk and an insight into some incredible projects he’s worked on.

Thank you to everyone who came along and shared the day.

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 1d

For #RandomGameSaturday here is Super Sunday, which I got for Xmas in 1987 after I'd read the Zzap64 review earlier in the year. It's the only C64 game I've still got, kept it because of the unusual box.

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 1d

Family day out: patron day at @retrocollective.co.uk with @angel-mhor.bsky.social and Oliver

Angel, Oliver and myself in the Pump House

Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 2d

Shiny new eBay account, first purchase: old things 😀

I had the first volume and a few extra issues back in the 80s, been regretting getting rid of them for a while.

INPUT magazine by Marshall Cavendish, a complete course in programming the great variety of 8-bit computers available in the early 80s in the UK

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 3d

This was my Dad's setup in the late 80s, he used to film everything! I was a bit embarrassed by it at the time but now it's nice that I still have some of these recordings to look at (converted to digital, of course)

A man poses with a 1980s video camera with the separate VHS recording component slung over his shoulder.

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Heber Ltd. @heber-limited.bsky.social · 3d

We've got SNACs! shop.heber.co.uk/mister-multi...

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 3d

This cycle of "I have some energy, must do all the things" followed by "I've done too much!" is exactly what @angel-mhor.bsky.social goes through. She is also currently lying on the bed surrounded by cats 😁

Here's hoping you both have enough energy for the weekend.

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A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 It's that time of year again! Please sign up for the upcoming ISSUE 6 campaign! 🙌🙏

www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...

Coming soon: A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6

The sixth issue of A Profound Waste of Time. Kickstarter coming late 2025.

www.kickstarter.com

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The Cave (Neil) @visitthecave.bsky.social · 6d

Stuck for gift ideas?
You can now get museum entry and gift shop vouchers in the museum shop at caveshop.co.uk

Gift shop vouchers can be redeemed online or in person when you visit the museum.

Pop it on your Christmas list! (Sorry for mentioning Christmas in October!)

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 8d

I feel that the time has come for a spiritual successor to @stinkyox.bsky.social 's Hovver Bovver

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 8d

For #RandomGameSaturday I present Spelunky, a game that was my main route back into PC gaming and Steam in 2014. This is a special edition PS4 version I bought later for the cool box.

Spelunky PS4 edition from Limited Run Games

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 8d

There's a repair cafe in progress inside the Grand Arcade in Cambridge, right next to the Raspberry Pi shop

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The Centre for Computing History @computinghistory.org.uk · 8d

It's just four weeks now and we've got a fantastic range of exhibitors for you - see you all in Cambridge next month! Tickets are selling fast, so we do recommend booking in advance if you can - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/re... (Sat) www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74909/re... (Sun)

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 8d

Not a fan of repairing tape decks. Too much mechanical stuff to go wrong. But I've learned by accident how to make these Commodore C2N decks work again and here's a video where I share my secrets!

Commodore 64 C2N Tape Deck Repairs

YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It

youtu.be

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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 9d

A famous meme comes to life in This Is Fine: Maximum Cope with a demo out now
#ThisIsFine #Gaming #PCGaming

A famous meme comes to life in This Is Fine: Maximum Cope with a demo out now

Memes, you gotta love 'em right? Question Hound from This Is Fine is getting a metroidvania platformer video game with This Is Fine: Maximum Cope.

www.gamingonlinux.com

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Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social · 13d

40 years ago, Paradroid was on ZZAP!'s cover. We rated this amazing game 97%. Other top reviews: Little Computer People Discovery Kit (97%), Epyx' epic multisports sim Winter Games (94%), Wizard's Lair (89%), Hacker (87%), and Infocom's stellar Starcross text adventure (94%).

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 15d

Check out this amazing work! @computinghistory.org.uk

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 15d

This week it's the high cost of (inflation-adjusted) 1980s computing, a spirited defense of the Amstrad CPC, and a look at legendary artist Roger Dean's video game work! youtu.be/gxzEHAm_Nz0
Plus the wedgetop computer preferences submitted by you, the viewers, to the TWiR subreddit!

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 15d

Today's event at @computinghistory.org.uk is the Eco Project E-Waste Art Workshop, come along and create some e-waste art!

A table showing off some e-waste art along with a lot of crafting supplies

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 16d

Lovely article on University of Cambridge's Future Nostalgia project - rescuing knowledge from old floppy disks! Much of it resonates with the preservation work we do at GTW:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

via BBC_Future

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks

From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.

www.bbc.com

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 16d

My first delivery from @commodoreofficial.bsky.social

Just need the C64 Ultimate to arrive now!

An ArcadeR Joystick bought from commodore.net

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 17d

"Elite, the widely acclaimed 3-D space game, is the highest selling game ever published for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron..."

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Rob Crowther @robertcrowther.bsky.social · 16d

Tried to logon but it errors. Might be cool though, I'll check it out again when you have OAuth.

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 16d

To highlight their "Commodore" brand, Commodore Business Machines once brought an actual ship to the waterfront for the 1983 CES show, meaning there was in fact a brief time where you could be a Commodore Commodore.

A report from the August 1983 issue of Commander Magazine, showing the 'Commodore Clipper', a fairly large ferry decked out in Commodore colors, docked on the Chicago waterfront for the 1983 Consumer Electronics Show.

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Andy Toone @lockfarm.bsky.social · 16d

OK BlueSky network, can we do the six degrees of Kevin Bacon thing? Does anyone know Ian Livingstone or someone in similar tech/tabletop gaming/boardgame area? I've got a tech demo that I'd love to take further, or at least show to people who might 'get it'.

Reposts appreciated.

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