Chris Garrett
@chrisg.com
🇨🇦🇬🇧Nerd
* Content Marketing / WordPress
* Retro gaming and programming
* Raspberry Pi / Arduino Etc
* Warhammer / D&D
* 3Dprinting / making / CNC / lasercutting
* Content Marketing / WordPress
* Retro gaming and programming
* Raspberry Pi / Arduino Etc
* Warhammer / D&D
* 3Dprinting / making / CNC / lasercutting
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Chris Garrett
@chrisg.com
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Learning Retro Computer Electronics Fault Finding and Restoration
Have you watched retro computer and electronics repair YouTubers and thought you would like to try that? Well, you can!
retrogamecoders.com
Have you been wanting to get into vintage computer repairs? Here is how I have been learning to do retro refurbs:
retrogamecoders.com/learning-ret...
#retrocomputers
retrogamecoders.com/learning-ret...
#retrocomputers
"Gemini remind me what car I have? Yes I realise I just stepped out of it and it is very close to me right now. No I can't read the tire size you need to put it on a screen, hallucinate if you must ..."
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"Gemini remind me what car I have? Yes I realise I just stepped out of it and it is very close to me right now. No I can't read the tire size you need to put it on a screen, hallucinate if you must ..."
Hull has surrounded York and broken us in two, Manchester has pushed through past the Warrington and Warrington blockades intto the East - please send help!
January 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Hull has surrounded York and broken us in two, Manchester has pushed through past the Warrington and Warrington blockades intto the East - please send help!
Clearing up confusion, one of these is an emulator, the other is a Bluetooth keyboard for working with emulators 🤓
Unfortunately the rubber keys are crap even on the original 🤭
(The Retrogames Spectrum is really good if you just want a nostalgia hit)
#zxspectrum
Unfortunately the rubber keys are crap even on the original 🤭
(The Retrogames Spectrum is really good if you just want a nostalgia hit)
#zxspectrum
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Clearing up confusion, one of these is an emulator, the other is a Bluetooth keyboard for working with emulators 🤓
Unfortunately the rubber keys are crap even on the original 🤭
(The Retrogames Spectrum is really good if you just want a nostalgia hit)
#zxspectrum
Unfortunately the rubber keys are crap even on the original 🤭
(The Retrogames Spectrum is really good if you just want a nostalgia hit)
#zxspectrum
@pimoroni.com does the HyperPixel 2.1 Round still not work with the latest raspbian? Before I dig up an old OS I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something ...
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
@pimoroni.com does the HyperPixel 2.1 Round still not work with the latest raspbian? Before I dig up an old OS I wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something ...
Bit more progress on the 3d modelling
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Bit more progress on the 3d modelling
January 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"Stop reacting negatively to our unwarranted violence"
Homan: "There will be more bloodshed unless we decrease the hateful rhetoric"
January 12, 2026 at 12:12 PM
"Stop reacting negatively to our unwarranted violence"
Reposted by Chris Garrett
There is always an XKCD
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
There is always an XKCD
Testing how much spare processor capacity the C64u has when using C.
Answer is … quite a lot …
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Answer is … quite a lot …
www.instagram.com/reel/DTYiUjO...
Chris G @RetroGameCoders on Instagram: "Testing how much spare processor capacity the C64u has when using C.
Answer is … quite a lot …"
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January 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Testing how much spare processor capacity the C64u has when using C.
Answer is … quite a lot …
www.instagram.com/reel/DTYiUjO...
Answer is … quite a lot …
www.instagram.com/reel/DTYiUjO...
I forgot the bundled wallpapers seem to have been selected from a teenage boys bedroom wall 🙄
January 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I forgot the bundled wallpapers seem to have been selected from a teenage boys bedroom wall 🙄
Raspberry Pi 500+ running PiMiga 5
January 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Raspberry Pi 500+ running PiMiga 5
My new Amiga (amongst other things) 🤩
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
My new Amiga (amongst other things) 🤩
Have you been wanting to get into vintage computer repairs? Here is how I have been learning to do retro refurbs:
retrogamecoders.com/learning-ret...
#retrocomputers
retrogamecoders.com/learning-ret...
#retrocomputers
Learning Retro Computer Electronics Fault Finding and Restoration
Have you watched retro computer and electronics repair YouTubers and thought you would like to try that? Well, you can!
retrogamecoders.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Have you been wanting to get into vintage computer repairs? Here is how I have been learning to do retro refurbs:
retrogamecoders.com/learning-ret...
#retrocomputers
retrogamecoders.com/learning-ret...
#retrocomputers
I found my hacker box (sans box) with portable scope project. Hoping have all the parts so I can try it as a handy portable instead of my full desktop unit :)
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I found my hacker box (sans box) with portable scope project. Hoping have all the parts so I can try it as a handy portable instead of my full desktop unit :)
Hope the USA military doesn’t discover how expensive this stuff is per oz, don’t want electronics supply stores being sent any democracy
January 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Hope the USA military doesn’t discover how expensive this stuff is per oz, don’t want electronics supply stores being sent any democracy
@pimoroni.com will you be getting the @adafruit Fruit Jam in stock at some point?
January 7, 2026 at 11:31 AM
@pimoroni.com will you be getting the @adafruit Fruit Jam in stock at some point?
Decided it is the right thing to do, even though the binaries are available from the usual sources too.
January 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Decided it is the right thing to do, even though the binaries are available from the usual sources too.
Ooh this I did not know, I have had so many issues with this over the years. Of course I rebuilt my site in several programming languages between 1994 and 2006~ when I settled on WP
Started blogging in ’95. Nearly all site’s my content from the past 30 years is still up. Sadly, the same can’t be said for most third-party content I linked to. Happily, the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer solves much of this.
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
wordpress.org/plugins/inte...
Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer
Automatically fix broken links by replacing them with archived versions from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
wordpress.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Ooh this I did not know, I have had so many issues with this over the years. Of course I rebuilt my site in several programming languages between 1994 and 2006~ when I settled on WP
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Launching an Online Business in 2026? Here’s What to Focus On
https://www.chrisg.com/launching-online-business/
https://www.chrisg.com/launching-online-business/
Launching an Online Business in 2026? Here’s What to Focus On
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January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Launching an Online Business in 2026? Here’s What to Focus On
https://www.chrisg.com/launching-online-business/
https://www.chrisg.com/launching-online-business/
@visitthecave.bsky.social do you ever do “repair days”? If not, idea for an event? Kind of bring your slightly broken retro gear and fix it under adult supervision thing :)
January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
@visitthecave.bsky.social do you ever do “repair days”? If not, idea for an event? Kind of bring your slightly broken retro gear and fix it under adult supervision thing :)