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I was privileged to see this in person, what a piece of history 😍
binarydinosaurs.co.uk Binary Dinosaurs @binarydinosaurs.co.uk · 14d
Start the week with a unicorn! No, not the Torch Unicorn though I'd quite like one of those too.

No, there'll be two camps for this one. You'll either instantly know what it is or, more likely, you'll never have heard of it because it never sold.

This is the HH Tiger, aka the Tangerine Microtan 2.
Overhead pic of the Tiger showing the nice coloured function keys that could be used as colour selectors in Teletext mode. The machine is bigger than it looks, not far short of the Tatung Einstein. Keyboard is VERY reminiscent of the Acorn Electron despite neither Tangerine or HH having any Acorn connections. Back of the Tiger showing all the IO ports - centronics printer, cassette (rare for a disk-based machine), light pen (because every 80s machine had to have one), TTL RGB video, network in/out and GPIB. Serial number is seen as 20502, aka 'machine number 2.' Number 1 is in the Centre For Computing History in Cambridge. Lid off! Now we can see the tray which holds the PSU with its lovely toroidal transformer (HH made audio products you say?). Space to the left of the tray is where the modem lived. In the centre of the PSU board is a large red coil which was later moved offboard to live on the side of the case because it was affecting the monitor picture. Complete motherboard pic. In it you can see the 3x 32K RAM boards at the top which were discrete memory for the D7220 graphics processor. Along the bottom is the Z80 and GPIB components, the Z80 has its own ROMs and 64K of RAM. Down the right hand side is the 6809 IO part of the machine, again the 6809 has its own ROMs and RAM. Top right is the IO with a pair of 6522s for the comms.
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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loudscotsbloke.bsky.social
Managed to finally get hold of a personal unicorn machine! Been after one for a very long time! This is my Indata DAI. An incredibly rare beast from 1980. A monster spec that was reflected in the cost at the time. Lovely. ZX80 for scale 😁 (didn't have a banana)
October 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
Very much looking forward to building the new PiDP-1 Rack kit that’s just arrived 😍 @oscar-ceds.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
petescircuit.bsky.social
A truly wonderful place to visit and staff and volunteers aren’t bad either 😎
museumofcomputing.bsky.social museumofcomputing.bsky.social @museumofcomputing.bsky.social · Aug 2
We are open today and have discovery, nostalgia, and entertainment for the whole family, all for an amazingly low entry price.

Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm
Adult £5 Children £3 Family £12
#Swindon #computer #retrogaming #museum
August 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
Being a bit lazy today but I really need to sort through this box of boards
July 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
You can’t beat an MK-14 for a wonderful piece of history. I’m really looking forward to getting this one working again 😍
July 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
Only the RS232 expansion to get and I can move on to another obsession 😂
July 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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morefunmakingit.bsky.social
On Saturday Thomas and I went on a MEGA road trip to the @shortcircuit.org.uk guys @petescircuit.bsky.social and @heredragons.be in glorious Sandgate in Kent.
We had the best day there and the video of that trip will be coming very soon!
Thank you Tony and Pete!
June 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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June 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
The coffee mug of choice 👌🏻
June 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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morefunmakingit.bsky.social
The start of a big adventure!
This lovable little Spectrum has embarked on a trip around the world where it will visit many retro and vintage tech people along the way.
Started off by @2600.me who handed it to me, it's visited the @retrocollective.co.uk and is now in the safe hands of YARC Todd.
The Roaming ZX Spectrum's Adventure Begins!
YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It
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June 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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devilishdesign.bsky.social
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...
OSI Superboard II and the UK101
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June 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
Wonderful video of the event
morefunmakingit.bsky.social More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · Jun 3
Want to see how my weekend went?
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
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June 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I'll be at #RetroFest UK this saturday (May 31st) if you spot me and say Spectrum, Gameboy, Advance or Master System you might get a present (stock depending) #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #RetroFest youtu.be/tix31nV6CbQ

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I'll be at RetroFest UK in Swindon on the 31st of May #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retrofest
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May 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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devilishdesign.bsky.social
Getting things ready to take to Retrofest. Less than a week to go! Yikes!!
A stack of MITS Altair computers. At the bottom, an 8800b. Above that, an original 8800 and on the top, the small 680b.
May 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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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
petescircuit.bsky.social
Wonderful stuff
visitthecave.bsky.social The Cave (Neil) @visitthecave.bsky.social · Apr 28
New Video: youtu.be/J4rs4F9NOfI
Let's see if we can restore a crusty Acorn Atom from 1980 with the Retro Collective team!
April 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
Happy to see people taking the logo away with them 😀
gedgehead.bsky.social @Gedgehead @gedgehead.bsky.social · Apr 28
#RetroFest2025 is now international! Everyone in the hotel has to pass this screen on their way to the restaurants. Viva la revolution that is RetroFest 2025.

www.retrofest.uk
April 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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It's time for another video! Get updates on the exhibitors, find out how many capacitors there were in that jar and see what happens when @petescircuit.bsky.social goes out to meet the public ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l4O...
RetroFest 2025 UK - Festival of Vintage Computing - Further Updates!
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April 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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There’s a real thrill in seeing this for the first time, I got it when I made the Atari 2600 / GameBoy cart and Speccy tape and have it again with the Master System cart. This isn’t the final cart, it won’t fit in a case (or properly in the SMS) with a chip holder #IndieDev #RetroDev #RetroGaming
A Sega Master System II console with a green circuit board labeled "JURL" placed on top. The console features a pause button and is surrounded by tangled cables. A Sega Master System II console is in the foreground, with a television displaying the "SEGA" logo in the background. The setup features a cluttered space with various cables and gaming equipment visible. A Sega Master System II console is prominently displayed in the foreground, with a TV screen in the background showing a game menu titled "JURL." The scene is cluttered with various cables and accessories, creating a retro gaming setup atmosphere. A computer monitor displays a retro video game with blue diamonds arranged in columns and an orange meteor. The score is shown as 0000420.
April 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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binarydinosaurs.co.uk
Only a few weeks to go to RetroFest 2025 in STEAM at Swindon Works, 31st May - 1st June!

Have YOU got your ticket yet? Come and see the weird and wonderful including this monstrous CPT8520. Come and type! Word process! Enter words on the monster keyboard like it’s 1982!

Tell your friends 😄
A computer screen with ascii ‘graphics’ spelling “retrofest 2025” in a computer typeface. A huge and extremely heavy CPT8520 word processor from 1982. This is the machine I’ve been restoring since Xmas last year. It weighs a bloody ton.
April 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
Only 2 months to go, squeaky bum time…..
shortcircuit.org.uk Short Circuit @shortcircuit.org.uk · Mar 31
Oh wow, it's exactly 2 months until RetroFest 2025 in Swindon! If you want to read more about who's coming, take a look at www.retrofest.uk/whowhat.php and if you actually want to see some of them, take a look here! www.youtube.com/@shortcircui...
March 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
I really enjoyed this video
visitthecave.bsky.social The Cave (Neil) @visitthecave.bsky.social · Mar 25
New Video: youtu.be/3v4sFkmM0GY

Splitting the Acorn Atom! A very British micro from 1980 arrives at the museum, but what is it? Let's find out and restore one in the process.

#TrashToTreasure #restoration #tech #retrotech #acorn
March 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
Win tickets to RetroFest 2025 plus more updates youtu.be/JCXpNGz6nmE?...
RetroFest 2025 - More Updates
YouTube video by Short Circuit
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March 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
petescircuit.bsky.social
I really enjoyed talking to Lee he’s a wonderful chap 😀👍🏻
morefunmakingit.bsky.social More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · Mar 23
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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More Fun Talking Retro - Pete Golding. Episode 2 - If You Build It They Will Come
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March 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM