Dan Tootill
@dantootill.bsky.social
Linux guy, retro-computing and electronics enthusiast, hobbyist graphic designer and 3D artist (Commodore). Occasional writer and musician. Also that kid with the weird eyes off of GamesMaster.
A bit of chaitable fun for the upcoming festive season... I have bought this old banger of a C64 from the British Heart Foundation. I don't need it, but it needed more bids!
My plan is to fix it up and resell it, then donate the proceeds back to the BFH, on top of what I just paid. Let's do it! 😀
My plan is to fix it up and resell it, then donate the proceeds back to the BFH, on top of what I just paid. Let's do it! 😀
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A bit of chaitable fun for the upcoming festive season... I have bought this old banger of a C64 from the British Heart Foundation. I don't need it, but it needed more bids!
My plan is to fix it up and resell it, then donate the proceeds back to the BFH, on top of what I just paid. Let's do it! 😀
My plan is to fix it up and resell it, then donate the proceeds back to the BFH, on top of what I just paid. Let's do it! 😀
Had a spare C64C case and keyboard so bought a loose, cheap (ish) short board off of eBay.
Needed a VIC, SID and a new switch, but it works great. Used one of my SIDKick Picos and wired in the second emulated SID. LED gaves it a heartbeat.
Needed a VIC, SID and a new switch, but it works great. Used one of my SIDKick Picos and wired in the second emulated SID. LED gaves it a heartbeat.
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Had a spare C64C case and keyboard so bought a loose, cheap (ish) short board off of eBay.
Needed a VIC, SID and a new switch, but it works great. Used one of my SIDKick Picos and wired in the second emulated SID. LED gaves it a heartbeat.
Needed a VIC, SID and a new switch, but it works great. Used one of my SIDKick Picos and wired in the second emulated SID. LED gaves it a heartbeat.
Unlike the weird black C64 Mini, this actually looks quite cool. Would have been better if they'd done the printer with the original version.
Still not for me though, as I've got a Magenta Next on the way.
Still not for me though, as I've got a Magenta Next on the way.
The Spectrum Collector's Edition
A striking all-white tribute to the iconic one-millionth Spectrum, available in an exclusive limited Collector’s Edition.
retrogames.biz
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Unlike the weird black C64 Mini, this actually looks quite cool. Would have been better if they'd done the printer with the original version.
Still not for me though, as I've got a Magenta Next on the way.
Still not for me though, as I've got a Magenta Next on the way.
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First ever showing of a Magenta Next and Dreamtime Monty in the wild at Crash Live! 2025 #zxspectrumnext #zxspectrumnextgames #retrocomputing #retrogaming
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
First ever showing of a Magenta Next and Dreamtime Monty in the wild at Crash Live! 2025 #zxspectrumnext #zxspectrumnextgames #retrocomputing #retrogaming
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🕹C64 Game of the Day🕹
Leaderboard (1986) by Bruce and Roger Carver, published by U.S. Gold. An outstanding golf game when released and still a joy to play today. The sequels and expansions added many improvements but this is where it started. #C64GameOfTheDay #Commodore64 #C64
Leaderboard (1986) by Bruce and Roger Carver, published by U.S. Gold. An outstanding golf game when released and still a joy to play today. The sequels and expansions added many improvements but this is where it started. #C64GameOfTheDay #Commodore64 #C64
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🕹C64 Game of the Day🕹
Leaderboard (1986) by Bruce and Roger Carver, published by U.S. Gold. An outstanding golf game when released and still a joy to play today. The sequels and expansions added many improvements but this is where it started. #C64GameOfTheDay #Commodore64 #C64
Leaderboard (1986) by Bruce and Roger Carver, published by U.S. Gold. An outstanding golf game when released and still a joy to play today. The sequels and expansions added many improvements but this is where it started. #C64GameOfTheDay #Commodore64 #C64
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Signed.
Sign the Petition
Ensure BBC refrains from compensating Donald Trump
c.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Signed.
I forgot to cancel my rolling subscription to the render farm I use. It automatically renewed for this month and charged me. Since I'm not currently using it, I politely asked them to reverse this and refund me, and they did! 😀
Credit where it's due, big shout out to render.st for being so awesome!
Credit where it's due, big shout out to render.st for being so awesome!
The most user-recommended render farm for Blender/Cycles/V-Ray and Modo
Next generation online render farm for 3D projects. Currently supporting Blender 3D, Modo and V-Ray. Simple pricing, friendly interface, knowledgeable support, high success rate, cloud-enabled.
render.st
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I forgot to cancel my rolling subscription to the render farm I use. It automatically renewed for this month and charged me. Since I'm not currently using it, I politely asked them to reverse this and refund me, and they did! 😀
Credit where it's due, big shout out to render.st for being so awesome!
Credit where it's due, big shout out to render.st for being so awesome!
Yorkie - for a snack.
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Yorkie - for a snack.
These guys were f@!#ing phenomenal. I feel very privileged to have been here, what a fantasric night!
November 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
These guys were f@!#ing phenomenal. I feel very privileged to have been here, what a fantasric night!
FastLoaders bebbeh... 😀
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
FastLoaders bebbeh... 😀
Quick visit to Super Game Shack. Would have been rude not to.
Some would say it was rude not to buy anything, but I'm travelling light and the wife might notice a PlayStation stuffed into my wash bag.
Some would say it was rude not to buy anything, but I'm travelling light and the wife might notice a PlayStation stuffed into my wash bag.
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Quick visit to Super Game Shack. Would have been rude not to.
Some would say it was rude not to buy anything, but I'm travelling light and the wife might notice a PlayStation stuffed into my wash bag.
Some would say it was rude not to buy anything, but I'm travelling light and the wife might notice a PlayStation stuffed into my wash bag.
In Leicester to see the FastLoaders. Would feel like an adventure, but we lived very near here for 10 years. 😄
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In Leicester to see the FastLoaders. Would feel like an adventure, but we lived very near here for 10 years. 😄
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Good morning 😊
Yes, Sir Clive hated that the Spectrum was popular because of the games and a C5 could never go this fast, but I had a lot of fun making this tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair ZX Spectrum 👍
Animation made in Blender, sountrack made in Studio one
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #8bitgaming
Yes, Sir Clive hated that the Spectrum was popular because of the games and a C5 could never go this fast, but I had a lot of fun making this tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair ZX Spectrum 👍
Animation made in Blender, sountrack made in Studio one
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #8bitgaming
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Good morning 😊
Yes, Sir Clive hated that the Spectrum was popular because of the games and a C5 could never go this fast, but I had a lot of fun making this tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair ZX Spectrum 👍
Animation made in Blender, sountrack made in Studio one
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #8bitgaming
Yes, Sir Clive hated that the Spectrum was popular because of the games and a C5 could never go this fast, but I had a lot of fun making this tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair ZX Spectrum 👍
Animation made in Blender, sountrack made in Studio one
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #8bitgaming
I was nowhere near when this happened, but I'm sure it wasn't.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I was nowhere near when this happened, but I'm sure it wasn't.
Hard to find the right words for this one. Net zero anyone? Green incentives perhaps?
EVs are prohibitively expensive as it is. I would love one, but I can't afford one *now*. If they do this, I might as well keep my hideous carcinogenic diesel.
EVs are prohibitively expensive as it is. I would love one, but I can't afford one *now*. If they do this, I might as well keep my hideous carcinogenic diesel.
EV drivers could face new tax in Budget
The BBC understands there have been
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hard to find the right words for this one. Net zero anyone? Green incentives perhaps?
EVs are prohibitively expensive as it is. I would love one, but I can't afford one *now*. If they do this, I might as well keep my hideous carcinogenic diesel.
EVs are prohibitively expensive as it is. I would love one, but I can't afford one *now*. If they do this, I might as well keep my hideous carcinogenic diesel.
Finally fixed that pesky datasette that's been sat on my desk since forever. New belt, new head (well, new to this drive - nicked it from a wrecked Dixons tape player) and it's working a treat.
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Finally fixed that pesky datasette that's been sat on my desk since forever. New belt, new head (well, new to this drive - nicked it from a wrecked Dixons tape player) and it's working a treat.
November 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Anyone else going to the FastLoaders gig next weekend? I cannot wait! 🎸🤘
FastLoaders - Commodore 64 Rocks Live | 2Funky Complex
** Free merch for concert goers (while stocks last) ** FastLoaders bring a powerful, tight rock sound to videogame music Commodore 64 classics like Commando, Last Ninja & Monty on the Run! Enjoy the r...
www.2funkycomplex.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Anyone else going to the FastLoaders gig next weekend? I cannot wait! 🎸🤘
My view for the next couple of hours, it's been nice having the use of my legs.
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
My view for the next couple of hours, it's been nice having the use of my legs.
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🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
Every year, we Brits go a bit further with Halloween celebrations in our baffling endeavour to pretend we're America. Now would be a good time to stop. 😉
This year, the new thing seems to be taping off your own house. Just reminds me of this!
This year, the new thing seems to be taping off your own house. Just reminds me of this!
S06E23 - The Police Line Prank on Ned Flanders
YouTube video by The Max Power Way
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Every year, we Brits go a bit further with Halloween celebrations in our baffling endeavour to pretend we're America. Now would be a good time to stop. 😉
This year, the new thing seems to be taping off your own house. Just reminds me of this!
This year, the new thing seems to be taping off your own house. Just reminds me of this!
Facebook is awash with dickheads defending her overtly racist comments "because it's true".
These are the same people who feel the need to leave an 'angry' reaction on every ad that features a same sex or mixed race couple. Just wind your f@!#ing neck in.
These are the same people who feel the need to leave an 'angry' reaction on every ad that features a same sex or mixed race couple. Just wind your f@!#ing neck in.
Reform MP Sarah Pochin's comments about adverts were 'racist', Wes Streeting says
Sarah Pochin apologises for saying
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Facebook is awash with dickheads defending her overtly racist comments "because it's true".
These are the same people who feel the need to leave an 'angry' reaction on every ad that features a same sex or mixed race couple. Just wind your f@!#ing neck in.
These are the same people who feel the need to leave an 'angry' reaction on every ad that features a same sex or mixed race couple. Just wind your f@!#ing neck in.
Got the kids to agree to a family retro gaming day. We ha e four Bluetooth controllers, all of them work wirh MiSTer FPGA when attached on their own. Trying to use them all together has been a disaster.
Only three would pair at once, and only two of those registered any input. Then one detached.
Only three would pair at once, and only two of those registered any input. Then one detached.
October 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Got the kids to agree to a family retro gaming day. We ha e four Bluetooth controllers, all of them work wirh MiSTer FPGA when attached on their own. Trying to use them all together has been a disaster.
Only three would pair at once, and only two of those registered any input. Then one detached.
Only three would pair at once, and only two of those registered any input. Then one detached.
My work laptop (Core i7-12800H with 32 GB RAM) takes 7 minutes to become usable after I enter my password.
This is Wirth's law in full effect. Windows did everything we needed 25 years ago, yet here we are living with a worse user experience on 10 times the power of the underlying hardware.
This is Wirth's law in full effect. Windows did everything we needed 25 years ago, yet here we are living with a worse user experience on 10 times the power of the underlying hardware.
October 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
My work laptop (Core i7-12800H with 32 GB RAM) takes 7 minutes to become usable after I enter my password.
This is Wirth's law in full effect. Windows did everything we needed 25 years ago, yet here we are living with a worse user experience on 10 times the power of the underlying hardware.
This is Wirth's law in full effect. Windows did everything we needed 25 years ago, yet here we are living with a worse user experience on 10 times the power of the underlying hardware.