@dfj you have a whole year to plan your trip! (I travelled all the way from Scotland to be here) 😉 But in all seriousness, yeah it’s great to chat to like-minded folk who are passionate about these old systems so it was well worth the trip for me. Hopefully there’s something more reasonably near you coming up!
@dfj it was! And my first Retro event really, what a treat! If you happen to be anywhere near Cambridge next November I recommend it.
@odd yep devices are small enough now; we can afford the space for a non-glued battery and even a hatch to make them accessible!
@kenworthy I’m having fun exploring some old magazine type-in listings. This one is from Format (Vol 7, Issue 8).
There’s thousands archived at Spectrum Computing if you want to indulge your nostalgia!
@robert the vRetro shop has reopened so I’ve ordered a VR177X (it’s a modern reimplementation of the classic 1770/1772 floppy controller ICs)
@jarrod @danielpunkass wait until you hear about James Lovelock reanimating frozen hamsters with surplus WWII radar parts. #DontTryThisAtHome