@wretchedmorgan.bsky.social It’s not as bad as it looks but it is a LOT of soldering. The community is very friendly if you need any support (there’s usually some wee thing in a build like this, so don’t let that put you off!) The kit from ByteDelight is a dream; fully labelled and documented. Good luck!
@jimblimey.com Oh and if you haven’t already I can add the address to the TNFS index. (It’s the decentralised DNS record thing, pretty cool.) Will help others find it, if you want.
@jimblimey.com Ah cool. Yeah that does really open it up if you can just send someone a link. Anyway I shall jump into your gopherhole shortly and check it out!
@jimblimey.com Yeah with BBS you’d be able to serve more users/machines. Would love to see more TNFS “sites” though. I think I mentioned earlier but Mark Round’s (tnfs.markround.com) is phenomenal. (Take a look at his build toolchain!) I submitted a few changes to zmakebas to improve Spectranet support.
@fuzzweed.co.uk I think the game has in-game developer commentary as well. Portal certainly does and it’s fascinating!
@fuzzweed.co.uk Have you seen the Half-Life 2 anniversary documentary? Lots of insight into level design and play-testing. Especially the canal/airboat level; fun to speed through, yet also rewarding to explore on foot etc etc.
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@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