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Having now completed the remastering of my previous Youtube videos, I was motivated enough to make this new one on the Atari 800. It's the first in seven years. The computer hasn't aged in that time, but I certainly have (: Anyway, take a look if you're interested.

Hi, I used to live in this forum from about 2007 until towards the end of the last decade. In the last few years vintage computing has been on the back burner, but some old timers here might still remember me. Here is why I'm posting. From about 2013 to 2016 or so, I uploaded a series of...

Hi, I wrote up this puzzling alignment experience, just in case it's helpful to anyone. https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2022-09-03-Aligning-a-full-height-floppy-disk-drive-when-the-alignment-screw-is-not-enough.htm Tez

There is no "Pacific" or Australasia" prefix so I've had to use the "Asia" region? Anyway, I'm New Zealand-based, selling this Internationally, while trying to avoid eBay. See https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/temp-model1-L1-sale.htm.

Hi guys, As some of you will know, I maintain an historical/archive site on the Dick Smith System 80/Video Genie, which is an EACA clone of the TRS-80 Model 1. Within this site, I have a page of dedicated to Dick Smith Software. Dick Smith Ltd., commissioned these products, and sold them in...

I've been exploring Linux over the past few months. As a learning exercise I decided to have a go at installing SDL2TRS in a couple of my VirtualBox Linux environments. Using the .deb file on offer, I managed to install it no problem in Linux Mint 20.2. (see photo). The emulator seems to work...

Hi, I don't get on here anywhere near as I used to these days, but members might be interested in this small get together down-under. https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2021-10-24-2nd-southern-NI-computer-meet.htm tezza

I've been having a lot of fun playing with this device, which has given my PET a new lease of life. Anyway, here's a review for those not familiar with it. https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2020-04-18-SD2PET-review.htm Tez

I've written this drive alignment adventure up for those who might be interested. https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2020-03-31-trs-80-model-4-drive-realignment.htm Tez

Just a repair writeup if anyone's interested. https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2020-03-30-model-1-video-monitor-fix.htm Given all electronic shops are COVID-19 closed, it's a relief to find one suitable replacement cap (but only one!) in the parts bin! Tez

My recent experience here (with photos): https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2020-03-20-retrobright-by-the-sun-only.htm Quite a positive result. Tez

Apologies for cross-posting. I've added a few new bits and pieces to the Dick Smith System 80 site. If anyone is interested, take a look at the first three entries under the link. https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/system-80/whats_new.htm Incidentally, this month is somewhat of a...

In my vintage computer shack I had (until the weekend) a Windows 7 machine I used primarily as my gateway to the Internet out there. I declined the free Windows 10 upgrade nag that went around when Win 10 first arrived, not wanting to upset things with a new (possibly buggy) version of the OS...

Hi, From the "Archiving the obscure" Dept. I'm on the hunt for this program. EBOS which stands for Exatron BASIC Operating System for use with the Stringy Floppy. Written by Thomas Wheeler in 1980 (version 1.4). I have the manual but does any one have the binary? I want to put it here...

Hi, just to note to those interested in the Exidy Sorcerer. I've added 18 more programs to the Sorcerer archive at https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-23-software-for-real-sorcerers.htm To see what they are, check out the updates section at the bottom of the page. The originals...

Hi, Michael Borthwick, an Exidy Sorcerer enthusiast, sent me scanned copies of three issues of "Stringy Floppy Newsletter", produced by ASP Microcomputers in Australia. As one of the main hosts for this device was the TRS-80 Model 1 (and clones), I thought I'd add them to my System 80 site...

Personal computer retailers of the early 1980s are also part of computer history. This won't be of interest to everyone, but if you want to hear what it was like to open and run a microcomputer store in New Zealand back in the early 1980s, it's available in the article here...

Hi, Years ago I received 50 or so boxed Apple II games. The games are complete in their boxes, and contain all the manuals, maps and other paraphernalia. Most of them, but not all, are of the RPG genre. Software is not the focus of my collection activity and I need to move them on to make...

For those who follow Macintosh... Is this an accurate state of affairs? https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2018/06/14/on-the-sad-state-of-macintosh-hardware/ Tez

This has been discussed years ago on this forum with no apparent resolution so I thought it worth a revisit. I have a Celeron II machine I use for disk imaging and file extraction. It is the one featured here . I run MS-DOS, Windows 98SE and XP SP3 depending how I boot it. The problem is...