Andy's Retro Computers
Blog URL http://retrocomputers.wordpress.com/
Located Peterborough, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom
Tags retro, computers, amstrad, commodore, peterborough, m3yek
Blog about vintage and retro computers
Latest Blog Posts
- 2 new additions – Atari 800XL + TI 99/4A on Nov 16, 2009 in Andys Retro Computers Free Stuff 800xl addition atari rcm retro texas instruments vintage
Picked up 2 machines at the RCM meetup yesterday. Texas Instruments TI99/4a Atari 800 XL + 1010 tape drive. Photos will be uploaded later.
- Cascade Cassette 50 advert on Nov 14, 2009 in Andys Retro Computers advert advertising Cascade Cassette 50 retro computers vintage
This is a advert for the “Cascade Cassette 50″ games collection. Personally I think this was one of the worse games collection ever released! I scanned this advert from the “Computing with the Amstrad” magazine Vol.2 No.1 Janu...
- RCM November Open day this Sunday! on Nov 11, 2009 in Andys Retro Computers Amstrad apple cpc6128 pc0186 Retro Computer Museum rm nimbux
Its that time of year again – the November Retro Computer Museum open day! This is now the 3rd public event held by this museum. I will be attenting the event again this year, and im currently planning to bring 3 systems. One is my recently o...
- RM Nimbus PC-186 now has a monitor! on Nov 3, 2009 in Andys Retro Computers 80186 cm8833-ii pc philips rm nimbus
Finally got a monitor attached to the RM. Using a Philips CM8833-II. Machine boots to its welcome disk, so I can now play Worms and Trains!
- B3ta.com interviews Jeff Minter of Llamasoft on Nov 2, 2009 in Andys Retro Computers 80s b3ta crabs gaming jeff minter llamasoft nostalga piss
This is a great interview with Jeff Minter of Llamasoft. Includes questions like… How did having tons of 11 year olds thinking you were god feel? What is the worst game you have ever played? Is it just nostalga or were games better in the 80s?
- Simple 8 bit interface for Spectrum on Nov 1, 2009 in Andys Retro Computers ide interface retro sinclair spectrum vintage computer
Ive finally built a proper solid 8bit interface for the Sinclair Spectrum. This adapter allows me to use a IDE hard disk or Compact Flash card on my Sinclair +3. Ive had to install 2 new EPROMS in the machine for it to support IDE devices. Im using t...
- 2 new additions – Apple Macintosh IIci and Quadra 950 on Oct 30, 2009 in Free Stuff Old Computers apple iici macintosh quadra 950 retro computers
I now have a Apple Macintosh IIci and a Quadra 950 added to the collection. Will try and take some photos over the weekend.
