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Still have my Atari mega st and monitor with a home built HD taking it to c thru l drive letters and a boat load of games 
Still have my Atari mega st and monitor with a home built HD taking it to c thru l drive letters and a boat load of games
At one time I dreamed of getting an Atari Falcon, but I never had the money for it
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Ok ok, I know this isn't hardware related, and I'll probably get banned for it - my real Spectrums are safely locked up in an attic an ocean away - but this is the result of twenty minutes of absolutely hilarious emergent gameplay
Ok ok, I know this isn't hardware related, and I'll probably get banned for it - my real Spectrums are safely locked up in an attic an ocean away - but this is the result of twenty minutes of absolutely hilarious emergent gameplay
Shouldn't you be sitting down, singing about gold?
My collection has shrunk a lot in the last few years, but still have...
Dragon 64 bought new back in 1984 but without cables or Psu
Very early C64a which I bought off ebay about 10 years ago with a 1541-II which I bought new for my original system
Snes with about 50 carts
Amiga 1200
BBC Master system
Still gutted that my mother gave away my vectrex over 20 years ago
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Ah, the 16k ram pack. Still have fond memories praying to the gods that their would be no minor vibrations that would slightly dislodge it bringing the whole system to a halt!
Dragon 64 bought new back in 1984 but without cables or Psu
Very early C64a which I bought off ebay about 10 years ago with a 1541-II which I bought new for my original system
Snes with about 50 carts
Amiga 1200
BBC Master system
Still gutted that my mother gave away my vectrex over 20 years ago
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Ah, the 16k ram pack. Still have fond memories praying to the gods that their would be no minor vibrations that would slightly dislodge it bringing the whole system to a halt!
Not really playing Elite on the PET. I just made it up. I bought it about 5 years ago to learn 6502 assembly, something that totally mystified me back then and still does.
Fired it up still morning and it didn't work! ROM corruption? The screen went all funny. I was gutted. I had a look inside and found a mouse living in it! haha
It ran away leaving lots of droppings and M&M peanuts scattered over the motherboard. I cleaned the contacts on the chips and it eventually worked!
Still got my c64. Owned an Amiga 1000, zx81 (first computer), c16 and a commodore plus 4.
Fired it up still morning and it didn't work! ROM corruption? The screen went all funny. I was gutted. I had a look inside and found a mouse living in it! haha
It ran away leaving lots of droppings and M&M peanuts scattered over the motherboard. I cleaned the contacts on the chips and it eventually worked!
Still got my c64. Owned an Amiga 1000, zx81 (first computer), c16 and a commodore plus 4.
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Waaaaait...on the PC, is that...a model M keyboard?? Now I'm really jealous!
That's a series 2 Model M - darker IBM logo
Yes! I owned both of those!! [woah] [up]
I also had a similar boxing game. This must have been around 82-83? I was in middle school back then. I remember these because they helped me raise £20 for charity. The head teacher gave all the kids 50p, the idea being that we'd turn a profit from whatever venture to aid some charity. I chose to sell homemade toffee at lunchtime and did ok, but the real money came flooding in on the last day of the event where we all had to set up a stall in the PE hall and sell our stuff to the public. I decided to setup mini arcade and sell orange juice. The arcade games (10p per play) proved really popular. People stood hunched over these little things. I ended up turning 50p into £20 in six weeks. Whoa!
Some kid selling popcorn beat me to first place tho. [big grin]
Waaaaait...on the PC, is that...a model M keyboard?? Now I'm really jealous!
Haha, yeah, thanks guys. The company I work for had a clear-out (their first clear-out in 40 years) and they had amassed a room full of old computers including an IBM model 1 computer, complete. Someone snapped it up quick though but they still had several keyboards including a spare series 1 & 2 which I took home, unfortunately I couldn't get the series 1 to work. The key press on the model 2 has a beautiful metallic clicking sound and feeling that just pops under your fingers. Its only fault, the minus key on the num pad does not work.
While the IBM model 2 key press is beautiful the model 1 was simply spectacular! It had an even more metallic sounding key press and snappiness to it. I sometimes held it close to my ear and gently pushed the palm of my hand down on the keys just to listen to that sweet sweet crunch.
I'd highly recommend the IBM keyboards to anyone. All you need is a thing plugged into a thing and you're good to go. There is a company in the states however that bought the original IBM buckling spring keyboard patent and now make them brand new with USB connection for around £100. Be jealous no longer!!
Pull up on the key, take the cap off, spray some electronic contact cleaner down the spine, wait a few seconds, pull up very gently on the key hub until you hear a "gronk", push down quickly and firmly. Test it a few times, put the cap back on
If your model M doesn't work after that - either it's not a model M, or the universe has ended.
Pull up on the key, take the cap off, spray some electronic contact cleaner down the spine, wait a few seconds, pull up very gently on the key hub until you hear a "gronk", push down quickly and firmly. Test it a few times, put the cap back on
If your model M doesn't work after that - either it's not a model M, or the universe has ended.
Please send me your email address immediately! I'm sending you beer money via PayPal you little beauty. You Sir are a diamond!! It's working! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The spring underneath wasn't seated right that's all, but I also gave it a clean with some contact cleaner. I just assumed it was faulty and would not have bothered unless you told me. Cheers mate.
Send email pls.
I have an original Tatung Einstein....with...wait for it... a DOUBLE disk drive[woah]...anyone remember this kit?[where is it] I used to play the original, very first version of "Elite" on it
i remember seeing it in Dixons
That's a series 2 Model M - darker IBM logo
I remember, these keyboards were very common in the 1990s in the compagnies and in the computer training centers. Happy days !