Matt Callow, a Amstrad CPC fan and a electronics guru has created a expansion module for the Amstrad CPC range of 8 bit computers. This
Category: Old Computers
Its all about the old computers and consoles.
Yamaha XG MIDI Playback
I’ve been spending some time today having a listen to what the MIDI playback is like on the Xwave A301-J80 soundcard that I have just installed in my Compaq Evo Pentium III PC.
Keep your backups safe!
Always make sure you take regular backups, and keep your backups in a safe place! Us 3″ disk users know these disks can fail without warning.
Using a tape MP3 player on the Amstrad CPC
My experiences using a cassette tape that uses a SD card of WAV files to store data rather than a spool of magnetic tape.
Replacement Dragon 32 sticker
UPDATED 28 February 2019: New eBay link added The sticker on my Dragon 32 was a little worse for wear. Luckily, there is a seller
Homebrew Covox Speech Thing
For many years, I have been wanting one of these devices – the Covox Speech Thing (Wikipedia). This is a device that connects to a
Retro Computer Festival 2017 – 16th & 17th September
An entire weekend dedicated to the Retro Computing Community. The Centre for Computing History will be opening it’s doors on the 16th & 17th September 2017 and welcoming enthusiasts to exhibit their personal collections, retro computing mods and hacks.
What’s the best 8 bit computer?
This is a question that always gets the classic computer enthusiasts talking – what’s your best/favorite 8 bit computer? Is it because it has the best graphics, best sound, best choice of hardware, best selection of games etc?
The Father Of Video Games, Ralph Baer, Has Passed Away
Some very sad news this evening: Gamasutra reports that Ralph Baer, widely regarded as the father of the video game industry, has passed away at the age of 92.
Crowd Funded “Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega” project launches
The Sinclair Spectrum Vega is a new low cost games computer based on Sir Clive’s hugely successful Spectrum products of the early 1980s.