I spent many hours trying to get a optimal configuration for my system using this BIOS setup screen! The screenshot was taken from my 486 DX2 66Mhz PC.
Category: Old Computers
Its all about the old computers and consoles.
JSBeeb – Javascript BBC Micro
Can you believe this – there is now a BBC Micro emulator written in Javascript!!!
Addition – Tandy Colour TV Scoreboard 60-9005A
The Tandy Colour TV Scoreboard (60-9005A). Multi game system.
Gravis Ultrasound Plays – Ylvis – The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)
The classic soundcard, Gravis Ultrasound, plays a modern MIDI file. Ylvis – The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) I will be uploading more videos
Let’s take a look at Viewdata via the Amstrad CPC
Page updated 8th December 2019. Broken links and photos fixed. This is a blog post about the first time I’ve ever connected to a Viewdata
Microspotting: Inside the Microsoft Archives
Long-time company archivist Amy Stevenson takes us behind the scenes of the Microsoft Archives, a collection of artifacts that preserve our history and embody our culture. There, you’ll find decades worth of Microsoft software, advertisements, documentation, memorabilia – and skulls? You’ll just have to watch to understand.
Strange – this doesn’t seem to be clearing my nose
Here is a comic strip from “Computer Answers”, July 1983. Someone is confused between a Commodore VIC 20 and Vicks Sinex!
Usborne Computer Books
Here are some scans of the Usborne computing books I own. Did you own any of these?
How To Make Computer Model Controllers, Usborne Guide To Computer Jargon, Practice Your BASIC and Simple BASIC.
The sound of the dialup, pictured
I found this article today by Oona Räisänen via @rickasaurus on twitter. Makes a very good read. The audio clip will bring back many memories for most of you.
If you ever connected to the Internet before the 2000s, you probably remember that it made a peculiar sound. But despite becoming so familiar, it remained a mystery for most of us. What do these sounds mean?
New Photos Uploaded – Amstrad CPC Collection
I’ve uploaded some photos of my Amstrad CPC computers. You can see the 464, 664 & 6128. Also the 464 and 6128 Plus.