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Sega fun pack from Wotsits / Ringos

15th February 201627th October 2019

Here is some information on a promotional Sega pack you got from a UK crisp manufacturer. The pack included a poster, badges and stickers.

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The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+ (Plus) Console

15th February 20164th July 2017

Hot on the heels of the ZX Spectrum Vega, Retro Computers Ltd have announced the Iindiegogo campaign for the new Vega+. The Vega+ is a battery powered handheld game system containing 1000 licenced games.

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Raspberry Pi Zero – The £4 computer

27th November 201528th April 2020

My Raspberry Pi zero has arrived. Its so small compared to a 3.5″ floppy disk. The Raspberry Pi Zero is half the size of a Model A+, with twice the utility. A tiny Raspberry Pi that’s affordable enough for any project!

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Great Scott! Jason Bradbury takes tech fans ‘back to the future’

9th September 2015

TV presenter and technology guru Jason Bradbury will be transporting audiences back to the future with his own DeLorean ‘time machine’ as part of a unique event celebrating the 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s cult film trilogy.

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The Atari ST can run the heating system they said…

22nd June 201512th July 2017

If an Amiga can do it…

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How to use the Iomega Clik! PCMCIA drive and disks – Videos

3rd May 201526th April 2020

I found a copy of the Iomega Clik! PCMCIA installation CD. Here are some how-to videos that I found on the CD.

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Open Day At The ABAX Stadium feat. Retro Computers

9th April 201527th February 2019

I will be at this event this weekend at the Peterborough United football ground with the team behind CityLan, the E-sports, tech and careers expo that will be running in Peterborough this August. I will be taking 2 8-bit computers to display.

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What’s the best 8 bit computer?

7th February 201528th April 2020

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?

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Syntax Era (Micro Men) preview

16th January 2015

Pre final edit clips from Syntax Era (Micro Men)

Micro Men is a one-off BBC drama television show set in the late 1970s and the early-mid 1980s, about the rise of the British home computer market.

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Retro carrier bag – Laskys

27th November 201427th May 2020

I picked up some tape games for the Amstrad CPC and the ZX Spectrum the other day. They came in this carrier bag. Who remembers Laskys? I remember there being one in Charter Place in Watford when I was a lad.

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