2 short videos showing Doom II and Cannon Fodder playing on the Acorn RISC PC 700 with a StrongARM CPU. The RISC PC doesn’t have
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Acorn RISC PC 700 Demonstration – Part 1
In this video, you will see a Acorn RISC PC 700 booting RISC OS 4.02 from ROM, then soft-loading 4.39 from the hard disk. You
Raspberry Pi Prototype Photo
Here is a photo of the Raspberry Pi on display at the Risc OS London show today. It was running Risc OS. Looks like there is a problem with the video at the moment, but its looking good!
Nyan cat for the BBC Micro
This is Nyan Cat for the BBC Micro by CRTC. This demo was released at the Sunrise Demo party in 2011. See the following pouet
BBC Micro Advert – The Story of Daphne
Just found this great TV advert for the BBC Micro. Check it out! 80s advert for the BBC Microcomputer. Daphne’s invested a lot of money
Retro Computers YouTube Channel
[google1] www.retrocomputers.eu also has a YouTube channel. You can subscribe by going to Retro Computers Youtube Channel, or click the YouTube icon at the top of any page on this
Replacing the battery in the BBC Master 512
The battery pack in my Master 512 (The model with the 80186 CPU) had died. I followed this simple guide to build my own battery
Computing History acquires a rare Acorn A680
The Centre for Computing History has acquired a rare Acorn A680 desktop computer. The A680 Technical Publishing System was developed by Acorn for Olivetti in
Classic Computers In Only Fools And Horses Episodes
I was sent a link to this great article about computers that were used in Only Fools And Horses by @explodingwalrus on twitter. Nice to
Old and new, side by side.
Here are probably 2 of the most important computers of all time – The Macbook pro and the BBC Micro (Well, the BBC is definitely a