Not a happy bunny this morning. Got another email from Farnell saying my Pi will not be shipped until the week commencing 14th May.
Tag: computer
Raspberry Pi model B now available to buy (If you are lucky!)
At 6am on the 29th of February 2012, the Raspberry Pi finally went on sale. These awesome single board computers are/were available to buy from
Apple //c demonstration video
This is a quick video I knocked up showing some of the games that can run on the Apple //c. The //c was released on
Custom Amstrad 464 and 6128 plus GX4000 cartridge
Making a custom Amstrad 464 and 6128 plus & GX4000 cartridge is quite simple – but it does mean sacrificing an existing cartridge. The main
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
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
The BeebSID – Acorn SID Chip interface
I have finally got around to building my BeebSID. The BeebSID allows you to attach a Commodore SID audio chip to a Acorn BBC computer.
One of the best ICs ever – the MOS SID sound chip
The MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID (Sound Interface Device) is the built-in Programmable Sound Generator chip of the Commodore 64.
The IBM PC celebrates its 30th Birthday.
Today, the August 12 marks the 30th anniversary of the IBM Personal Computer. The IBM 5150 was IBM’s first ‘PC’. The first PC had the