Do you love your geek? Don’t have a clue what to buy them for Christmas? Well, The Centre for Computing History has a shop! You
Tag: Retro
R3PLAY / 6-7th November / Blackpool
R3PLAY is a brand new show celebrating four decades of gaming history. Presented in association with Retro Gamer and gamesTM magazines, this unique event will offer gamers of all ages the chance to experience gaming systems from the 1970s to present day. Hosted by TV personality and videogame fanatic Gail Porter, the R3PLAY Expo will take place at The Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre in Blackpool on 6/7 November 2010 – the final weekend of this year’s famous Illuminations.
Paula Thomas writes about The Centre for Computing History
Another of the major exhibitors at the Vintage Computer Festival at Bletchley Park in June was The Centre for Computing History, based in Suffolk. Documenting the history
Addition – Psion Organiser II XP
The Psion Organiser II XP. A handheld organiser from Psion with a 6303 CPU at its heart.
MITH's Vintage Computers
Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) have opened up their own Vintage Computer museum
Addition – Prinztronic Tournament Colour Programmable 5000
Another addition to my collection – the Prinztronic Colour Programmable 5000.
Acorn System 1 arrives at The Centre for Computing History
The System 1 was the first commercially available computer produced by CPU Ltd under the trading name of Acorn Computers Ltd. It was designed by Roger Wilson and marketed as the Acorn Microcomputer in 1979.
Super Mario Bros. Celebrates 25th Birthday
On September 13, 1985, a mustachioed plumber embarked on an epic adventure through the Mushroom Kingdom in search of Princess Toadstool, an adventure that would forever change the face of the videogame industry.
Addition – Oric-1
This is one of my recent eBay purchases. It’s in very good condition and it works. It may new a new power socket or plug on
Lots of new items added to the collection – August 2010
Good haul at Wisbech carboot sale today. Amstrad CPC464. Amstrad DD1 disk drive for the 464 (Wanted one of these for ages!) Amstrad CPC colour