Finally after a few replacement ram and video chips the #Commodore PET 8096-sk is working. Just need to make a new custom Edit rom to use the C64 keyboard. Today is a good day. retronerd.co.uk/commodore-pe...
Made an autofire for the #Vectrex DIY Joystick. Removes the loud button smashing but almost feels like cheating on Minestorm 🙂youtube.com/shorts/C7uUQzM4go8
It nearly drove me insane but after a few weeks of troubleshooting, repairs and bewildered head scratching, today is finally a good day. The vectrex is alive, ALIVE!
Keyboard creation is coming along slowly but its a satisfying process. retronerd.co.uk/building-a-j...
Games loading from TZXDuino on my Jupiter Ace worked only when oscilloscope was connected. A simple 3k resistor mod and now its loading perfectly from the TZXDuino. Also loading many games is a two part affair with the graphics and then the game. See here retronerd.co.uk/building-a-j...
My DIY clone Jupiter Ace saga continues with games loading using a TZXDuino. retronerd.co.uk/building-a-j...
Sprite masking gave Spectrum games their unique look, and as mentioned by Kevin, involves storing and writing out twice the sprite data, once for the mask, and again for the graphic data, so was slower than just XOR or writing the sprite to the screen (Booty is a good example of that)...
Lasagna or doom level?
A shelving unit holding a small rough-hewn electric appliance. In comparison to the card catalogues behind it, it's a tiny device, no longer than a desktop radio of the era; documents produced by this 'electric telescope' could be reviewed on the desk itself.
Hypertext was a product of the 60s... because its spiritual and technical precursor, the Mundaneum institute's Universal Decimal Classification, was functionally destroyed by the Nazis razing Belgium in 1940.
The results are in for this year's 10Liner game competition... I came 5th 😎 I'm happy with that! No bad at all for the wee blue key!
loudscotsbloke.itch.io/2025-10liner...
Yep, this is true in my house… 🤣
Found and fixed this up this morning. DJ Tom is in da house 🤣. Been great fun finding out what all the buttons do
Intellvision RGB upgrade with RTO cart and controller renovation is finally complete. A great adventure with DIY hot plate soldering, Scart and RGB signal analysis and graphics chip glitching. retronerd.co.uk/intellivisio...
It's movie night once again and I introduced the missus to Fantastic Voyage 1966. Great film, still, but such an abrupt ending. We don't don't even find out if they saved the patient!
How on earth can Yorkshire Water justify a 25% increase in my bill? Profiteering bustards. @yorkshirewater.bsky.social
Just received my water rates bill from Yorkshire Water - an increase per month - £60 to £81! Does anyone remember the time when we thought a £5 per month increase was extortionate?
Something needs to change asap, Yorkshire water have been fined and are passing the fine onto their customers with a bill increase 🙄
Wonder how the shareholders and Yorkshire Water executives are coping? Thoughts and prayers.
My water bill just went up 32% from last year.
Yorkshire Water CEO shrugs off six figure bonus and millions in dividends – just as YOU get a 41% bill hike www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
2025 Yorkshire Water Bill.
Increase on 2024; 30.9%
Company failures to meet their public service remit, aided by neutered regulatory system.
Reclaim Executive bonuses for the period of underinvestment in the system?
Force dividend suspension & redirect to investment? /1
Third of Yorkshire Water customer bill cash goes on debt & dividend
Similar with other water companies.
Money borrowed to pay dividends, investment neglected, sewage dumped, customers fleeced; aapproved by OFWAT.
Must end the farce. Nationalise without compensation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Boss: 'congratulations you're getting an annual pay rise you can buy a new car'
Yorkshire Water: 'congratulations we're trying to get 8.2billions for doing nothing for you, so we're raising your annual bill by +£300'
Here's 1/3 of my pay rise gone. Seriously, how is anyone surviving this world...?
Yorkshire Water breached the sewage regulations 255 times in 2024. Literally a shit service. The environment isn't a dumping ground to increase profits
Finally!. Got RGB out of my Intellivision as comp mod was crap. Been a journey with bad and wrong size components from aliexpress to various Scart issues. Before insanity set in got out my Amstrad with working scart rgb to compare signals. What a journney. Will write up on retronerd.co.uk
