Old tech found in drawers...
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SistersofPercy said:
Forgot this as well (though I do actually play with it)
Amstrad CPC464. I had one as a kid (green screen version) and husband bought me this a few years ago so I could reminisce sitting listening to it whir and whine for twenty minutes loading games. Still great fun though, and I am still utterly crap at paperboy.
if you've got any of the Dizzy games for that you can be my best friend!! (The CPC was my first computer) Amstrad CPC464. I had one as a kid (green screen version) and husband bought me this a few years ago so I could reminisce sitting listening to it whir and whine for twenty minutes loading games. Still great fun though, and I am still utterly crap at paperboy.
although I was going to say the guys with the Amigas in the loft: leave them there.
I got mine out a few years back and played Supercars / Stunt car driver / test drive / all the Lotus games... And none of them were as good as I rembered them . Some things are best left in the loft.
Steamer said:
SistersofPercy said:
Forgot this as well (though I do actually
....although I was going to say the guys with the Amigas in the loft: leave them there.
I got mine out a few years back and played Supercars / Stunt car driver / test drive / all the Lotus games... And none of them were as good as I rembered them . Some things are best left in the loft.
Say it aint so ..... ....although I was going to say the guys with the Amigas in the loft: leave them there.
I got mine out a few years back and played Supercars / Stunt car driver / test drive / all the Lotus games... And none of them were as good as I rembered them . Some things are best left in the loft.
CR6ZZ said:
One of these sits on the mantlepiece in my living room - it's too big to fit in a drawer... The granddaughters find it fascinating and often drag it down to do some sums.
Have you got any more info on that?Reason I ask is that I have one sat on the shelf in my conservatory - very similar - very heavy, but I know nothing about it, it was given to me as a quirky gift and acts as a very good paper-weight.
Err..where do I start? I have 3 sheds and a loft full of old tech including over 160 calculators and old PDAs. HP100lx etc. Many old computers Apple, Sinclair etc. Lots of old electronic hardware (Teletext inserter anyone?) and radios from the mid 1990s.
I have been told by the girlfriend that when I move in with her it has all got to go as there is no room
I have been told by the girlfriend that when I move in with her it has all got to go as there is no room
Steamer said:
CR6ZZ said:
One of these sits on the mantlepiece in my living room - it's too big to fit in a drawer... The granddaughters find it fascinating and often drag it down to do some sums.
Have you got any more info on that?Reason I ask is that I have one sat on the shelf in my conservatory - very similar - very heavy, but I know nothing about it, it was given to me as a quirky gift and acts as a very good paper-weight.
CR6ZZ said:
Steamer said:
CR6ZZ said:
One of these sits on the mantlepiece in my living room - it's too big to fit in a drawer... The granddaughters find it fascinating and often drag it down to do some sums.
Have you got any more info on that?Reason I ask is that I have one sat on the shelf in my conservatory - very similar - very heavy, but I know nothing about it, it was given to me as a quirky gift and acts as a very good paper-weight.
Perik Omo said:
CR6ZZ said:
Steamer said:
CR6ZZ said:
One of these sits on the mantlepiece in my living room - it's too big to fit in a drawer... The granddaughters find it fascinating and often drag it down to do some sums.
Have you got any more info on that?Reason I ask is that I have one sat on the shelf in my conservatory - very similar - very heavy, but I know nothing about it, it was given to me as a quirky gift and acts as a very good paper-weight.
I'll get a photo of mine over the weekend and see how it compares.
boxst said:
judas said:
Unfortunately not, it's up in the office. But we will shortly be re-arranging the living room...
I PM'd you, never know if that works though!Steve
Those of you who used to have Sony minidisc players/recorders may be interested to know (actually you might not be!) that you could store MP3s for playback on them, thereby increasing the listening capacity. It involved installing RealPlayer (remember that?!) and a free plugin for it - but basically meant you could drag and drop mp3s to copy them on to the MD - then just play back as normal. I always avoided the Sony software as it was (as others have said) utterly rubbish. Still got my MD player somewhere.
Still got the portable record player my parents bought me in about 1970 for Xmas:
Closed:
Open (the control panel folded down into the handle):
Still got the portable record player my parents bought me in about 1970 for Xmas:
Closed:
Open (the control panel folded down into the handle):
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