Kev Armstrong

All of the literary classics in one place.

This is a very cool ZX81, and I really want one.

Sorry to hear this. I hope you find something even better.

Leaders who don’t actually give a shit about leading are the reason things fall apart.

It’s annoying when it takes longer to build something than it does to test a bug fix. PCs are rubbish.

Another mobile phone dead after 10 months. They don't build them like they used to.

Reasonably well cleaned up Amiga 500. Still not turned it on but have some upgrades in the post.

The Inn on the Green is a good place to start, depending on the weather and time of day.

This is pretty cool.

This is very cool!

Although not nearly as cheap as the SD card solutions, I do like the Mega Everdrive Core as it has a USB port to make testing code easier. There is also a Pro version for even more money which can run Mega CD games without a Mega CD

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I will be getting one for sure! Looks amazing.

A Megadrive 1 will run from a 48k Spectrum PSU at a push. No idea about the model 2 if it's one of those

Here's a blog post you won't want to miss! Digital Foundry's John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social had the opportunity to interview our very own Randal Linden @randallinden.bsky.social to discuss DOOM, the SNES, and more in this part 1 of 2 discussion!

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a man in a white shirt and tie is standing in the rain with a boat in the background Alt: Gus Gorman, the greatest hacker that ever lived.

I was going to dismantle and clean a Super Famicom this evening but it now looks like one of the kids wants to watch Superman 3, one of the greatest films ever made.

2 Goteks (one for a Super Wild Card and one for spare) and a 16k internal ram upgrade for the ZX81 arrived on the same day. I might actually get something fixed and working before Christmas at this rate!

Everything on the internet is becoming a predictive text training toilet.

Also bought a copy of Jurassic Park for the Sega Genesis which was actually very reasonably priced. It's still not my favourite.

My visit to Bristol Gaming Market wasn't too bad. Picked up a couple of interesting bootlegs and a few accessories. I didn't see a single 6 button Mega Drive pad or an un-modded Game Gear which was a disappointment. Also, some of the pricing was a little unrealistic, or maybe my expectations were.

Although the Gotek I installed does make it a lot of fun. Just like the olden days but with less reformatted coverdisks

It really is the worst smell.

Booting up the Atari STE for some fun and games and also the gross smell of old nicotine stained electronics. whoever owned this before me had a serious habit.

Over 2 years in the making, and just a technical marvel from the legendary @randallinden.bsky.social makes this one of the coolest things I ever been involved with. limitedrungames.com/products/doo...

ZX81 hardware QS Sound Board by Quicksilva See more details for this hardware on the zx81stuff website.

I don't suppose there's one of these knocking about spare anywhere? Would be very useful for a future project. Happy to buy if it's for sale

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I actually remembered to water the plants in the garden! Hopefully the slightly dehydrated ones will spring back to life. Probably more likely I now have a nice collection of dead potted plants.

My youngest child had a bit of a meltdown at the park cafe today. It was so loud she made a motorcyclist leave their table and walk off back to their bike in disgust. I've never been so proud.

Trying to get a Gotek working on the Atari ST is a lot of fun. I've even managed to add an oled display without breaking anything and I might even get to play a game on it this weekend.

I can't find my plumbing tools. I bet Mario never has this problem.

I finally own an Atari STE.

I had a STFM as a teenager and was always jealous of those with stereo sound and relatively easy RAM upgrades. It needs a very deep clean and who knows what else, but it's still cool.

I'm sitting in the garden dismantling a Super Famicom whilst one of my children shouts out what sounds like mispronounced rude words, which are aimed at me for not buying the correct flavour Ice Cream. I hope he's forgotten them before nursery tomorrow.