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April 30, 2024 AT 11:33 am

Yet another BBC Micro: retro restoration

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: computers, vintage computing —
Tags: BBC Micro, power, restoration —

March 7, 2024 AT 9:50 am

Restoring a retro Acorn Electron computer #VintageComputinng @LinuxJedi

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: computers, disassembly, vintage computing —
Tags: acorn, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, repair —

March 6, 2024 AT 9:35 am

Acorn ANF03 data recorder: a retro restoration #VintageComputing

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: recycling, retro, vintage computing —
Tags: acorn, BBC Micro, recorder, repair, restoration —

February 29, 2024 AT 9:45 am

Teletext on a BBC computer in 2024 #VintageComputing #Teletext #BBCmicro @LinuxJedi

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: Raspberry Pi, Video, vintage computing —
Tags: BBC Micro, raspberry pi, Teletext, video —

December 28, 2023 AT 12:05 pm

BBC Micros: pre-restoration discovery #VintageComputing @LinuxJedi

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: reverse engineering, vintage computing —
Tags: bbc, BBC Micro, reverse engineering, ROM, software, vintage computing —

December 8, 2023 AT 9:37 am

Restoring a vintage Logo Valiant Turtle #VintageComputing @LinuxJedi

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: recycling, vintage computing —
Tags: BBC Micro, logo, restoration, turtle, vintage computing —

November 22, 2021 AT 9:42 am

Annotated source code for the BBC Micro game Elite is now online #VintageComputing @markmoxon

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: gaming, vintage computing —
Tags: acorn, BBC Micro, game, source code —

September 14, 2021 AT 10:15 am

Loading BASIC programs from cassette tape to the Sega Master System #VintageComputing @benryves

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: gaming, software, vintage computing —
Tags: BASIC, BBC Micro, Cassette Port, cassette tape, Sega —

March 17, 2021 AT 10:07 am

Emulating the BBC Micro on MISTer #VintageComputing #Emulation #Gaming

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: emulation, vintage computing —
Tags: BBC Micro, emulation, MISTer, vintage computing —

December 31, 2020 AT 9:51 am

Retrocoding fun with BBC BASIC #BASIC #VintageComputing

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: graphics, Programming, vintage computing —
Tags: BASIC, BBC Micro, simulation, tutorial —

December 1, 2020 AT 9:29 am

BBC Micro is 39 years old today #VintageComputing @bbcmicrobot

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: arm development, vintage computing —
Tags: arm, BBC Micro, Vintage Computing 8-bit —

October 10, 2020 AT 9:30 am

BBCMicroBot – run your tweet on an 8-bit computer emulator #VintageComputing #Emulation

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: emulation, vintage computing —
Tags: BBC Micro, emulation, vintage computing —

February 24, 2020 AT 9:05 am

Tweet to the BBC Micro Bot, get a video of your code running! #BBCMicro #VintageComputing @DominicPajak

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: emulation, Programming, vintage computing —
Tags: 8 Bit, BASIC, BBC Micro, emulation, programming, twitter, vintage computing —

December 5, 2018 AT 5:41 pm

From Cambridge Processor to Acorn to Arm, 40 years ago today 5 December, 1978 #VintageComputing #Acorn @ARM

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: history, vintage, vintage computing —
Tags: acorn, arm, BBC Micro, history, vintage computing —

November 12, 2018 AT 9:25 am

Source code for BBC Micro game Crazee Rider released Open Source @KevEdwardsRetro

— by Anne Barela

Filed under: gaming, Programming, vintage computing —
Tags: BBC Micro, game, open source, source code —