Classic Computing Discussion

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1. The F18a DIY alternative with HDMI :) 1 2 3 4 15

   By retrocanada76, May 1
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   • Duewester
   • 6 hours ago

2. a refresher of 4 carts: TE II, TI Extended Basic and Parsec, TI Invaders

   By newTIboyRob, yesterday at 02:21 AM
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   • newTIboyRob
   • 23 hours ago

3. literally a "Centronics GLP" printer printing 3 lines of self test then error message

   By newTIboyRob, yesterday at 01:02 AM
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   • newTIboyRob
   • Yesterday at 01:02 AM

4. N. A. P. Consumer Electronics Company?

   By adamchevy, December 23, 2018
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   • 0078265317
   • Tuesday at 12:26 AM

5. Making a Printer Cable

   By glurk, September 30, 2021
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   • tep392
   • September 21

6. Amstrad PCW8256 Repair

   By RetroB1977, December 2, 2021
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   • YannAros
   • September 21

7. Gotek for your IBM PC JR use for essentially about $1 1 2

   By newTIboyRob, August 31
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   • mutterminder
   • September 21

8. Gary Kildall Story

   By ClausB, September 20
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   • ClausB
   • September 20

9. Atic Atac for Spectrum Next

   By Sinyavin, September 18
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   • Sinyavin
   • September 19

10. Chat GP can't program in BASIC or solve a few simple problems

    By Mr SQL, September 16
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    • Krebizfan
    • September 18

11. Portable Sord M5 Gaming with ColecoDS

    By llabnip, August 19
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    • mr_me
    • September 18

12. Cool looking floppy disks

    By KG7PFS, September 14
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    • Krebizfan
    • September 14

13. are we sure this BASIC program will work within IBM PC Jr's memory?

    By newTIboyRob, September 8
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    • newTIboyRob
    • September 10

14. What's the oldest computer you've seen in use today? 1 2 3 4 6

    By Streck, July 14, 2011
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    • CatPix
    • September 9

15. Vintage hardware and repair skills

    By jhd, August 22
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    • eightbit
    • September 9

16. Prices back then.

    By 0078265317, September 1
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    • Krebizfan
    • September 6

17. Amstrad to USB joystick adapter

    By BelfastGonzo, September 2
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    • 0078265317
    • September 3

18. no sound out of PC's 3.5mm line out jack

    By newTIboyRob, September 2
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    • newTIboyRob
    • September 3

19. converting Supercalc2 program to IBM PC JR 5.25" floppy

    By newTIboyRob, August 27
    • 10 replies
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    • newTIboyRob
    • September 2

20. Portable Tatung Einstein Emulation with ColecoDS

    By llabnip, August 31
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    • llabnip
    • August 31

21. is 5.25" software for the Osborne computer compatible with IBM PC JR?

    By newTIboyRob, August 27
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    • mr_me
    • August 28

22. ZX Spectrum/128 games

    By Prizrak, January 17
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    • Retrospect
    • August 27

23. Dune 2 Budget Intro - Original VS Low Cost Version (Classic Amiga & PC Title)

    By Adriano Arcade, August 18
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    • OLD CS1
    • August 22

24. Possible Origin of the Word ZORK -- Li'l Abner, April 21 1935

    By DavidD, August 19
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    • DavidD
    • August 19

25. Dune 2 Budget Intro - Original VS Low Cost Version (Classic Amiga & PC Title)

    By Adriano Arcade, August 18
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    • Adriano Arcade
    • August 18

26. Problems running Tandy/PCjr games with exclusive features

    By youxia, July 29
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    • youxia
    • August 17

27. Play It By Year and my other archival projects

    By youxia, March 31
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    • youxia
    • August 17

28. Interview with Kelly Jones (Drelbs - Synapse Software)

    By Tanrunomad, August 12
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    • Tanrunomad
    • August 14

29. X3D (Extreme 3d system)

    By Reaperman, August 12   

    • x3d
    • shutterglasses
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    • Reaperman
    • August 13

30. Can anyone identify this dot matrix printer next to a Neo-Geo?

    By Zap!, June 24, 2021
    • 19 replies
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    • Zap!
    • August 10

31. Okidata Microline 320 printer question

    By newTIboyRob, August 3
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    • newTIboyRob
    • August 6

32. BASIC demoscene?

    By Hakogame 箱亀, August 3
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    • Hakogame 箱亀
    • August 4

33. What was Johnny lee Miller wearing in hackers

    By Jim Pez, July 1, 2017
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    • OLD CS1
    • July 31

34. Compaq Presario whirring sound

    By newTIboyRob, July 30
    • 7 replies
    • 131 views
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    • newTIboyRob
    • July 31

35. The official MS-DOS thread 1 2 3 4 8

    By IntelliMission, April 12, 2021
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    • wierd_w
    • July 30

36. ZX81 Pacman in 1K

    By Mr SQL, July 24
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    • Hwlngmad
    • July 28

37. Found Star NX1000 series and NX2460 technical manuals for printer emulation.

    By FSword7, July 16
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    • FSword7
    • July 17

38. Sorbus Computer: self-built 65C02 based computer for ~$15

    By SvOlli, July 16
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    • SvOlli
    • July 16

39. Where can I get a micro 8088 or 286 PC?

    By 82-T/A, July 14
    • 10 replies
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    • OLD CS1
    • July 15

40. New MSX Game: Rabbit Adventure

    By tanuki, July 15
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    • tanuki
    • July 15

41. Missing the excitement of home computers.

    By Tickled_Pink, June 26
    • 10 replies
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    • zzip
    • July 14

42. MS-DOS shell/menu system?

    By ianoid, January 2
    • 13 replies
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    • OLD CS1
    • July 14

43. Commodore 64x build...........

    By laz455, July 8
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    • laz455
    • July 8

44. If you live in Mass (or just want one), go snag a Nabu

    By wierd_w, June 28
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    • The Usotsuki
    • June 29

45. Show us your collection!

    By Zap!, June 19
    • 5 replies
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    • StormyWeathers
    • June 27

46. Agon Light 2 and Other Modern 8-Bit Computers 1 2

    By mutterminder, April 7
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    • Winston2022
    • June 24

47. Games Beaten In 2023 (classic computing edition)

    By newtmonkey, June 23
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    • newtmonkey
    • June 23

48. Commander X16

    By Zonie, May 23
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    • RobertB
    • June 20

49. Experiments with the Nabu

    By The Usotsuki, December 23, 2022
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    • RobertB
    • June 20

50. XE and EX

    By KG7PFS, June 16
    • 4 replies
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    • ClausB
    • June 17