Classic Computing Discussion

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1. DOS/Vintage PC discussion

   By Karl G, 9 hours ago
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   • Karl G
   • 9 hours ago

2. PC/PCI (or) SB-LINK?

   By eightbit, July 4, 2022
   • 5 replies
   • 410 views
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   • Mitch1819
   • 15 hours ago

3. speccy Which ZX Spectrum emulator do you recommend the most?

   By r_chase, March 31   

   • poll
   • 2 replies
   • 110 views
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   • r_chase
   • 21 hours ago

4. Pocket 386 Computer

   By Forrest, April 3
   • 13 replies
   • 778 views
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   • ianhollis51
   • Yesterday at 05:28 AM

5. Building an Altair 8800 like it's 1975! 1 2

   By tep392, November 14, 2023
   • 41 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • tep392
   • Tuesday at 01:39 PM

6. Getting into MSX

   By bluejay, January 10
   • 8 replies
   • 334 views
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   • CatPix
   • Monday at 12:41 PM

7. MSX Megaflashrom restoring kernel getting "kernel too big" error

   By palmheads, January 6
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   • palmheads
   • Monday at 02:00 AM

8. San Francisco still using floppies

   By toddtmw, April 10
   • 12 replies
   • 220 views
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   • bent_pin
   • Saturday at 11:46 PM

9. AtariSoft and Parker Brothers Release Timetables?

   By ColecoFan1981, April 12
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   • ColecoFan1981
   • April 12

10. How does one build a PC-15 Axis inverter?

    By tripletopper, April 11
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    • tripletopper
    • April 11

11. Small, all in one form factor like the Tandy 1000?

    By AtariPhreak, April 7
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    • Krebizfan
    • April 8

12. What was Johnny lee Miller wearing in hackers

    By Jim Pez, July 1, 2017
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    • graywest
    • April 4

13. Anyone else love Sierra games (King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Gabriel Knight, etc) or games like it?

    By Adam-X, April 11, 2023
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    • 317 views
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    • DZ-Jay
    • April 4

14. Amstrad PcW 9256 Wordprocessor

    By Ian George Whatton, March 28
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    • Ian George Whatton
    • March 28

15. The 8" (eight inch) floppy drive & disk thread

    By x=usr(1536), January 30, 2023
    • 24 replies
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    • OLD CS1
    • March 17

16. BASIC demoscene?

    By Hakogame 箱亀, August 3, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 270 views
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    • Bodhi
    • March 14

17. PC15 joystick axis inverter

    By tripletopper, March 6
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    • tripletopper
    • March 6

18. Scanned Consumer Reports article from 1983: Home Computers

    By KayBee, February 29
    • 5 replies
    • 235 views
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    • Hwlngmad
    • March 5

19. still looking for Multiplan v.1.0 or 1.1 only on 5.25" floppy for either IBM 5150 or PCJr.

    By newTIboyRob, February 22
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    • newTIboyRob
    • February 22

20. APPLE 1

    By fabrizio, February 18
    • 2 replies
    • 173 views
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    • ClausB
    • February 22

21. PCChips M507 BIOS Upgrade

    By dafa_123, February 21
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    • dafa_123
    • February 21

22. A First 8-Bit Computer for the Kids? [C64/128,TI-99/4A,Apple IIe]

    By Boschloo, November 26, 2023
    • 19 replies
    • 511 views
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    • Hwlngmad
    • February 20

23. SpyNet BBS and FTP servers are now back online

    By rcamp48, February 20
    • 1 reply
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    • OLD CS1
    • February 20

24. ZX Spectrum/128 games 1 2

    By Prizrak, January 17, 2023
    • 30 replies
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    • Sinyavin
    • February 18

25. Vradark's Revenge for Spectrum Next & PC.

    By Sinyavin, February 11, 2023
    • 7 replies
    • 649 views
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    • Sinyavin
    • February 17

26. The Official Soviet Computer Thread

    By Cebus Capucinis, November 26, 2022
    • 24 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • CatPix
    • February 16

27. After years of searching...I now own an Exidy Sorcerer! 1 2

    By 8BitsNoneTheRicher, December 8, 2022   

    • vintage
    • z80
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • vintage
      • z80
      • cp/m
    • 31 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • ClausB
    • February 16

28. The Apple Lisa documentary is available

    By classiccomputing, February 13
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    • classiccomputing
    • February 13

29. Cool looking floppy disks

    By KG7PFS, September 14, 2023
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    • OLD CS1
    • February 13

30. ancona / magnavox

    By soufian, February 11
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    • soufian
    • February 11

31. Portable Tatung Einstein Emulation with ColecoDS

    By wavemotion, August 31, 2023
    • 2 replies
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    • wavemotion
    • February 9

32. The Official MSX Community Thread!

    By Boschloo, January 10
    • 8 replies
    • 329 views
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    • Gory-Glory
    • February 5

33. Japanese computer games by Inufuto 1 2

    By carlsson, November 16, 2021   

    • msx
    • nec
    • (and 9 more)

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      • nec
      • sharp
      • hitachi
      • casio
      • sord
      • vic-1001
      • toshiba
      • national
      • sega
      • trs-80
    • 42 replies
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    • carlsson
    • February 3

34. Excellent joysticks for vintage computers (and the price is right!)

    By eightbit, December 25, 2023
    • 24 replies
    • 521 views
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    • eightbit
    • February 2

35. zx spectrum line Any American Speccy fans around?

    By r_chase, January 7
    • 22 replies
    • 428 views
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    • Sinyavin
    • February 1

36. text adventures Today, I have discovered a pretty good text adventure engine...

    By r_chase, January 18   

    • game engines
    • lantern
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • game engines
      • lantern
      • zx spectrum
    • 4 replies
    • 188 views
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    • MarkO
    • January 31

37. Network 8bit-Slicks Event

    By MarkO, January 30
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    • 122 views
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    • MarkO
    • January 30

38. The F18a DIY alternative with HDMI :) 1 2 3 4 17

    By retrocanada76, May 1, 2023
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    • fabrizio
    • January 28

39. help What is the best way to learn a programming language quickly and retain that knowledge?

    By r_chase, January 19   

    • programming
    • basic
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      Tagged with:

      • programming
      • basic
      • lua
      • pico-8
      • zx spectrum
      • general
    • 14 replies
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    • BigO
    • January 22

40. Does anybody have the key?

    By eightbit, January 1
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    • bent_pin
    • January 21

41. What was your Dream Computer as a kid? 1 2

    By OldSchoolRetroGamer, November 17, 2023
    • 46 replies
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    • Arnuphis
    • January 18

42. Amstrad PCW8256 Repair

    By RetroB1977, December 2, 2021
    • 18 replies
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    • YannAros
    • January 16

43. The Trouble with Floppies: Contamination

    By Boschloo, January 9
    • 23 replies
    • 294 views
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    • nick3092
    • January 12

44. Network 8bit-Slicks Event

    By MarkO, January 2
    • 3 replies
    • 189 views
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    • MarkO
    • January 3

45. The oldest-known version of MS-DOS’s predecessor has been discovered and uploaded

    By 0078265317, January 3
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    • 0078265317
    • January 3

46. Would the Acorn Archimedes family have done well in the US by competing with the Amiga as a media and gaming computer? 1 2

    By Leeroy ST, August 28, 2021
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    • leech
    • January 2

47. MSX Community? Thread?

    By Captain Cozmos, November 9, 2023
    • 16 replies
    • 584 views
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    • carlsson
    • December 29, 2023

48. Oldest Christmas-Themed Game?

    By Tanrunomad, December 1, 2015
    • 22 replies
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    • Zap!
    • December 25, 2023

49. What size self-adhesive heat sinks?

    By Boschloo, December 24, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 112 views
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    • eightbit
    • December 25, 2023

50. Any vintage computer fans in New England?

    By ColorComputerStore, December 20, 2023
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    • ColorComputerStore
    • December 20, 2023