Tony
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social
π€ 72
π₯ 68
π 107
Collector of crap, breeder of wires and cables, into retro game/hardware repairing and tinkering
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17 days ago
For a Monday morning, I'd take that as a win ...
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
18 days ago
Here's the [what I think is] the lead glass next to a bog standard green glass bowl for comparison.
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social
and I have had great fun tonight pissing about with different bits of glass and lights! This is what happens when you get old kids! π
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
21 days ago
There's nothing like working your nuts off all day, whilst your co-worker behaves like this π
#SpencerAndDennis
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#CatsOfBluesky
#Caturday
#BlackCat
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
27 days ago
Today feels like a
#rat
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Well that didn't run as long as I thought, you are correct it is a zx81 with a Croma81 and ZXpand+
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Mike
28 days ago
I happen to be working on one for a platform that you'll never guess! I haven't got very far though - just this screen layout.
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Hi all it's guessing game time, can anyone guess what system this is running on. Sorry no prizes, but please repost π
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#CarBootSale
find this week a 1965 toy
#LunarLoop
made in Japan and as you can see still working π
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
about 1 month ago
Nothing overly exciting at the
#CarbootSale
today: a cute little reversible
#PacMan
ghost, a pair of socks for my mate's Christmas tat box, & for Β£2 a small
#Swatch
watch. Watch was filthy, but has cleaned up nicely. It's a SwatchPay NFC watch! Doesn't work with my card tho. Probably a good thing π
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
about 1 month ago
I gave my mate one of these when she was studying for her British Citizenship Test (she's Czech). She passed with flying colours. I like to think I helped ...
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Viz Comic
about 1 month ago
Read thousands of definitions in the 700-page Rogerβs Profanisaurus: Turtleshead Revisited β Vizβs biggest ever encyclopaedia of bad language (and a great table-leveller). A perfect gift for yourself or someone you vaguely like. Get it here:
https://bit.ly/4pcoTaU
#viz
#comedy
#rude
#swear
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Rod Hull
about 1 month ago
Rod Hull Replays: Psycho Shopper π·π₯π· & Snake Pit ππ«π₯ - Commodore VIC20 - C/O Penultimate Cartridge π
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te0L...
#RetroGaming
#Retrocomputing
#8bit
#VIC20
#Commodore
#commodorevic20
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Rod Hull Replays: Psycho Shopper π·π₯π· & Snake Pit ππ«π₯ - Commodore VIC20 - C/O Penultimate Cartridge π
YouTube video by Rod Hull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te0LvhwwG1Q
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
about 2 months ago
As it's
#Caturday
, here's the card I bought for
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social
. Who said romance is dead?! π
#CatsOfBluesky
#BlackCat
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Today I have been playing with
#LegoTrains
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
about 2 months ago
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social
and I never had any as kids, so when we got together, our first joint purchase (before the house!) was a subaru set. It took off from there really π³ We used to have a massive table with a 4 lane track, which on the odd occasion we'd take to rallies and things.
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Fuzzweed
3 months ago
Well apart from the capri with working headlights, that is peak scalextric for me
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
about 2 months ago
Boot sale was a little more active today, we managed to pick up a couple of bits for Β£6 all in. More for
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social
than me. And no, just cos he's got the manuals, it doesn't mean he's getting the computer to go with them!
#commodore
#Amiga
#CommodoreAmiga
#RetroComouting
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Just picked this up from
#PlayNationGames
#Croydon
It doesn't look like it's been used
#ZXSpectrum
#DKTronics
lightpen
2 months ago
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Pop Quiz, what platform is this running on. No prizes and soz for the angle
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Today I'm playing with the
#Spectrum
#ToastRack
with a
#RamTurbo
interface and a multirom and it is super cool π
3 months ago
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Well that's gone quick! Exactly one year ago today was
#GotchaDay
for
#SpencerAndDennis
. Spencer still chews his bum, but he's much better then when we got him. He's still planning world domination. Dennis is now slowly debating whether or not to be a lapcat.
#Caturday
#ProofOfCat
#CatsofBluesky
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
This time of year I tend to wander round the bootsales just for a bit of fresh air and daylight ... there's not really much worth buying. However, today I picked up my first
#Calculator
of the year π Β£1 ... yup, I'll take it!
#Commodore
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Well, obviously, I had to give it a test, and it *does* work on a 2600+ π In as much as my temperamental old unit works anyway. But yes, you can click between carts and they load up. Probably not a viable alternative to the
#UnoCart
though π
#Atari
#Atari2600
#Atari2600Plus
#ROMScanner
#retrogaming
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Rod Hull
3 months ago
For those playing along at home.. I'm currently testing a fresh batch of Crystal Penultimate+3dcr's. They'll probably be in stock later this evening / tmrw.
www.tfw8b.com/product/penu...
#VIC20
#CommodoreVIC20
#VIC20Rulez
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Mine came from here:
www.16-32bit.eu/unocartplus
So far so good, looks well put together too ...
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Unocart+ for Atari 2600+ or 7800+ console. This cartrighe is the ultimate cartridge for your Atari 2600 games on the latest Atari VCS. You load 2600 games ROM onto a microSD card and use this cartridg...
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Yes ... the Pacman 2600+ is the same board as the 7800+ as far as I know, and I'm literally just testing it now ... working so far π€
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
No tools required, even I can fix one π
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Russty Russ
3 months ago
#OnThisDay
1999 : The first episode of The League Of Gentleman was broadcast on BBC Two.
#90s
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Chaotic Grill ... what Burger time on the
#Atari2600
should have been!
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
I bet it does, this not dissimilar one of ours did:
bsky.app/profile/anni...
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Someone has, we've just loaded them and ... well, wow! Screenshots below of the instructions (from Facebook). We did Atari's upgrade, then this guy's upgrade, then shoved the rom usb in the back as per instructions.
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
The main issue we had was finding a memory stick the console would accept for the upgrades. But the process itself is pretty simple. The result is amazing.
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ChinnyVision
3 months ago
@futurewas8bit.bsky.social
I know you are very keen on measurements of CPC's. This is the first time I have ever seen measurements and weights officially listed by Amstrad.
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
And one without our names if you want to nick it π
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Last unpopular opinion of the year ... I really do prefer Robot Tank to Battlezone on the
#Atari2600
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Showered. Dressed. Hair brushed. Ventured outside. 2026 unlocked!
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Just getting in before it all crashes π
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
3 months ago
Bought myself an
#Atari2600plus
#PacMan
edition for Christmas, & got joysticks from
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social
. They are gorgeous, but the bases ... why?! π±π±π± I need to move the pads to each corner! Has anyone managed to get the two player ghost mode to work? Tried everything possible but nope ...
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Rod Hull
3 months ago
π Many
#8bit
Xmas's to me! πAn 'Youtuber' isn't unboxing a Commodore 64 Ultimate. π€ͺ Niche or wot! π
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MFV...
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π Many #8bit Xmas's to me! πAn 'Youtuber' isn't unboxing a Commodore 64 Ultimate. π€ͺ Niche or wot! π
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Rod Hull
3 months ago
Magnificent 7π€ͺ - Asteroids Patrol, Surround, Spiders Maze, Hangman, Battleships, Wanted & Splash πͺΌ VP073
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGkD...
#RetroGaming
#Retrocomputing
#8bit
#VIC20
#Commodore
#commodorevic20
#JellyLoad
#VICPACK
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Magnificent 7 π€ͺ - Asteroids Patrol, Surround, Spiders Maze, Hangman, Battleships, Wanted & Splash πͺΌ
YouTube video by Rod Hull
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
4 months ago
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, and I hope Santa's been generous π And for those of you for who the day is far from merry, wishing you a peaceful day π The image below was created using an
#AtariXEGS
and touchpad. A lot of time and effort went into it, so please don't plagiarise my work ππ€£π
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
4 months ago
Awww how sweet! My mates crocheted us some
#Christmas
baubles...
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Merry Xmas and seasonal greetings to all
#LegoTrain
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
4 months ago
Saw this TV at
#Brighton
#CarBootSale
today π If I had room and money, it would have been perfect for my
#Atari2600
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Rod Hull
4 months ago
Obv's it a bit late if you are an international 8bitter.. but I'll be shipping orders right up to xmas eve. So if you fancy celebrating the
#newyear
on your
#8bit
I guess you've still got time to bung an order in. π
www.tfw8b.com
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
4 months ago
Buttons!
#AtariXEGS
#Mentos
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
4 months ago
Having fun with an
#AtariXEGS
this evening. We picked it up at last weekend's
@computinghistory.org.uk
Bring n Byte Sale. Came with a ton of software, plus a light pen. We paired it up with our other weekend purchase, an
#Atari
Touch Tablet. Have just discovered you can play Kaboom using the tab! π£
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
4 months ago
And finally we tried an old light gun that
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social
picked up a year or so ago for a quid. Bug Hunt is actually pretty fun! Now to go through the rest of the software ...
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@annierat1.bsky.social
made me a get well card using an
#Atari
touch pad she picked up at
@computinghistory.org.uk
's Bring n Byte sale this weekend. She won't give up her day job ...
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πββ¬ Annette πββ¬
4 months ago
Been after a cheap bit of
#uranium
glass for ages, find the idea of it fascinating. Picked this little ring holder up at the weekend for Β£2. Think I can safely say I've finally found a bit π
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