A visit to see mrbombermilzy :)

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A visit to see mrbombermilzy :)

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I'd been down visiting my brother the last few days and @mrbombermillzy and I had been chatting about a few machines in the weeks (probably months actually) preceding that I could relieve him of :)

As it turned out, he was on my way home, just 50 minutes from where my brother lives, so agreed to meet up rather than try and courier such fragile machinery about the country.

It was really good to meet physically with a fellow retro addict, and although I was only able to spend half an hour ish chatting, it was certainly time well spent, and if you're able to go to the retro meet-up he's organising: https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... =20&t=5390 I reckon it'll be great fun. Sadly I can't go, but hopefully some of you can.

Anyway, I am now the proud owner of an Archimedes 5000, a TI99/4A and a 2nd 800XL, plus a few extra books, as below:

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I'm fairly sure these will end up as projects on here in the not too distant future :)

Anyway, thanks again to mrbombermilzy, and it was great to meet you :)
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Nice! I'd like to get an a5000 one day too :) I remember using one in primary school :)
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Steve wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 7:02 pm Nice! I'd like to get an a5000 one day too :) I remember using one in primary school :)
A5000 is a whole new episode for me, we only had BBC Bs at school, what is really interesting is that ther is a supplier label on it and it originally came from Chelmsford in Essex, literally 30 odd minutes down the road from me so I'm thinking it's come home :)
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Thanks @rubber_jonnie. Enjoy.

I can see they've gone to a good home. :D
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The A5000 is nice, as long as it doesn't have battery damage. You can actually change the CPU and upgrade them far more than the hobbled A4000.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 7:28 pm
Steve wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 7:02 pm Nice! I'd like to get an a5000 one day too :) I remember using one in primary school :)
A5000 is a whole new episode for me, we only had BBC Bs at school...
Quick story:

In our Secondary School, we had BBC Bs at school till the last 2 years I was there, when they upgraded to archies.

Anyway, some idiot in charge forgot to put our class in for an IT GCSE in our 4th year, so when someone realised (pretty much at the end of the year, so far too late to apply) we were hastily put in for a Typing Qualification (which was literally a few months work). The rest of the 5th year was spent playing Zarch and Conqueror and looking at Archie demos! :lol:
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mrbombermillzy wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 7:33 pm Thanks @rubber_jonnie. Enjoy.

I can see they've gone to a good home. :D
They surely have 😁
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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stephen_usher wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 7:35 pm The A5000 is nice, as long as it doesn't have battery damage. You can actually change the CPU and upgrade them far more than the hobbled A4000.
Will make a start on it soon, see what's what.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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mrbombermillzy wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 7:42 pm
rubber_jonnie wrote: Wed May 18, 2022 7:28 pm
A5000 is a whole new episode for me, we only had BBC Bs at school...
Quick story:

In our Secondary School, we had BBC Bs at school till the last 2 years I was there, when they upgraded to archies.

Anyway, some idiot in charge forgot to put our class in for an IT GCSE in our 4th year, so when someone realised (pretty much at the end of the year, so far too late to apply) we were hastily put in for a Typing Qualification (which was literally a few months work). The rest of the 5th year was spent playing Zarch and Conqueror and looking at Archie demos! :lol:
I can't believe they forgot to put you in for the exam!

:dizzy:
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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