@DosFox1 Could be that too of course :)

@DosFox1 Strange. I always thought my ringtone was a GPO 709 but it doesn't sound like that. The wav is called '700series1'

@JonnBlanchard Yikes! I hope something else comes along quickly so you don't have to do that.

@MackJsy @RetroBC_Pete (I’m now pondering the reasons as to why I have a bagful)

@MackJsy @RetroBC_Pete I’ll bring a bagful and you can rub them on your tshirt 😆

@rupertg @PeterOnion Not for PSUs, no.

@PeterOnion I can’t help but think they’d go SQUEEE rather than pop. But yes, those are meaty rails.

@RetroBC_Pete 3COM power supplies used to be particularly good at this, people would ring up saying 'my switch is whistling' and I knew instantly what had happened.

@ukscone @ryanteck Before you go spare.

@thomasfuchs Nope 😄 Too many common components that can go bang. Identify capacitor type maybe - RIFA, electrolytic and tantalums all have a fairly recognisable smell. And different noise too.

Interesting. Working on the Sirius tonight and there was a BANG and a fishy smell. Electrolytic gone pop? That doesn’t happen very often. To me, anyway. I knew the main 0.22uF RIFA had gone already because I could smell it on Sunday. 💥💨

A quick video of my FatScreen CRT emulator build in action with a cheeky look at the interior at the end. I'm very, very pleased with it and the novelty still hasn't worn off. 😊

@Devilish_Design @timbucus @jonveal 😍

@kiwapebretech The OA isn't starting and I can't for the life of me remember what the minimum fan count is for a Shorty. The fact that the fan lights are flashing shows that it's not happy though.

@kiwapebretech You'd need to find the fibre connected server with CommandView on it to even think about booting that up, it's not worth the effort. Pity, the batteries are useful to keep others alive.

Back on the Sirius repair after the weekend’s japes in Cambridge. This is one of @computermuseum’s machines that refuses to boot and gives an odd LED pattern at power up. CRT is good and it prompts for a disk so the fault(s) are on the floppy controller. Going IN!

@hqqns @0xDEADBEEFCAFE I've not attempted it because I have two other working units. I've seen that the results can be pretty sweet though, but it's a lot of effort with heat guns and hot wire etc.

@hqqns @0xDEADBEEFCAFE Dust, that one. There’s one off-camera that DOES have cataracts and it almost looks sci-fi when it’s displaying.

@0xDEADBEEFCAFE This was my currently not well Rainbow a couple of weeks ago.

@RC2014Towers This is why I had to get someone to build mine, and I still wish I hadn't.

@0xDEADBEEFCAFE You’ve seen the video of it scrolling a directory on an amber screen?

It is done. BBC B Issue 7 PCB replica.

FF Release 3.31 Fix Gotek drive detection w/Amiga KS ROM v3.2.1 QD: FF.CFG "interface=ibmpc" alternative to JC jumper (no JC on SFRKC30.AT2 model) OLED: New "-slow" modifier to slow down I2C bus for glitchy displays AUTOBOOT: Disallow writes to MBR, which can trash the USB drive

@RetroBC_Pete @quangdx @JonnBlanchard @computermuseum @jcrowly @HereBeDragons3 @Devilish_Design @loudscotsbloke @6502nerd As opposed to me who currently resembles Mr Bibendum thanks to my little fluid retention issue 🥸

@6502nerd That's my hope too. After years of being in a cold storage room it then ran for 8 hours so some solder joints may have 'relaxed' a bit. I've got the full schematics here so it's all good.

@0xDEADBEEFCAFE It's 'mostly' VT220 compatible so it may do, have a look at the Technical Manual on Bitsavers as it explains everything in detail there.

Those of you at the museum yesterday will know that my DEC Rainbow expired after running all day Saturday. I couldn't find the LED codes in the technical manuals, largely because they're in the User's Service Guide. Looks like I've got some desoldering to do soon...

@RetroBC_Pete @EricaTheatre @jcrowly @JAMOGRAD @LOOKMUMNOCMPUTR @LeadedSolder @JonnBlanchard @Devilish_Design @loudscotsbloke @johnnewcombeuk @6502nerd I'm pleased you took a pic of Tony's table because I completely forgot!

@LockFarm @computermuseum And, I'm not sure about now, but at least until a couple of years ago you could still buy MPF-1s from Flite Electronics for the eye-watering price of £399.

😍

@asobitech @AfRetro Good old So-crates!

Also thanks to everyone who stopped to chat and have me go on at length about the Positron 9000 and the Microbee. Sadly the Rainbow expired this morn so the only pic I took all day was of its diagnostic LEDs… hello to @jcrowly too 😄 /fin

Day 2 of #82fest done and dusted so I’m now collapsed on my pit with a 🍻. Thanks to @computermuseum for hosting, and the scamp list: @HereBeDragons3, @loudscotsbloke, @JonnBlanchard, @Devilish_Design, @RetroBC_Pete, @WiFiSheep. Cheers to @AfRetro for the CD-ROM drive! /1

@zx81adventures @computermuseum @KimxxxJustice @therealjpster @MarquisdeGeek @6502nerd @johnnewcombeuk @Nbarnes70 @timbucus After it had warmed up, yes. Took around half an hour before it would load games, but once it had - rock solid 😃

@mjtech01 @computermuseum @KimxxxJustice @therealjpster @MarquisdeGeek @6502nerd @johnnewcombeuk @Nbarnes70 @timbucus Aw boo. Next event will be later in the year I hope.

@daveshevett @computermuseum @KimxxxJustice @therealjpster @MarquisdeGeek @6502nerd @johnnewcombeuk @Nbarnes70 @timbucus My company at the time sold that particular ‘bow, it never had a drive cover. I also used it every time I visited the customer to alter our programs on their uPDP, so when the system fell out of use they asked me if I wanted it. Yes please!

@SWRetroComp @ColonelFalcon @RetroGamersClub @retrokatg @HereBeDragons3 @Devilish_Design Ooo a pair of Interton VC4000 clones and a Fairchild Channel F-II. Keep the Database because it was designed and made in the UK (software was licenced from Radofin) Gift Grandsand and its bonkers 8-way controllers, Put Rowtron behind the bin for later retrieval.

I forgot @timcwilcox, literally the first visitor I spoke to this morning, hello!

Special mention to @6502nerd for digitising a pic of the Positron for his carousel of exhibits shown on his homebrew 6502 machine 👍🏻

Plenty of hardware highlights for me too, the main one being the Torch c-series that @RetroBC_Pete brought in. What an absolute beast. Also the Gemini kit brought in by @johnnewcombeuk, lovely stuff.

@ianparr @computermuseum @KimxxxJustice @therealjpster @MarquisdeGeek @6502nerd @johnnewcombeuk @Nbarnes70 @timbucus I spent a lot of time explaining the Posi to people, plenty of questions not least ‘why haven’t I heard of it’. Tim probs arrived lunchtime-ish? As usual in these events I lose all track of time then all of a sudden it’s time to go home.

@SharpworksMZ @computermuseum @KimxxxJustice @therealjpster @MarquisdeGeek @6502nerd @johnnewcombeuk @Nbarnes70 @timbucus Yep! And I need to apologise for keeping him chatting when he should’ve been off home, sorry mate! Hope you didn’t get in trouble 😀

@RetroBC_Pete @AfRetro @computermuseum @KimxxxJustice @JonnBlanchard @JAMOGRAD @HereBeDragons3 Bay? I didn’t type ‘bay’. Bloody autocarrot. I meant bah!

Excellent day 1 at @computermuseum for #82Fest. Absolutely splendid to see the usual scamps plus @KimxxxJustice, @therealjpster, @MarquisdeGeek, @6502nerd, @johnnewcombeuk, @Nbarnes70 and loads of folk who stopped by to chat. Highlight for me was chatting with @timbucus 👍🏻

@RetroBC_Pete @AfRetro @computermuseum @KimxxxJustice @JonnBlanchard @JAMOGRAD @HereBeDragons3 I saw Snorkers around plenty but our paths never crossed, bay. Next time!