electron.greg

#BBCMicro #AcornElectron
#Commodore64 #C64
Type-ins, demos, text based games

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electron_greg@oldbytes-space.mostr.pub

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2025-02-24 11:47:49

It's USABILITY Microsoft.
Having scrollbars has NOTHING to do with accessibility issues.
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2025-02-19 06:07:11

I'm probably VERY late to the party, but I think AI crap infiltrating our desktops will spur on a new enthusiasm for Linux.

2025-01-21 13:54:36

Cr*p service from Curver/Keter UK, manufacturer of storage containers (especially pet food etc).
My lid failed so I enquired about replacement parts instead of buying a whole new friggin unit. There are ALL un-clipable for cleaning anyway so I know these are individually moulded components. I'm not stupid, a tit, but not stupid.
Reply from Curver/Keter said they'd only provide parts for warranty replacements and NOT available to purchase!
I told them that unnecessary plastic waste is VERY much frowned upon these days. 😞

2025-01-17 16:44:51

Mild #enshitification like Discord desktop application requiring a paid "Nitro" subscription to enable changing the colour of the background is CRAP!
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2025-01-08 11:05:49

What dystopian sh1t is this?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c70e2g09ng9o

2025-01-07 21:51:50

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@nprofile…5zd4
Absolutely. And the library of native ZX81 games (for 16K RAM) is monumentally huge.

2025-01-07 21:50:18

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@nprofile…5zd4
Yes, I believe they do, as long as the ZX80 games are the 8K ROM versions.

2025-01-07 21:49:18

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@nprofile…5zd4 Yes, this ZX80 clone computer has 16K on board.

2025-01-07 21:31:29

#PacMan on the #ZX80!!!! Another astonishing flicker-free achievement on a computer that shouldn't be able to produce animated games.
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2025-01-05 19:26:17

Rate my Battle Station.
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/777/384/298/721/488/original/1296c2c5ef8f9734.jpg

2024-12-27 14:52:31

I'm currently enhancing a type-in chess game for the #Commodore16 #C16 computer. The game was originally just the single letter interface (on the left) so I'm trying, slowly, to build the program up to a full-fat chess game, but still in 16k.
Let's be honest, there's not many chess type-ins in the wild!
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/725/342/162/868/645/original/758c58e349c93506.png

2024-12-23 22:07:28

Beautiful (character based) vectors in this 3D Maze game on the #Minstrel4D (#JupiterAce)
Slight curved lines due to curvature of the screen and I was too close with my phone.
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/704/397/677/125/513/original/113278ea1ce747fa.jpg

2024-12-21 14:12:08

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Got "Flicker Free Space Intruders" to work on my Minstrel 2 (#ZX80), from cassette, as God intended.
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/691/206/348/435/202/original/e90b50683b7de3ff.jpg

2024-12-19 18:52:44

So I've adorned my Minstrel 2 with some #ZX80 livery. I've also drastically reduced the spacers on the bottom layer.
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2024-12-14 19:12:18

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And MODE 0 is insanely high resolution (for an 8 bit machine) on the #AcornElectron.
Like I always say on pictures of this subject matter; it doesn't matter if you're a devout atheist or actually God, this graphic is to show off artistic quality within a retro computing context.
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/652/723/868/288/514/original/9f6de5b808e66672.jpg

2024-12-14 18:21:11

Imported a beautiful picture of a festive cat on to my #AcornElectron.
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/652/543/548/554/775/original/1de9f5eec4531cfb.jpg

2024-12-13 16:49:29

Discord for Windows desktop application...
Oh my word it is sh1t.
It spends aaaaages "installing updates 1 to 15" so friggin often, and all that's doing is adding some extra #enshitification in the form of "nitro" subscription bollox.
If you are lucky then the program will actually open properly after launching. But you need to be a truly blessed soul.

2024-12-06 07:25:07

The beauty of a vintage LED display is apparent even when the device is switched off.
"Brain Baffler" electronic game from 1979.
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2024-12-02 10:11:38

Desktop applications that won't allow you to fling the mouse cursor into the top-right corner to close it are evil.
Spotify & GOG Galaxy for Windows, I'm looking at you.

2024-11-30 23:13:47

Nighty McNight Face.
#AcornElectron
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2024-11-20 07:05:40

Oh. My. Word.
My "Brain Baffler" game from 1979 has arrived.
Look at it. LOOK AT IT!!!
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2024-11-17 10:27:03

"Tex Murphy - Under a Killing Moon", 1994 #DOS game was EXTREMELY demanding back in the day. I remember it melted a friend's 486 Presario that was barely capable of running it. Love the config screen and all that juicy DOS GUI goodness.
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2024-11-14 19:19:12

I still find it amazing that up to date news, weather and MUCH more is available through my #BBCMicro's Prestel software and a WiFi Modem.
Thank you @nprofile…cyl6
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2024-11-14 08:29:37

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@nprofile…cl5w Great summary sentence at the end of the article...
"Considering that EV battery fires are some of the most formidable out there and often take tens of thousands of gallons of water and hours of work to extinguish, a reliable way of getting out of one of these vehicles in a pinch is the least you could ask for."

2024-08-14 18:35:54

Companies that don't have an email address on their web site are knobs.

2024-07-27 18:43:09

Rediscovering "Haunted House", my own enhanced version, from the Usborne book "Write Your Own Adventure Programs". Here running on my Mini PET.
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2024-07-19 18:10:06

Tits.
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2024-06-28 08:18:47

My #Commodore Trinity running my Super Star Trek games in pure vanilla modes. (The full colourised versions are available on my itchio page)
#VIC20 #C16 #C64
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2024-05-23 14:26:43

I'm on the cusp of booting out BT at work and getting in a local company to take care of 4-5 user VoIP, domain, web space, fibre broadband and static IP (for CCTV).
It's a massive responsibility and a very scary step for me to make.
If it all goes pear-shaped I'll be killed to death with a blunt blancmange.
I'd rather just put the kettle on.
😬

2024-04-11 11:54:26

I'm a passionate cyclist and love to "fly the flag" for being law abiding and considerate.
However, the general standard of other cyclists was already very low, and now with the explosion of delivery riders, the quality and care of most cyclists is absolutely abysmal.
It saddens my heart to know that I am utterly HATED on the roads because of the way most other cyclists are.
😞

2024-04-04 21:06:28

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@npub1y5h…7m3c Yes, I think so. Character was from Poyou Poyou, or something like that. Radio programme was "Outlook" on BBC World Service, which is also a standalone podcast called "Lives less Ordinary".

2024-04-04 20:58:55

I heard a radio programme last night about a chap in Japan that truly fell in love with a fictional gaming character. It was fascinating but also astonishing. I never knew this was a thing.

2024-03-26 20:49:50

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@npub1fys…968f Ah yes indeed. The problem is with creating an .mmb file that accepts 400k discs for my BBC's SD interface. Thank you tho. 🤗

2024-03-21 17:48:44

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@npub1463…00qn Beautiful aesthetics.

2024-03-13 12:16:31

Completed my wooden rack for the #commodore trinity. Internally mounted socket strip means whole lot powered by 1 plug. Used chrome car trim to finish off the edges.
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/112/088/322/876/958/947/original/3a7b405dc6fb93d3.jpg

2023-06-02 09:27:12

All my conversions of Super Star Trek are available from my itchio...
https://electrongreg.itch.io/
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