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Hull fans won't be happy with the 96th min Norwich winner, Al

Ooop to Sun'land tomorrow so wish us luck vs Tractor Boys!

 

No luck today either - we wuz robbed!

Tractor Boys weren;t suppose to turn up and lead 2nil when the home team fully expected to take the 3pts with their new notable signings incl a certain Jobe Bellingham (missed an open goal 1st half!)

Never mind, 10 men Mackems did battle back to make it 1-2 and then hit the Ipswich post... in the 103min (we're gonna see a lot of stoopid goal/incident extra timings this season as refs have been told to make up a load of added time in order to give the sensation that the games now have "three halves"). Whatever next, square centre cirles?

Any road, this post isn't to complain about how hard done by the home team were this afternoon, no, it's to thank Richie for some nice goodies he sent me which arr'd Sat PM:



Thank you very much, Richie - as well as a fixed Oric-1 keyboard and me SCART and PSU bits back, Richie very kindly sent me an Elk/Beeb jossie and some PC CD/DVD roms to play with.

Much appreciated, my mate.

Elk has now gone in the opposite direction and some suitable "prize surprises" will be coming your way in the near future.

 

Bev will pounce if she catches you buying this old tat

 

Quick screen test of the C64C, fellas:

Thar she blows:



Bit of a further issue with the keyboard in that the INST/DEL key sticks and doesn't rise up...

Problem being NO SPRING underneath!!



Never mind - I'll add that to the order from https://www.retroleum.co.uk/contact

I can't grumble for a tenner, fellas, can I?

Can anyone tell me anything about this "spare" PSU supplied - one of the two Commodore bricks. The standard one powers up the 64 but this one doesn't and when I look on the DIN lead pins, there are far fewer...only 4 pins rather than the 7pins on the standard.



The PSU's model no. is (seemingly) exactly the same as the other one which works, ie. T40/E



Perhaps it's for another model, ie. C16, Plus 4?

Anyone got any better ideas - I'm sure you will have as I know next to nothing about C64/Commodore power units.

Cheers in advance, guys.

 

Two new Atari ROMs came to join the Baz Cave today, guys - I got them reasonable, about £30 for the pair. The guy wanted another £20 for the leads and manual and I very nearly got them (the AtariLab Light experiment cart is pretty damn useless without the probe) but I just couldn't stretch to spending £50 on my hobby so I'll just hope a cheaper option appears in the future... FAT CHANCE Just checked AtariGuy online and he does em at about $6 for the probe...plus a whacking $20 postage to the UK for two tiny little leads with probes on the end... the postal companies, as we all know too damn well, are just taking the piss these days.

Anyway, I always wanted Bug Hunt and now I've got it, plus another AtariLab cart to add to the collection, guys:

 

Some very nice pick-ups lately Andy, kudos to you sir!

 

Cheers, Al.

I don't spend anything on my retro micro hobby for months and then suddenly I buy 4-5 nice items, but that's the way it goes, eh, buddy? Anyhow, got me mam's hubby's/my step-dad's funeral tomorrow so think of us guys 11.30am in morning and say a little prayer for one of the bravest guys I think I've ever met - he fought and fought and fought on in Scarboro hospital, even though it was a battle he couldn't turn around, so was his love for me mam, his son & family and his zest for life... RIP Tiger Lyon, you will never be forgotten, fella. No flowers, btw, just placing this rather dear to his heart flag on his coffin:

 

I'll say a prayer and light a wee candle Andy. God bless.

 

Better to compare the Acorn & BBC in size too what was to be the original Atari line up of the 600XL & 1200XL as far as footprints are concerned. But the 600XL didn't come out until the 800XL did after the failure of the 1200XL. Which is probably a good thing for the 600XL, otherwise it might have not had a PBI either and no external expansion for it!

 

Ah, absolutely super to hear from you, Matt.
Glad you've had a really good summer (not weather-wise - bit like us, way too much of the wet stuff but never mind), business wise and you've been able to get hold of a great-sounding newer PC than your last model - a bit like me, I still have a PC running Win XP!
That Atari VCS looks the dog's bolly's too so I for one am looking forward to seeing some more shots of your latest, greatest set-up and all the best for now, fella - the forum's missed you big time, my man.

 

Too bad it's not the temperature probe that you need Andy, I have extras of it, but only the two sending and receiving light "probes." But these AtariLab probes are simple devices and I was planning on making some more myself. As well as expanding beyond the few Atari made available, utilizing different types of sensors, like motion detection and whatever other crazy shit I can think up that I could plug into the AtariLab Interface and program some BASIC code to make use of it. All in the name or research and development towards use on my robot that I still have plans for, if the world is around long enough, in a state were I am still living my current life anyway.

The bottom line for you Andy, is you just might find a Christmas gift package in a few months that includes some homebrew probes/sensors for your AtariLab Interface.

 

Hey, I told the world we were missing you, Matt, and how right was I???!!!

Many, many, many thanks for your generous brilliant offer and you can bet your bottom dollar you'll be getting more than a measly single Yaarkshire tea bag this year, come hell, Putin, Indians on the moon, or high water!

Take care, Matt and may you continue to shine light (oooh, my probe pun getting an airing there!), where it is needed in areas of gloom in this madly fecked up world of ours right now.

Al's got the right idea too - when you next go shopping Stateside, Al, will you get me and Paul some nice Atari goodies too by dropping in on this MyAtari fella, as well as maybe taking a tea with Matt in his RV -



https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...ndservice&_oac=1&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2562

 

Hey, the C64C has some replacement keys...

So, BEFORE:



and AFTER:





I KNOW they aint quite what I actually wanted/needed, but hey, at the end of the day, she's looking a damn sight better than she did when she emerged out of a local attic "black bright" and the keyboard like a mouth full of holes and fillings.

I'll give her some more TLC, have a wee play and then offer her out for grabs so if we have any takers here for £50 (incl old PSU and some software) plus P&P, she can go to a new home, so let me know retro dudes.

 

Nice. Are you not tempted to keep it Andy?

 

I've got a mini64 and a breadbin already, mate, else I might... just too much going on in the retro backburner dept reet now, bud and I need to shift a few models and then really clear that back room as it's earmarked for decoration (if the rear roof suffers no more leaks), next year so better start getting gear out of there and stashed away until it's time for it all to come and play again.

As ever, it's space, Al, and my kelt has outgrown my final front ear

 

The old C64C looks nice now, shame I'm not so retro now or I would have been tempted. Just waiting for Barclays to pay in Cindy's lump sum now that the bank accounts are open etc. shame as it does look great..

 

Did you figure out the 4 pin PSU @Andy Barr ? I wonder if it’s for a 1541-II disk drive as there were 4 pin DIN sockets on some.
I’ve got my 64’s and VIC-20’s already so I’ll pass on this one. I just picked up a nice Electron with original PSU this week which works nicely on my CTM-644 monitor, but I’m on the lookout for a Plus4 or C16 if anyone has one or knows someone who would part with one.

 

Hi, Rich.
I was chatting to some guy on a C64 forum and he told me it was a PSU for a standard 64 just like the other - he said they were produced in different flavours and that both of my bricks would fail at some point and bring that 64C down with em so I was not to use em!
Never mind, and I'm glad you've got a nice new Electron with an official PSU mate, that works smart with your dedicated monitor.
Now then, my mate Shaun definitely has one or maybe both of those models you mention.
Are you on FaceAche, buddy, as he is on one of the Hull retro forums and MAY be interested in a sale but I'd best not put words in his mouth as he might not want to sell at all.
I haven't seen him in ages but he sent me a wee happy boffday msg the other day and invited me over to chew the fat so if I do see him, after we get back from our hols, I'll ask away on your behalf, my mate.
Cheers, Rich.

 

Thanks mate, I don’t use Facebook these days or any other social network sites for that matter. So I’m not really able to use these to track down bargains.

 

It sounds like there could be a problem with the TED either overheating or on its way out so I would rather steer clear of that one bud.

 

My one fear of selling stuff to this day is that although I know it's all working as it should before I sell it, I just worry that this 40yr old + stuff will decide to conk out when it hits the buyer. Hence, none of my stuff has gone up as yet, as it stands, everyone who has brought off me has been dead chuffed with their purchase, but I still worry.

A seller with a conscience on Ebay, who would have thought it

I just never want to be thought of as the person who others decide that I knew it was faulty when it was sold.

 

You have an admirable, caring attitude and a conscience whereas a lot out there couldn't give a monkeys and will sell their grandma's soul for a buck. Paul. I know what you mean but I'm also sure that your reputation goes before you and anyone who is in any doubt or just enjoys stirring up the old cack, need not bother bidding. Anyone who knows anything about the retro computer world knows that your word is your guarantee that the kit is sold 100% accurately as described etc. Bid accordingly.

 

I take a more pragmatic view when I buy old kit these days. If it packs in while I own it then I will try to repair it out of my own pocket as this stuff is 40 years old now and was never designed for that. What I won't put up with is a seller deliberately misleading me. This more of a problem on feeBay, I've never had that problem buying kit off mates and I would be quite happy to buy kit off you mate. I know you would make sure it was working fine before you let it go.

 

Yeah compared the C64 or any other Commodore 8-Bit computer the Atari is built like a tank which in my case would be a Sherman Firefly….
What would your tank of choice be to describe Atari 8-Bits … discuss

 

Obviously Star Raiders, you simply can't not like Star Raiders. Crossfire was ok, sadly us PAL'ers didn't get the most of it as it was arftifacting. It's one that me and others altered the display list to graphics 14 so it had colour. As for the rest, apart from Elecktraglide which I was lucky enough to see it progress in dev thanks to the programmer popping in, I can't say I was a Mercenary fan, the tech was good, but I found it boring, as I do fighter pilot and that sort of stuff.

But excellent value the Andy, nice grab..

Only one word as a downer, tapes....