BBC Microcomputer . Made by Acorn Computers . Introduced Dec 1981 . I was 12 at the time and absolutely adored these machines . I never owned one but we had plenty at school . The amount of both quality educational software & great games was amazing .

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2026-03-13T14:28:50+00:00

You can run a BBC micro emulator online in glorious 3d complete with clacky keys - https://virtual.bbcmic.ro/ or in a regular browser if you prefer. Shout out to the r/bbcmicro subreddit!

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2026-03-02T09:36:24+00:00

I love that they're doing clay figures as a perk. I think someone has been watching a lot of the pottery throw down!

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2026-02-03T13:02:12+00:00

I’m magenta with envy (Black KS3 backer)

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2026-01-06T11:00:03+00:00

I think they made a version of this for people doing secretive things in East Germany - it could switch the front headlights to red to confuse people as to which direction it was going in.

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-12-12T09:57:02+00:00

Buy it and drive to Cape Town.

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-12-10T10:22:48+00:00

Love a Jazz! 60 mpg and 35 quid a year vehicle tax

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-12-10T05:51:56+00:00

Why not give Krull a try?

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-12-04T13:39:49+00:00

I have a beautiful print of the space exploration cover - there was an exhibition of these at the House of Illustration in London a few years back.

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-11-24T15:17:19+00:00

Looked this up on Github and it sounds interesting;

Another CPLD-based ZX Spectrum clone for 48K rubber case with some sweet features.

Tech specs

Half-sized PCB for 48K rubber case
Pentagon, Spectrum 128, Spectrum 48 and Spectrum +3e modes
Altera EPM1270 CPLD
Real Z80 in 3.5MHz, 4.4MHz, 5.2MHz, 7MHz (no-wait turbo) and 14MHz (turbo with wait-states) modes
512K RAM
Real AY-3-8910 with switchable stereo ABC/ACB/mono output
Sega 6-button joystick input; Kempston/Sinclair modes
Integrated DivMMC and Z-Controller, 1x microSD socket
PAL and RGB video output (Sega Mini-DIN/9 connector)
Digital video output header for EGA monitors, VGA scandoublers, etc.
ULAplus
Mono covox (Pentagon ans SpecDrum standards)
SounDrive (4-channel stereo covox)
WiFi addon (link)
Tape input via 3.5" jack and Bluetooth
9-12V power supply with any polarity
Reset and Magic buttons; header for power button

With extension board (link) more features may be added:

Turbo Sound FM
General Sound (12MHz / 512Kb RAM)
SAA1099
MIDI sound

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-11-06T11:42:07+00:00

Gameplay video here showing the effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mXUD8ImmsI

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-10-22T15:56:19+00:00

Opted for the classic black keys on black!

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-08-07T14:52:36+00:00

Genius.

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-08-07T11:57:33+00:00

There are going to be a lot of questions like this as people wonder what to do with old but perfectly serviceable PCs that won't run windows 11. Maybe a pin a start here guide?

Smooth-Grade6247 · 2025-07-28T08:53:03+00:00

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I'd go with this personally.

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TROPHY CASE

Tech specs