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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Do you think perhaps I need a cnc machine too? 🤓😂

6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

TV showing a pic of my Birmingham uni flat from 1990. In that mess is my Oric-1, and in real life there's my same machine still going strong in 2026! Love my first home computer, been through thick and thin with me!🤗 🤓 #Oric #80s

Picture of a 1990s student flat with an old home computer, and the real one next to it in 2026.

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Tweaked the game a bit - improved the backdrop graphics with a proper Death Star that come up over the horizon! This will go up on GitHub soon. I think it looks a lot better and quicker to draw than the method of drawing circles to make a Death Star! #8bitcoders #mos6502 #oric #retrocomputers

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Made some cosmetic tweaks - new backdrop graphics and animation. Proper Death Star vs drawing one using circles! #oric #retroprogramming #8bitcode #MOS6502

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Oric says - happy Christmas!🎄🎅🎄🎅🎶🎶

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Work has been keeping me crazy busy. But had a nice surprise today at an event hosted by the National Edge AI Hub at @newcastleuni.bsky.social They have a small display of computing history and I was delighted that my dear Oric-1 features!🤓🤗 #Oric-1

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

This is an irl photo of my desk right now! 🤓🤘🏽

Oric-1 and Atari 800XL plus a homebrew computer in a BBC case.

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I wouldn't have been able to say but I just searched for 14 inch fidelity tv and I found a picture which confirms it definitely was. Well remembered!

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Woah, my uni mate Stu (met him in 1989) came round this weekend with photos from back in the day. Thought I would share this one (late 1990 / early 1991) of him playing on my A500 (with A590 HDD). Looks my version of Tetris which I wrote in C. #amiga #a500 #tetris

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Always nice to receive videos like this from friends 🤗🤓 #zxspectrum #thehobbit

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Ah, after ages thinking about it and feeling flush as I sold a few things on ebay, decided to scratch this nostalgic itch! Feeling like 10 years old again thumbing through this amazing book🤗 Wish I had bought it when it sold for £2.95 back in the day!

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Great weekend with old and new faces at the 2025 retro computer festival in Swindon. Thanks to @heredragons.be, @shortcircuit.org.uk and everyone involved in making it happen. Look forward to the next event🙂🤘🏽

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Not many people have one of these 👍🏽😅😅

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Happy valentines to the longest relationship I've ever had ❤️ Joking but not joking 😂😂 #valentine #Oric-1

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Amazing book was my main reference for Atari programming 🤗👍🏽 Here's my copy 🤓

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Some people say the Atmos is the best looking 80s machine 🤓 But the Oric-1 below it is my favourite as ive owned it since new in 1983. I learnt to program on that thing and it started a lifelong hobby and got me into IT as a career. I literally love this inanimate object! 🤗 #Oric-1 #oricatmos

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Anyone remember Amiga Computing? I got my A500 around the time of the first issue 🤓👍🏽

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

On the Atari 8 bits, this was not a good sign..!

Atari 8 bit screen showing 'boot error' which usually means the disk or tape is bad.

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I was exhibiting these at a festival recently.. In the middle is my first computer from 1983 which I still own! Learned so much on that machine 🤗 On the right is my latest computer, a homebrew creation as homage to Woz and other pioneers from the late 70s🤓

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

A semi-complete computer chronology 1) First computer in summer 1983 : Oric-1 2) Xmas 1985 : Atari 800XL 3) 1988-1992 : A500 4) 1992-1996 : A1200 4) 1996-Now : Win/Linux PCs 5) Until about 5-6 years ago - made my own computer! The Oric-1 is the same from from when I was 12 years old!

Oric-1 and Atari 800XL home computers plus a homebrew design computer on breadboard.

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Here's a picture of it in action - May the fourth be with you!!

Homebrew computer showing Star Wars poster

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Ah, Elektra Glide on the 800XL was one of my favourite games and best memories back then. This was the best version in my view. The speed, sound and feel of the thing, just takes me back! #Atari800XL

Atari 800XL showing Elektra Glide title screen

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

This is my BBC - BreadBoard Computer! Built on breadboard, housed in a BBC Micro case. Quick specs; - 65C02 CPU @ 5.36MHz - 128KB RAM, 64KB ROM - TMS9918 video + 16KB VRAM - 2x65C22 VIAs (I/O and memory mgmt) - AY-3-8910 Sound - SD card storage - dflat language - BASIC-like with inline assembler

Homebrew computer built on breadboard housed in a BBC micro case

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Some pics of my fairly recent (August) trip to Derby for a music event, but then saw signs for the Derby Retro Computer Museum, so just had to have a quick look around! Great bunch of folks there too! Support your local computer museums!🤗

Amstrad CPC6128 running Chuckie Egg game and showing the high score table.

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