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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Of course I meant to say that it's a UK computer that also sold well in France, doh!

6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It was a UK machine also sold well in the UK. It came out in late 1982 but the one in the picture is from late 1983. 6502 cpu so just the three registers! I did a lot of assembly on it which was transferable to the Atari 800XL. Decent zx spectrum alternative but very little software!

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ah thanks for coming back back great to hear from an industry veteran🤗🤗

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

What do you mean sorely missed, what don't I know!

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

I don't have the cat issue but it's always precarious packing it up and taking it to an event by car. I never know if it will boot up again and usually spend ages fiddling with wires to persuade it😂

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

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

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

Homebrew computers rulez 🤓🤗👏🏽

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

Wonderful project and both delighted and humbled that I may have inspired anything! It's interesting you're using the same approach to the master clock so running the Z80 at a nice 5.36MHz, but with similar issues with peripheral chips! I'm overclocking the ACIA but is kinda holding up for now🤞🏽

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

The tricks are needed as the vram is slow to update from the 6502. Several NOPs between each data transfer hence working with characters where possible!

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

Thank you my friend. Work keeps getting in the way is the issue! 😂 Is the Elk like the Speccy then with basically bit mapped modes only?

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

Trying to smooth scroll on the TMS9918a is a little tricky - need to pre-scroll all graphic elements based on where they are in the tile map. Anyway kinda got it working - now to do something with it! What do folks think could suit this kind of feature? #retrocomputing youtu.be/FrumT_-Iq7s

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Smooth scrolling experiment on TMS9918a

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

Ha yes know that feeling.. How things have changed!

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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 · 18/06/2026

Haha glad I'm not the only one who just used whatever was easy to source. I think thicker wires are better and generally better than jumper wires (at least the ones I've used).

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

To be honest I never did check on the brands and sometimes they were no name items! I used amazon and local UK suppliers plus a while back picked up some breadboards when Maplin in the UK was sadly closing..

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Been away so just seeing this! Yup breadboard can be a pain but my contraption does work reasonably reliably even at 5.36MHz for the main board and cpu clock. Breadboards do vary in quality although I don't remember using a specific brand. Good luck!

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Definitely matey! 😎👍🏽

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Oh yes of course 🤗 My first computer, an Oric-1 owned since new in 1983 will be on show with tons of games for people to try🤘🏽

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I'll be at retrofest 2026 in Swindon with a bunch of people passionate about digital preservation of early micros. My Oric computers will be there as well as my Heath-Robinson homebrew computer, an homage to the pioneers🤘🏽 Book your tickets now as last year was sold out! youtu.be/oKRC85vtLmk

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RetroFest 2026 Swindon 30-31 May - Old *and* homebrew computers!

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Agreed. I'm clocking my 6502 at 5.36MHz, half the dot clock needed by the 9918a. Works great at that speed.

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

To clarify, I mean specifically a 6502 at 8MHz seemed unreliable driving the VDP, Z80 has different bus timing..

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It is an amazing chip considering it harks from the 70s! It would be interesting to see if you can drive it at 14MHz because I'm not sure if it will latch the data at that speed. I had trouble at 8MHz.. 🤔

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Colin Hoad @colinhoad.com · 26/04/2026

Here's some 6502 to brighten your Sunday! youtu.be/MOEmQ79nA38 Special thanks to @musicvsartstuff.bsky.social for the amazing backing music

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Thinking in 6502 - Hello, World!

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0xC0DE @0xc0de.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Follow along with Colin if you have always wanted to learn 6502 assembly language

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Planes, trains not the other way around! He had to get to the airport first..

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Retrofest 2026 in Swindon is not long now - hope to see you there so you can gaze and point at my mess of wires!!😅😎 youtu.be/oKRC85vtLmk #restofest2026 #retrocomputing #homebrewcomputer

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RestoFest 2026 Swindow 30-31 May

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

In principle yes, but who is going to allow me to prove it 😂 😂

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Can my homebrew computer on breadboard control a real-world device? Yes it can!😎 This is 1980s style computing with some basic transistor interfacing to allow a pin on the homebrew's AY-3-8910 chip to control a fan!🤓 #iot #homebrewcomputing #6502cpu youtu.be/GFZZXpsBTvM

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Controlling a device with my 6502 Homebrew Computer - IoT like it's 1985!

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentines fellow nerds - here are some more blinkenlights to brighten your already great day😍 Now with a 74HC161 counter for additional dynamics!🤓 youtu.be/FOEHbET1tww

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Bringing blinkenlights to life with a 74HC161 counter!

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Blinkenlights are back - computers seem more 'alive' when they're flickering lights at you, and if you know what to look for it can even give an idea of what the machine is doing! youtu.be/8r3NSY7bM_w

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Back to the future - Blinkenlights (again) on my homebrew computer!

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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 · 26/01/2026

Port of a game from dflat to native Oric - easier for folks to try using emulator or even real machine. I've made some improvements too e.g. the game music which is a decent rendition (not by me!) of a legendary electronic track. #programming #8bitcoders youtu.be/jMgaQnY0t24

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Oric Atmos C and assembler game - Invaders 3D

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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

if I were a graffiti artist... #amiga

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Now if it was showing WB1.2 on the label (that's what came with my first A500 in 1988), I'd want to protect your graffiti as much as any Banksy! 🤓🤘🏽🤘🏽

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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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The Loud Scots Bloke @loudscotsbloke.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I have once again created a charity Retro Computer calendar for 2026!! Last year you helped raise £44 for charity by downloading my calendar. Let's try and beat that this year!! 🙏 Thank you!! loudscotsbloke.itch.io/retro-comput...

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Retro Computer Calendar 2026 by Loudscotsbloke

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Tetris converted from dflat to C using OSDK toolset - now that's much smoother! #mos6502 #c-programming #retro-coding #retro-computing youtu.be/cZ3usNDNKP4

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Oric Tetris - 8 bit retro programming in C

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Programming 8 bit games in C targeting the Oric 6502 based micro. Here's one example converted from dflat a BASIC like language I developed for my homebrew computer 🤓 youtu.be/wLsLQ_LsYGU

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Programming in C for the Oric Atmos 6502 microcomputer

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I remember seeing that at the time and thinking it was a bit unusual Paul Hardcastle's track being in the charts!

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Never coded in Ada but I remember thinking it was decent and good for real time programming if I recall correctly?

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Does micropython work well in terms of performance?

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6502nerd @6502nerd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We learnt Pascal for A level at college. It was designed for education so it's decent I think. But by my second year I was using C on my Amiga A500 and I liked that more!

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