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by Icky
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:02 pm
Forum: VINTAGE GEAR ZONE
Topic: Grandstand Invader From Space - Hand Held Game
Replies: 5
Views: 61

Re: Grandstand Invader From Space - Hand Held Game

Higgy wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:17 pm @Icky I expect the parents ripped off the cable to the speaker :lol:
I had this one back in the day, lots of fun.
This could well be parental sabotage @Higgy

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by Icky
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: VINTAGE GEAR ZONE
Topic: Grandstand Invader From Space - Hand Held Game
Replies: 5
Views: 61

Re: Grandstand Invader From Space - Hand Held Game

alexh wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:32 pm My friends had Invader From Space game. And Scramble.

We had FireFox F-7.
Nice! Also well preserved box and game you have there @alexh
by Icky
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: VINTAGE GEAR ZONE
Topic: Grandstand Invader From Space - Hand Held Game
Replies: 5
Views: 61

Grandstand Invader From Space - Hand Held Game

So next on my trip down hand held electronic game memories I purchased the Grandstand Invader From Space, I was not lucky enough to get the more expensive Grandstand Astrowars. However this was a good second. Again boxed with instructions, although the only thing not working is the sound so I need t...
by Icky
Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: VINTAGE GEAR ZONE
Topic: Conic Electronic Soccer - Hand Held Game
Replies: 7
Views: 73

Re: Conic Electronic Soccer - Hand Held Game

Very cool, I do like these sort of thing. When I was young there were a lot of these things about, and also things like Space Invaders with electroflourescent displays and also the electromechanical games that Tomy used to make. I never did like the LCD games so much though, the ones with the pre-d...
by Icky
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: VINTAGE GEAR ZONE
Topic: Conic Electronic Soccer - Hand Held Game
Replies: 7
Views: 73

Conic Electronic Soccer - Hand Held Game

Well I started to reminisce about my childhood over these last six months and the electronic games be them board type games or hand held. I ended up going down a path of hunting some of the ones I had and also some that friends had back in the day. I have quite a few to post as separate blogs here b...
by Icky
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: A pair of old portables
Replies: 2
Views: 122

A pair of old portables

Well I have been away from the forum for a few months but whilst away I have had sometime to buy a few retro things. This pair was an eBay buy where they did not come with PSU, the Epson PX-4+ was shown as running but the TRS-80 Model 100 was sold in the bundle as not working. After receiving them I...
by Icky
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: Retro/Amiga show 25th May Exeter
Replies: 2
Views: 65

Re: Retro/Amiga show 25th May Exeter

Nice, any more info eg. venue location and times?
by Icky
Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: 8 BIT CORNER
Topic: OSI 600D Superboard Build
Replies: 317
Views: 55284

Re: OSI 600D Superboard Build

Nice, I remember the clone of the OSI called the Compukit UK101 appeared in the Practical Electronics mags to build. Always wanted to do one back in the day when I was a kid.

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Location of old Practical Electronic magazine archive
by Icky
Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: NetBSD 7.1 on the Atari TT
Replies: 44
Views: 31007

Re: NetBSD 7.1 on the Atari TT

mgi wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:56 pmThanks a lot!!!
Out of interest what is the spec of your TT. i.e. do you have Storm / Thunder etc cards or other setup
by Icky
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: NetBSD 7.1 on the Atari TT
Replies: 44
Views: 31007

Re: NetBSD 7.1 on the Atari TT

@mgi - I'll have a look at my image and test on another TT. Sorry I haven't replied to your PM been a little busy over the holidays.

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