@psychicparrot42 Wagon Eels

@quazarsamcoupe ooh that’s a fun idea. Although I would definitely be more likely to spend time just faffing with Telnet!

@raymierussell ooh yeah I have one of those, but one is probably all I’ll ever need! 😆

@TCD it’s all new to me but I’m willing to believe! 🤘💽

@raymierussell thanks, yeah I’m glad I checked it when I did! I never got into MD actually, this one was actually intended as a dictaphone for a family member but it’s never really been used. It has lots of cool (late-gen?) features I think (Hi-MD, ATRAC, etc). I’ll need to dig into it!

Annoyingly I did check the batteries were out etc a couple of years ago, but the corrosion must have already started. Oh well!

My uni flatmate was big into MD though, she commuted a lot by train back then so always had pocket full of mixes for the journey. Had an MD HiFi too. Very cool! 😎

Good news, everyone! The Sun Machine is coming down and we are gonna have a party. #DarioG #1998 #MiniDisc #HiMD #vinegar #fixed

Remember, kids: DO NOT leave the batteries in your stuff!

Today’s chemistry lesson brought to you by Sony™ MiniDisc® Walkman®, the ravages of time and the indefatigable power of entropy.

@shieladixon a very groovy tune! I like how the guitar-slides sound, is that tricky to recreate in a tracker?

Today's video is an Amiga mod.
https://youtu.be/K6bKF9-_Zkk

Go-Go BunnyGun by Ionian Games is out now!

#ZXSpectrum #shmup https://ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun

Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again
— Cory Doctorow ( @pluralistic)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/trump-beginning-of-end-enshittification-make-tech-good-again

Better than the average Guardian piece on tech.

@raymierussell
Heheh, very cool. That’s a shame they didn’t use it! I haven’t done anything fancy with loaders, but the book was very helpful in understanding the entry points when I was exploring headerless loading. I keep a copy handy on my shelf now (sometimes it’s easier to flick through a real book than a PDF!) so I can grab it when I come across some code that references ROM routines.

@raymierussell hahaha, you got me! Technically it’s a “mini” mince pie, but it really is a big book. It’s about A4 or so; I was quite surprised when it arrived! Allows for nice legible machine code listings. Overall the Logan/O’Hara book is much better though.

@robertprice @toot

I’m not sure, it has a pretty vanilla disassembly of the main Spectrum ROM, but the back half is a goldmine of info about the system variables (old and new), the channel data structures and IF1 hook codes. I reckon that section was written by David Webb though, so perhaps there’s some connection via Melbourne House…?!

It’s not a patch on the inimitable Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly by Drs Logan and O’Hara, but it scores higher over that tome in two respects. First, the Guide is slightly cheaper; and second, it has the letters inscribed in large, friendly letters.

The Spectrum Machine Code Reference Guide: Microdrive Interface 1 Complete ROM Disassembly.

(Mince pie for scale. It’s a big book!)

HTML is for life, not just for Christmas. This year, give the gift of Open Web.

https://vole.wtf/doctype/

It’s our Office Christmas Party today, so it’s #XmasJumper time!

Design your own unique Yuletide Wooly Pully from the comfort of your ZX Spectrum! https://robertmorrison.me/public/files/woot/23/

On day 2 @boldewyn reminds us of a hellish deprecated element in HTML: `<plaintext>` #HTMHellAdventCalendar

https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2025/2/

Black Friday / Cyber Monday is kicking off slightly early over at z80kits.com with 15% discount on anything in the Base Kits, Core Modules or Expansion Modules category simply by using the discount code 5202MCFB at checkout.

Grab yourself a Z80 based retro computing bargain!

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#RC2014 #BlackFriday #Z80 #Z80Kits #CyberMonday