Andreu RetroCGA

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Just fired my Amstrad just to test this new Mario Bros 2023: https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/mario-bros-2023/
Mario Bros (2023)

Mario Bros (2023)

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OIOPOLIS is a brand new (still in production) RPG indie #Gameboy game. Demo can be played here: https://minihamsterproductions.itch.io/oiopolis-eng

In addition of English, the game is available in my language, Catalan 👌

OIOPOLIS (English) by Mini Hamster Productions

OIOPOLIS English version

itch.io
Holidays near Alès (France) and my host gives me a Minitel 😍
It's a 722 098X (model without retractable keyboard).
It beeps continuousy and nothing on screen. Any clues, common failure? #minitel @jelora
My new toy has arrived! A Bull/Telesincro videotext banking terminal. Minitel compatible, in theory.
Will be a big challenge to hack it. First thing, find a serial port and use it as a dumb terminal.
It features a chip+magnetic card reader, printer, and modem...

One of my laptops for "home use" is a Dell Inspiron 1501. It was a present from my dad in 2006. With an SSD, plenty of RAM (4Gb) and Linux it runs pretty smoothly and do "normal life" with traditional apps and recent versions.

It features a 2Ghz AMD Turion with single core.

Can it be considered retro?

#Retrocomputing evening⚡
All retrosystems powered on!

✔️#Commodore Amiga 500
✔️PC 80286
✔️#Amstrad CPC464

🚩 Two Nokia CRT TV for scrap 0€ 🚮

🚩Two Vintage Nokia CRT TV ideal for retro consoles 50€ each.

🤭

I always wanted a Dumb Terminal... Now I'm tempted in buying a Videotex terminal, but I need your help because I have to choose.

1) French Minitel, 25€, ugly, dirty, but 100% hackable (it has exposed serial port) @vga256

2) Catalan/French Bull Micral Telesincro, 30€, very nice, has a printer on it😱 *but* doesn't have exposed serial port, only modem. Unknown hackability level and no information on the Internet.

Is today Iomega Saturday?

First (failed) attempt to load stuff to my #CommodoreC64 using the XE1541 cable and 64HDD software.

I definetively will have to #RTFM 😁