Russ

Mostly Lydian. Also known as odd music creator Jon BonTempi. Making almost unheard music since 1982.

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@GreyAlien I sold all of it around 2005 when collecting was getting big and made a few thousand quid from it all. Bizarrely I had rescued about 200 ZX81 replacement squishy keyboard parts from a bin back in the day and sold them on early eBay individually for several years!

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@GreyAlien The US games were a lot slicker than most UK ones. We imported a lot of C64 and Atari Disk games until US gold was established. I remember a very over the top champagne party at the distributor when US gold was launched. I got a massive amount of oneoff freebies and promo items.

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@GreyAlien Yep forgot the amstrads. The early ones were very unreliable. The Amigas and Atari ST were only just out when I left to go do other things. We also has Apple 2 but only had wizardry and the Infocom text adventures for it as it was in the business section with some 8086 pc's.

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@GreyAlien I ran it from 1981 to 1988. We had ZX80, 81, Vic 20, Atari 800/400 on demo at first. Also had odder things like the video genie, Sharp and Ti/99a. Spectrums, Oric, Acorns, Dragons, Aquarius, MSX, C16, C64 a bit later. I liked the Atari best as we had ton of imported USA Disks.

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@elliott_downing You forgot 'Can I shag it?"

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@GetdownServices Happy Birthday. Enjoy it. Before you know you'll be like me. Sixty and fucking hurting everywhere.

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@SheRa_Marley @ajohnduncan Most arms need setting up if it's a decent deck. You probably have a weight issue on the arm. There is probably a way to adjust the weight so that the stylus settles into the groove without being too light or heavy. Too light and it will skip, too heavy will cause wear.

[Kings Heath Cat Rescue @KH_CatClub]

Unique polydactyl Polly is looking for her forever home ❤️❤️
#AdoptCat

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@KimFishlegs Lobster in a very sunny Jersey whilst looking at the incoming tide.

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@ElectriCheese @StuartMaconie I used to have a VHS of a 80's concert which had the track on it. Can't say that I have heard it since but it has obviously stuck in the old noggin!

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@monstroso @ScarredForLife2 His fairly recent 'The whispering swarm' is astounding. The new Elric was pretty good too. Not lost form with age at all.

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@shitlondon Web based electronic circuit simulator. VCVrack virtual modular synth. Both very nerdy.

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@ColMuseums Got that game as a kid. It's terrible and I suspect nothing like going to the moon.

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@GetdownServices 'Rock solid slacks' sounds like it could be a LP title.

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@GreyAlien Morning glory. Gather the seeds crush them up and you'll be tripping your nuts off. DMT in them🙃

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@quantick Billy's turd.

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@derek__olson Love having a walk around Avebury. Especially if it follows a dawn trip to Silbury Hill and the West Kennet Barrows.

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@SeamusBlackley GPT-8 will wake and bake.