GrumpyOzRetro Tony

Computing history nerd. Co-conspirator on the GrumpyOzRetro pod. CW: off-topic tweets; moderate shitposting. 100% pure tech feed: @[email protected]

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

Limited to reading 600 tweets a day, am I? I guess I'll have to start unfollowing people. Feel free to unfollow me if the shitposting is too much, and/or go follow me on the Elephant Site if you want pure tech (and me taking the socials more seriously). https://t.co/nWe8C1dIlq

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

Adelaide Retro Computer Swap Meet coming up. 30 November 2024 10:00-14:00 @ Unley Community Centre

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

Not long to go now until the 2024 @morefunmakingit Charity Live Stream! In this video, Lee explains it way more thoroughly than I ever could. Looking forward to it! https://t.co/kjhMICKz13

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

Yes, more photos from Canberra. A most excellent photo dump via the OCAU forums https://t.co/6OPuMzZe94

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

Please tell me that Canberra's bus stops are heritage listed

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

Back home after an outstanding weekend of vintage computer and console goodness in Canberra. VCF Down Under '25 next year? Yes, this is from last night; I just couldn't be arsed posting until this morning

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

@normal_andy Yeah, it's info overload. I know the organisers got onto a couple of radio stations to promote the event (ABC Canberra and 1WAY), but if you're not a radio listener then it would have been easy enough to miss

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

I was going to share some photos from the Canberra Vintage Computer Expo, but Jeremy Barr-Hyde (not sure if he's on here) did a much better job. You can view his excellent photo album even if you don't do Crackbook https://t.co/L28p6vjIcy

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

@anon_opin well, yes and no... Australia has compulsory voting, yet the rage baiting still goes on

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

Just a quickie in lieu of a full episode, on account of VCF Down Under / 2024 Canberra Vintage Computer Expo being only a couple of days away https://t.co/JzItLyZPnB

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

There's no release date yet, but I'm really looking forward to watching this https://t.co/7J8iwkRcnb

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

@TheBasement___ Here you go https://t.co/K96dWiNDqE

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

Just preparing my Amstrad PPC640 for the 2024 Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition / VCF Down Under, and it turned out that both floppy drives are cactus. Thankfully old mate Gotek saved the day. Crisis averted. https://t.co/msPyN09qgm

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

@ChrisShadowens Yep, PPC = Portable PC. Released by Amstrad in 1987. Sold reasonably well in the UK, Europe and Australia on account of it being the cheapest portable IBM-compatible on the market at the time

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

It's only about 2 months out of date, but here's the latest podcast ep, featuring @TheBasement___ https://t.co/gkfo18nZiy

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

It's unfortunate that the retro community even *needs* a website like this, but if this site stops even just one person getting scammed, then it's worth it. https://t.co/scWBFNSsSl

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Computer games sort of peaked with the 360 and PS3. Since then the development time and costs have gotten out of hand to the point of only having 2/3 games from xbox or Sony per console. It's pointless.

[GrumpyOzRetro Tony @OzRetrocomp]

No horrendous thumbnails, no clickbait titles... just consistently high quality videos packed with useful info. Congrats on 1M subs. If you're not subscribed to ExplainingComputers, what's stopping you?

[Christopher Barnatt @ChrisBarnatt]

I thought we'd have a desk & studio tour to celebrate 1,000,000 ExplainingComputers subscribers! https://t.co/IuQy90jdOg Normal service resumes next Sunday. :)

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Only an idiot would pay a subscription for a doorbell.