Go on then, list all the retro gear that you have paid silly amounts of money for, or maybe items you got a good deal on...
Today, for me, my neighbour has taken delivery of a parcel from Rapid Electronics containing various electronic parts to play with, sorry, I mean, repair things with
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Standby alert
“There are four lights!”
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer later in the year.
“There are four lights!”
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer later in the year.
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A few years ago I got a boxed 48k speccy with mint poly inserts, manual all the cables and the horizons tape for £10 off gumtree!!! The most I’ve spent was either £50 on a dragon 32 or £30 on a late 70s Ashby skateboard!!
My missus got me a boxed Astro Wars for my birthday a few years ago and she got that for £20 off eBay.
My dad bought a Tandy LCD game called ‘Hold Up’ for £50. I’d originally had it as an Easter present in the early 80s. It was eventually banned by Tandy due to the fact that you had to hold up cashiers with a gun whilst your mate robbed the safe. Pretty rare these days.
My missus got me a boxed Astro Wars for my birthday a few years ago and she got that for £20 off eBay.
My dad bought a Tandy LCD game called ‘Hold Up’ for £50. I’d originally had it as an Easter present in the early 80s. It was eventually banned by Tandy due to the fact that you had to hold up cashiers with a gun whilst your mate robbed the safe. Pretty rare these days.
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Here's my latest haul... I was looking for another rubber keyboard Spectrum for spares and came across an auction for a 48k Spectrum with Extras. It was collection only but fortunately local. Made an opening bid and... no one else seemed to notice. All mine for £25
Here's what I collected...
The Speccy is a rev 4A and in generally good condition. The faceplate still has the protective film attached. It's been on for so long now that I don't think it will come off without damaging the plate it protects.
These are the extras...
Aside from this I've also picked up a Meanwell PSU replacement for a BBC Master. But that's a story for another forum...
Here's what I collected...
The Speccy is a rev 4A and in generally good condition. The faceplate still has the protective film attached. It's been on for so long now that I don't think it will come off without damaging the plate it protects.
These are the extras...
Aside from this I've also picked up a Meanwell PSU replacement for a BBC Master. But that's a story for another forum...
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My most recent retro purchase is two mint Rotronic Wafadrives
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Not bad, assuming that it doesn't work, very well played if it does!
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I haven't bought anything for a while, because I already have more stuff than I have the hardware skills to deal with. This thread brought this to mind though:
I bought it several year's ago, advertised as a 48K speccy, in a bespoke rusty metal case with hard keys. The note I made at the time says "Another bloody low RAMTOP!". It's possible that it's actually a 16K, and neither I nor the seller knew, or that it's a broken 48K. There was also that modulator problem (that I still don't know how to fix) that means you only see shades of blue/white.
I can't remember how much I paid for it, but I remember at the time there was some amazement that it sold at all. The general consensus was that it's a monstrosity! I suppose to some that means I paid silly money for it. I kind of like its appearance, and it's probably as close as I'll get to owing one of the forrin clones.
And to be fair to the seller, when I mentioned the issues, they offered to cancel and pay me back.
I bought it several year's ago, advertised as a 48K speccy, in a bespoke rusty metal case with hard keys. The note I made at the time says "Another bloody low RAMTOP!". It's possible that it's actually a 16K, and neither I nor the seller knew, or that it's a broken 48K. There was also that modulator problem (that I still don't know how to fix) that means you only see shades of blue/white.
I can't remember how much I paid for it, but I remember at the time there was some amazement that it sold at all. The general consensus was that it's a monstrosity! I suppose to some that means I paid silly money for it. I kind of like its appearance, and it's probably as close as I'll get to owing one of the forrin clones.
And to be fair to the seller, when I mentioned the issues, they offered to cancel and pay me back.