#dixons — Public Fediverse posts

I'm after your comments to feature in a video this year (coming 11th Dec), looking through the '84 Dixons Christmas catalogue. Any memories of special toys & tech you got for Christmas around that time, or of Dixons in general (or any electrical stores you remember for that matter) are welcome.
Thanks in advance! 📺🎅

#dixons #oldtech #vintagetech #retrotech #christmas #christmas2025 #1984 #1980s #80s #xmas #xmas2025

What are you hoping to get from Santa this year? That Atari 800XL looks pretty sweet.

#retro #dixons

A #Dutch old #Dixons advert with a #Philips #NMS8250 #MSX2 #homeComputer on offer for 999,- Dutch #Guilders at the time.
https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=%22nms+8250%22&coll=ddd&maxperpage=50&sortfield=datedesc&identifier=ddd:010611568:mpeg21:a0220&resultsidentifier=ddd:010611568:mpeg21:a0220

#MSX #retroGaming #retroComputers #retroComputing

@bitsofbas a classic :)
And I still hate data recorders... usually didn't want to play the tapes I got to buy from #Dixons...

Still should try to figure out why #KingAndBalloon didn't want to run🤔, decades later. 😅

@bitsofbas I knew there was a logo on our #NMS8250 #MSX #keyboard #dustcover, but I wasn't sure if it was an official #Philips or #NMS logo, or something else. Turns out it was an #MCN logo, which I believe was the Microcomputer Club Nederland.
Apparently this club was founded by #Vendex, which owned #VroomEnDreesman and the Dutch chain of #Dixons stores.
MCN's director apparently was a #MauriceDeHond.

https://mastodon.social/media/0Ft5b681lYS8RNO32LE