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Domingo dos vídeos: Retrofest 2026.

https://retropolis.com.br/2026/06/28/domingo-dos-videos-retrofest-2026/

#MundoRetro #DomingoDosVdeos #Encontros #ReinoUnido #Retrocomputao #retrofest #ShortCircuit

@MakersHour A1 Hello #MakersHour Kevin here.

I was at #RetroFest this weekend just gone and so got to tell some people I follow how useful their videos and articles are, so hopefully that counted :)

Photos from RetroFest at the Steam Museum in Swindon today: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anachrocomputer/albums/72177720333952371 #retrofest #retrofest2026

And that is that for another year. What a brilliant day and great to meet some folk from here and YT in person.

Highlights? Well quite a few. Great to see a number of projects similar to what I am contemplating and things people are planning.

And always good to wander down the nostalgia paths.

But I think highlights for me it was the Tektronix storage display and the Quantel Paintbox which I remember from "Painting with Light" back in the day...

#RetroFest #RetroFest2016

Ok, so #RetroFest here we come :)

#RetroFest2026

RE: https://mastodon.social/@vcfe/116663354197785854

I saw an MP/M system demonstrated today at #retrofest in Swindon (UK) - an Altos system (demo by Dave Williams, I think)

#retrocomputing

Today, I am not in Swindon.

And I am not happy about it.

#retrocomputing #retrofest

I'm looking forward to #RetroFest #Swindon tomorrow!

I've flown in from Ireland, and for a laugh I chose to walk the 17km into Bristol instead of taking the bus.

It was an unexpected treat!

Ok, so who do I know that will be at #RetroFest this weekend?

I'm hoping to be there wandering around on the Sunday, fingers crossed.

#RetroFest2026

My attempts at preparing for #RetroFest2026 have not gone smoothly.

• Hinge repairs didn't take on a rare #Psion Series 3a. Clearly I got the JB Weld mix wrong, or the tubes I've had for 8 years are going off. I've bought more JB Weld.
• The same rare 3a probably needs a new flex, but it's a screen construction I've never seen before. It looks like Psion glued more bits together... It might have to stay broken for now.
• EPOS unit (Apollo Lake processor with iGPU) running #openSUSE Kalpa won't start any graphical session. In a fit of impatience, I wiped the machine and started again. Clean build of Kalpa has the same issue. Now trying Tumbleweed to see if it's an openSUSE issue before trying other distros.
• Once I've got something running on the EPOS unit, I need to install a custom build of MAME with as many ROMs as I can find, and get a slideshow running with LibreOffice Impress.
• Ikôn (WinCE machine) battery completely dead. The Ikôn won't start without a battery.
• netBook power socket might be dodgy. Might need to open it up again and check the soldering. Hopefully just needs some contact cleaner.

Plus I'm struggling to make decisions on simple things, like how to use a new flight case with pick-and-pluck foam to optimally arrange Psion gear for transport. And I haven't finished the slideshow yet.

This is meant to be fun, right?

#RetroFest

Got my French #Psion 3mx out of its box the other day, only to find that the screen was showing nothing but black. After checking the obvious (contrast), I assumed it must be the screen flex cable.

Weirdly, continuity on the flex seems fine. It might be a dry joint at the other end, but reflowing the solder did nothing.

For now I've swapped the screen and bezel with one from a hinge-challenged 3mx I had in bits. That'll get it working for #RetroFest next week. I'll put the old screen aside for another day - hopefully some day I'll be able to return it to its original machine.

#retrocomputing

@gilesgoat @polpo I think it’s a similar percentage who care, just that America has way more people so it’s easier to find.

There are a few computer museums and alike in the UK and a few events too (one at the end of this month #Retrofest )

But it is harder to find stuff in the UK.

I wonder if there's still some tickets left for #Retrofest ...

@thelastpsion Preparing already for #RetroFest? But that's month away... oh wait...
Damn! I need to start making up some #RC2014 stock already!

I've started to put together a slideshow that will be playing at my table at #RetroFest. Here are early drafts of a few slides.

#Psion #RetroComputing #RetroFest2026

45 days until #RetroFest 2026 in Swindon. #PERQ status:

• Flaky Z80-based I/O subsystem: sometimes the #Z80 jumps off the tracks and executes nonsense code
• Disk boots fail: the microcode attempts to load blocks far beyond the end of the disk

Trying today: DIY diagnostic microcode

I've just stumbled across the "unofficial retrofest ad" and I'm still chuckling at it now...

Hoping to be visiting again on the Sunday this year fingers crossed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DScdsdFIP_A

#RetroFest #RetroFest2026

I'm on the bill!

https://retrofest.uk/whowhat.php

EDIT: I also feel pretty proud to be the only person on that list who has Mastodon as their primary social media account. 😁 I was wrong - there's more of us!

#RetroFest #RetroFest2026

@rc2014 are you going to #Retrofest 2026 at #STEAMmuseum in Swindon?

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heliopolitan/116300058006632716

I'm going to try to replicate this on my Siena before #RetroFest this year. It's such a smart repair!

#Psion

I'm booked in for #RetrofestSwindon 2026! Can't wait!

It's also another chance to visit the fantastic Museum of Computing.

I'll fly into Bristol and take the train. I'm looking forward to it!

https://retrofest.uk/

https://www.museumofcomputing.org.uk/

#Retrofest #Swindon #STEAMmuseum

@electron_greg Thank you, I will do a video.
Not sure if I can get to an event, possibly #Retrofest in Swindon (UK).

The 2025 Core War Tournament Weekend is over. Congrats to inversed who claimed first and second place in yesterday's 94 tournament:

1st "Twin Storms" by inversed
2nd "King Cobra" by inversed
3rd "smart clear" by Christian Schmidt
4th "Flaking Rust" by lain
5th "HELLHAMMER" by Drugganator

#corewar #retrofest

A few demos running on day one of the Retro Computer Fest in Cambridge. v5 of the Core War simulated annealing script on a Milk-V MARS, Core War on the FUSE #zxspectrum emulator on HaikuOS and Core War genetic algorithms on a Raspberry Pi 3B #retrofest #corewar