In this chapter we look at my first ever micro computer, the dragon 32. This machine has a personal connection to me, as it was built in my home town. Its a cousin of the Tandy Color Computer, meaning it had a fantastic range of arcade ports straight at launch.
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My Tech History CH03: 1980 – The Atari VCS Console
In 1980 I had scraped together enough cash to get a second hand Atari VCS. By this point the machine was 3 years old, but a local rental store allowed me to play so many classic VCS games.
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My Tech History CH02: 1980 – Money, Money, Money
In this chapter I discuss the economic differences between the USA, where may early micros were produced, and the UK in the early 1980s. The world was less globalised, our exchange rate oddly worked against us, and many many people could not find work. Times were hard and buying a micro was a luxury…
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My Tech History CH01: 1977 – The Binatone Master System
Chapter 1 of My Tech History – Its 1977 and a totally new experience hits me, a video game console. It might look super limited today, but back then the Pong home console was a revolution!
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Retronaut – Welcome to the Retroverse
Welcome to @RetronautTech, a new retro Computing and related tech channel. In this episode, I say hello and set things up for an 11 video series, exploring my own tech history, the consoles I played as a child in the 70s, the golden age of 8-bit and 16-bit micros and (literally) the computers that have lead to my career in the arts and technology.