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futurewas8bit.bsky.social
Rod Hull
@futurewas8bit.bsky.social
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The Future was 8bit, and still is in my house.. C64p, SD2IEC, Penultimate+ Cart, divMMC Future, all sorts. VIC20's rulez. Commodore, Sinclair, BBC, Oric, Dragon
www.tfw8b.com www.thefuturewas8bit.com
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yawning-angel.bsky.social
Happy Christmas folks! 😁🎄

Some retro Christmas gifts for me from Mrs YA, including something really useful from @futurewas8bit.bsky.social 😁👍
Expect a video or two on these. 😅
BBC Master for high flyers book, and an SD card device for the BBC computer.
December 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
futurewas8bit.bsky.social
Magnificent 7🤪 - Asteroids Patrol, Surround, Spiders Maze, Hangman, Battleships, Wanted & Splash 🪼 VP073
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGkD...
#RetroGaming #Retrocomputing #8bit #VIC20 #Commodore #commodorevic20 #JellyLoad #VICPACK
Magnificent 7 🤪 - Asteroids Patrol, Surround, Spiders Maze, Hangman, Battleships, Wanted & Splash 🪼
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December 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
futurewas8bit.bsky.social
Currently watching.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6DG... ... while doing a water change on my fish tanks
#PerfectXmasTelly #MerryXmas 🙃
BBC Technical Studies Micro electronics
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December 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
futurewas8bit.bsky.social
Behind the screens / unedited video of me loading some tapes that I cut up and put in previous video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Fk...
#RetroGaming #Retrocomputing #8bit #VIC20 #Commodore #commodorevic20
Behind the screens / unedited video of me loading some tapes that I cut up and put in previous video
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December 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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celso.bsky.social
I will be forever thankful to anyone who can find me the data sheet for this old V21/V23 modem chip, because I can’t.
December 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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indieretronews.bsky.social
Indie Retro News: TT-64 - A Super Hang-On like arcade racer for the Commodore 64 by AJ Layden www.indieretronews.com/2025/12/tt-6... #retrogaming #gaming #arcade #racer
TT-64 - A Super Hang-On like arcade racer for the Commodore 64 by AJ Layden
TT-64 - A Super Hang-On like arcade racer for the Commodore 64 by AJ Layden
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December 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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amigalove.com
Amiga fans, remember SysInfo for benchmarking your machine? There'a a brand new open source xSysInfo, written from scratch (supports RTG and 060)

MORE: www.amigalove.com/viewtopic.ph...
Photo of part of my A3000's screen with the new xSysInfo screen shown. My results are... good. :)
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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hewco.uk
Looking forward to your annual EBC this week @futurewas8bit.bsky.social
Christmas eve tv schedule from 1977.
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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acidgrandads.bsky.social
Chocolate advent calendars, but for 365 days a year.
December 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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annierat1.bsky.social
Saw this TV at #Brighton #CarBootSale today 💙 If I had room and money, it would have been perfect for my #Atari2600
December 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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futurewas8bit.bsky.social
5, 3k Expanded Commodore VIC20 Games: Snooker, SkyHawk, Arcadia, Wanted & Splash - Inc 2x JellyLoad🤪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9cX...
#RetroGaming #Retrocomputing #8bit #VIC20 #Commodore #commodorevic20 #JellyLoad
5, 3k Expanded Commodore VIC20 Games: Snooker, SkyHawk, Arcadia, Wanted & Splash - Inc 2x JellyLoad🤪
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December 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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xact6510.bsky.social
Today, I took care of the exterior appearance of the #mysterymachine and cleaned it thoroughly. Here are a few more pictures of the keyboard, the back and the bottom. I can see plug-in cards through the slots. Now I have to find the right screwdriver, because that's obviously not standard either.
December 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
futurewas8bit.bsky.social
If 2025 couldn't get any more 2025, I've got sodding toothache!
December 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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tynemouthsoftware.co.uk
New blog post: Faster isn't always better - A Cautionary Tale.
blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2025/12/fast...
An unexpectedly seasonal post, the red and green in the first photo looking very festive, piles of presents, and the feature charts from Microchip looking like they got them out of a cracker.
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
futurewas8bit.bsky.social
5, 3k Expanded Commodore VIC20 Games: Snooker, SkyHawk, Arcadia, Wanted & Splash - Inc 2x JellyLoad🤪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9cX...
#RetroGaming #Retrocomputing #8bit #VIC20 #Commodore #commodorevic20 #JellyLoad
5, 3k Expanded Commodore VIC20 Games: Snooker, SkyHawk, Arcadia, Wanted & Splash - Inc 2x JellyLoad🤪
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December 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
futurewas8bit.bsky.social
#TOPTIP!
hewco.uk Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 7d
In more than 40 years I never knew (until now) that you could get through the door hidden in the cypress tree using the axe instead of the keys. Gonna try it out!

#adventureland
Box for Adventureland on the Vic 20. Showing a red sleeping dragon.
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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hewco.uk
Don't look at how old this video is.
Hey hey 16k
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December 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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balford.bsky.social
Just heard the most awful news that Ben Versteeg (owner of bytedelight.com) has passed away.

He was an absolute gentleman and he will be missed by the Spectrum community.
Site is undergoing maintenance
Dear ByteDelight customers. We are sad to share that ByteDelight's founder Ben has passed away. His family is in the process of arranging his affairs. This means the webshop has been closed for orderi...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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captainhowdy.bsky.social
The Distracted Boyfriend meme, but the boyfriend is an angry Trumpelthinskin, bellowing at Mandy (Diane Morgan) as she strides past him in large hair and a red top. The person by his side now has the BBC's 'Panorama' logo for a head - the subject of his earlier fury.
December 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
futurewas8bit.bsky.social
Obv's it a bit late if you are an international 8bitter.. but I'll be shipping orders right up to xmas eve. So if you fancy celebrating the #newyear on your #8bit I guess you've still got time to bung an order in. 😋
www.tfw8b.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
futurewas8bit.bsky.social
Ooooh! Don't tell me, you'll ruin the surprise 🙃
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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amigabill.bsky.social
I am stoked to be in TPUG Magazine's special Amiga 40th issue. I gave them a bunch of games to choose from & these are the ones they picked. I would add Invyya and Rogue Declan, but I am happy some hard working devs got recognized #commodore #commodoreamiga #c64 #TPUG #Amiga40
December 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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zxguesser.bsky.social
Added some more features to the clock. It now supports separately coloured hands and full colour logos.
zxnet.co.uk/clock/#templ...
Clock with yellow, red, and blue hands, and a coloured Channel 4 logo 1985 BBC1 Scotland clock, with a fancy metallic effect on the BBC1 logo.
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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molten.pw
anyone near ohio have a 5.25" floppy drive in any condition they'd be willing to part with? i have stuff i can trade or i can pay you for it. ebay looks nuts on prices.

#retro #retrocomputing #vintage #pcmasterrace #gaming
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM