Ian Parr
Ian Parr
@ianparr.bsky.social
Vintage computer enthusiast and collector
Oh dear - what has happened ?
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I recall I have them mounted in an old 'megastor' enclosure that I wheel out occasionally when I want to cut some floppies. So occasionally, that I can't remember where it is.
January 22, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Yes, I still have them (somewhere)
January 22, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Great news. Has encouraged me to have another crack at my long abandoned Osborne over the Christmas break.
December 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Yes. A hangover from the old terminal identification in a network days.
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
They are an equivalent to ctrl/Alt/Delete when used together - they soft reboot the machine.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It has cleaned up well so far. All I had to do was put a mains plug on it. I'll create a boot disk from those images you sent me earlier in the year.
Shame about the missing keycaps - quite hard to find . In the advert only the TAB key was missing so the left red key went walkies before pickup
November 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You need to go and buy another step-down and then find you original 5 minutes later - thats what usually happens all too often in my case.
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I do have a couple of UK spec (240v native) Horizons. Not sure if it uses the same transformer with different windings. Not fished them out in a while.
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Oh, and it came in its original box which MUST be worth another £20 right ? right ?
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Best wishes. Of course you WILl have to tell us all the things you have done to 'knacker yourself on the way'
September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
That right up there with opening a Volkswagen with cutlery - using the Fork Sprung Door Technique.
September 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
With a name like that it really should have been made in Wales.
September 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Its only when you start putting CRT monitors in something you realise how small that something is.
September 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Nice setup. Of course, like most things now, can be recreated in software - fronted by a modestly cheap SDR unit. Not as 'switchy' of course.
August 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
That neat little PET LCD/OLED ? display board was a good one !
August 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Gosh, how long did the copy take on the ASR ?
July 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
nice - does it still have its cable hooks on the back ?
July 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Wait. What ?
June 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM