Julian Regel
@jronthecloud.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Christian, European.
Does stuff with cloud.
Retro computer/gaming enthusiast.
Also @jregel@c.im on Mastodon
Does stuff with cloud.
Retro computer/gaming enthusiast.
Also @jregel@c.im on Mastodon
Following this with interest!
September 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Following this with interest!
Also, bonus points for showing off your Aeron.
July 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Also, bonus points for showing off your Aeron.
Fair enough if it's in the original. Great job though, so impressive.
June 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Fair enough if it's in the original. Great job though, so impressive.
It’s amazing what the extra 16K of sideways RAM is facilitating.
Of course, the next task should be to sort the alignment of the docking computer text… :-)
Of course, the next task should be to sort the alignment of the docking computer text… :-)
June 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It’s amazing what the extra 16K of sideways RAM is facilitating.
Of course, the next task should be to sort the alignment of the docking computer text… :-)
Of course, the next task should be to sort the alignment of the docking computer text… :-)
Love it! Amazing to see the improvements. A 48K Electron is so easy to achieve these days. It’s a no-brainer upgrade and should be standard for a 2025 Electron! Hope we’ll see other software upgraded in a similar way…
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May 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Love it! Amazing to see the improvements. A 48K Electron is so easy to achieve these days. It’s a no-brainer upgrade and should be standard for a 2025 Electron! Hope we’ll see other software upgraded in a similar way…
Thanks. Totally relate to the busyness of life getting in the way! When it is done, your work will be appreciated! :-)
May 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thanks. Totally relate to the busyness of life getting in the way! When it is done, your work will be appreciated! :-)
I don’t think I would want to own one, but it’s definitely interesting and better that I thought it would be. Some nice 3D depth in the titles.
April 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I don’t think I would want to own one, but it’s definitely interesting and better that I thought it would be. Some nice 3D depth in the titles.
Caption: Cave visitor Iain has his photo taken with YouTube sensation, Neil Thomas.
April 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Caption: Cave visitor Iain has his photo taken with YouTube sensation, Neil Thomas.
It was my first machine too. We later upgraded to a BBC Master when the Electron died, but I corrected that problem at the end of last year when I bought another Electron with Plus 1 expansion and an SD card cartridge with 16K of Sideways RAM. Love it.
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It was my first machine too. We later upgraded to a BBC Master when the Electron died, but I corrected that problem at the end of last year when I bought another Electron with Plus 1 expansion and an SD card cartridge with 16K of Sideways RAM. Love it.
Those are good suggestions! Looking forward to seeing them in Evernote.
March 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Those are good suggestions! Looking forward to seeing them in Evernote.
I've not used one (although there is one on display at The Cave) but it does seem like a nice Spectrum 2.0 with some decent improvements over the base Speccy.
March 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I've not used one (although there is one on display at The Cave) but it does seem like a nice Spectrum 2.0 with some decent improvements over the base Speccy.
Valid point. The two machines would have still had a different focus with the Electron being seen as the more serious machine (with the potential for some good games) vs the Spectrum which would still probably be the gamer's choice.
March 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Valid point. The two machines would have still had a different focus with the Electron being seen as the more serious machine (with the potential for some good games) vs the Spectrum which would still probably be the gamer's choice.
Had it gone to plan, the Electron would probably have competed strongly against the Spectrum: Much better keyboard, high resolution graphics for serious work, low resolution graphics with colours (but no clash) and BBC BASIC.
March 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Had it gone to plan, the Electron would probably have competed strongly against the Spectrum: Much better keyboard, high resolution graphics for serious work, low resolution graphics with colours (but no clash) and BBC BASIC.
I tried doing that a couple of years ago. I had forgotten how to do the maths!
February 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I tried doing that a couple of years ago. I had forgotten how to do the maths!
I loved that game and it was probably one of the main things that got me into computers in the first place!
February 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I loved that game and it was probably one of the main things that got me into computers in the first place!
Acorn Electron, upgraded with a Plus 1 expansion and an Advanced Plus 3/4 disc interface and floppy drive.
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Acorn Electron, upgraded with a Plus 1 expansion and an Advanced Plus 3/4 disc interface and floppy drive.
...but both pale to RISC OS on the Archimedes, which just feels so much more professional and polished. I know the Archie was more expensive, but it also feels like a more premium product.
February 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
...but both pale to RISC OS on the Archimedes, which just feels so much more professional and polished. I know the Archie was more expensive, but it also feels like a more premium product.