Tim Vickerstaff (8BitTim)
@timvickerstaff.bsky.social
I love my Masters, I have a couple but I mostly have my Compact set up. Always really loved that mad little old thing.
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I love my Masters, I have a couple but I mostly have my Compact set up. Always really loved that mad little old thing.
This is a fab find, lovely working HP 3438A Digital Multimeter I plan to put to some good use!
Spotted the HP-IB interface port around the back so now I'm on the lookout for the Acorn IEEE488 cheese wedge interface so I can hook it up to one of my BBCs!
Spotted the HP-IB interface port around the back so now I'm on the lookout for the Acorn IEEE488 cheese wedge interface so I can hook it up to one of my BBCs!
November 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is a fab find, lovely working HP 3438A Digital Multimeter I plan to put to some good use!
Spotted the HP-IB interface port around the back so now I'm on the lookout for the Acorn IEEE488 cheese wedge interface so I can hook it up to one of my BBCs!
Spotted the HP-IB interface port around the back so now I'm on the lookout for the Acorn IEEE488 cheese wedge interface so I can hook it up to one of my BBCs!
I was very surprised when I fired up this lovely old Crown TV/Radio set from 1970, that it still worked! ....and remarkable radio reception on it too.
Managed to pull in Radio Derby on AM. A feat that some of my more modern digital tuned radio receivers can't do from where I live!
Managed to pull in Radio Derby on AM. A feat that some of my more modern digital tuned radio receivers can't do from where I live!
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I was very surprised when I fired up this lovely old Crown TV/Radio set from 1970, that it still worked! ....and remarkable radio reception on it too.
Managed to pull in Radio Derby on AM. A feat that some of my more modern digital tuned radio receivers can't do from where I live!
Managed to pull in Radio Derby on AM. A feat that some of my more modern digital tuned radio receivers can't do from where I live!
In today's episode of 'Cool Stuff That Comes My Way'
...this wonderful Sinclair Digital Multimeter, from way back when!
and just look at that beautiful display!
...this wonderful Sinclair Digital Multimeter, from way back when!
and just look at that beautiful display!
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In today's episode of 'Cool Stuff That Comes My Way'
...this wonderful Sinclair Digital Multimeter, from way back when!
and just look at that beautiful display!
...this wonderful Sinclair Digital Multimeter, from way back when!
and just look at that beautiful display!
Lovely tape transfer project came my way.
A collection of tapes from local music legend Les Hunt. Most dating back to the dim and distant 1970s.
First one is a live recording of a gig in 1978.
Cotton buds and a bottle of IPA at the ready! These old tapes make a mess of the playback heads!
A collection of tapes from local music legend Les Hunt. Most dating back to the dim and distant 1970s.
First one is a live recording of a gig in 1978.
Cotton buds and a bottle of IPA at the ready! These old tapes make a mess of the playback heads!
October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Lovely tape transfer project came my way.
A collection of tapes from local music legend Les Hunt. Most dating back to the dim and distant 1970s.
First one is a live recording of a gig in 1978.
Cotton buds and a bottle of IPA at the ready! These old tapes make a mess of the playback heads!
A collection of tapes from local music legend Les Hunt. Most dating back to the dim and distant 1970s.
First one is a live recording of a gig in 1978.
Cotton buds and a bottle of IPA at the ready! These old tapes make a mess of the playback heads!
If IKEA made BBC Micros.
October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If IKEA made BBC Micros.
A lovely bit of hi-fi kit found its way to me this past week.
A Technics SU-V550 Stereo Amplifier, SL-L20 Turntable and an RS-B355 Tape Deck.
This stuff was so dirty. A lot of cleaning required and a replacement drive belt for the turntable.
The tape deck needs belts too, but one job at a time!
A Technics SU-V550 Stereo Amplifier, SL-L20 Turntable and an RS-B355 Tape Deck.
This stuff was so dirty. A lot of cleaning required and a replacement drive belt for the turntable.
The tape deck needs belts too, but one job at a time!
September 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A lovely bit of hi-fi kit found its way to me this past week.
A Technics SU-V550 Stereo Amplifier, SL-L20 Turntable and an RS-B355 Tape Deck.
This stuff was so dirty. A lot of cleaning required and a replacement drive belt for the turntable.
The tape deck needs belts too, but one job at a time!
A Technics SU-V550 Stereo Amplifier, SL-L20 Turntable and an RS-B355 Tape Deck.
This stuff was so dirty. A lot of cleaning required and a replacement drive belt for the turntable.
The tape deck needs belts too, but one job at a time!
Quote post this with a picture of the aircraft you’ll accept as a bribe.
May 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Quote post this with a picture of the aircraft you’ll accept as a bribe.
The venerable BBC is my weapon of choice. I can never resist firing up Elite.
April 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The venerable BBC is my weapon of choice. I can never resist firing up Elite.
Bit of a record cleaning afternoon.
One from my dad's collection.
Really the Blues - The Mezzrow Bechet Quintet
From ancient times!
One from my dad's collection.
Really the Blues - The Mezzrow Bechet Quintet
From ancient times!
April 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Bit of a record cleaning afternoon.
One from my dad's collection.
Really the Blues - The Mezzrow Bechet Quintet
From ancient times!
One from my dad's collection.
Really the Blues - The Mezzrow Bechet Quintet
From ancient times!
I think they were all signed!
April 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think they were all signed!
Still got an amber screen knocking about!
April 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Still got an amber screen knocking about!
Got a few of these little devils too!
March 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Got a few of these little devils too!
Thanks! Was a lovely donation. A friend of mine had it donated to his IT workshop and thought I'd be interested in it!
March 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thanks! Was a lovely donation. A friend of mine had it donated to his IT workshop and thought I'd be interested in it!
My first computer. Still have one. In its box too!
March 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My first computer. Still have one. In its box too!
One of my absolute favourite games!
March 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
One of my absolute favourite games!
I always loved the charging stand for this little devil.
March 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I always loved the charging stand for this little devil.
I was never really super exciting about 16-bit computers. They kinda just passed me by. I used 8-bit BBCs until the bitter end, then moved up to a 486 PC.
That said, I'm finding a new found appreciation of the Atari ST.
It really was quite a nice computer, wasn't it?
That said, I'm finding a new found appreciation of the Atari ST.
It really was quite a nice computer, wasn't it?
March 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I was never really super exciting about 16-bit computers. They kinda just passed me by. I used 8-bit BBCs until the bitter end, then moved up to a 486 PC.
That said, I'm finding a new found appreciation of the Atari ST.
It really was quite a nice computer, wasn't it?
That said, I'm finding a new found appreciation of the Atari ST.
It really was quite a nice computer, wasn't it?
...but before the fun stuff, replace the broken drive belt!
February 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
...but before the fun stuff, replace the broken drive belt!
Looking forward to a lovely local history project that's just come my way.
It involves the use of this lovely cine film projector from the dim and distant past!
It involves the use of this lovely cine film projector from the dim and distant past!
February 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Looking forward to a lovely local history project that's just come my way.
It involves the use of this lovely cine film projector from the dim and distant past!
It involves the use of this lovely cine film projector from the dim and distant past!
Well you can take digital photographs with them! 😄
February 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Well you can take digital photographs with them! 😄
Writing a book on a computer made in the 1980s is definitely a fun way of working.....Not entirely sure when I'll get it finished though.
#writing #ancienttech #vintagecomputer #oldskool #8bit
#writing #ancienttech #vintagecomputer #oldskool #8bit
February 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Writing a book on a computer made in the 1980s is definitely a fun way of working.....Not entirely sure when I'll get it finished though.
#writing #ancienttech #vintagecomputer #oldskool #8bit
#writing #ancienttech #vintagecomputer #oldskool #8bit
Dusting off the B+ like its 1984
February 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Dusting off the B+ like its 1984
I'm fairly new to the C64, never had one back in the day, though a few mates did. I basically bought one to play Monty on The Run and chuck a version of Forth on it 😀
February 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm fairly new to the C64, never had one back in the day, though a few mates did. I basically bought one to play Monty on The Run and chuck a version of Forth on it 😀
I'm just in the process of testing out the Plus 1. The printer port seems to work just fine. I've dug out a few old BBC Micro interfacing books to hook something up to the Analogue port.
February 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I'm just in the process of testing out the Plus 1. The printer port seems to work just fine. I've dug out a few old BBC Micro interfacing books to hook something up to the Analogue port.