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HereBeDragons

@heredragons.be

Also known as @herebedragons3 on the other site. Collector of all things Dragon - and much else beyond. Occasional fixer of computers, more commonly a breaker of them. See also https://retrofest.uk/ and @shortcircuit.org.uk for exciting events info!

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HereBeDragons@heredragons.be · 2mo ago

It's just over a week to #synthesized at Cambridge and I'm cutting it fine. This new toy arrived today - it's a Juno-6, it's a DX7 and it's all programmable in Python too- and it cost just $29! I have 1 week to understand it, program it, write some music for it and be able to demo it. Wish me luck!

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HereBeDragons@heredragons.be · 3mo ago

Sun update! The ELC is now booting as nature intended, as a diskless client off the SPARCstation 2. So many ancient skills had to be dusted off, from wiring 10BASE2 coax ethernet to reconfiguring the kernel. Happy days!

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HereBeDragons@heredragons.be · 4mo ago

New toy alert! It's a Sharp MZ-2500 from 1985, otherwise known as the 'Super MZ', the last of the extensive Z80 based MZ range. Up to 256K RAM and 128K VRAM, it has a 6MHz Z80B and can do 16 colours at 640x400 (if you have all the VRAM). It also looks wonderfully like a top end HiFi separate ... 1/2

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ZXGuesser@zxguesser.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Don't let it be said I simply repost the same old crap again and again – Since last year I've created lowercase letters! 😄

Teletext artwork of 'Brunel standing before the launching chains of the Great Eastern' defaced with retrofest 2026 advertising
Short Circuit@shortcircuit.org.uk · 4mo ago

Retrofest 2026 is taking shape - we now have an exhibitors list and details for most of the exhibitors, including 13 who'll be new to the event! www.retrofest.uk/whowhat.php We also have a Bluesky list so you can follow them all, past and present, with one easy click - bsky.app/profile/shor...

Short Circuit@shortcircuit.org.uk · 4mo ago

We have every confidence in you Tom! Come see the PERQ, and hundreds of other awesome machines, at this year's RetroFest - www.retrofest.uk - just 45 days away! (gulp)

Tom Stepleton@stepleton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

45 days until #RetroFest 2026 in Swindon. #PERQ status: - Flaky Z80-based I/O subsystem: sometimes the #Z80 jumps off the tracks and executes nonsense code - Disk boots fail: the microcode attempts to load blocks far beyond the end of the disk Trying today: DIY diagnostic microcode

A still from a video on the Technology Connections YouTube channel. The presenter Alec is sitting at his usual desk with a device that makes the bell noise heard at American railway crossings. The closed caption visible on screen says "But almost anything can be fixed if you're patient enough."
HereBeDragons@heredragons.be · 4mo ago

I am sooo happy - and bubbling with nostalgia - to see this gorgeous Sun SPARCstation ELC up and running. This was Sun's low cost diskless workstation - basically a SPARCstation 1 bolted to the back of one of their mono monitors ... 1/4

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The Centre for Computing History@computinghistory.org.uk · 4mo ago

A reminder that our upcoming Bring 'n' Byte sale is less than 2 weeks away 💻♻️ The best place to buy and exchange your retro tech! 📆 Sunday 19th April, 10 am - 5 pm 🎟️ Buy your tickets on the door, all tickets include all-day entry to our museum 📦 Bring carrier bags/boxes for the treasures you find!

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