classiccomputNZ's profile picture. A retro/classic computer enthusiast based in New Zealand. I've a particular interest in computing history and also collect classic '80s micros.

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@classiccomputNZ

A retro/classic computer enthusiast based in New Zealand. I've a particular interest in computing history and also collect classic '80s micros.

After a seven-year hiatus, I've decided to show off another of my rest-home residents. Unlike me, they don't seem to age 😀 youtu.be/Zhyfz8SUkHg

classiccomputNZ's tweet card. The Atari 800 : (as seen in Terry Stewart's computer collection)

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The Atari 800 : (as seen in Terry Stewart's computer collection)


Part of my life was spent as a Penguin and Cartoon Dog so why not write about it.. classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2022-12-1…

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. Part of my life was spent as a Penguin and Cartoon Dog so why not write about it.. classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2022-12-1…

Interesting video. It's Twitter related but I imagine lots of platforms contain legacy systems held together by bits of string and glue which work, but are a complete mystery to current programmers/developers. Risky going forward I'm sure... youtu.be/TUbU-Zy29i0

classiccomputNZ's tweet card. Will Twitter Infrastructure Go Down?

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Will Twitter Infrastructure Go Down?


This was not your standard disk alignment problem, but I think we got to the bottom of it (see article at classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2022-09-0…)

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. This was not your standard disk alignment problem, but I think we got to the bottom of it (see article at classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2022-09-0…)

Selling Internationally while at the same time avoiding e-Bay. We will see how it goes. classic-computers.org.nz/temp-model1-L1…

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. Selling Internationally while at the same time avoiding e-Bay.  We will see how it goes. classic-computers.org.nz/temp-model1-L1…

Added some newly-found software to the Dick Smith System 80 site. See the latest update notice here. classic-computers.org.nz/system-80/what…


When a few New Zealand Vintage Computer enthusiast get together...classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2021-05-0…


Site update: added this TRS-80 Model 1 port (by Leslie Ayling) to the Sorcerer Archive page. classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-2…

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. Site update: added this TRS-80 Model 1 port (by Leslie Ayling) to the Sorcerer Archive page. classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-2…

Added another manual link to the Dick Smith System 80 site. Many thanks for Michael Mulhern for making this available. classic-computers.org.nz/system-80/manu…


This took some diagnostic work but we got there in the end... classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2020-07-1…

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. This took some diagnostic work but we got there in the end... classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2020-07-1…

Given my less than optimum random access memory, documenting all my repairs allows me to remember what the hell I did at the time! The latest... classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2020-08-1…

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. Given my less than optimum random access memory, documenting all my repairs allows me to remember what the hell I did at the time! The latest... classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2020-08-1…

More Sorcerer utilities (like Super Disassembler) uploaded to the archive. classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-2…

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. More Sorcerer utilities (like Super Disassembler) uploaded to the archive.   classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-2…

Some kind of CGA 3-D Tetris. Who would have thought..

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. Some kind of CGA 3-D Tetris. Who would have thought..

Amazing what one finds in a collection of donated floppy disks.

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. Amazing what one finds in a collection of donated floppy disks.

More Sorcerer software and manuals have made their way out of the dusty annals of personal computing classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-2…

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. More Sorcerer software and manuals have made their way out of the dusty annals of personal computing classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-2…

Note to oneself. There are some cab drivers that take you to where you want to go and others that are clueless! No GPS in Victorian London.

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. Note to oneself.  There are some cab drivers that take you to where you want to go and others that are clueless!  No GPS in Victorian London.

Hmm..what do I do with a half-trained pigeon? (Don't tell me!...I'll see if I can figure it out). Good lockdown activity. Must resist the temptation to listen to "Eaten by a grue" @carrington @KaySavetz

classiccomputNZ's tweet image. Hmm..what do I do with a half-trained pigeon? (Don't tell me!...I'll see if I can figure it out).  Good lockdown activity. Must resist the temptation to listen to "Eaten by a grue" @carrington @KaySavetz

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