Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

I’m a dad, I build stuff, AI helps me get shit done, and I believe in a thing called love.

Joined November 2023

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Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

Nov 23

I’m a British dad of 2 toddlers, the Atari ST and its games were a gateway drug to code and now I use that code with a little help from AI to speed up building stuff for my family. I talk about retro tech, cars, broken Britain, and family life. Follow me for dad jokes, poo,…

code_wizard_uk's tweet image. I’m a British dad of 2 toddlers, the Atari ST and its games were a gateway drug to code and now I use that code with a little help from AI to speed up building stuff for my family.
I talk about retro tech, cars, broken Britain, and family life.
Follow me for dad jokes, poo,…

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

9 h

So who wants a 15lb Atari ST laptop?

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

10 h

Kids today have no idea what expensive memory is. And this is 1990 money - multiply those prices by 4.

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

12 h

I know a song that'll get on your nerves...

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

13 h

Yeah I know, not retro, but a magnificent game, really good on a Steam Deck when the kids are otherwise occupied.

Sakis 25

@Sakis25

15 h

Old School Rally has officially exited Early Access and is now available on Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch! 🏁🥳🏁 Check out the launch trailer:

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

15 h

I remember seeing this and desperately wanting an Atari Falcon. No way in hell I could ever afford one of course. Marketing was terrible - only ST mags and this segment from Bad Influence really let me know it existed. Did you lust after the Falcon or did you want an Amiga 1200?

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

Dec 3

This is why I’m on Twitter.

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

Dec 3

Did you get an Atari STe? Did you waste money on games that didn’t work? Or did you have an STfm and look on enviously? Or were you an Amiga owner looking on with bemusement? I had a 520STfm - killed by a RAM upgrade where the STe was just plug in. If only…

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

Dec 2

1/x 🧵The Atari STe was a bit of a mess. Various bugs didn’t help but the biggest problem was that it never felt like a significant upgrade to the STFM. Not significant enough to buy a replacement machine for, which was the only upgrade path. What should Atari have done?

code_wizard_uk's tweet image. 1/x 🧵The Atari STe was a bit of a mess. Various bugs didn’t help but the biggest problem was that it never felt like a significant upgrade to the STFM. Not significant enough to buy a replacement machine for, which was the only upgrade path. What should Atari have done?

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

Dec 2

So did you survive the robot uprising 3 years ago? Sometimes it’s funny reading old mags where games are set in the far future and it’s just not worked out as well as we all hoped. What year disappointed you?

code_wizard_uk's tweet image. So did you survive the robot uprising 3 years ago? Sometimes it’s funny reading old mags where games are set in the far future and it’s just not worked out as well as we all hoped.

What year disappointed you?

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

Dec 2

What’s on your Plex server? I use mine to make sure my kids get quality kids tv with no trace of THE MESSAGE, and a tonne of imagination. How many of these theme tunes are in your head right now? Any interest in a quick how to guide to getting your own Plex setup (think self…

code_wizard_uk's tweet image. What’s on your Plex server? I use mine to make sure my kids get quality kids tv with no trace of THE MESSAGE, and a tonne of imagination. How many of these theme tunes are in your head right now? Any interest in a quick how to guide to getting your own Plex setup (think self…

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

Dec 2

I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t find Father Ted funny.

James Hogg

@JamesAHogg2

Dec 2

Behold, a clip from one of the best examples of comedic misunderstanding ever committed to film, in my humble opinion. Good day.

Old Code Dad

@code_wizard_uk

Dec 2

Lots of great games simply can’t be accessed any way other than piracy. Those games are part of our heritage as gamers and it’s important that we preserve it.

Name cannot be blank

@aquietearrape

Dec 2

Driver: San Francisco is one of the best Ubisoft games of all time but the only way for me to play it on PC is to buy an external disc drive and an overpriced copy on Ebay, or go to 1337x and get it for free from FitGirl. Piracy is a supply issue, not a demand issue.