So, Last year I lost my vintage computers (most of them a work in progress) in a house fire. I’ve started rebuilding my collection. I’ve got my TI-83+ still, I consider that to be one. It was with me when the fire happened, and I have an old windows 95 computer I got my hands on, still not sure what to do with him yet. Ideas on projects/places to go next. Would love to find something reliable that can takes datasets, but is reasonably priced.

  • SDF@lemmy.sdf.orgM
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    1 year ago

    The NABU computer is a great deal. You can buy one directly from [http://www.pellmill.com/](Pell Mill) and with efforts made by DJ Sures and others at https://nabu.ca there is a thriving infrastructure and community around it. Its z80 based and capable of running CP/M. From there you can run the MSX emulator and play many MSX games.

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      1 year ago

      Just curious, what does one need to get started with this thing? Probably more then what comes in the box? Looks interesting that’s for sure.

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    1 year ago

    Holy cow that’s terrible. What you end up collecting is really a very personal decision. You can focus on a time era, a specific architecture, an OS, a manufacturer. What are you interested in?

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      1 year ago

      Honestly, I’m interested in 8 bit, I’ve played with other stuff and it seems to familiar. The NABU mentioned was a lot of fun in the emulator last night. I want something I might learn some asm on. The commodore was a strong condenser until last night, that’s for sure.

      EDIT: also, yes, fires are aweful. Don’t recommend them. They mean dealing with… Insurance… Banks… Other evils.