Terry Stewart (Tez) @classiccomputNZ
A retro/classic computer enthusiast based in New Zealand. I've a particular interest in computing history and also collect classic '80s micros. classic-computers.org.nz Palmerston North, New Zealand Joined March 2012-
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The Amstrad 6128. The final model I acquired to complete my classic computer journey. youtu.be/T14izU3WPrU?si…
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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
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
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…
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…
Sunday was a good day... classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2021-10-2…
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…
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…
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…
THIS now on the Exidy Sorcerer archive site. classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-2…
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..
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…
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
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