{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Robert Morrison","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/robert","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"471","username":"robert","bio":"Web developer and maker of sandwiches.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":59,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"100650917","content_html":"<p>Hey check out my Extremely Accurate I²C Integrated Real-Time Clock and Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator.\n#RC2014 #I2C #Z80</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/3942e64f-6073-4ded-97f1-e6d04b7c775d-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photograph of my RC2014 modular 8-bit computer. The frontmost module is an I²C bus controller. Connected to it is a small clock breakout board.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/9a7e726a-ed03-4e61-b97b-a2346a89cd9a.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" alt=\"Screenshot from my terminal emulator showing the Small Computer Monitor’s command line and output. The text reads, “DS3231 Extremely Accurate I2C-Integrated RTC/TCX0/Crystal. Friday 06 November 2026 10:50pm - 18.75 Celsius.” Then follows some hexadecimal numbers representing that information in raw data format (it’s a direct readout of the DS3231’s registers).\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/11/07/hey-check-out-my-extremely.html","date_published":"2026-11-06T23:28:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 23:28","date_timestamp":1794007699,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/117572089288605588","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzojwb6gd72o"]}},{"id":"100649924","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://fuzzweed.co.uk\">@fuzzweed.co.uk</a> Very good and cool 😎👌📝</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzmu7atj5s2m","date_published":"2026-11-06T07:27:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-06 07:27","date_timestamp":1793950032,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100649925","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://vgtomo.bsky.social\">@vgtomo.bsky.social</a> Guy who has never played OOT, playing OOT remake: Getting a lot of ‘Every Other Action Adventure’ vibes from this…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mziyyou22s2g","date_published":"2026-11-04T18:42:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-04 18:42","date_timestamp":1793817741,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100441146","content_html":"<p>Quick Fife update: big blue beam shooting up into the sky.\n#Fife #Normal</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/5b250593-5a46-415c-b341-5a6d55b64ae5-m.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Night photograph, urban houses and street lighting but most of the frame is of an almost but not quite 8/8ths occluded cloudy sky illuminated from below by “normal” light pollution but also, as featured centre frame, a fricken great big blue laser beam as though Markinch is calling out for a Scottish Batman. Apparently it’s mounted on a train and is used for measuring overhead something or other. But you know what they say, “Beam in sky, we're all gonna die. Beam gone, carry on”.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/11/04/quick-fife-update-big-blue.html","date_published":"2026-11-03T23:07:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 23:07","date_timestamp":1793747237,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/117555021313716473","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzgxenfovt2d"]}},{"id":"100440634","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> She surely is! A bit of a quirky machine, but packed with potential.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzfhgfazqc2e","date_published":"2026-11-03T08:49:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 08:49","date_timestamp":1793695795,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100440635","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://breakintoprogram.co.uk\">@breakintoprogram.co.uk</a> I was a bit seduced by the 500+ at last year’s retro fest in Cambridge and so of course I ended up getting one from the official store. I’m sure it was like half the current price of a Pi5?! I still love it (but it’s actually the portable HDMI screen that has been the most useful thing!)</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzfgyb2vs22e","date_published":"2026-11-03T08:42:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-03 08:42","date_timestamp":1793695320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100440636","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> I’ve not really considered it too much, I’ve mostly been developing on RC2014 using port 0x01. I don’t think that clashes with anything on SAM though!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mze7qthp6s2l","date_published":"2026-11-02T20:59:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 20:59","date_timestamp":1793653195,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100440637","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://duende24.bsky.social\">@duende24.bsky.social</a> I’m sure I read somewhere that it was a big hit with the Amstrad engineers too, due to a dearth of source code and documentation at Sinclair!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzdke2velc2l","date_published":"2026-11-02T14:36:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-02 14:36","date_timestamp":1793630218,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312975","content_html":"<p>2,097,152 bytes ought to be enough for anyone\n#RC2014 #SPI #flash #Z80</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/ad584f3b-0f37-4ee4-a792-0624595213e3-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photograph of my RC2014 Pro with SC129 digital I/O module and an Adafruit SPI Flash breakout board connected via flying leads to the I/O board.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/03461f5f-19db-4dcc-a68e-dd3c6109dcd8.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"484\" alt=\"Screenshot from minicom terminal emulator showing output from Small Computer Monitor. An assembled routine at hex 8000 has been called, and the output is a dump of 256 bytes from flash memory. The contents of the memory read, “Robert woz ere B4U”.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/11/02/bytes-ought-to-be-enough.html","date_published":"2026-11-01T23:46:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 23:46","date_timestamp":1793576808,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/117543851793161179","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzbyndnrle2n"]}},{"id":"100312837","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jasesdesouza.bsky.social\">@jasesdesouza.bsky.social</a> 🫡 💪<br>\nGood luck, it’ll be worth it!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzbxpid6qs2l","date_published":"2026-11-01T23:30:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 23:30","date_timestamp":1793575841,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312838","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jasesdesouza.bsky.social\">@jasesdesouza.bsky.social</a> Hmm, yeah that does sounds like something is loose!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzbx5zkyqc2l","date_published":"2026-11-01T23:20:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 23:20","date_timestamp":1793575255,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312839","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://fuzzweed.co.uk\">@fuzzweed.co.uk</a> are you sticking with SAM style ports? ZXi proposes some standardisation around $6E3B and $6F3B for SAA (and $6C3B and $6D3B for SID). There’s a bunch of music players and demos written for eLeMeNtZX and MB03 that would be compatible that way.</p>\n<p>sinclair.wiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/ZXI_sta…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzbwulx2gk2l","date_published":"2026-11-01T23:15:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 23:15","date_timestamp":1793574939,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312840","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jasesdesouza.bsky.social\">@jasesdesouza.bsky.social</a> Does it behave normally without the DivMMC? Maybe the edge connector just needs a clean.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mzbvuvujgs2l","date_published":"2026-11-01T22:57:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-11-01 22:57","date_timestamp":1793573875,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312841","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://samcoupe.com\">@samcoupe.com</a> Hahah, of course!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3myspggoj7c25","date_published":"2026-10-26T21:52:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 21:52","date_timestamp":1793051551,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312842","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://samcoupe.com\">@samcoupe.com</a> OMG 😍 🌈 🎶</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mysohcz5q225","date_published":"2026-10-26T21:35:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 21:35","date_timestamp":1793050507,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312843","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://sloanysoft.itch.io\">@sloanysoft.itch.io</a> Nah not at all, the gang clearly put in a lot of work and it shows. Well done! 😁</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mysoee7qfc25","date_published":"2026-10-26T21:33:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 21:33","date_timestamp":1793050408,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312844","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://sloanysoft.itch.io\">@sloanysoft.itch.io</a> Congrats! It just keeps getting better!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3myso4msrmk25","date_published":"2026-10-26T21:29:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 21:29","date_timestamp":1793050148,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"100312845","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> The companion blogpost has lots of interesting details about how (and why) it was made:</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mysk4pa6hs2w","date_published":"2026-10-26T20:17:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 20:17","date_timestamp":1793045856,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99916332","content_html":"<p>Having some fun, inspired by Robert Price’s <a href=\"https://www.robertprice.co.uk/robblog/rc2026-part-1-using-a-spi-led-matrix-from-a-rc2014/\">RetroChallenge 2026</a> blog\n#SamCoupe #8bit #bitBangSPI</p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" playsinline=\"playsinline\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" poster=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/frames/1884669-0-17d796.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.mov/297/2026/img-0236/playlist.m3u8\"></video></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/10/26/having-some-fun-inspired-by.html","date_published":"2026-10-26T17:50:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 17:50","date_timestamp":1793037053,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/117508480777740183","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mysbykj5ej2p"]}},{"id":"99915419","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> Oh that might be fun to add it back in, then. I got it (in 1990-something) when I upgraded to a +2A (it came with it). The previous owner had cleaved off the little power socket loop with a hacksaw to make it fit. Rough, but nevertheless I used it as a Kempston joystick interface for years.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mynkwcrtyk26","date_published":"2026-10-24T20:48:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 20:48","date_timestamp":1792874916,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915420","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> Heheh, those are very cute! Be good to read those posts if you get time. I never had IF2 back-in-the-day actually, nor heard of the cartridges. We did have a RAMTurbo interface, but the cost-reduced one without a cart slot: just a mysterious hatch in the top with no purpose! I use a Quazar one now:</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3myn6xatkcc26","date_published":"2026-10-24T17:14:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 17:14","date_timestamp":1792862063,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915421","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> I also now appreciate that ZX-Ecutor sets up the palette registers etc. for you. (I tried my ROM in SimCoupé and took a while to work out why the screen was blank!) Ran into the ASIC start-up delay too (tried to set registers before it was ready). It was interesting to dig into.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3myn6akips226","date_published":"2026-10-24T17:01:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 17:01","date_timestamp":1792861301,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915422","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> Yes I think we must have talked about it. I remembered the gist of it and got it working from there. 👍</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3myn5zbsw6226","date_published":"2026-10-24T16:57:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 16:57","date_timestamp":1792861057,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915423","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> I’ve been using exactly that wee trick to set alternative AY sound ports if we’re on SAM, or lock the (easily-confused) 128K memory paging register if we’re on ZX.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3myn5sk4zss26","date_published":"2026-10-24T16:53:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 16:53","date_timestamp":1792860831,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915424","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> 🤫 😉 yep 👍 heheh</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3myn5fjllt226","date_published":"2026-10-24T16:46:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 16:46","date_timestamp":1792860394,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915425","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> Yeah ZX0 is the business, I use it all the time now. If I’m ever LDIR’ing a bunch of bytes I always consider just using zx0 for the source data. Love that custom PCB too. Nice project!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mymedxe2ys26","date_published":"2026-10-24T09:18:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 09:18","date_timestamp":1792833498,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915426","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> Nice! It’s a fun game. I had a wee chat with Johnny at last year’s RetroFest and got a copy of it on tape.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3myme6lg4is26","date_published":"2026-10-24T09:15:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 09:15","date_timestamp":1792833318,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915428","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://flatduckrecords.co.uk\">@flatduckrecords.co.uk</a> Oh yeah good point. I’ve been focusing on code that will run on Spec or SAM but had to make a few allowances already anyway (port numbers etc). I could fill the SAM edition up with more tunes in the extra space. 🤔💡</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mymcdth6ks26","date_published":"2026-10-24T08:42:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-24 08:42","date_timestamp":1792831347,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"99915429","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://sloanysoft.itch.io\">@sloanysoft.itch.io</a> Hahah yes</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mylckenknk26","date_published":"2026-10-23T23:13:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-23 23:13","date_timestamp":1792797206,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98536201","content_html":"<p>524,288 bytes ought to be enough for anyone</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/eca017b1-c065-4245-a623-a987e391bc7a-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Dramatic photo of a PLCC chip (SST39SF040 flash EEPROM) in a programming device.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/10/02/bytes-ought-to-be-enough.html","date_published":"2026-10-02T10:30:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-02 10:30","date_timestamp":1790937017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/117370850665075962","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mwv65j3vdo2t"]}},{"id":"97996865","content_html":"<p>I’ve submitted a couple of disks that were missing from World of SAM archive. <a href=\"https://www.worldofsam.org/products/scpdu-4\">Issues 4A and 4B of diskzine SCPDU</a> — SAM Coupé Public Domain Update.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/daa45068-9a8e-482a-be29-038900ed4772-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photograph of SAM computer with a disk partially inserted into the floppy disk drive, and two more disks on the desk in front of the machine. Very carefully staged and photographed to give the impression of ineffably cool nonchalance. Text on the frontmost disk reads “S. C. P. D. U. ISSUE 4A, Everything you need to know about Public Domain”\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/9f4d4615-27d2-4232-b426-e7c2c366d331-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt='Photo of a pretty standard PC 3.5\" diskette drive connected via ribbon cable to a Greaseweazle doodah. Someone really cool has put stickers on the disk to prove how cool they are. Text on the stickers reads “LETS GET PHYSICAL” and “DS0” (hinting that the drive is wired to the Shugart standard rather than the more common “IBM PC” way of doing things. Did I mention the owner of this gear is really cool?)' loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/09/22/ive-submitted-a-couple-of.html","date_published":"2026-09-22T22:22:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 22:22","date_timestamp":1790115731,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/117317026132463722","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mw5baycpvc27"]}},{"id":"97981101","content_html":"<p>I had a run-in with a fake/repainted GAL chip at the weekend (eBay, amirite?) It would read and write as expected in the programmer but would NOT work in-circuit. Anyway I wanted learn a bit more about these devices, found this video which was a good introduction:\n<a href=\"https://youtu.be/fo_WlA-kVRc\">youtu.be/fo_WlA-kV…</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/09/22/i-had-a-runin-with.html","date_published":"2026-09-22T16:09:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 16:09","date_timestamp":1790093360,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/117315560300476016","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mw4mgjkflx2a"]}},{"id":"94661924","content_html":"<p>Here look, I’ve coaxed SAM Coupé into running SCC’s Small Computer Monitor, and Microsoft BASIC (lifted from the RC2014 ROM). It doesn’t know about SAM’s screen or keyboard (etc) so communication is over serial. (It’s easy enough to output some text to the LCD though)</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/c6bc781da9-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photograph of a television screen. Text on the screen in black-on-white, reads “1) MicroSoft BASIC” and “2) Small Computer Monitor”.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/5cf628af83-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Closeup picture of SAM Coupé with serial interface and LCD attached. Text on the display reads “MICROSOFT BASIC ON SAM COUPE”. \" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/73f2063642-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photograph of a laptop screen. The running program is a terminal, running Tio serial terminal emulator. The information listed shows we are connected to USB serial, and the output is being generated by SAM. Microsoft BASIC is starting up and we’ve typed in a short program. The program accepts user input and displays it on the attached LCD.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/12ebe47530-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Another picture of a laptop screen showing a text terminal, this time showing Stephen C Cousins’ “Small Computer Monitor” running on SAM and connected over USB serial. Text on screen is a listing of the SCM commands.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/07/26/here-look-ive-coaxed-sam.html","date_published":"2026-07-25T23:28:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 23:28","date_timestamp":1785022082,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116983212852895336","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mrizik35272f"]}},{"id":"93696950","content_html":"<p>I’m constantly amazed at how funny and insightful the <a href=\"https://lowpolymess.com\">Low Poly Mess</a> newsletter is. It might be largely about this random man’s kids, but it’s a real highlight of my week.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/cd4572c927-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"A picture of a man wearing a hat. To the picture some sun emoji have been added.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/07/09/im-constantly-amazed-at-how.html","date_published":"2026-07-09T09:11:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 09:11","date_timestamp":1783588304,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116889243783841418","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mq7c3zxkat2u"]}},{"id":"93677632","content_html":"<p>I’ve hooked up Tynemouth Software’s 68B50 serial card to SAM. It has its own clock so it’s nicely self contained. I’ve got the basics working, I’ll do more later. (LCD’s not related but I’ve been playing with that too!)\n#RC2014 #SamCoupé</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/651af66457-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Closeup of a SAM Coupé computer with an LCD screen attached and a serial interface. Text on the display reads “Tynemouth Software 68b50 Serial Port. SAM Coupe serial. Beep beep boop boop”\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/dfb7872e76-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A closer still picture of the serial card, also pictured is the Quazar RC bus expansion card for SAM.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/07/08/ive-hooked-up-tynemouth-softwares.html","date_published":"2026-07-08T23:55:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 23:55","date_timestamp":1783554942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116887058621709093","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mq6d2fpcyg2g"]}},{"id":"92125278","content_html":"<p>“Hi there hackers!!”</p>\n<p>I don’t think I actually have any commercially-sold BASIC games on tape, but you sometimes find surprising things in the BASIC loader. 🪓🤓</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/52de66b9ad-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photo of a TV screen, text describes a BASIC program called “ocean” being loaded.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/4c00f90579-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"BASIC program listing on a TV screen. The highlight line is a REMark statement that reads, “Hi there hackers!!”\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/704104f4cf-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A photograph of a SAM Coupé computer and some ZX Spectrum software cassette boxes. Titles read “Steve Davis Snooker”, “Test Match” and “Ocean Conqueror”. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/06/13/hi-there-hackers-i-dont.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T20:17:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 20:17","date_timestamp":1781381849,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116744643715224603","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mo737o7pen23"]}},{"id":"91589445","content_html":"<p>I have put together a <a href=\"https://robertmorrison.me/sam/zxtransam/\">SAM Coupé program</a> for importing Spectrum BASIC from disk, including variables, auto-run etc. The translation is based on BTRANS from the MGT Utility Tapes to which I (after hacking it to bits) added variable importing and disk support.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/bde24463f0.png\" width=\"576\" height=\"536\" alt=\"ZXtranSAM. TransAM, gettit? Robot SAM emblazoned with firebird wings and posing for lift off.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/42b0688039.png\" width=\"576\" height=\"536\" alt=\"SAM Coupé screenshot showing some ZX Spectrum BASIC being imported. The loading details and variables data is listed out. \" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/94b0860c1e.png\" width=\"576\" height=\"536\" alt=\"SAM Coupé screen shot. Following on from the previous picture, this shows SAM’s BASIC memory pointers, and some information describing how the BASIC variables have been interpreted and imported. Only numeric variables are shown. At the foot of the screen is a user prompt that reads “Autostart? (Y/N)”\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/3d6e787fc1.png\" width=\"576\" height=\"536\" alt=\"A sample listing of a ZX Spectrum BASIC program that has been imported into SAM. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/06/05/i-have-put-together-a.html","date_published":"2026-06-05T15:12:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 15:12","date_timestamp":1780672336,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116698147857491618","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mnkghr7dcx2u"]}},{"id":"88739937","content_html":"<p>Just for fun, I made a SAM Coupé disk for Go-Go Bunnygun. It’s a neat self-contained 48K Spectrum game so all it really needs is a few bytes of machine code to shuffle SAM memory into a suitable configuration (screen at $4000, game at $8000).</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/215155ef7b-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt='Photograph of a blue 3.5\" floppy diskette, the label is hand written and reads “Go-Go BunnyGun!”' loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/7a9ec93e78-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A photograph of the BunnyGun splash screen displayed on a CRT telly running on SAM Coupé. Also pictured is a lurid green, pink and yellow joystick and several floppy disks.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/04/21/just-for-fun-i-made.html","date_published":"2026-04-21T22:34:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 22:34","date_timestamp":1776810853,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116445083101430715","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mk2277mgdf2s"]}},{"id":"88125299","content_html":"<p>Sunday Night MIDI Club\nI’m sequencing some gnarly basslines tonight🤘\n#SID #MIDI #SamCoupé #SNMC</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/345808a64c-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Photograph of MIDISID Morpheus, a neat oblong black box with a small screen and four twiddly knobs. The device is attached to various wires.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/aeee573a9e-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Photograph of SAM Coupé with a floppy disk labelled “SAM MIDI Sequencer”. The MIDISID and some small speakers are also on the same desk. \" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/58bcd8c831-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Screenshot of SAM MIDI Sequencer software. The screen shows a list of MIDI note events playing chords in B minor. \" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/4d4407173d-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Another software screenshot from SAM MIDI Sequencer. The same note events from the previous image are now shown in a graphical piano roll. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/04/12/sunday-night-midi-club-im.html","date_published":"2026-04-12T22:06:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 22:06","date_timestamp":1776031565,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116394020411235837","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mjdel3xq3o2r"]}},{"id":"87286587","content_html":"<p>Upgrade day!  My blue box #RC2014 Pro gets a bump from 3.5.0 to 3.6.0.\n#RomWBW #CPM #ZSystem #Z80</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/fbec1935c3-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photograph of a little blue box that appears to be bigger on the inside. The front panel is adorned with toggle switches, LEDs and a green LCD glowing brightly. Text on the small screen reads RomWBW V3.6.0, Z80 CPU 7.372 MHz, RC2014_std, Ready. Also pictured is a ROM programmer.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/e5b88d02f0-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A desktop computer screenshot showing a white-on-black terminal emulator application. The text shown in the terminal window is the boot message generated by RC2014 RomWBW. It is headed by an ASCII-art RC2014 logo, and a comprehensive dump of system information indicating the attached media and so on. The text ends with the prompt: Boot [H=help]\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/03/30/upgrade-day-my-blue-box.html","date_published":"2026-03-30T23:00:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 23:00","date_timestamp":1774911629,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116320941982642299","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3micw2e752f2i"]}},{"id":"86181863","content_html":"<p>Pixels!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/517cd7cc4f-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A photograph of a CRT display showing eight rows of thirty-two 8x8 checkerboard patterns. Each block is a different permutation of colours taken from a palette of eight hues and two and intensities.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/03/14/pixels.html","date_published":"2026-03-14T09:06:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-14 09:06","date_timestamp":1773479179,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116226740976174352","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mgz3eqga7t2q"]}},{"id":"84786608","content_html":"<p>Holy hexadecimal Batman! Evidently they make hex editors for Trouserphones now, so you can scrutinise the ZX Spectrum ROM code on-the-go! (Or indeed, on-the-couch).</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/ee9a9f136b-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Cropped iPhone screenshot showing a hex-view of “48.rom”. Two consecutive bytes among many are highlighted. (Other fondleslabs may be available, YMMV).\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/02/22/holy-hexadecimal-batman-evidently-they.html","date_published":"2026-02-22T13:21:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-22 13:21","date_timestamp":1771766472,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/116114508377487312","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mfhah6vx3l2c"]}},{"id":"83249000","content_html":"<p>Good news, everyone! The Sun Machine <em>is</em> coming down and we <em>are</em> gonna have a party. #DarioG #1998 #MiniDisc #HiMD #vinegar #fixed</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/f292d514d0-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Battery terminal gently fizzing away in some vinegar.&amp;10;Delicious-looking forbidden green crusty flakes float alluringly.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/d0690fc752-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt='Sony MiniDisc Walkman. Screen display reads&amp;10;\"Dario G\".' loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/01/30/good-news-everyone-the-sun.html","date_published":"2026-01-30T22:23:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-30 22:23","date_timestamp":1769811783,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"83242520","content_html":"<p>Remember, kids: DO NOT leave the batteries in your stuff!</p>\n<p>Today’s chemistry lesson brought to you by Sony™ MiniDisc® Walkman®, the ravages of time and the indefatigable power of entropy.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/113fb924eb-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Partially disassembled Sony MiniDisc Walkman. The batter contacts are crusted green. Soldering tools and cotton buds have been used to start the repair. \" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/96cb12dd57-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Close up of a very green and upsettingly crusty batter contacts plate. Big chunks of fizzy bogeys are flaking off. 😋 \" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/01/30/remember-kids-do-not-leave.html","date_published":"2026-01-30T20:52:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-30 20:52","date_timestamp":1769806340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/115986059723410468","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mdo73vspz72w"]}},{"id":"82647259","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun\">Go-Go BunnyGun</a> by Ionian Games is out now!</p>\n<p class=\"microblog_hashtags\">#ZXSpectrum #shmup</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/uqhci4.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/ns4tae.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/01/22/gogo-bunnygun-by-ionian-games.html","date_published":"2026-01-22T21:47:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-22 21:47","date_timestamp":1769118433,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/115940968610237890","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3md26cgzj6x2p"]}},{"id":"81222829","content_html":"<p>The Spectrum Machine Code Reference Guide: Microdrive Interface 1 Complete ROM Disassembly.</p>\n<p>(Mince pie for scale. It’s a big book!)</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2026/33c6985058-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photograph of a book titled “The Spectrum MACHINE CODE Reference Guide”, subtitled “Microdrive Interface 1 Complete ROM Disassembly”. Also pictured is a mince pie. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2026/01/02/the-spectrum-machine-code-reference.html","date_published":"2026-01-02T21:27:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-02 21:27","date_timestamp":1767389244,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/115827647591047365","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3mbhtvzbbgj2q"]}},{"id":"79864433","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://vole.wtf/doctype/\">HTML is for life</a>, not just for Christmas. This year, give the gift of Open Web.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://vole.wtf/doctype/\">https://vole.wtf/doctype/</a></p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2025/981b5c530b-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Photograph of three copies of DOCTYPE magazine on a tabletop with Christmas wrapping paper and some unidirectional bondage tape. Also some Scottish islandy booze. \" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2025/e805a17e4d-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"The aforementioned books now wrapped and beribboned.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2025/12/12/html-is-for-life-not.html","date_published":"2025-12-12T10:30:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-12 10:30","date_timestamp":1765535458,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/115706132834476925","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fmi5y56rlk5ok6ggsjrpindp/post/3m7rv3kjgvw2v"]}},{"id":"79863691","content_html":"<p>It’s our Office Christmas Party today, so it’s #XmasJumper time!</p>\n<p>Design your own unique <a href=\"https://robertmorrison.me/public/files/woot/23/\">Yuletide Wooly Pully</a> from the comfort of your ZX Spectrum!</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2025/jumpersim.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt='ZX Spectrum loading screen. Text reads \"Advanced Christmas Jumper Simulator\". Image depicts two people wearing ugly Christmas jumpers.' loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2025/disco.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"ZX Spectrum mini game. Dancing figure at a Christmas party, wearing a Christmas jumper.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2025/jumper.gif\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"A pixel art rendition of a Christmas jumper.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/2025/12/12/its-our-office-christmas-party.html","date_published":"2025-12-12T10:15:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Morrison","url":"https://beep.robertmorrison.me/activitypub/toot","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F69f8c90a402939c362358dc69b55a2a8%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"robert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-12 10:15","date_timestamp":1765534526,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://oldbytes.space/@noisetank/115706075938369330"]}},{"id":"78125463","content_html":"<p>Check out my #swag ¹ and #pickups #haul from Retro Computer Festival 2025 (Gaming Edition)</p>\n<p>¹ The real ² swag is the friends we made along the way of course. ✌️🥰</p>\n<p>² Freebies are good too though 😆</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/297/2025/a9d50bda3b-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"An asssortment of items I picked up at the event. Comic books, stickers, a Spectrum game, a badge, a promotional beer mat and a couple of flyers. 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