Back to our regular program. Still we're enjoying pseudo-autumn in August at 81f/27c. One more day.

The mailman brought me a "little" special treat today. I admit there are a many #Acorn logos in the picture :) But getting the little #PocketBook II, which was actually a modified Psion 3, wasn't easy. Especially not in such excellent condition. I think it's only been used a few times in the last 35 years.
#RetroComputing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4nMk9J0Rio #RISCOS #Acorn #A440

Oh look. An acorn I drew. #ArtistsOnMastodon #acorn #drawing

Today 38 years ago a small computer manufacturer in UK launched their new product. The RISC machine became the Acorn Risc Machine and later Advanced Risc Machine -> ARM

It is the most used CPU ever. Intel? Never heard of it...

Finished watching the whole run of #Dectectorists again. What a lovely show. (Streaming on #Acorn in the US if anyone is interested.)

Finally got my hands on one of these babys, wanted one for so long, gorgeous #Acorn #Electron #RetroComputing

Nouveau jouet
C'est un ordinateur Grand-Breton : un #Acorn #Archimedes A3010 , qu'est ce que j'aurais aimé en avoir un à l'époque !
#retrocomputing

#Acorn #RISCPC total rebuild / upgrade part 3 is now live https://youtu.be/R7Njn77ix0o

Retro computer people, you might be interested in these PeerTube playlists:

ACORN BBC, ELECTRON, ARCHIMEDES
https://fedi.video/w/p/m6ptC81c7dWqt9Skc4hHPb

AMSTRAD CPC
https://fedi.video/w/p/ciiLuybi7qkWyzWy38vTrD

MSX
https://fedi.video/w/p/pfLJRRyNFjbGPhcG6AFdZX

ORIC
https://fedi.video/w/p/9L2WiwAaNsd54ieA5bds6B

cc @retrocomputing

Today's #MothOfTheDay is always a delight to find in the #moth box. The mahoosive...

OAK EGGAR (female)
Lasiocampa quercus

Doesn't feed on #oak - the cocoon is #acorn shaped. Larvae feed on bramble, sallows, sloes, hawthorns

She is one big ball of gorgeous floof!

An attempt was made

It's done! I have just released the Compendium version of #Elite for the #Acorn #Electron.

This massively enhanced version of the original game contains pretty much every feature of #BBCMicro Elite, but on the Electron. Just add 16K of sideways RAM.

Here are the links:

* Play in your browser: https://0xc0de6502.github.io/electroniq/?dfs&autoboot&ram6&disk0=https://elite.bbcelite.com/versions/elite_compendium/elite-compendium-acorn-electron.ssd

* More info about the Electron version: https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/elite_compendium_acorn_electron.html

* Download links: https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/elite_compendium_downloads.html

* All about the Compendium: https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/elite_compendium.html

Right on, Commanders!

Today's addition to #Acorn #Electron #Elite is the energy bomb animation from the Apple II, BBC Master and NES.

In the original Electron version, the energy bomb did little more than beep gently. Now it rages with lightning bolts! That's much better.

The Compendium version of #Acorn #Electron #Elite now has missions - three of them, in fact.

Here's the briefing for the Constrictor mission, backported from the #BBCMicro; I've also ported the Thargoid plans mission, and the Trumbles from the #C64 and #NES.

My new version of #Acorn #Electron #Elite is feature-complete! Now for some testing.

Here's the feature list. It’s big! Big enough that this is effectively a Compendium version of Electron Elite; to sit proudly alongside the #BBCMicro Compendia.

Not long now!