Subj : Day to day uses for retro computers
To   : All
From : Bob Worm
Date : Thu Aug 03 2023 18:00:45

Hi, all.

I'm curious to hear what (if any!) day-to-day tasks people are performing using their retro computers.

I'm in the middle of restoring a 90s Acorn A3020 I saved from a skip (dumpster?) around 20 years ago so at the moment hardware repairs and finding / writing software to get a usable system is keeping me busy. Now that the serial port is working I have even done a *little* bit of BBSing on there, but to be honest it's not very good at it (quirks with the ANSI support, etc). I never owned one of these back in their heyday so I don't long for any particular games, however I love the system and would really like to put it to good use.

I'm a bit of a radio nerd so imagine there are probably a few things to look at there but how do you guys squeeze utility out of your ancient tech?

Thanks in advance!

Bob Worm
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