A 70’s tele… damn I wish I’da kept it..

do musical instruments count ? As they, like fine wines, improve with age. Amps on the other hand 🙂

helps if you include the picture 😳 orsumly loud btw

Reminds me of the fact that Sony engineers were tasked with reducing the size of the first portable transistor radios so they would fit in their uniform shirt pockets. They couldn’t quite do it so they just made their pockets a bit bigger…

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… orsumly loud btw

This is good (59m) (It requests a TV licence though)

Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp

4 days left to view (from 17/02/17) on BBC4 online.

I upset my son by suggesting I’m having my coffin made from it and will be buried with my guitars 😈

Linn LP12

better surely? I have a Linn Axis that’s as good as/better than CD. Yours might need a service 😉

Yeah man…

They’re bringing a new one out!
http://www.factmag.com/2017/01/19/namm-2017-stylophone-gen-x1-video/

if we’re talking guitars etc
I have one of these DM-3 still going strong and one of these RSii that needs a service

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/24/revive_the_psion_5_series/

Psion 5 you say?

Yeah baby. I’d be on that like a tramp on chips.

Like, yeah.. why not.

I do wonder whether something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Psion-3mx-5mx-Serial-cable-/272567573877?

… might give me good reason to crack out the S5 again. Lugging full-sized laptops around to talk to network devices is a PITA.

Klunk, I’ve got my 2203 up for sale (needs must). If it doesn’t sell its getting re-boxed in a nice stained wood case!

I love my one of these, over 20 odd years of almost daily usage. Lugged around various Uni halls and rented accommodation and all without missing a beat.

I bought a CD63 a couple of weeks ago, in fact I’ve bought half a dozen bits of old hifi( and some new stuff) Turntables, Amps, Receivers, Speakers etc all of which is cheap as chips at the moment.

Just because I like old Technics Amps really but I’m also betting on CD players being next years turntables.

The modding btw seems to involve soldering in new and upgraded components capacitor s and DACs and the like. The Marantz players are a popular starting point.

I had a cartridge based handheld games system thing a bit like a game boy but loads better and was sort of articulated in the middle.

Was trying to find one online the other day but had no idea what is was called – ring any bells?

Maybe atari lynx or Sega game gear

Pc engine got?

The Psion returns! Meet Gemini, the 21st century pocket computer

OK you got your wish.

Game Gear didn’t fold. I had one, was ace.

The Psion returns! Meet Gemini

We’ve been here before with Psion-a-likes, but that looks pretty good. Crowd funder is here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-pda-android-linux-keyboard-mobile-device-phone#/

Linn LP12

better surely? I have a Linn Axis that’s as good as/better than CD. Yours might need a service[/quote]
Ah that old chestnut. It’s not a case of as good as/better, it comes down to what you prefer the sound of.
I have an LP12, AVI electronics (incl CD player) and ATC speakers. I was an early adopter of CD. I think they knock spots off analogue.

Oh by the way, those great big ugly Comapq “portables” – in the North East they were known as “yuppy bait boxes”.

I had a cartridge based handheld games system thing a bit like a game boy but loads better and was sort of articulated in the middle.

Was trying to find one online the other day but had no idea what is was called – ring any bells?

Supervision? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watara_Supervision

Pandora? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console)

B&W or colour? Anything else you can remember about it?

That Gemini 😯

I would honestly have one ONLY for the proper keyboard.

The cautionary tale here I’m led to believe is that it’s the latest project from the people (person?) responsible for the contentious ZX Spectrum Vega+, and I believe also some previous vaporware involving speakers still not delivered after three years. Whilst it looks lovely, I wouldn’t be backing it personally.

Orsum telly tonight, just watched the Avengers, then The Persuaders and just pressed record on Hammer House of Horror for tomorrow.

I have no real need nor use for that Gemini but I have an irrational “want” for it at $349

I had a cartridge based handheld games system thing a bit like a game boy but loads better and was sort of articulated in the middle.
Was trying to find one online the other day but had no idea what is was called – ring any bells?

Supervision? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watara_Supervision

Pandora? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console)

B&W or colour? Anything else you can remember about it?

Boom! Quickshot Supervision it was, looked a tiny bit different to that Watara version if I remember correctly. At the time it seemed so much better than my mate’s Gameboy that I genuinely believed that despite only being able to buy games in one dodgy backstreet games shop-come-sofa shop it would kill Gameboys off totally!

I do want a new Psion though, my brother had a 5 and we both knew it was awesome but were too young to have anything we actually needed it for.