Nostalgia Nerd
@nostalgianerd.com
Retro YouTube nerd, author, streamer, occasionally.
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Spy vs. Spy ~ Spent hours playing this with my brother. It's such an entertaining two player experience, yet also so easy to grasp.
September 24, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Spy vs. Spy ~ Spent hours playing this with my brother. It's such an entertaining two player experience, yet also so easy to grasp.
An Acorn Archimedies running the Drax Coal Fired Power Station laser disc. A perfect pairing.
September 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
An Acorn Archimedies running the Drax Coal Fired Power Station laser disc. A perfect pairing.
I just pulled a muscle by yawning.
Is this old age?
Is this old age?
September 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I just pulled a muscle by yawning.
Is this old age?
Is this old age?
Free Palestine doesn't mean you're anti-Semitic. It means you're anti-murder.
September 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Free Palestine doesn't mean you're anti-Semitic. It means you're anti-murder.
Released for the BBC Micro in 1984, Elite was one of the first home computer games to use wire-frame 3D graphics with hidden-line removal.
September 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Released for the BBC Micro in 1984, Elite was one of the first home computer games to use wire-frame 3D graphics with hidden-line removal.
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Been sitting on this for a min but here's some news. I'm writing the official book for the fabulous Rubber-Keyed Wonder ZX Spectrum documentary! It's an honour and privilege and I hope to do it justice. The pre-launch Kickstarter page is live now :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/48k...
Coming soon: The Rubber-Keyed Wonder: The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Story
Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1982 - 2027)
www.kickstarter.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Been sitting on this for a min but here's some news. I'm writing the official book for the fabulous Rubber-Keyed Wonder ZX Spectrum documentary! It's an honour and privilege and I hope to do it justice. The pre-launch Kickstarter page is live now :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/48k...
~Who's heading to this?
Join us Sat 19 Sept for the BBC Domesday Project 40th Anniversary Celebration! 🎉
Speakers include Stewart Atkins, Mike Tibbetts, Chris Turner, Simon Inns, Peter Armstrong & Anuradha Vittachi. Plus explore original Domesday systems!
🎟️ Book now: www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/77318/Do...
Speakers include Stewart Atkins, Mike Tibbetts, Chris Turner, Simon Inns, Peter Armstrong & Anuradha Vittachi. Plus explore original Domesday systems!
🎟️ Book now: www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/77318/Do...
September 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
~Who's heading to this?
Rescued a lamp from the rubbish tip.
Dont @ me
Dont @ me
September 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Rescued a lamp from the rubbish tip.
Dont @ me
Dont @ me
Today we're skipping Granny's Garden and going straight to Bubble Bobble.
September 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Today we're skipping Granny's Garden and going straight to Bubble Bobble.
Having a lil look at a prototype Quarter Scale Battlezone. Anyone got any questions about it?
September 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Having a lil look at a prototype Quarter Scale Battlezone. Anyone got any questions about it?
Went to the tip, found a matching school chair for my BBC Micro school desk 😍
September 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Went to the tip, found a matching school chair for my BBC Micro school desk 😍
Fantastic place to visit ~ absolutely essential computer history. I recommend going if you can get there.
We were thrilled to host Nostalgia Nerd at The National Museum of Computing! 🕹️💾
From the world-changing Colossus and WITCH to early home microcomputers and mainframes, watch their deep-dive tour guided by our very own Robert Dowell:
👉 https://youtu.be/Qgwq53BXl6Y
From the world-changing Colossus and WITCH to early home microcomputers and mainframes, watch their deep-dive tour guided by our very own Robert Dowell:
👉 https://youtu.be/Qgwq53BXl6Y
September 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Fantastic place to visit ~ absolutely essential computer history. I recommend going if you can get there.
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We recommend traveling to see @tnmoc.bsky.social on Bletchley Park, but second-best would be to check out this long-form (30min) super-tour by @nostalgianerd.com — amazing discussion of some of the very first computing devices (and ending with classic home computers of late '70s and early '80s)!
We were thrilled to host Nostalgia Nerd at The National Museum of Computing! 🕹️💾
From the world-changing Colossus and WITCH to early home microcomputers and mainframes, watch their deep-dive tour guided by our very own Robert Dowell:
👉 https://youtu.be/Qgwq53BXl6Y
From the world-changing Colossus and WITCH to early home microcomputers and mainframes, watch their deep-dive tour guided by our very own Robert Dowell:
👉 https://youtu.be/Qgwq53BXl6Y
September 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
We recommend traveling to see @tnmoc.bsky.social on Bletchley Park, but second-best would be to check out this long-form (30min) super-tour by @nostalgianerd.com — amazing discussion of some of the very first computing devices (and ending with classic home computers of late '70s and early '80s)!
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Superbe vidéo de @nostalgianerd.com… l’impact énorme de Bletchley Park et de ses chercheurs est trop souvent mis de côté face à ce que les Américains ont apporté à l’informatique.
These Machines Need to be Studied
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August 31, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Superbe vidéo de @nostalgianerd.com… l’impact énorme de Bletchley Park et de ses chercheurs est trop souvent mis de côté face à ce que les Américains ont apporté à l’informatique.
Remember when Google's motto was "Don't be evil" and then they binned it in 2015.
August 31, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Remember when Google's motto was "Don't be evil" and then they binned it in 2015.
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Really fab vid from @nostalgianerd.com on The National Museum of Computing, class bits on Collosus, Enigma, Crytography/cryptanalysis, Ciphers and more.
Proper enjoyed this! :) <3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgwq...
#computing #history
Proper enjoyed this! :) <3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgwq...
#computing #history
These Machines Need to be Studied
YouTube video by Nostalgia Nerd
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Really fab vid from @nostalgianerd.com on The National Museum of Computing, class bits on Collosus, Enigma, Crytography/cryptanalysis, Ciphers and more.
Proper enjoyed this! :) <3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgwq...
#computing #history
Proper enjoyed this! :) <3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgwq...
#computing #history
Gamescom peeps; I'll give you a free packet of crisps if you go up to Christian and whisper "hello chip dipper" into his ear.
August 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Gamescom peeps; I'll give you a free packet of crisps if you go up to Christian and whisper "hello chip dipper" into his ear.
Yup ~ that's me.
Have @lgr-yt.bsky.social and @nostalgianerd.com seen this?
Same here, baby.
Same.
Same.
August 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Yup ~ that's me.
These bad boys are ICL 7181 Visual Display Units. Introduced in the 60s as mainframe terminals, they actually used nickel delay lines as memory. This stored data as acoustic sound waves in a coiled wire 🤯
August 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
These bad boys are ICL 7181 Visual Display Units. Introduced in the 60s as mainframe terminals, they actually used nickel delay lines as memory. This stored data as acoustic sound waves in a coiled wire 🤯
This majestic DEC VT240 from 1984, impressively ran on a single chip microcontroller version of the PDP-11. A system that took up an entire room the prior decade.
August 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
This majestic DEC VT240 from 1984, impressively ran on a single chip microcontroller version of the PDP-11. A system that took up an entire room the prior decade.
Another ICL Terminal. 7501, used as a mainframe operator console, and featuring a memory mapped display
These things could literally run Pac-Man or Space Invaders, and indeed, did.
These things could literally run Pac-Man or Space Invaders, and indeed, did.
August 19, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Another ICL Terminal. 7501, used as a mainframe operator console, and featuring a memory mapped display
These things could literally run Pac-Man or Space Invaders, and indeed, did.
These things could literally run Pac-Man or Space Invaders, and indeed, did.
