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kevintoms.bsky.social
Today marks the 46th birthday of the ZX80!

#KevinToms #FootballManager #ZX80 #ZX81 #ZXSpectrum #Sinclair #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
The microcomputer that pioneered what is arguably the most iconic British computer series in history: the ZX80!

📷 Ilias Gainutdinov
#KevinToms #ZX80 #SinclairComputers #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers
September 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
The "Rubber-Keyed Wonder" changed the British computer industry - and its consumer market - forever!

#KevinToms #ZXSpectrum #SinclairComputers #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers
September 24, 2026 at 11:39 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
ZX80 - the genesis of Sinclair's computer series that thoroughly popularized home computers and their software in the UK 🙂

#KevinToms #ZX80 #ZX81 #ZXSpectrum #SirCliveSinclair #RetroGames #HomeComputers #8bit #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
October 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
The earliest version of the original Football Manager was created for the ZX81 as a text-only game! 🙂

#KevinToms #FootballManager #ZX81 #ZXSpectrum #SirCliveSinclair #RetroGames #HomeComputers #8bit #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
The ZX Spectrum Expansion System with the ZX Microdrive! How many of you had one of these?

#KevinToms #ZX80 #ZX81 #ZXSpectrum #SirCliveSinclair #RetroGames #HomeComputers #8bit #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
How many of you remember the Dragon 32?

#KevinToms #Dragon32 #80sComputers #UKmicrocomputers #homecomputers #microcomputers #retrocomputers #UKretro #UKcomputers
September 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
oldschoolbooks.bsky.social
I remember this magazine and particularly this page of #homecomputers so well. #retrogaming #nostalgia
March 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
gamegeschiedenis.nl
Advertentie van Telekoder, een winkel in Rotterdam die videogames en homecomputers verkocht. Uit: Algemeen Dagblad, 3 november 1983.
May 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
happy-ferret.bsky.social
Meet Cheshire, the DAAD #InteractiveFiction interpreter for Apple II, Apple IIe/c and Apple II GS

#IndieGameDev #AppleII #Apple2 #Retro #HomeComputers #Vintage #DAAD #IF #StoryTime
August 29, 2026 at 12:54 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
A brilliant piece of advertising by Sinclair, promoting the ZX81 as the best entry-level computer for a growing market of first-time users!

#KevinToms #ZX81 #SinclairComputers #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
February 18, 2026 at 6:16 PM
deraltepoet.bsky.social
Heute vor 30 Jahren verstarb der US-amerikanische Computerpionier Jay Miner (* 31. Mai 1932 - † 20. Juni 1994). Er entwickelte u.A. die Grafikchips des legendären Homecomputers "AMIGA" und wurde (zusammen mit seinem Hund) im Gehäuse des ersten Modells (A-1000) verewigt.
June 20, 2024 at 4:04 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the MSX! 🎂

#KevinToms #FootballManager #MSX #Toshiba #Sony #RetroComputer #RetroGames #HomeComputers #8bit #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
October 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
What was your go-to store for all computer/game-related needs?

#KevinToms #Dixons #WHSmith #Currys #JohnMenzies #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
July 4, 2026 at 11:48 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
The Sharp MZ-700 sold well in Japan and Europe, but never boasted of its own version of Football Manager.

#KevinToms #FootballManager #Sharp #SharpComputers #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
April 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
Compared to other computers at the time, the ZX81 was a bargain! Fond memories of those days 🙂

#KevinToms #FootballManager #ZX81 #SirCliveSinclair #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
May 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
A real blast from the past - the Tatung Einstein! Produced in Taiwan, designed and assembled in England. How many of you got to interact with this machine?

#KevinToms #FootballManager #TatungEinstein #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #UKComputers #UKRetro
January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
Did you ever attend one of these shows?

#KevinToms #Commodore #C64 #C128 #ComputerShow #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro
An ad for the 6th Commodore Computer Show happening on June 1985.
September 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
Another microcomputer from 1982 without its own Football Manager version, the LINK 480Z was aimed at educational settings.

#KevinToms #FootballManager #LINK480Z #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
April 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM
finselbix.bsky.social
Hallo liebes Bluesky 🤗. Kurz vor den Feiertagen kamen nicht eins oder zwei, sondern direkt drei (!!!) #Retro Pakete aus dem Ausland an. 🥰👍

Das erste kam aus England und enthielt megacoole Schlüsselanhänger (u.a. auch einen, mit dem Bild meines ersten Homecomputers 😍). #Commodore
March 28, 2024 at 11:12 AM
happy-ferret.bsky.social
Generative AI disclosure.

AI was used to make Trump this cheerful (because reality could never).

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hap...

#RetroGaming #IndieGameDev #Dreamcast #PS1 #PC #N64 #MSDOS #macOS #Amiga #AtariST #DC #Trump #Political #Iran #Israel #Gaming #Indie #Retro #Consoles #Homecomputers
June 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM
kevintoms.bsky.social
Today Football Manager 2 turns 38 years old! 🎂

#KevinToms #FootballManager2 #FootballManager #TheSpectrum #ZXSpectrum #C64 #Amiga #Amstrad #AtariST #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #PersonalComputer #RetroPC #UKComputers #UKRetro
June 17, 2026 at 8:28 AM
deraltepoet.bsky.social
Heute vor 92 Jahren wurde der US-amerikanische Computerpionier Jay Miner (* 31. Mai 1932 - † 20. Juni 1994) geboren. Er entwickelte u.A. die Grafikchips des legendären Homecomputers "AMIGA" und wurde (zusammen mit seinem Hund) im Gehäuse des ersten Modells (A-1000) verewigt.
May 31, 2024 at 4:44 AM
kevintoms.bsky.social
The sleek Jupiter ACE resembled the ZX81 and the Spectrum, but was discontinued by 1985, without ever having its own version of Football Manager.

#KevinToms #FootballManager #JupiterAce #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #UKComputers #UKRetro
April 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
deraltepoet.bsky.social
Heute vor 93 Jahren wurde der US-amerikanische Computerpionier Jay Miner (* 31. Mai 1932 - † 20. Juni 1994) geboren. Er entwickelte u.A. die Grafikchips des legendären Homecomputers "AMIGA" und wurde (zusammen mit seinem Hund) im Gehäuse des ersten Modells (A-1000) verewigt.
May 31, 2025 at 4:55 AM