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stroobcow.bsky.social
microbee vore
September 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
July 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
April 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
April 5, 2026 at 6:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
February 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
johnpassfield.bsky.social
This is one of my fave coffee cups - with the Microbee logo. The Microbee was the Aussie designed/built computer that I made the original Halloween Harry on back in 1985! #IndieDev #IndieGames #RetroGames #Microbee
December 5, 2024 at 10:48 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
March 19, 2026 at 6:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
June 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
October 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
May 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
January 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
December 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
August 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
johnpassfield.bsky.social
A few years ago I did a little prototype to see how the original Microbee version of Halloween Harry would look on an Arduboy. This is that result 😀 #IndieGame #Arduboy #IndieDev #Microbee
November 28, 2024 at 9:04 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
January 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
"The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." (Source.)
From the April '86 issue of Bits & Bytes. Up top, the text "The microbee Computer-in-a-Book represents a novel, practical effective low cost way of advancing to disk drive capacity..." Center, the Microbee itself, featuring a squat keyboard, a squat CRT, and what we'd now call a minitower format for their 3.5" disk drive. Below, it touts the features, the included software, and the prices ($1,350 for the 64K Microbee with single disk drive; $470 for spare disk drive with matching volume; and "ask" about Modems, Printers, and Business Software). At the bottom, the bumblebee logo for microbee computer, as well as their postal address and six-digit telephone number.
August 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
mcalley.net.au
I was ahead of the curve:
A MicroBee computer from the 1980s.
May 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
transduction.bsky.social
The awesome Microbee
September 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
johnpassfield.bsky.social
The first Halloween Harry game came out in 1985 on the Australian made Microbee computer. #GodotEngine #IndieDev #IndieGames #DevLog
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August 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
johnpassfield.bsky.social
I found the original Halloween Harry code I wrote in 1984, inspired by Ghostbusters, and published in 1985 on cassette tape. It was created in Microworld Basic (with some assembler) for the Microbee computer, an Aussie computer also sold in Sweden. #Microbee #IndieDev
November 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM
jdyer.bsky.social
All the Adventures turns to Australia and their most succesful home-grown computer, the Microbee. I give the story of how the Microbee came to be and explore one of the games published by their software branch.

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Eye of Min (1983)
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September 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
xythar.bsky.social
this beautiful bastard
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroBee
Photo of a MicroBee personal computer (the disk drive edition) from the 1980s
June 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
More from the Australian Computer Museum: https://acms.org.au/

This time, it's Australia's favourite '80s home computer, the MicroBee.

#australia #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #retrogames #retrogaming #tech #computer
The 128K MicroBee, a Z80-based computer from the '80s that ran CP/M and a custom GUI. Another MicroBee with some red floppy disks. A MicroBee branded monitor that looks suspiciously like a TV with the tuner ripped out. And another MicroBee in a light beige keyboard form factor and black keys.
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM