Tag: nostalgia
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Retro gaming with Batocera
In this post, I want to take you on a journey. A journey back to the future… of retro gaming. I’ve long extolled the virtues of retropie, however my head was recently turned by Batocera. I wish I had discovered it sooner! I’m a big user and advocate for Raspberry Pi devices. They are great,…
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BT Phone book – final edition!
A not so weighty tome dropped through the letter box today. As announced by BT some time ago, the very final edition of the phone book has arrived. For those of a slightly older disposition, the phone book represented a mainstay of British life up until the last couple of decades. BT Phone Book –…
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Tech perspectives of a new generation
I’ve previously posted about ‘low’ tech and how it is perceived by younger generations. My oldest (secondary school age) is fairly representative of the next generation – brought up on Xbox and PC gaming which is largely driven by GPU rendering capability. It was his birthday recently and with his money he wanted to by…