I recently acquired a faulty Amstrad NC100 "Notebook Computer" from around 1992 with a blown fuse.

This Sharp video recorder comes from what I think is the best era of VHS, before the days of the modern units where all of the controls were on the remote.

These days, most people wake up to an alarm on their mobile phone, but back in the 1970s to 1990s most people had a clock radio beside their bed to wake them up.

Electronics in the 1980s were the best

Olivetti D2200 Electronic Notebook personal organiser/PDA.

dBASE has methods to easily create data-entry forms but often I would want something more advanced.

I've been looking at old MS-DOS applications and started thinking about what would have been a useful application for MS-DOS, with all the knowledge we have now.

Did you know about the Commodore Computers stereo system from the 1980s?

Have you ever wanted to see what it was like to use one of the first personal computers or play some early video games?

When I got my Commodore 64 for Christmas in about 1984 or 1985 it came with a book called Commodore 64 Games Book by Clifford and Mark Ramshaw, and published by Melbourne House.

When my 2255 arrived I was initially impressed with the way it looked. That feeling faded a little once I put it into use.

I've come up with yet another pointless project. Would you like a watch that you could program yourself - but not a "smart watch"?

Radio Shack digital calculator/databank watches history

One of the most amazing clock/radios: the Soundesign 3834-A.

I own a Radio Shack 63-5087 which was given to me as a gift by my then girlfriend, now wife back in the 1990s.

Trying the simplest and cheapest method of retrobrighting - just using the sun!

Retro Recipes recently had some amazing stories about the Commodore 64 that are well worth sharing.

Some pointless entertainment trying to get some old dBase programs running in the browser.

My favourite games from the 1980s and 1990s.